Jennifer Gould

Jennifer Gould

Food & Drink

Pop-up eatery’s return hands Brazil a sorely needed victory

While Brazil’s soccer team has finished its woeful World Cup campaign, fans of the host country’s food have something of a consolation prize: chef Marco Moreira’s Brazilian pop-up restaurant, Botequim, in the Hyatt Union Square New York hotel, will live on.

Botequim, which closed Sunday, will be revived as a standalone restaurant starting in September after ditching the big screens for soccer.

The subterranean 1,500 square-foot space will seat 100 people and include a dining room with open kitchen views. As for the menu, think greenmarket fare and whole roasted fish for starters.

The taste of Brazil is the latest offering from Moreira, who hails from the South American nation, and Jo-Ann Makovitzky. The duo is transforming the Hyatt Union Square into something of a global village.

The Fourth, above Botequim, is an American-centric restaurant, while SingL tempts with thematic offerings like single malt scotch.

The pair also plans on opening a rooftop sushi restaurant, to be called Chu Chu, serving a la carte and omakase menus, from chef Masato Shimizu, who helms their 15 East restaurant. They also have Tocqueville, which is an acclaimed French restaurant at 1 E. 15 St.


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