If you find yourself in Big Apple and you feel like you should treat yourself, you could do a lot worse than picking one of the most expensive restaurants in New York from our list.
Restaurants have been a staple of New York for a long time. One of the biggest metropolis in the world boasts with some 24,000 food serving establishments. Even if cafeterias, food serving bars, night clubs, caterers and the likes are excluded, you are left with more than 16,000 full time restaurants with complete service. That means that if you go to a different restaurant every day, it would take you more than 43 years to visit them all. The facts get even more mind-boggling if you take into account that every nation in the world is represented in New York. Translated to the culinary language, that means that majority of ethnic cuisines of the world can be found in the same spot. Almost any food craving you have can be satisfied in New York, be it traditional French, Japanese (speaking of Japanese cuisine, there’s quite a bit of overlap with the list of most expensive Japanese restaurant in New York City) or Chinese cuisine, to more exotic choices, like Mongolian or Senegal food. After being immortalized by Tony Stark in Avengers, a number of shawarma joints have exploded overnight, making this Arab dish one of the most popular in the city.
New York restaurants have always been a synonym for class and taste. Although classy and tasteful experience can be expensive, keep in mind that New York is the food capital of the world, regardless of what Tokyo and London have to say about it. It is almost impossible to list all the food trends that have come from New York and its glory-seeking chefs and foodies all over the world are always looking out for new ones steaming from Big Apple’s kitchens.
In restaurants on our list, you don’t just pay for the food. You pay for the experience of dining and for creations made by the world’s most famous chefs like Daniel Boulud, Matthew Lightner, Thomas Keller, David Chang and Masa Takayama. So, without further ado, let’s see how much that experience would cost you in most expensive restaurants in New York.
11. Dovetail
Address: 103 W. 77th Street
Often describe as the most expensive restaurant in the city for vegetarians, Dovetail and its chef John Fraser have managed to create vegetable only tasting menu that even most hardcore meat lovers can enjoy, for $98 per person, that is.
10. Rainbow Room
Address: 30 Rockefeller Plaza
When a restaurant is located on the 65th floor of 30 Rockefeller Plaza, you know the bill is going to be a big one. One serving of lobster pot pie with black truffles will set you back $175. If you can’t make it for dinner, you can try squeezing in for brunch, priced at $95.
9. Momofuku Ko
Address: 8 Extra Place
Recently reopened in a new location, David Chang’s flagship Momofuku Ko offers its staple omakase dinner for $175 per person.
8. Blanka
Address: 261 Moore Street, East Williamsburg
At Blanka, for just $195, you get to watch Carlo Mirarchi in the open kitchen in front of you prepare a 20-course dinner ranging from pizza to goat ragu. Oh, and you get to eat it as well.
7. Eleven Madison Park
Address: 1 Madison Avenue
Eleven Madison Park is a perfect restaurant for impressing your date (and going bankrupt in the process, if you do it too often). The most expensive items on the menu include carrot tartare with rye bread and poached lobster with escarole and almond and will set you back $225, and that’s just for one person.
6. Altera
Address: 77 Worth Street
One of the reason behind Altera’s popularity is the fact that Matthew Lightner, its chef, keeps making changes in their $225 20-course staple menu.
5. Brooklyn Fare
Address: 200 Schermerhorn Street, Boerum Hill
There were days when Hell’s Kitchen was the last place to find one of the most expensive restaurants in New York, but they are long gone. Now the once notorious neighborhood features a three Michelin stars restaurant. For just $255, you can enjoy a seasonal 15-course meal at Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare.
4. Per se
Address: 10 Columbus Circle
Thomas Keller’s East Cost variant of his famous Napa Valley restaurant is called Per Se and is located in Time Warner building. Dining here can set you back as much as $310.
3. The Old Homestead Steakhouse
Address: 56 9th Avenue
The most expensive steak in the world can be eaten in The Old Homestead Steakhouse. For $350, you’ll get excellently prepared 12 ounces of famous Japanese Kobe beef. If that’s too rich for you, there are cheaper things on the menu as well.
2. Masa
Address: 10 Columbus Circle
Often hailed as one of the best sushi chefs outside Japan, Masa Takayama has managed to create one of the most renowned New York restaurants in a relatively short time since he opened Masa in 2004. Although some will say that spending $450 on sushi dinner is simply too much, there are plenty of chef Takayama’s fans that will disagree with them.
1. Daniel
Address: 60 E. 65th St.
The most expensive restaurant in New York is Daniel, with their Golden Ossetra caviar priced at $470. If that’s too much, the cheaper variant is Pointy Snout, at mere $210.
