Casamia closing down

The acclaimed restaurant has been part of Bristol’s buzzing food and drinks scene for a quarter of a decade. Now sadly, Casamia is set to close its doors for good.

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They say that all good things must come to an end and sadly that rings true for Casamia in Bristol. Over the last 25 years it’s transformed from being a family-run pizzeria in Westbury-on-Trym to a Michelin-starred restaurant, acclaimed as one of the best in the UK.

However, the the Sanchez-Iglesias family who run it have recently announced Casamia will be closing down on 20th August, claiming the restaurant had become “financially unviable”.

In its place at The General will come a new, more casual restaurant from the Sanchez-Iglesias family, who will continue to also run their neighbouring Michelin-star establishment, Paco Tapas.

Casamia underwent a major transformation after lockdown under head chef Zak Hitchman. Writing on Instagram, Hitchman said: “In August 2020 we ripped up Casamia’s rule book and started fresh. We created an unconventional restaurant, serving 20 courses of food like you’ve never had before, soundtracked by an eclectic mix of music played through a ridiculous soundsystem.

“We were determined to keep evolving, so we quickly became a very creative space, taking on influence more from gigs, film and theatre, than restaurants we’d been to.

“We filled Casamia with graffiti, record sleeve menus, neon lighting, strobes, and projectors showing interesting and peculiar cinematography. Most importantly we created a restaurant filled with a team enjoying themselves.

“We kept the same core team through COVID, and there is no way Casamia would be the same without any one of us.

“For reasons out of my hands Casamia will be closing permanently on August 20th.

“I have very mixed feelings about this, part of me likes that it couldn’t exist for long as it fits the concept of rip it up and start again, it would obviously be great if we weren’t all out of a job though.

“I don’t know that a restaurant quite like this will exist again, and we won’t be going out quietly, so come and see it before we close.”

You can visit Casamia one last time this summer before its closure. Sounds like it’s going to be one helluva leaving party!

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