{"id":793896,"date":"2026-05-13T17:17:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T17:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/793896\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T17:17:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T17:17:22","slug":"casablanca-in-dallas-bishop-arts-closed-now-villa-paradiso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/793896\/","title":{"rendered":"Casablanca in Dallas&#8217; Bishop Arts Closed, Now Villa Paradiso"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1240\" height=\"930\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Casablanca-Closed-Patio-Photo-by-Lauren-Drewes-Daniels.jpeg\" class=\"article-thumbnail-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"the patio of casablanca\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCasablanca is now an event space. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Photo by Lauren Drewes Daniels<\/p>\n<p>Dallas is a month away from the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/food-drink\/deep-ellum-world-cup-summer-slu-40662921\/\">World Cup\u2019s debut<\/a>.\u00a0A buzz is happening around the city. Some restaurants are buckling down in anticipation. Some are closing. And others are giving their all in last-minute arrangements.<\/p>\n<p>Bishop Arts is having its own shake-up before the first of nine Dallas matches start on Sunday, June 14.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Casablanca is officially closed \u2026 as a restaurant. \u201cBut it\u2019s not going away \u2014 it\u2019s been reimagined as an event venue and an extension of Paradiso. And with FIFA coming to Dallas, we\u2019re planning lots of fun activations in the space,\u201d a rep. told the Observer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Casablanca was, by its own description, an other-worldly bar in the heart of Bishop Arts. Decor and textures transported you to the Silk Road. There were private karaoke rooms, and the menu featured global fare with a heavy lean on Asian-inspired dishes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for the Food Alerts newsletter to get the latest stories delivered to your inbox<\/p>\n<p>THANK YOU!<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re all set.<\/p>\n<p>CLOSE\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The new look was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVjuW5xkUDJ\/?img_index=8\">announced<\/a> in March on Instagram (we missed it online and just saw the space over the weekend): <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFormerly known as Casablanca, our beautiful indoor \u2013 outdoor space on Bishop Lane has been reimagined as Paradiso\u2019s private event villa \u2014 designed for celebrations of all kinds,\u201d reads the Instagram post, \u201cFrom birthday soir\u00e9es and bridal showers to brand activations, rehearsal dinners, and unforgettable gatherings, Villa Paradiso offers a stunning setting just steps from the heart of Bishop Arts.<\/p>\n<p>Casablanca\u2019s life was full of starts and stops. It originally opened in 2021,<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/food-drink\/oak-cliff-casablanca-temporarily-closes-for-remodel-expansion-19955040\/\"> closed in the summer of 2024<\/a> for renovations that included doubling the space, sprucing up the palm bar and lounge rooms, and adding karaoke rooms. Now it\u2019s closed again and as a reinvented space.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Casablanca is now an event space. 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