What Happened to Masha & The Bear After Food Paradise? (Brooklyn, NY)

Current status

Closed verified

As of September 2026, Masha & The Bear has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

Primary source
Yelp ·
Secondary source
eattheworldnyc.com ·

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What the source shows: Yelp and a 2018 Eat The World NYC post both show the restaurant as closed, and a 2024 renovation article describes work underway at the correct Brooklyn address, which the packet's Google Places match had misidentified as a Manhattan toy store.

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What happened after Food Paradise?

Food Paradise's 'Passport on a Plate' episode featured Masha and the Bear, a Russian restaurant at 771 Grand Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, that served Eastern European dishes and live entertainment in a dining room styled after old-world Russian decor. Eat The World NYC reported the restaurant's closure in a May 2018 post, and Yelp's page for the business is marked permanently closed, with photos and reviews last updated in August 2026. North Brooklyn Dispatch reported in August 2024 that renovation work was underway at 771 Grand Street, suggesting a new restaurant could eventually take over the space, though no source located named a new tenant or reopening date. The packet's Google Places record for this line had matched an unrelated Manhattan toy store rather than the Brooklyn address; the correct location was confirmed through the sources above and geocoded independently via the Census Bureau.

Featured on Food Paradise

Season / episode
Season 10, Episode 5
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Passport on a Plate
What was featured
Russian comfort food and old-world decor in Williamsburg
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Masha & The Bear

Frequently asked questions

Is Masha & The Bear still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Masha & The Bear has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

What happened to Masha & The Bear after Food Paradise?

Food Paradise's 'Passport on a Plate' episode featured Masha and the Bear, a Russian restaurant at 771 Grand Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, that served Eastern European dishes and live entertainment in a dining room styled after old-world Russian decor. As of September 2026, Masha & The Bear has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

Is Masha & The Bear permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Masha & The Bear has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Masha & The Bear located?

771 Grand St, Brooklyn, NY 11211. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Food Paradise featured Masha & The Bear?

Season 10, Episode 5 of Food Paradise. The episode is titled “Passport on a Plate”.

What do reviews say since Food Paradise?

Eat The World NYC reported the restaurant's closure in a May 2018 post, and Yelp's page for the business is marked permanently closed, with photos and reviews last updated in August 2026. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

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Visit info

Address
771 Grand St, Brooklyn, NY 11211
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
buildabear.com

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Sources

  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/masha-and-the-bear-brooklyn
  • eattheworldnyc.com — http://www.eattheworldnyc.com/2018/05/closed-masha-and-bear.html
  • northbrooklyndispatch.com — https://www.northbrooklyndispatch.com/2024/08/03/renovations-at-771-grand-portent-a-new-restaurant/

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