splurges

New York's Best Caviar, Right Now

Plus: How I ate $100 worth of uni, bluefin, and foie in 10 min at Bangkok Supper. Also: Why Thai Diner's shellfish platter is so great. And the case for…

Sep 15, 2025 • ryan sutton

Momofuku's Caribbean Blockbuster, Explained

Review: Kabawa in the East Village is a haven for chiles, giant pork chops, coconuts, and other tasty fare

Jun 20, 2025 • ryan sutton

14 Amazing Tasting Menus for $125 or Less

New reviews of 63 Clinton and Atoboy, plus new menu details for Danji, Dirt Candy, Falansai, and elsewhere. And an essay on the Trump Tariffs

Apr 11, 2025 • ryan sutton

Per Se's Long Tasting Is Now $1,000. Is it Worth the Mortgage?

That's before wine! Also: Congestion pricing notes, and price hikes at Cote, Coqodaq, and Katz's

Jan 7, 2025 • ryan sutton

New York's 24 Best Splurge Restaurants!

Plus: Reviews of Bom, a steakhouse omakase; Rice Thief, a soy crab hotspot; and Kono, a yaktori tasting. It's all part of our luxe guide New York…

Nov 4, 2024 • ryan sutton

The Best Sushi Spots to Splurge on This Fall

New York's best omakase spots at every price level, plus reviews of Noz Market's $80 omakase and Nami Nori

Aug 19, 2024 • ryan sutton

The $1,000 Thrill of Sushi Sho

Here's your "cheat sheet" review, with bonus notes on Wyld gummies

Aug 12, 2024 • ryan sutton

The $98 Tasting Menu I Need in My Life

Corima is a Modern Mexican stunner, plus short takes on the focaccia pizza at Superiority Burger, and a really good steak sandwich

Feb 22, 2024 • ryan sutton

Your Guide to Splurging on Caviar

Plus, two affordable-ish caviars you probably haven't tried, thoughts on a meal at Corima, and reviews of some new edibles from Lost Farm

Feb 15, 2024 • ryan sutton

This $62 "Halal Cart" Chicken Rice at Tatiana Is Your Next Essential Dish

Plus, an essay on how (wonderful) clubstaurant vibes are creeping into fine dining

Oct 17, 2023 • ryan sutton

The Booming Era of $100 Sushi Omakases

Affordable sushi tastings at Linda Wang's (very good) Thirteen Water and elsewhere are helping to democratize the omakase movement in New York

Sep 13, 2023 • ryan sutton

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