The Top 10 Most Expensive Restaurants In The World

If you love food and have the right amount of cash to splash on the most expensive restaurants, this is definitely for you.

Expect different meals that will surely appeal to your taste buds, ranging from; Kobe, marinated duck, fillet of lamb, Wagu, deer marinated in sake lees squab and many other options.

You’ll also be given a choice of drinking some of the best wines in the world, and if that isn’t great, I don’t know what else is.

So if you’re planning to dine in any of these restaurants, make sure you make a reservation early enough not to be disappointed. Enjoy the list below;

Most Expensive Restaurants In The World – Ithaa Undersea – Image source: Twitter/JavalavaTours

Ithaa Undersea
Location:– Maldives
Cost Per Person:-$320

The restaurant is known as the world’s first underwater restaurant, and one of the most beautiful restaurants known, Ithaa Undersea, is located on Rangali Island in the Maldives.

You’ll enjoy your food a few meters below the Indian ocean to dine in the restaurant. You’ll also enjoy a panoramic view of the ocean, with its marine life and coral gardens.

Ithaa Undersea accommodates 14 guests and serves either a four-course lunch or a six-course dinner of predominantly European flavour.

The restaurant is headed by Marco Marine, an Italian born chef. They do some of the best wines in the world, with a fine dining experience and excellent cocktails.

To make a reservation at the restaurant, you’ll need to lodge at the five-star resort on the island, Conrad Rangali.

Aragawa
Location:– Tokyo, Japan
Cost Per Person:- $260 – $370

Aragawa is located in the basement of an old office building in Tokyo. Instead of a tasting menu like other high-end restaurants, they offer an a la carte menu.

It means the meal’s final price is determined by you, even though the fees range from $260 – $370.

Aragawa is known for its delicious beef dishes like Kobe and Wagu. The beef is raised in the best conditions by the restaurant, hence the great taste.

If you’re planning to make a reservation at this restaurant, know your taste buds are about to have an all-new experience with the food here.

Kitcho Arashiyama
Location:– Tokyo, Japan
Cost Per Person:- $380 – $570 Per Head

Though there are six Kitcho Arashiyama restaurants in Japan, only the one in Tokyo is ranked the best, as the restaurant has also earned three Michelin stars.

The head chef at the restaurant is Kunio Tokuoka, who is known for accepting only the best.

Kitcho Arashiyama is known for its beautiful surroundings and decorations, and it is beautifully styled in a ceremonial house way and has tatami mats and low tables that overlook the gardens.

In addition, the restaurant offers a ten-course tasting menu, with their dinners made of the world’s most seasonal and finest ingredients.

Guy Savoy
Location:– Paris, France
Cost Per Person: $385 – $626

The Guy Savoy restaurant is located in Paris and Las Vegas, and they both have multiple Michelin stars. However, the focus is the flagship, which is found in France.

Guy Savoy offers a 13-course tasting menu, which focuses heavily on meat.

Once you make a reservation, be ready to enjoy meals ranging from; barbecued pigeon, marinated duck, monkfish, sauteed ceps, oyster concasse, aubergine caviar and a festival of Lobster.

The restaurant is owned by Guy Savoy, who trained Gordon Ramsay.

Most Expensive Restaurants In The World

Restaurant De L’Hôtel De Ville
Location:– Crissier, Switzerland
Cost Per Person:- $415 Per Head

De L’Hôtel De Ville is known for its unmatched food quality and dining experience.

It offers an eleven-course tasting menu, including cristallines de charlotte, fillet of lamb, pip consommé with imperial osetra caviar, and mussels with saffron.

You’ll be offered a forty-page wine list to choose from to complement your food.

The restaurant is led by chef Frank Giovani and has three Michelin stars. In 2019, it was voted one of the Top Restaurants of the Year.

Maison Pic Valence
Location:– Paris, France
Cost Per Person: $445

Sophie Pic runs these three-star Michelin restaurants.

When dining at Maison Pic Valence, you’ll receive a nine-course menu which consists; of deer marinated in sake lees squab, Mediterranean Rouget in a saffron broth, candied turnips, goat cheese berlingots and some of the best chocolate desserts you have ever tasted.

Sophie is known for utilising unusual flavours and taking experimental approaches to her food to produce eye-catching and appealing dishes.

The Maison Pic Valence is in its 130th year of business and has beautiful Mediterranean gardens and a satisfying nine-course meal.

Masa
Location:– New York, United States
Cost Per Person:-$595

The restaurant is known for offering a simple sushi tasting menu, which focuses on essential flavours.

At Masa, there is no actual menu available, and the chefs instead prepare ingredients that are available on that day.

The kitchen is headed by chef Massa Takayama and is often said to be overpriced.

However, this doesn’t hold water as long as you have the cash and are more than ready to spend it.

You only have to ensure that you make a reservation four weeks in advance and prepare to experience some of the best sushi in the world.

Ultraviolet
Location:– Shanghai, China
Cost Per Person:-$570 – $900

The Ultraviolet restaurant is quite different from the rest as the restaurant accommodates only one table that seats a maximum of ten people.

The restaurant has three Michelin stars, and it provides a 10 – 20 tasting course, with each course introducing a different ingredient presented in a very innovative way.

Ultraviolet has the most significant employee to patron ratio, boasting about three patrons per guest.

Paul Pairet heads its kitchen, and it uses an audiovisual effect that plays in the background as you eat.

Per Se
Location:– New York, United States
Cost Per Person:- $680 Per Head

Per Se was opened to the world in 2004, and it is Thomas Keller’s second three-star Michelin restaurant.

It is known for its delicate presentation and exquisite flavours, which are exceptional.

The restaurant has 19 tables and offers a choice of three tasting menus in total.

It also provides a vegetarian option, but the most popular choice is the nine-course tasting menu mainly focuses on American and French cuisine.

In addition, per Se has a view across Columbus Circle and Central Park. It also boasts of an award-winning wine collection with over 2,000 bottles.

Sublimotion
Location:– Ibiza, Spain
Cost Per Person:- $2,380

Sublimotion makes it the most expensive restaurant globally, charging a whopping $2,380 for a 20-course tasting menu per Head.

The restaurant is only open during the Spanish summer between June 1st to September 30th.

It is run by Paco Roncero, a Michelin two-star chef.

When you reserve a table during the summer season, be rest assured that you’ll experience a whole new level of entertainment and dining experience.

You’ll have a team of twenty-five professionals waiting on you, and they’ll present you the 20-course tasting menu one at a time, with the whole course lasting about three hours.

While enjoying your food, be prepared to be enthralled by the laser light shows, projection mapping and elements of virtual reality that’ll help enhance your eating experience.

In 2014 the Sublimotion restaurant was awarded the Best Innovation Food and Beverage Award for offering the best culinary entertainment experience globally.

The restaurant is known for the edible ticket it sends to people upon reservation.

Therefore, it’s advisable to eat the ticket after getting into the restaurant and not before.