Popular Park Slope Eatery Casa Azul Will Stay Open, Reopening In New Year

PARK SLOPE, NY — A popular Oaxacan-style Mexican restaurant in Park Slope has gotten a second chance and will remain open after previously announcing plans to close following nearly 10 years in the neighborhood.

Casa Azul, located at 369 7th Avenue between 11th and 12th streets, had announced it would serve its final customers just before the New Year.

"After seven wonderful years, our restaurant will be closing its doors. Though we are closing, the love you've shown us over these last seven years will stay with us always," read a note posted outside Casa Azul. "From our family to yours, thank you for everything."

But it appears a change in the wind has occurred, and the popular restaurant—known for its Oaxacan dishes and mezcal selection—will no longer be closing its doors and will instead operate on a month-to-month basis.

The change in plans is related to the restaurant’s lease, the owners said, adding that they plan to use the coming weeks to continue serving the community and remain a place to gather over food and agave.

The family behind Casa Azul traces its roots to a small desert town in southern Oaxaca, where they grew up farming and raising livestock. Their mother passed down family recipes and a love for the best ingredients, while their father ran a small palenque producing mezcal the family had made for generations.

After years working in New York City restaurants, bars and bakeries, they opened Casa Azul, bringing a taste of their hometown to Park Slope.

“The last few days have been a whirlwind, to say the least. However, we appreciate all of your love and support,” the owners wrote on social media.