53 featured in Surface Magazine

“We have a wide variety of people that come here: producers, CEOs, artists, dancers, musicians, and foodies,” says Mark Yu, chef de cuisine at Altamarea Group’s new restaurant, 53. Situated in a three-story Midtown space beneath MoMA’s new extended wing, the contemporary Asian concept helmed by acclaimed Singaporean chef Akmal Anuar pulls flavors from Japan, Korea, and China. Thanks to an art program curated by Friedrich Petzel Gallery and local firm ICRAVE’s sensorial design inspired by Taoism, a meal at 53 feels like dining inside of a sculpture.

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