If you are a true foodie and you are planning a visit to NYC (or you actually live in New York) then you may want to think about visiting one of the following five extremely fancy restaurants.
Daniel is a French restaurant with a menu from acclaimed chef Daniel Boulud. Obviously the food is the top reason to go to this fabulous restaurant but the decor is also something to experience. There is a soaring ceiling with elegant Corinthian columns. The restaurant rant is located on East 60th street near Central Park. Click Here to make hotel reservations near Central Park.
Jean-Georges is a signature restaurant of Jean-Georges Vongerichten. Considering that the “tasting menu” is close to $100 even without wine this is probably a restaurant you’d only want to go on a very special occasion. It is located in the Trump International Hotel & Tower.
Masa is an extremely sushi restaurant that has no menu and only 26 seats. The cost per person is over $300 and everyone has chef Takayama’s “omakase” which means “chef’s choice.”
Sugiyama is a Japanese restaurant which follows the “kaiseki” tradition. This means that your meal will be a series of dishes which begins with the delicate (and raw) items on the menu to the more heavy (and cooked) dishes. Many of the customers at this restaurant are rich Japanese businessmen.
Alain Ducasse is named after chef Alain Ducasse who is certainly among the most renowned chefs in the whole world. For approximately $200 you will get a lovely seven course meal at this very fine French restaurant. Jackets are required for men so don’t show up wearing sweatpants and a tshirt.
If you’d rather not spend hundreds of dollars for one meal but you still want to eat some delicious food then I strongly recommend trying the Taj Mahal indian restaurant in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. You will get a true NYC experience by going into Brooklyn and you will get delicious food for a very reasonable price.
Brooklyn actually has plenty worth seeing and in many ways it is more interesting than the usual Manhattan tourist destinations. If you are interested in doing something other than the usual tourist stuff on your visit to New York City, then perhaps you should find a hotel deal in Brooklyn. The most obvious Brooklyn neighborhood to check out is Williamsburg which is the “hippest” place to live in New York City circa 2010.
