The 38 Best Pittsburgh Restaurants - Eater

"In 2018, chef Keyla Nogueira Cook and her business partner Tim Guthrie (better known as DJ SMI) founded Casa Brasil as a pop-up restaurant, before moving into a brick-and-mortar location in Highland Park in 2019. Cook, a native of Sao Paulo, and has brought all the flavors of Brazil to Pittsburgh, including mandioca frita (yuca fries), moqueca de peixe (coconut milk codfish stew served with rice and farofa), and mousse de maracuja (passion fruit mousse). Be sure to grab Brazil’s national cocktail, the cachaca-based caipirinha, to wash everything down." - Briana L White