While the Western world is struggling with economic and financial crisis, the market for luxury goods and services is booming. Going to the coolest bars and restaurants is part and parcel of the golden life: here are the most expensive restaurants in the world today.
A KTCHNrebel published a fresh list of luxury luxuries earlier this year. Restaurants where meals are served in a setting that is so luxurious, like a stage show. Where they work with such huge teams that a single to impress your guest several restaurant staff, and where the experience is goes far beyond the meal. Surprisingly, there are no Dubai restaurants among the world's most expensive, despite the huge gastronomic craze that has swept the Emirates in recent years.
Astronomical prices in Ibiza
Sublimotion by Paco Roncero (Spain, Ibiza)
In Ibiza, the Hard Rock Hotel has been the home of Paco Roncero for almost ten years. It serves just 12 guests a night and costs around €1,900 (720,000 forints) for a single person for dinner, including champagne and wine.
It's worth checking out the restaurant's Instagram page for a glimpse into the world of Sublimotion, enchanted with colour and neon lights, where you can enjoy molecular cuisine and VR (virtual reality) glasses. The gastronomic experience, choreographed to the last move, is accompanied by a full musical programme, in addition to the flavours and sights, and in the evenings, the worlds of culinary art at its best, the most progressive cooking techniques, art and shows meet.
Among art treasures
Guy Savoy de Paris (France, Paris)
The Hôtel de la Monnaie, a luxury hotel in Paris, is home to one of the top French gastronomic institutions. The prestige of this long-established restaurant has been overshadowed in recent weeks by the fact that French chef legends has lost its third Michelin star, which it has held for more than twenty years, so the restaurant is now „only” two stars.
You can also request a vegetarian menu
At Guy Savoy de Paris, elite guests are seated in six dining rooms. In addition to sumptuous furnishings, the rooms are decorated with contemporary paintings and sculptures, many of which belong to billionaire businessman François Pinault, who lent them to the star chef to enhance the ambience of his restaurant. The 13-course menu pays homage to French cuisine and costs around €600, or 230,000 forints, per person, and it is well known that in restaurants like this, it is easy to spend that much on world-class drinks. It is interesting to note that Gordon Ramsay once learned his trade at Guy Savoy.
Per Se, New York - USA
The third most expensive restaurant in the world also offers French cuisine with an American twist. Per Se is located in a Manhattan skyscraper complex in the upscale Shops at Columbus Circle shopping mall, including the Deutsche Bank Center.
According to executive chef and owner Thomas Keller's website, he is the first and only American-born chef to date to achieve three Michelin stars twice. His other three-star is The French Laundry in San Francisco. Overlooking Central Park, the elegant restaurant's tasting menus start at $355 (about 130,000 forints), but if you ask for a variety of extras, it can cost double that for a single diner.
The runners-up in the top 7:
4. Ultraviolet by Paul Pairet - China, Shanghai
5. Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare - USA, New York
6. Masa - USA, New York
7. Kitcho - Japan, Kyoto
