Gourmega

𝗚𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗴𝗮 × 𝗣𝗜𝗡–𝗨𝗣 🍽️ A @ghettogastro dinner at @gourmega for #PINUP40 honoring Dozie Kanu and Mariam Issoufou Photography @dariocastillostudio Special thanks @lalospirits #gourmega #ghettogastro #architecturalentertainment

“I wanted it to be very immersive, very concentrated… The idea was that the kitchen would always be present through silhouettes.” — 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗺 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗳𝗼𝘂 After 14 years of @ghettogastro , cofounder @ghettogray finally opens a brick-and-mortar in the United States: 𝗚𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗴𝗮. A community kitchen by day, in collaboration with @rethinkfood , and a 14-seat dining room by night, @gourmega collapses restaurant, social infrastructure, and cultural project into a single space. Designed by @mariamissoufou_architects , the interior grounds itself in the layered history of its West Village site — once part of one of Manhattan’s earliest Black neighborhoods — through a black-and-tan palette, black limewashed walls, and a circular communal table that flattens hierarchy and pulls every guest into the same orbit. Photography by Ashland Mines (@bobbybeethoven ) for PIN–UP Read the interview with Gray and Issoufou at 𝗽𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗽𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗲.𝗼𝗿𝗴 #Gourmega #JonGray #GhettoGastro #MariamIssoufou #architecturalentertainment

Join us at Gourmega on Saturday, May 16th and Sunday, May 17th Saturday, May 16th - Sunday, May 17th 10 am - 4 pm Gourmega 116 W Houston St New York, NY 10012 a curated menu of matcha drinks and snacks will be served. Additionally, rocky’s matcha tins will be available to purchase on site.

Introducing GOURMEGA, an honoring of the rich, dynamic, diasporic flavors of Afro Asiatic Americana. This is not about fusion. It is about movement across land, water, and sand. The meeting of cultures long in conversation. Designed by architect @mariamissoufouk , the space is rooted in warmth, gathering, and reverence. Her vision draws on the power of communal exchange and the beauty of building a room that feels both grounded and transcendent. We gather and cook on Lenape land while honoring the Black history rooted in what was once the Land of the Blacks, where African-owned farms and Black life were built through land, food, and commerce. In partnership with @rethinkfood , every meal shared helps move resources back into the community. Wednesday to Saturday 7 PM seating Everybody eats. To book, follow + DM @gourmega