Berimbau Brazilian Table: The Carmine Street Caipirinha Room
Berimbau — now Berimbau Brazilian Table — has poured the West Village’s best caipirinhas from 43 Carmine Street since 2009: exposed brick, a covered back garden, and Rio-born owner Mario de Matos’s feijoada. The happy-hour action currently lives at its Midtown sibling; the Carmine Street original doesn’t post a window.
Berimbau’s Carmine Street location doesn’t currently post a happy hour — the group’s $10 “Social Hour” (Mon-Fri 4-7pm, $10 caipirinhas and snacks) runs at its 3 W 36th St sibling.
The West Village room opens at 5pm on weekdays, so treat any old 4-6pm listings as expired. If a Carmine Street window returns, we’ll update this page — meanwhile the caipirinha list is reason enough.
About Berimbau Brazilian Table
The original Berimbau opened on Carmine Street in 2009 and rebranded as Berimbau Brazilian Table without losing the plot: Brazilian home cooking, a caipirinha bar with six fruit variations on Leblon cachaça, and a covered garden patio out back. A street-facing cocktail window, added in 2020, still does summer duty.
What to Expect at the Bar
No posted happy hour at Carmine Street right now — weekday doors open at 5pm, which quietly retired the old late-afternoon listings you’ll still find floating around. The caipirinha is the house currency: classic or in six fruit directions, made with Leblon. If a $10 window matters to you tonight, the group runs its Social Hour at the Midtown location (3 W 36th St) weekdays 4-7pm; the Village room is the better date, Midtown is the better deal.
What to Order
The classic caipirinha first — that’s non-negotiable — then the pão de queijo while you decide between the feijoada and the picanha. Weekends bring brunch from 11am, and the back garden is the seat to ask for when it’s open.
The Space & Vibe
Cozy, brick-walled, and unhurried — a neighborhood Brazilian that predates the Bleecker Street boom around it. The Infatuation has called the group’s cooking the best Brazilian in the city, and the Carmine Street original still feels like a family room rather than a concept.
The West Village Angle
43 Carmine sits off Father Demo Square where Bleecker meets Sixth Avenue — three minutes from the A/B/C/D/E/F/M at W 4th St and close to the 1 at Houston St. Hours: Mon-Thu 5-10pm, Fri 5-10:30pm, Sat 11am-10:30pm, Sun 11am-9:30pm.
Who It’s For
| Best for | Why |
|---|---|
| Caipirinha loyalists | six fruit variations on Leblon cachaça at the dedicated bar |
| Date night off the main drag | Carmine St is calmer than Bleecker, and the back garden seals it |
| Weekend brunch with range | Brazilian brunch from 11am Saturday and Sunday |
| Deal hunters, redirected | the group’s $10 Social Hour runs weekdays 4-7pm at 3 W 36th St |
FAQ
Does Berimbau have a happy hour?
Not currently at Carmine Street — the West Village room opens at 5pm weekdays with no posted window. The group’s Midtown location (3 W 36th St) runs a $10 Social Hour Mon-Fri 4-7pm.
Where is Berimbau Brazilian Table?
43 Carmine St between Bleecker and Bedford in the West Village, off Father Demo Square.
Is Berimbau Do Brasil the same restaurant?
Yes — same Carmine Street venue and owner since 2009, rebranded as Berimbau Brazilian Table.
What should you order at Berimbau?
The classic caipirinha, pão de queijo, and the feijoada — Brazilian home cooking is the whole point.
Details checked July 2026. If Berimbau posts a Carmine Street happy hour, we’ll update this page — confirm with the venue.