If you happen to be a true lover of good food and you're planning a trip to New York
City (or you are lucky enough to live in New York) then you may want to think about visiting one of the following 5 extremely expensive restaurants.
Daniel is a neo-renaissance styled French restaurant featuring a menu from well known chef Daniel Boulud. Obviously the food is the best reason to go to this fantastic restaurant but it's stylish decor is also something to experience. There is a soaring ceiling, rich mahogany doors, and elegant Corinthian columns. It's located on East 60th street near Central Park. Click Here to make hotel reservations near Central Park.
Jean-Georges is a four star signature restaurant of chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten. Considering that the basic "tasting menu" is just about $100 even without wine this is probably a place you'd only want to visit on a very special occasion such as an anniversary. It's located in the Trump International Hotel & Tower.
Masa is a very sushi restaurant that has no menu and only has seating for 26 people. The cost per person is over $300 and everyone has chef Masayoshi Takayama's "omakase" which means "chef's choice."
Sugiyama is a Japanese restaurant which follows the "kaiseki" tradition. This means that the meal is a procession of dishes which start with the most delicate (and raw) items on the menu to the more heavy (and cooked) dishes. Rich businessmen on trips from Japan make up many of the customers here.
Alain Ducasse is named after chef Alain Ducasse who is among the most renowned chefs in the whole world. For about $200 you will have a lovely seven course meal at this fancy French restaurant. Don't show up wearing a t-shirt because jackets are required.
If you'd rather not shell out hundreds of dollars for one meal but you still want to eat some fantastic food then I recommend trying the Taj Mahal indian restaurant in the Bay Ridge neighborhood in Brooklyn. You will get a true New York City experience by leaving Manhattan and you will have delicious indian food for a good price.