Want to try the world’s most expensive Michelin-starred tasting menu? First, take off your shoes and sit on the floor.
Guests hoping to dine at Tokyo’s one-star Ginza Kitafuku will have to abide by the house rules before paying $2,130 a head for the restaurant’s priciest meal – consisting entirely of a type of snow crab favored by the Japanese royal family and so revered that it has its own museum.
And even if you fancy yourself a shellfish, you’d better not be the dirty type.
At the elite seafood shop in the city’s tony mall, customers are treated to the sight of an expert-level chef butchering a best-in-class live animal right in front of them, just seconds before they eat.
While you’ll have to avert your eyes to avoid looking like an exhausted crab, there’s some good news – those who can’t handle the traditional seating style can look for six-packs in a separate room, apparently for less. -Foreigners flexible to feel more comfortable while enjoying the show.
One YouTuber called the dinner “one of the most incredible dining experiences I’ve ever had,” despite struggling with the price.
Budget diners can have a $258 red crab meal. That cheapest dinner still comes with a show.
The extraordinary restaurant takes first place in a new list compiled by food publication Chef’s Pencil, which examined Michelin tasting menus around the world to select the ten most expensive period in 2024.
The second most expensive is also in Asia – the three-star Ultraviolet by Paul Pairet in Shanghai has a meal that costs $1,230.
The outlet called the restaurant a “fascinating fusion of modern gastronomy and visual technology” that offers a “theatrical, multi-sensory dining experience, featuring meticulously crafted dishes that blend French techniques with global influences.”
New York ranks third with the most expensive Michelin tasting menu in the United States, found at Caviar Russe on Madison Ave.
Here, diners hoping for the Tour of Caviar Russe will pay $950 for 11 caviar-centric courses, which Forbes called an “elevated odyssey.”
The Big Apple also claimed the next spot on the list — the famously pricey Columbus Circle joint was, according to Chef’s Pencil, the first in the United States to break $1,000 for a Michelin meal, including service charge and tip.
For $950, chef Masa Takayama will oversee the meal of your dreams, featuring truffles, Ossetra caviar and more.
At number five sits Tokyo’s little Azabu Kadowaki, a three-Michelin-starred little counter. Despite the city’s significant representation in the top 10, a visit can be more affordable than many Americans would assume, and now more than ever, thanks to favorable exchange rates.
San Francisco’s Quince was the only American restaurant besides the two in New York to make the list of fifteen, which also included Guy Savoy in Paris and Alchemist in Copenhagen.
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