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An intersection of Visual & Culinary Art with a contemporary view on Japanese ingredients. By legendary @chefmasanyc & Larry @gagosian.

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The Kappo Masa stairway. taken in Kappo Masa by @kappomasanyc

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Descaling kampachi. taken in Kappo Masa by @kappomasanyc

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11 days ago

Searing kinmedai with a rod.

Chef Masa came up with the idea of using a rod to sear fish when he came to the U.S. taken in Kappo Masa by @kappomasanyc

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15 days ago

Hidden beneath Madison Avenue, behind an unassuming staircase, sits one of the Upper East Side’s most discreet dining rooms.

@kappomasanyc is the product of a decades-long friendship between legendary Japanese @chefmasanyc and art-world titan Larry Gagosian — bringing together two worlds that, on the Upper East Side, feel destined to meet: exceptional food and exceptional art.

Chef Masa is behind his namesake Masa at Columbus Circle, one of New York’s most celebrated Japanese dining experiences. Kappo Masa takes that same obsession with precision, ingredients and technique and places it in an entirely different setting — tucked below @gagosian Madison Avenue address, with omakase, tasting menus and an expansive à la carte menu.

And the location could hardly be more Upper East Side if it tried.

Practically triangulated between The Mark, The Carlyle and The Surrey, Kappo Masa sits at the center of one of Manhattan’s most rarefied few blocks. It’s the kind of dining room that quietly draws collectors, art-world power players, longtime regulars and New York’s movers and shakers — without ever needing to announce itself.

And then there’s the art.

Picasso. Warhol. Twombly. Lichtenstein.

Dinner here quite literally doubles as a gallery visit. Works from the Gagosian world have lined the walls — and yes, they’re the real thing. Guests have reportedly mistaken pieces for reproductions, only to learn they were sitting beside an original.

Even the room itself is a study in design. The subterranean space, once home to a bank vault, is wrapped in Japanese materials including porous Oya stone, chosen for its sculptural beauty and the way it softens sound.

The result feels less like a traditional restaurant and more like being let into a private corner of the Upper East Side — where world-class Japanese food, museum-worthy art and some of New York’s most interesting people meet downstairs.

Perhaps the most Upper East Side part of all? You could walk past it every day and never know what was hiding beneath you.

📍 Kappo Masa
976 Madison Avenue

Food by Masa. Art by Gagosian. Hidden beneath Madison Avenue. taken in Upper East Side by @kappomasanyc

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We’re ready. taken in Kappo Masa by @kappomasanyc

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23 days ago

This week’s branches: Burning Bush & Forsythia taken in Kappo Masa by @kappomasanyc

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a month ago

Perfect for date night. by @kappomasanyc

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a month ago

Katsuramuki Technique, 2026
Medium: cucumber, single blade taken in Kappo Masa by @kappomasanyc

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Paloma sour.
Sushi counter.
Salmon nigiri. by @kappomasanyc

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2 months ago

On view, Summer 2026
Featuring: Cy Twombly, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Ed Roche
Courtesy of: Gagosian taken in Kappo Masa by @kappomasanyc

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The Masa experience, tailored to your table.

Whether it’s an intimate omakase, a private dinner celebration, or a sushi bar for your guests, our team brings the experience beyond our restaurants. Each event is thoughtfully tailored to you.

Email Jeannette at jpark@masanyc.com to start planning your event. by @kappomasanyc

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Exciting news: Gagosian’s new ground-floor space in the historic building at 980 Madison Avenue is now open! Visit exhibitions of works by Marcel Duchamp and Robert Rauschenberg, on view through July 31, then join us for lunch or dinner right downstairs. Book your table at the link in our bio (Resy).

Installation view, “Robert Rauschenberg: Important Early Works from the Cy Twombly Foundation,” Gagosian, 980 Madison at 76th Street, New York, April 25–July 31, 2026. Artwork © 2026 Robert Rauschenberg Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Owen Conway

Installation view, “Marcel Duchamp,” Gagosian, 980 Madison at 76th Street, New York, April 25–July 31, 2026. Artwork © Association Marcel Duchamp/ADAGP, Paris/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 2026. Photo: Owen Conway by @kappomasanyc

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