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A shallow bowl with halves of grapes, radish, and other vegetables and fruits. — Honeynut piri piri salad at Tatiana.

21 Splurge-Worthy Restaurants in NYC

Where to go for a long overdue blowout meal

by Ryan Sutton Updated Jan 30, 2023, 5:13pm EST

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Honeynut piri piri salad at Tatiana.

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by Ryan Sutton Updated Jan 30, 2023, 5:13pm EST

Maybe you got that new job. Maybe you got that paycheck a day early. Maybe you quit that awful gig. Or perhaps you’re just excited to be eating out again. Sometimes these occasions call for fiscal prudence — the prevailing ethos for so many people, especially in an era of rampant inflation — but sometimes, these occasions call for a splurge. This list concerns itself with the latter situation.

New York is home to some of the country’s most expensive restaurants, but not all of them are very good restaurants. The venues here are a curated selection of the best blowouts at various price levels; to some, a $120 solo dinner might be as much of a study in excess as a $1,000 meal for two. Over half of these restaurants offer a la carte options; some, however, are tasting menu-only. Many offer indoor dining exclusively, without outdoor or takeout options.

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Tatiana by Kwame Onwuachi

If you want a burger after the show, you can swing by P.J. Clarke’s. But if you want something fancier, this is officially your new go to option. Swing by for the wagyu chopped cheese, the egusi dumplings, and the jerk bay scallops. Real cost: About $135 per person or more for three courses after tax, tip, and beverages.

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10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023

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Yakitori Torishin

One of the city’s best yakitori spots. Omakase offerings run $100 at the chef’s counter, or $190 at the select counter. More affordable options are available at the tables. Dinner might involve skewers of chicken thigh, heart, liver, crunchy knee bone, or prized chicken oysters. Meats are grilled directly over binchotan charcoals. Real cost: About $150 per person or more for a full meal after tax, beverage, and tip.

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362 W 53rd St, New York, NY 10019

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[The counter at Tori Shin] — The counter at Tori Shin.

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Mari

This is chef Sungchul Shim’s haute ode to casual Korean kimbap seaweed rice rolls — but served in the style of Japanese temaki hand rolls. Expect oily marinated mackerel, spicy tuna salad with potato chips, and ultra fatty A5 wagyu, all over rice seasoned not with vinegar but with fragrant and nutty sesame oil. Dinner ends with an ultra-concentrated bowl of chicken ramyun — a stunner of a noodle soup. Real cost: About $215 per person after tax and tip and two drinks.

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679 9th Ave, New York, NY 10036

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Assorted hand rolls are arranged diagonally as they await pickup — Assorted hand rolls at Mari

Le Bernardin

Eric Ripert’s three-Michelin-starred temple to French seafood remains one of the top places to dine in New York, which makes Le Bernardin a tough reservation. But the bar and lounge, where the full menu is served, is open to walk-ins. The four-course menu is $195 while the chef’s tasting runs $295. A vegetarian menu is $230, while lunch is $120. Real cost: Over $300 per person after wine, tax, and tip.

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155 W 51st St, New York, NY 10019

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A server pours orange Thai shellfish broth onto a white plate, which holds a slide of poached skate covered by a multi-colored dice of papaya and squash — Poached skate at Le Bernardin.

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Aquavit

Chef Emma Bengtsson’s two-Michelin-starred Scandinavian restaurant is open for indoor dining and takeout. Bar room dishes include herring trios, lojrom roe, gravlax, and Swedish meatballs. The more extravagant tasting menus run $175 and $275. Real cost: About $300 per person or more after drink, tax, and tip for the tastings.

65 E 55th St, New York, NY 10022

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Aquavit grav — Smoked gravlax at Aquavit.

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Sushi Ginza Onodera

Sushi Ginza Onodera is a steep $450 per person at dinner, a pricing tier that’s admittedly more or less the norm at fancy omakase spots. But book a seat for lunch and you’ll encounter one of the city’s best splurge-y deals, a $180 menu that includes a steamed egg custard and 12 pieces of nigiri sushi, served one at a time by chef Takuya Kubo. Some of the better seasonal specialties might include blowtorched barracuda and tart gizzard shad. Real cost: About $230 after tax during lunch for the mid-tier lunch option. Dinner is much, much more expensive. Prices are inclusive of service.

461 5th Ave, New York, NY 10017

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Sushi Ginza Onodera — Nigiri sushi at Ginza Onodera

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Joomak Banjum

Pastry chefs Jiho Kim and Kelly Nam serve a series of set menus that dabble in the sugary and more whimsical side of things a touch more markedly than other contemporary tasting menu spots. Or more precisely: Expect a doughnut with that duck leg, a faintly sweet dill mousse with your caviar, raw madai with zingy strawberry fizz, and raclette ice cream with a potato mille feuille. Tasting menus start at $85 — much less expensive than other modern Korean spots — and then jump to $170 or $225. Real cost: At least $160 per person after tax, tip, and two glasses of wine

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312 5th Ave, New York, NY 10001

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Light green sweet pea mousse sits over basil meringue with assorted herbs in a large bowl — Sweet pea mousse dessert at Joomak Banjum.

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Sushi On Me

Sushi on Me is a $89, cash-only, expletive-laden all-you-can-drink party. It’s a place to enjoy chef Atip “Palm” Tangjantuk’s fun approach to nigiri; he serves about 12 pieces, one at a time, the best of which might be Thai-style chile-garlic sauce over seared white tuna. Real cost: About $120 per person after tax and tip. Beverages are included.

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71-26 Roosevelt Ave, Queens, NY 11372

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Ilili

Chef Philippe Massoud continues to run one of the city’s top Middle Eastern restaurants at Ilili in Flatiron. Expect silky kibbeh nayeh steak tartare with mint and bulgur, duck shawarma with fig jam, and generous mixed grill platters with beef kebab, kofta, lamb chops and other assorted treats. Real cost: About $100 per person after drink, tax, and tip.

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236 5th Ave, New York, NY 10001

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Noz 17

In the competitive stratosphere of high-end omakases in New York, Noz 17 stands out from the pricey pack with its unique menu format. Rather than begin with small plates before moving on to nigiri, chef Junichi Matsuzaki switches among drinking snacks sushi, sashimi, soups, and composed dishes seemingly at random, like an experimental musician. Highlights in addition to the sushi, include a powerfully concentrated seafood soup and a fermented sea urchin that tasted like good aged cheese and that pairs perfectly with beer. Real cost: $475 after tax and a $2.25 Tock fee. Sake or wine can easily add another $100 or so per person.

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458 W 17th St, New York, NY 10011

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Cote Korean Steakhouse

Simon Kim and David Shim’s Michelin-starred Korean steakhouse offers indoor and outdoor dining, where diners can enjoy the $68 or $225 set menus, with extensive a la carte beef, shellfish, and caviar selections as well. Note that most bookings are for parties of four or more; smaller parties of two or three are accommodated only for the first and last seating times. Real cost: Expect to spend at least $135 per person or more after tax, tip, drinks, and extras.

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16 W 22nd St, New York, NY 10010

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A circular beef-filled tabletop grill sits at the center; around that gold-rimmed grill are small banchan, including kimchi and egg omelet — An assortment of grilled meats and sides at Cote.

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Cosme

Enrique Olvera’s chic and very expensive Flatiron spot remains one of the city’s top Mexican restaurants. Try the rich and oily kampachi pastrami sope, the tataki al pastor, the milpa tamal, and the tomato-topped halibut meztlapique. Keep in mind that the best item — the large format lamb barbacoa — is only available at brunch. Real cost: About $150 per person after tax, tip, and drinks.

35 E 21st St, New York, NY 10010

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Cosme’s lamb barbacoa in a cast iron pan, next to a glass of wine and a plate with avocado. — Lamb barbacoa at Cosme.

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Rezdôra

Chef Stefano Secchi, an alum of famed Italy restaurant Osteria Francescana, has gifted New York with one of its most breathtaking pasta spots in years, serving up hearty (but rarely heavy) a la carte specialties from the butter-and-cheese-loving region of Emilia-Romagna. Try the strozzapreti with lobster and basil, or a tagliatelle Bolognese packing a profound meatiness. Also consider the $95 pasta tasting, a solid deal that doesn’t go too heavy on portion sizing. Indoor or outdoor seating is available. Real cost: At least $125 per person a la carte.

27 E 20th St, New York, NY 10003

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The tagliolini al ragu, held up by a fork, at Rezdora — Tagliolini al ragu at Rezdora.

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Shuko

Masa alums Nick Kim and Jimmy Lau, two of the city’s best and most innovative sushi chefs (think: torched toro sinew with Thai bird chiles), have reopened for indoor dining. Dinner is $270 per person for a series of small plates plus sushi sushi. Supplemental items like toro with uni and caviar are also available. Real cost: $400 per person or more after drinks, tax, and tip.

47 E 12th St, New York, NY 10003

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A slice of pink fatty tuna, marbled with fat, sits over a small mound of rice. — Bluefin tuna nigiri.

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Llama San

Erik Ramirez’s creative take on Japanese-Peruvian Nikkei fare initially made Llama San one of the city’s toughest-to-get-into restaurants with tables for two regularly booking up a month out. Amid the COVID-19 era, however, reservations are easier to come by. Diners will encounter visually striking and delicious compositions like scallops with wasabi, wagyu nigiri with banana, and Iberico pork tonkotsu with green udon. Real cost: At least $125 per person before for a four-course a la carte meal with wine.

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359 6th Ave, New York, NY 10014

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A chef uses tweezers to place purple borage flowers over a bowl of scallop ceviche with cherimoya — A chef prepares scallop ceviche at Llama San.

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Estela

Estela easily ranks as the most creative — and expensive — establishment in the Ignacio Mattos empire, serving up some of the city’s best small and medium-sized plates. Take a seat at the bar and build your meal out of a collection of European-leaning dishes. Mattos hides rich ricotta dumplings under a layer of mandolin-thin mushrooms. He grills foie gras like no one else, wrapping the fatty liver in a grape leaf. And he still offers his famous arroz negro, with almost every grain of rice magically crisped up like a paella-style socarrat. Real cost: At least $125 or more per person for about three plates and two drinks each.

47 E Houston St 1st floor, New York, NY 10012

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Laser Wolf Brooklyn

Michael Solomonov’s Williamsburg spinoff of the Philadelphia set-menu skewer spot easily ranks as one of the city’s most enjoyable (yet non-exorbitant) rooftop restaurants. Dinner begins with salatim, a seemingly never ending array of Israeli pickled and marinated vegetables with warm pita and hummus, then moves onto a succulent protein — perhaps grilled short rib, spiced cauliflower, or lamb and beef koobideh kebabs. The best part, of course, is the panoramic view of the Manhattan skyline; watch the Empire State Building glow as you finish off dinner with a brown sugar soft-serve sundae. Real cost: About $100 per person after tax and tip with two drinks each.

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97 Wythe Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11249

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A round, shiny metal plate filled with grilled meats with three cups of salatim arranged to the left of the plate. — Grilled meats at Laser Wolf.

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Dirt Candy

Amanda Cohen’s Dirt Candy remains one of the city’s most reliably accessible set menu options; as other venues continue to hike their prices, Dirt Candy manages to keep the menu price under $100 — and that’s with service-included. On the seasonally changing menu, expect dishes like beet eclairs, onion pizza, rutabaga gnocchi, and Kentucky fried butternut squash. Real cost: $158 per person after tax and optional $50 wine pairings (a solid value).

86 Allen St, New York, NY 10002

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A grill with skewers of green vegetables are displayed along a steamed basket. — Skewered vegetables at Dirt Candy.

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Lilia

This Williamsburg Italian restaurant from chef Missy Robbins and partner Sean Feeney remains one of the city’s best and toughest-to-get-into pasta spots; reservations often book up a month out. In exchange for these efforts, however, diners are treated to spectacular baked clams with Calabrian chiles, ruffled malfadini pasta with pink peppercorns, and heady lamb steaks. Real cost: About $100 or more per person.

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567 Union Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222

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A corner of Lilia’s dining room with lights that hang over the tables — The light-filled dining room at Lilia.

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Aldama

With Aldama, Christopher Reyes and Gerardo Alcaraz have given New York one of its best and most ambitious Mexican restaurants since Cosme opened in 2014. Highlights include stellar al pastor tacos made with modernist pineapple-serrano gel, carrot-daikon tostadas laced with electric levels of acidity, and a breathtaking vegan mole negro that you mop up with aromatic corn tortillas. Real cost: About $100 or more per person for a full meal plus drink, tax, and tip.

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91 S 6th St, Brooklyn, NY 11249

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Rolled ribbons of daikon and radish sit over slices of avocado on a tostada — A daikon and radish tostada at Aldama.

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La Vara

Tucked into a tree-lined residential street in Cobble Hill, La Vara is one of the city’s best Iberian spots. Chefs Alex Raij and Eder Montero pay homage to the Moorish and Sephardic traditions of Spain, serving up beef jowl terrine with pistachio and mustard oil, toasted fideos with squid, shrimp, and aioli; and roast suckling pig with tximitxurri. Real cost: About $100 or more per person for a full meal with multiple plates, drinks, and dessert.

268 Clinton St, Brooklyn, NY 11201

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Chef Alex Raij stands in front of La Vara in a white-and-black-striped search with her hand on her hip — Chef Alex Raij stands in front of La Vara.

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Tatiana by Kwame Onwuachi

10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023

If you want a burger after the show, you can swing by P.J. Clarke’s. But if you want something fancier, this is officially your new go to option. Swing by for the wagyu chopped cheese, the egusi dumplings, and the jerk bay scallops. Real cost: About $135 per person or more for three courses after tax, tip, and beverages.

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10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023

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Three buns are served in a line on a plate with shaved truffle on top. — A dish at Tatiana.

Yakitori Torishin

362 W 53rd St, New York, NY 10019

One of the city’s best yakitori spots. Omakase offerings run $100 at the chef’s counter, or $190 at the select counter. More affordable options are available at the tables. Dinner might involve skewers of chicken thigh, heart, liver, crunchy knee bone, or prized chicken oysters. Meats are grilled directly over binchotan charcoals. Real cost: About $150 per person or more for a full meal after tax, beverage, and tip.

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362 W 53rd St, New York, NY 10019

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[The counter at Tori Shin] — The counter at Tori Shin.

Mari

679 9th Ave, New York, NY 10036

This is chef Sungchul Shim’s haute ode to casual Korean kimbap seaweed rice rolls — but served in the style of Japanese temaki hand rolls. Expect oily marinated mackerel, spicy tuna salad with potato chips, and ultra fatty A5 wagyu, all over rice seasoned not with vinegar but with fragrant and nutty sesame oil. Dinner ends with an ultra-concentrated bowl of chicken ramyun — a stunner of a noodle soup. Real cost: About $215 per person after tax and tip and two drinks.

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679 9th Ave, New York, NY 10036

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Assorted hand rolls are arranged diagonally as they await pickup — Assorted hand rolls at Mari

Le Bernardin

155 W 51st St, New York, NY 10019

Eric Ripert’s three-Michelin-starred temple to French seafood remains one of the top places to dine in New York, which makes Le Bernardin a tough reservation. But the bar and lounge, where the full menu is served, is open to walk-ins. The four-course menu is $195 while the chef’s tasting runs $295. A vegetarian menu is $230, while lunch is $120. Real cost: Over $300 per person after wine, tax, and tip.

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155 W 51st St, New York, NY 10019

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A server pours orange Thai shellfish broth onto a white plate, which holds a slide of poached skate covered by a multi-colored dice of papaya and squash — Poached skate at Le Bernardin.

Aquavit

65 E 55th St, New York, NY 10022

Chef Emma Bengtsson’s two-Michelin-starred Scandinavian restaurant is open for indoor dining and takeout. Bar room dishes include herring trios, lojrom roe, gravlax, and Swedish meatballs. The more extravagant tasting menus run $175 and $275. Real cost: About $300 per person or more after drink, tax, and tip for the tastings.

65 E 55th St, New York, NY 10022

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Aquavit grav — Smoked gravlax at Aquavit.

Sushi Ginza Onodera

461 5th Ave, New York, NY 10017

Sushi Ginza Onodera is a steep $450 per person at dinner, a pricing tier that’s admittedly more or less the norm at fancy omakase spots. But book a seat for lunch and you’ll encounter one of the city’s best splurge-y deals, a $180 menu that includes a steamed egg custard and 12 pieces of nigiri sushi, served one at a time by chef Takuya Kubo. Some of the better seasonal specialties might include blowtorched barracuda and tart gizzard shad. Real cost: About $230 after tax during lunch for the mid-tier lunch option. Dinner is much, much more expensive. Prices are inclusive of service.

461 5th Ave, New York, NY 10017

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Sushi Ginza Onodera — Nigiri sushi at Ginza Onodera

Joomak Banjum

312 5th Ave, New York, NY 10001

Pastry chefs Jiho Kim and Kelly Nam serve a series of set menus that dabble in the sugary and more whimsical side of things a touch more markedly than other contemporary tasting menu spots. Or more precisely: Expect a doughnut with that duck leg, a faintly sweet dill mousse with your caviar, raw madai with zingy strawberry fizz, and raclette ice cream with a potato mille feuille. Tasting menus start at $85 — much less expensive than other modern Korean spots — and then jump to $170 or $225. Real cost: At least $160 per person after tax, tip, and two glasses of wine

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312 5th Ave, New York, NY 10001

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Light green sweet pea mousse sits over basil meringue with assorted herbs in a large bowl — Sweet pea mousse dessert at Joomak Banjum.

Sushi On Me

71-26 Roosevelt Ave, Queens, NY 11372

Sushi on Me is a $89, cash-only, expletive-laden all-you-can-drink party. It’s a place to enjoy chef Atip “Palm” Tangjantuk’s fun approach to nigiri; he serves about 12 pieces, one at a time, the best of which might be Thai-style chile-garlic sauce over seared white tuna. Real cost: About $120 per person after tax and tip. Beverages are included.

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71-26 Roosevelt Ave, Queens, NY 11372

A row of patrons seated on one side of the sushi bar are show toasting and drinking sake with chefs, who are standing on the opposite side of the counter. — Patrons toasting at Sushi on Me.

Ilili

236 5th Ave, New York, NY 10001

Chef Philippe Massoud continues to run one of the city’s top Middle Eastern restaurants at Ilili in Flatiron. Expect silky kibbeh nayeh steak tartare with mint and bulgur, duck shawarma with fig jam, and generous mixed grill platters with beef kebab, kofta, lamb chops and other assorted treats. Real cost: About $100 per person after drink, tax, and tip.

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236 5th Ave, New York, NY 10001

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Noz 17

458 W 17th St, New York, NY 10011

In the competitive stratosphere of high-end omakases in New York, Noz 17 stands out from the pricey pack with its unique menu format. Rather than begin with small plates before moving on to nigiri, chef Junichi Matsuzaki switches among drinking snacks sushi, sashimi, soups, and composed dishes seemingly at random, like an experimental musician. Highlights in addition to the sushi, include a powerfully concentrated seafood soup and a fermented sea urchin that tasted like good aged cheese and that pairs perfectly with beer. Real cost: $475 after tax and a $2.25 Tock fee. Sake or wine can easily add another $100 or so per person.

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458 W 17th St, New York, NY 10011

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A filet of perch sits skin-side up over a mound of fresh uni rice.

Cote Korean Steakhouse

16 W 22nd St, New York, NY 10010

Simon Kim and David Shim’s Michelin-starred Korean steakhouse offers indoor and outdoor dining, where diners can enjoy the $68 or $225 set menus, with extensive a la carte beef, shellfish, and caviar selections as well. Note that most bookings are for parties of four or more; smaller parties of two or three are accommodated only for the first and last seating times. Real cost: Expect to spend at least $135 per person or more after tax, tip, drinks, and extras.

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16 W 22nd St, New York, NY 10010

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A circular beef-filled tabletop grill sits at the center; around that gold-rimmed grill are small banchan, including kimchi and egg omelet — An assortment of grilled meats and sides at Cote.

Cosme

35 E 21st St, New York, NY 10010

Enrique Olvera’s chic and very expensive Flatiron spot remains one of the city’s top Mexican restaurants. Try the rich and oily kampachi pastrami sope, the tataki al pastor, the milpa tamal, and the tomato-topped halibut meztlapique. Keep in mind that the best item — the large format lamb barbacoa — is only available at brunch. Real cost: About $150 per person after tax, tip, and drinks.

35 E 21st St, New York, NY 10010

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Cosme’s lamb barbacoa in a cast iron pan, next to a glass of wine and a plate with avocado. — Lamb barbacoa at Cosme.

Rezdôra

27 E 20th St, New York, NY 10003

Chef Stefano Secchi, an alum of famed Italy restaurant Osteria Francescana, has gifted New York with one of its most breathtaking pasta spots in years, serving up hearty (but rarely heavy) a la carte specialties from the butter-and-cheese-loving region of Emilia-Romagna. Try the strozzapreti with lobster and basil, or a tagliatelle Bolognese packing a profound meatiness. Also consider the $95 pasta tasting, a solid deal that doesn’t go too heavy on portion sizing. Indoor or outdoor seating is available. Real cost: At least $125 per person a la carte.

27 E 20th St, New York, NY 10003

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The tagliolini al ragu, held up by a fork, at Rezdora — Tagliolini al ragu at Rezdora.

Shuko

47 E 12th St, New York, NY 10003

Masa alums Nick Kim and Jimmy Lau, two of the city’s best and most innovative sushi chefs (think: torched toro sinew with Thai bird chiles), have reopened for indoor dining. Dinner is $270 per person for a series of small plates plus sushi sushi. Supplemental items like toro with uni and caviar are also available. Real cost: $400 per person or more after drinks, tax, and tip.

47 E 12th St, New York, NY 10003

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A slice of pink fatty tuna, marbled with fat, sits over a small mound of rice. — Bluefin tuna nigiri.

Llama San

359 6th Ave, New York, NY 10014

Erik Ramirez’s creative take on Japanese-Peruvian Nikkei fare initially made Llama San one of the city’s toughest-to-get-into restaurants with tables for two regularly booking up a month out. Amid the COVID-19 era, however, reservations are easier to come by. Diners will encounter visually striking and delicious compositions like scallops with wasabi, wagyu nigiri with banana, and Iberico pork tonkotsu with green udon. Real cost: At least $125 per person before for a four-course a la carte meal with wine.

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359 6th Ave, New York, NY 10014

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A chef uses tweezers to place purple borage flowers over a bowl of scallop ceviche with cherimoya — A chef prepares scallop ceviche at Llama San.

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Estela

47 E Houston St 1st floor, New York, NY 10012

Estela easily ranks as the most creative — and expensive — establishment in the Ignacio Mattos empire, serving up some of the city’s best small and medium-sized plates. Take a seat at the bar and build your meal out of a collection of European-leaning dishes. Mattos hides rich ricotta dumplings under a layer of mandolin-thin mushrooms. He grills foie gras like no one else, wrapping the fatty liver in a grape leaf. And he still offers his famous arroz negro, with almost every grain of rice magically crisped up like a paella-style socarrat. Real cost: At least $125 or more per person for about three plates and two drinks each.

47 E Houston St 1st floor, New York, NY 10012

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Laser Wolf Brooklyn

97 Wythe Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11249

Michael Solomonov’s Williamsburg spinoff of the Philadelphia set-menu skewer spot easily ranks as one of the city’s most enjoyable (yet non-exorbitant) rooftop restaurants. Dinner begins with salatim, a seemingly never ending array of Israeli pickled and marinated vegetables with warm pita and hummus, then moves onto a succulent protein — perhaps grilled short rib, spiced cauliflower, or lamb and beef koobideh kebabs. The best part, of course, is the panoramic view of the Manhattan skyline; watch the Empire State Building glow as you finish off dinner with a brown sugar soft-serve sundae. Real cost: About $100 per person after tax and tip with two drinks each.

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97 Wythe Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11249

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A round, shiny metal plate filled with grilled meats with three cups of salatim arranged to the left of the plate. — Grilled meats at Laser Wolf.

Dirt Candy

86 Allen St, New York, NY 10002

Amanda Cohen’s Dirt Candy remains one of the city’s most reliably accessible set menu options; as other venues continue to hike their prices, Dirt Candy manages to keep the menu price under $100 — and that’s with service-included. On the seasonally changing menu, expect dishes like beet eclairs, onion pizza, rutabaga gnocchi, and Kentucky fried butternut squash. Real cost: $158 per person after tax and optional $50 wine pairings (a solid value).

86 Allen St, New York, NY 10002

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