Take the lift up through Cuppage Plaza, past the quiet corridors of Singapore’s most beloved Japanese enclave. On the sixth floor, behind an unassuming door, the noise of Orchard Road falls away. What remains is stillness and eight seats waiting at a wooden counter.
This is Sushi Masa by Ki-setsu.
An Address That Asks You to Slow Down
You will find us at 5 Koek Road, #06-03 Cuppage Plaza, Singapore 228796. Not a sweeping lobby. Not a grand dining hall. Just a counter, tucked above the familiar bustle of one of Orchard Road’s most enduring corners.
Cuppage Plaza has long been a place people seek out rather than stumble upon. For decades, those who care about authentic Japanese food have come here on purpose. Its worn façade holds quiet treasures for those who know where to look.
The sixth-floor setting suits us. A little distance from the street. A moment of separation before you sit down. By the time you reach the counter, the world outside has already softened.
Why the Counter Matters
Some evenings are built around scale. Ours are built around focus.
At the eight-seat counter, there is nowhere to hide and no need to. You watch the knife move. You hear it meet the fish. You see each piece formed by hand and placed before you, one at a time.
Chef Masa at Sushi Masa works within arm’s reach. Tokyo-born Nakano Masayuki draws on years immersed in omakase tradition, and here that tradition stays close and personal. He reads the pace of the room. He gauges each guest. The evening bends gently to who is seated that night.
Eight seats mean presence. No distraction. Only the meal, the moment, and the quiet exchange between chef and guest.
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Omakase, Meaning Trust
Omakase translates roughly to “I leave it up to you.”
You do not choose the menu here. You choose to trust the hands that make it.
That trust runs in both directions. Chef Masa selects, prepares, and places each course with intention. In return, you settle in and follow where the evening leads, course by course, without hurry.
There is a rhythm to it. The cool clean slice of sashimi. The warmth of a simmered dish. A piece of nigiri, rice still holding the heat of the moment it was pressed. Nothing rushed. Nothing loud.
The Sea, in Season
Our menus follow the seasons.
The Japanese principle of shun, celebrating ingredients at their peak, shapes what appears at the counter. What was right last month may not be right today. So the menu shifts, quietly, with the tides and the calendar.
Seafood sits at the heart of it. Fish and shellfish sourced from Japan, chosen for the moment they are at their best. Winter might bring the deep fat of buri. Early summer, the bright clarity of aji. A piece of nodoguro, its skin kissed by flame, then left to speak for itself.
Each ingredient carries the mark of its origin. The scent of sea-air. A texture that yields just enough. These are not simply components on a plate. They are expressions of time and place, offered to you in sequence.
Dinner Only, and On Purpose
We open for dinner alone.
There is a reason for that. Evening allows the room to hold its calm. It gives the meal room to breathe, and gives you space to arrive fully, to leave the day behind and give the counter your attention.
This is not a place to pass through. It is a place to stay a while.
A Quiet Corner of Orchard Road
Orchard Road is known for its energy. Cuppage Plaza offers something gentler within it, a pocket of authenticity that regulars return to again and again.
Sitting on the sixth floor, Sushi Masa in Cuppage Plaza continues that legacy. We are part of a building that has long welcomed those seeking genuine Japanese craft, and behind the counter, that same spirit is carried forward one piece at a time.
You come here on purpose. You find your seat. You let the evening unfold.
An Invitation, Not a Promise
We do not chase spectacle. We do not perform.
What we offer is presence: an intimate counter, a chef within reach, and a meal shaped by the season and made by hand. Eight seats. One evening. A shared moment of trust.
Should you wish to experience omakase at Sushi Masa, we are here on the sixth floor of Cuppage Plaza. The lift will bring you up. The rest, we ask you to leave to us.
