New York Travel: enjoy top Manhattan restaurants without blowing your budget - most expensive restaurant dishes in the world

NEW YORK —
Last year, the New York Times honored Thomas Keller's four-star restaurant, "There is no restaurant in New York City that makes individuals and revelations better than spending hundreds and hundreds of dollars on food and drinks.
I'm here to tell you a secret.
You don't need to spend hundreds or hundreds of dollars to eat here.
Or many other top restaurants in New York, as far as that is concerned.
Several of the best restaurants in the city have a bar menu or a more affordable branch where you can taste the chef's culinary genius without having to work hardto-
Swallow price tag.
Here are some of the best.
The standard of each itself 9-
The tasting menu of the course Chef will save you $295 or $400 (all figures U. S. )
With wine.
This is a gourmet tour that serves the inspirational cuisine of Keller, as well as a charming Columbus Circle landscape side dish.
What many people don't know is
This is not even mentioned on the restaurant website
Adjacent to the main restaurant is a separate area called salon where you can order from the same menu.
The salon does not accept reservations, but you can leave your number by the way when the table is available.
It has only 25 seats, four tables on the wall and five seats in the bar.
Of course, you can't enjoy the same panoramic view as the main restaurant, but you can really benefit from the same perfect service and excellent cuisine.
The chef's menu changes every day, but the price of the average appetizer ranges from $25 to $40, and the main course is $30-
$45 and dessert $10-$15.
There's a chance to splurge, like $125 100-day dry-
But if you choose wisely, you can enjoy the three lessons of the Keller Award --
Win cooking for $70.
The best?
Service included.
The highlights of the day I was eating included a duck foie gras and then delicious --
The rich butter of Novia Scotia lobster.
By American standards, the portion size was not large, but after three sessions I was pleasantly fed, not stretchers --me-
You can often follow the feel of the tasting menu at home.
If you want a more affordable option, go downstairs and you will find Keller's Bouchon Bakery is a modern, trendy, French bakery
The style cafe, bread, pastries and delicious macarons all come from their own pastry kitchen. A three-
Lunch here will give you a wallet. warming $24. 95.
Time Warner Center Columbus Circleperseny. com; bouchonbakery.
Daniel Boulud's flagship restaurant on the Upper East Side of the same name, comDanielLike itself, is one of six restaurants in Manhattan, with four coveted by the New York Times --star rating. The three-
The Course fix menu costs $108 (
$168 with wine)
Or eight.
Course tasting menu at a price of $220 (
$350 with wine).
If these prices look expensive, it is worth mentioning that you can go back to the less formal bar and lounge area in the restaurant to order.
Appetizer at $38-
The price range of $51 is from $57 to $75, which is still not a cost effective price, but it does mean that you can say that you have tasted some of the three samples of BouludMichelin-star cuisine.
Personally, I would suggest sitting in a bar and watching the world with one of the restaurant's trademark elderflower --
Into the white universe ($19).
The night I was eating
Didi and a mysterious blonde were brought in by a group of people in black. style bouncers.
Boulud's restaurants become more informal and more affordable when you head to the city center. The French-
DB Bistro Moderne near Times Square has three great restaurantscourse pre-
$45 theater menu or you can't make a mistake for its decadent DB Burger ($32)
Beef loin burger with braised pork ribs, foie gras and black truffle.
Go to bowrie and you will find the entrance to Boulud-
Kitchen and Bar in DBGB.
This lively and open
Great value three-Plan restaurant-
A $27 course lunch allows you to sample one of 14 housesmade sausages.
Order and you will find a dazzling array of salads, soups, sausages and seafood, as well as my favorite Boulud burger, which is properly named Piggie ($19)
This is a beef pie made with a mixture of pulled meat and jalapeno mayonnaise.
Daniel, No. 60 East 65 Street;
DB Bistro Moderne, 55 West 44 th Street;
DBGB Kitchen and Bar in 299 Bowery; danielnyc. com.
MasaMasa is the most expensive restaurant in New York City and has a place in the culinary customs of New York.
No menu;
All you have to do is eat whatever food San Francisco zhengcong and his team decide to prepare.
Oh, you will pay $450 for this privilege (
Not including sake).
According to the New York Times, the food here is "very special, and the taste and preparation are unforgettable ".
It declared Massa "the largest sushi restaurant in the city.
But what if you're willing to buy a new TV for $450?
Don't despair, just next door.
Bar Masa is a more affordable branch of Masa, offering many of the same dishes at a fraction of the cost.
The Bar Masa does not accept reservations, but when I show up at 7: 30. m.
There are still plenty of tables available on Thursday.
The narrow dining room sits on a long table against the wall, or you can sit in the bar, where the counter is an impressive piece of polished wood.
The prices of sushi, sashimi, soup and salad on the menu are mostly below $14$40 range.
I suggest you consult a well.
The notification server that helps you to select.
We started with a few signature cocktails from Massa: delicious spicy ginger shiso mojito, made with rum, fuzzy ginger and shiso leaves, and dangerous ones made up of lychee
Vodka, sake and wineGermain.
Next is the most light and delicious Japanese food I have ever had.
Sweet dried hairy crab decorated with chrysanthemum petals;
Nakajima bluefin tuna scraped off the bones and seasoned slightly with mustard and soy sauce;
The spicy "dancing" shrimp is served with a lively jalapeno sauce.
Even less extravagant dishes
Soba salad with fig and salmon avocado sushi roll-
Excellent.
The biggest challenge you will face at Bar Masa is not ordering the entire menu.
In this case, you can also eat next door.
Time Warner Center Columbus Circlemasanyc. com.
Rob McFarland is a freelance writer in Sydney, Australia.