{"id":331434,"date":"2021-08-28T02:37:51","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T23:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/new-yorkers-spending-big-money-on-luxury-fine-dining\/"},"modified":"2021-08-28T02:37:51","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T23:37:51","slug":"new-yorkers-spending-big-money-on-luxury-fine-dining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-yorkers-spending-big-money-on-luxury-fine-dining\/","title":{"rendered":"#New Yorkers spending big money on luxury fine dining"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#New Yorkers spending big money on luxury fine dining<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Here\u2019s some hard-to-swallow <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> for grinches who\u00a0say the pandemic has doomed\u00a0fine dining in favor of share plates, butt-busting seats and ear-shattering\u00a0noise levels. On the contrary,  restaurants are returning to luxurious creature comforts and classically inspired cooking \u2014 and the astronomical prices that go with them.<\/p>\n<p>It might seem counterintuitive at a time when many are struggling and the Delta variant has made some New Yorkers afraid to step outside.\u00a0But, \u201cA lot of money has been made in the stock market and a lot of people had great jobs,\u201d Christopher P<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>as, CEO of premier restaurant-supply company Chefs\u2019 Warehouse, recently told <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.grubstreet.com\/2021\/08\/nyc-restaurants-rising-prices.html\">Grub Street.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The signs of lucre are proliferating. Daniel Boulud\u2019s Le Pavillon, a white-tablecloth spot that serves a\u00a0three course, $125 prix fixe of modernized French cuisine, is booked several months out. Masa, that temple to rarefied Japanese sushi at Deutsche Bank Center (formerly Time Warner), recently raised its starting meal price from $495 to $600. \u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/saga-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"SAGA at 70 Pine Street has elegant interiors.\" class=\"wp-image-19273002\" width=\"618\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/saga-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1233 1236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/saga-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=925 927w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/saga-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=618 618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/saga-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=308 309w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/saga-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\"\/><figcaption>SAGA\u2019s chic, understated dining room at 70 Pine St. is the perfect venue for a luxe meal.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Annie Wermiel\/NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>But nowhere is the phenomenon more startling than at recently launched Les Trois Chevaux in the West Village and just-opened Saga in the old Financial District\u2019s heart.<\/p>\n<p>Les Trois\u00a0Chevaux takes its inspiration from great French restaurants of New York\u2019s past. In a stroke of daring, it requires men to \u2014 imagine! \u2014 wear jackets. The three-course, prix fixe dinner is $185 per person. You must tip in advance on Resy, the only way to book.<\/p>\n<p>The romantic, softly lit and mirrored dining room and bar are cozy with plush banquettes. The service is warm and\u00a0poised. The meal I had was superb. Chef and owner Angie Mar seems to have found\u00a0her true calling after years at the steak-centric Beatrice Inn.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/les-trois-chevaux.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Crepinette at Les Trois Chevaux\" class=\"wp-image-19273001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/les-trois-chevaux.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/les-trois-chevaux.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/les-trois-chevaux.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>At Les Trois Chevaux, chef Angie Mar is serving elegant dishes, like this crepinette.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">William Hereford<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mar said that formal restaurants were \u201ca reason why I fell in love with the city 20 years ago. I\u2019d get dressed up for a nice night out. But they are fewer and farther between.<br \/>\u201cEven before the pandemic, the city was in this southern California casual vibe. It wasn\u2019t what I wanted to do,\u201d she continued. \u201cIt\u2019s very important to dine \u2014 to be at a crossroads of culture and fashion and fine cuisine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She\u00a0said the decision to take the luxe road came easily. \u201cIf I wanted to open another tiny bistro, there are 30 on my block.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Diners appear to agree. Les Trois Chevaux\u2019s 46 seats have been booked almost nightly since it opened in early July. People do want to dress up and have a grand meal, it seems.\u00a0\u201cLots of people were home in pajamas for a year and a half,\u201d Mar said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/les-trois-chevaux-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"The sparkling interiors at Angie Mar's Les Trois Chevaux. \" class=\"wp-image-19273189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/les-trois-chevaux-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/les-trois-chevaux-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/les-trois-chevaux-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>To eat amongst the chandeliers and mirrors at Les Trois Chevaux, gentlemen must wear a jacket.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">William Hereford<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Things are even pricier \u2014 and loftier \u2014 at just-opened Saga on the 63d floor of landmark downtown art deco skyscraper 70 Pine St., the former headquarters of AIG that was converted to luxury rental apartments.<\/p>\n<p>James Kent and Jeff Katz, who are also respectively the chef and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> manager of Crown Shy on the ground floor, offer one option: a $245 seasonal tasting menu. It\u2019s \u201crooted in European cuisine,\u201d Kent said.<\/p>\n<p>The beautiful, 56-seat main dining room is appointed\u00a0in the warm style of a globe-trotting bon vivant with brass furnishings, velvet touches and green marble.\u00a0Certain courses are served on three outdoor terraces, depending on weather.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/le-pavillon-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Chef Daniel Boulud's new restaurant Midtown restaurant is Le Pavillion.\" class=\"wp-image-19273000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/le-pavillon-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/le-pavillon-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/le-pavillon-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Daniel Boulud\u2019s spectacular Le Pavillion is one of the year\u2019s splashiest openings. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Robert Miller for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Like Mar, Katz believes that pent-up customers\u00a0are eager to step out for dinner in the grand old style. He said,\u00a0\u201cIf other New Yorkers are anything like we are, they\u2019re looking for an excuse for a night out after almost two years cooped up in our apartments. Saga is meant to be an excuse to dress up.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>He\u00a0expects locals will respond emotionally not only to the far-ranging skyline and harbor views, but also to the building\u2019s unique atmosphere. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe tried hard to make sure Saga feels distinctly like New York. The 1932 art deco detailing doesn\u2019t hurt our case.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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On the contrary, restaurants are returning to luxurious creature comforts and classically inspired cooking \u2014 and the astronomical prices that go with them. 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