In a culinary world where flavours dance and ingredients vie for attention, there exists a group of dishes that transcend the ordinary. Now many expensive restaurants offer amazing fine-dine experiences, but these dishes can put a deep dent in your pockets.
Most Expensive Meals In The World
1. Chocolate Pudding at Lindeth Howe Country House - England $35,000
Nestled in the heart of England, Lindeth Howe Country House boasts a dessert that redefines the phrase “eat like a king”. Chef Marc Guibert's masterpiece, a 3" by 3" chocolate pudding, resembling a Fabergé egg takes extravagance to new heights. Made with a light biscuit joconde, a champagne jelly infused with peach, orange, and whiskey, and garnished with 24 ct edible gold leaf, handmade flowers, and a 2-carat diamond. The chocolate pudding itself is made with four types of chocolate from Belgium that are of the best quality.
Served with the finest Chateau d’Yquem, this ultra-expensive treat requires a three-week pre-order. This dessert is the most expensive dessert and most expensive dish in the world, but it is still not recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as no one has actually ever ordered it.
2. Taco at Frida’s Restaurant - Grand Velas Los Cabos Resort, Mexico $25,000
At Frida's Restaurant in Grand Velas Los Cabos, Mexico, the world's most expensive taco awaits. Crafted by Executive Chef Juan Licerio Alcala, this culinary masterpiece features langoustine, Kobe beef, Almas Beluga caviar, black truffle brie cheese, and an exotic salsa made with dried Morita chilli peppers, Ley.925 ultra-premium añejo tequila and kopi luwak coffee (the most expensive coffee in the world). Served on a gold flake-infused corn tortilla, this taco is a feast for the senses. Since it is mainly used with fresh organic ingredients it takes a mere 45 minutes to create.
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3. Frrrozen Haute Chocolate at Serendipity 3 - New York, NY $25,000
Serendipity 3 in New York presents the Frrrozen Haute Chocolate, an extravagant dessert served in a Baccarat Harcourt crystal goblet adorned with 18-carat gold and a white diamond bracelet. Serendipity 3 is already renowned for having the previous record for the world’s most expensive dessert and french fries. The Frrrozen Haute Chocolate is still considered the most expensive dessert in the world according to Guinness.
This frozen hot chocolate mix incorporates 28 cocoas out of which 14 are the most rare and expensive cocoas from Africa and South America, and shavings from the world’s most expensive truffle. Topped with 5 grams of 24-carat edible gold, it comes with an AED 51,500 ($14,000) jewel-encrusted spoon. The bracelet and spoon can be taken home by the customer who orders this extravagant dessert. All profits go to children’s charities in New York, making it a decadent treat with a charitable touch.
4. Fortress Stilt Fisherman Indulgence at The Fortress Resort and Spa, Sri Lanka - $14,500
The Fortress Stilt Fisherman Indulgence is the result of a unanimous effort taken by the culinary specialists at the resort to create a special dish that is intrinsically linked to the destination. The dessert pays homage to Sri Lanka's centuries-old stilt fishing tradition that although dwindling is still practised on the country’s coasts.
A dessert created on special request; it features a chocolate stilt fisherman on an Italian cassata base flavoured with Baileys Irish Cream. Served with mango and pomegranate compote, Champagne sabayon sauce, and garnished with gold leaf. The highlight is an 80-carat aquamarine stone that sits on the fisherman’s chocolate stilt. This masterpiece requires 24 hours advance notice and is available by special request only.
5. Louis XIII Pizza at Agropoli in Salerno, Italy - $12,000
Renato Viola, a master pizza chef in Salerno, Italy and a member of the Italian Acrobatic Pizza Team is one of the most renowned pizza makers across the globe. He has created the world's most expensive pizza – The Louis XIII. This 20 cm flat pie is made from organic flour proofed for 72 hours and topped with Mediterranean lobster tails flamed with cognac, three types of exotic caviars, prawns from Italy’s Cilento, mantis shrimp from the Mediterranean, seven kinds of cheeses including Mozzarella di bufala, and Australian pink salt.
Paired with not one but three types of alcohol, Remy Martin Cognac Louis XIII, Champagne Krug Clos Du Mesnil 1995, and Cardenal Mendoza Sanchez Charter Real Romate Finos, this pizza is a gastronomic symphony. It is served with special dishes and cutlery provided by Viola's team.
6. Beluga's Almas Caviar $9,884
Dubai's Beluga restaurant offers Almas caviar, the Guinness World Record holder for the most expensive caviar. Almas caviar is the most exquisite and rarest caviar in the world. Served with a 24-karat Golden Cigar worth $422, this exquisite caviar comes from the Iranian Albino Huso Huso sturgeon found in the purest parts of the Caspian Sea.
Aged between 60 and 100 years, only 100% albino sturgeon qualify for this delicacy, giving the caviar its distinct nutty taste, creamy finish, and a price tag of $9,884 for a 250-gram portion.
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7. Posh Pie at Lord Dudley Hotel - Sydney, Australia $9,484
In Sydney, Australia, Chef Paul Medcalf of The Lord Dudley Hotel introduces the $12k surf-and-turf pie. Weighing 2.2 kgs, it features David Blackmore’s wagyu eye fillet with a marble score of 9, Japanese Kobe brisket (cooked for 12 hours), two WA rock lobsters, dried Italian porcini mushrooms, two bottles of Penfolds Grange gravy, a house-made golden puff pastry and is topped with German gold leaf and shaved French truffles. Developed over three weeks, this luxurious pie claims the title of the world’s most expensive pie.
8. The Golden Boy Burger at De Daltons, The Netherlands - $5,532.79
In The Netherlands, Chef Robbert Jan de Veen’s ‘The Golden Boy burger’, is now the world's most expensive hamburger. Served on a platter of whiskey-infused smoke, this burger is loaded with A5 Wagyu beef, king crab, beluga caviar, vintage Iberico Jamon, smoked duck egg mayo, white truffle, a BBQ sauce made with Kopi Luwak coffee, pickled tiger tomato in Japanese matcha tea, and gold-coated buns infused with Dom Perignon.
9. Fleur Burger at Fleur - Las Vegas, NV $5,000
In Las Vegas, the FleurBurger 5000 combines Wagyu beef and a foie gras patty with truffle sauce and shaved black truffles on a brioche truffle bun. Accompanied by a 1995 Chateau Petrus Bordeaux ($2500 a bottle), served in Ichendorf glasses that you take home, this creation by Chef Hubert Keller promises a burger-dining experience like no other.
10. 500 grams of Selection Oscietra Caviar, at Caviar Kaspia at The Mark in New York - $3,300
At Caviar Kaspia at The Mark in New York, a 500-gram serving of their ‘Selection Oscietra Caviar’ will set you back $3,300. This exquisite caviar reflects not only the quality of the caviar but also the prestige associated with both Caviar Kaspia and The Mark, two brands synonymous with luxury and sophistication.
