The owners of modern Mexican restaurant Acamaya in Bywater are opening a second restaurant, Casimiro, first reported by Nola.com.
Casimiro, a Mexican breakfast joint, will open on 800 Louisa St., a three-minute walk down the street from Acamaya. The restaurant space formerly held Honduran restaurant Alma, which closed in August of last year.
Acamaya and the upcoming Casimiro are co-owned by sisters Lydia and Chef Ana Castro. Chef Castro has been nominated for multiple James Beard Awards. You can map the trajectory of her career through her nominations, the first of which was Rising Star Chef of the Year in 2019 for her work at Coquette. She earned two nominations for her since-closed restaurant Lengua Madre, which she opened with Coquette chef Mike Stoltzfus.
Hot off the success and acclaim, Chef Castro closed Lengua Madre to open Acamaya with her sister in July 2024. Their restaurant recently earned Castro her yet another James Beard nomination for Best Chef: South of 2026. The two are now opening Casimiro, a more casual neighborhood breakfast spot, with a menu full of the food the sisters grew up with, like huevos rancheros and chilaquiles
Casimiro is set for a spring 2026 opening.
