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The most expensive meal I’ve ever paid for myself was just this past summer. It was a second date, and we went to an upscale sushi restaurant where the menu read like we were actually in Japan. Buzzed on sake cocktails and champagne, we told the waiter, “Just bring whatever you think is good.” About fourteen dishes and two desserts later, I was shelling out $300+ on a casual Thursday night.
But that pales in comparison to America’s most expensive restaurant, Masa, located in The Time Warner Center in New York City. It’s a “omakase-only Japanese restaurant,” which is something I had to look up. It turns out it’s just a meal where the chef decides what you’re eatin’.
Per Town & Country, it’s expensive as hell for a place where they tell you what to eat.
The omakase-only Japanese restaurant helmed by chef Masa Takayama will begin charging $595 per person in March, according to Eater. The new price — a $145 increase from the current price of $450—will include gratuity.
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The new price at Masa, ranked as the most expensive restaurant in America, does not include tax, and Eater’s Ryan Sutton reports that once that’s tacked on lunch or dinner for two will cost nearly $1,300.
Two supplements are also available: Ohmi beef for an additional $150 and white truffle ice cream for an extra $68.
So, yeah, dinner for two will cost you the same price as a fucking Macbook Pro. If you’re having trouble wrapping your brain around this (like I am), here’s a graph that’ll help you out.
Bonkers. I like to ball out as much as the next guy, but even I can’t fathom spending that much on a bougie ass meal like the one I’d get a Masa.
But what are the chances Todd and his girlfriend are heading there for Valentine’s Day though? Gotta think it’s in the realm of possibility. .
[via Town & Country / Eater]
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Are they on Groupon?
This meal is higher than my rent. PGP.
This meal is cheaper than my rent. PGP
Too real.
These coffee cups are more than your car. Saw this while shopping. Some idiot will actually pay $50,000 for coffee cups.
The cost for me is more then my daily calorie consumption
Dinner for 2 is about the P&I on my mortgage.
So, next time you’re in New York, casual afternoon live blog from
Masa?
The California rolls there must be fire.
The bill probably still has a line for “additional gratuity.”
My most expensive meal ever was when my wife and I got hammered on $5 pitchers of Miller Lite in Vegas and then went to some fancy dinner at the Wynn and somehow emerged with a nearly $400 bill.
I like how they say “service included”. Maybe I’m just a simpleton and don’t know the actual meaning of the term in this context but all I can think of is getting $100 knocked off if you approach the kitchen window cafeteria style
It’s some weird New York thing where all the high end restaurants have eliminated tipping.
Can I have the Ohmi Beef please with a side of date rape?