Source: wikimedia commons. While there is a great demand for value-for-money venues, there are some restaurants in the world where the cheapest meal costs a minimum of $180 and you need to book several months in advance to get a table.
Needless to say, therefore, such places are only accessible to those with a rather hefty bank account and who want to have aunique culinary experience, often within fairytale locations.
The dishes are cooked with the finest ingredients, and for some people dining here is a must in order to enjoy the experience.
Here is Pedia.com'sranking of the 10 most expensive restaurants in the world.
10 - Gordon Ramsay Restaurant, London - from €165
Owned by chef Gordon Ramsey, this restaurant is located in London's Chelsea district and has 3 Michelin stars.
Dishes are French in origin and always based on seasonal produce; they include 3 courses and among them the Cotswold lamb, pan-fried scallops and roast veal with sautéed fois.
The wine list is rich and plentiful and for the discerning diners, the wine cellar has a $18,850 (€17,300 approx) bottle.
9 - Misoguygawa, Kyoto - from €248
In ninth place is a restaurant in central Kyoto that boasts three Michelin stars and has an eight-course menu.
There aretwo types of cuisine on offer, one offering traditional French dishes and the other a Japanese-French fusion mix. Popular dishes include beef fillet with potato soufflé, roasted pumpkin and buttered beans, and for dessert chocolate marquise with berries and pistachio cream sauce.
The restaurant must be booked at least five days in advance and there is a choice of private rooms for special functions or corners of total privacy.
8 - Ithaa Undersea Restaurant, Maldives from €303
The first all-glass underwater restaurant is located in the Maldives, 16 feet below the surface of the Indian Ocean.
It is an exclusive place, whose name'Ithaa' means mother-of-pearl in the Maldivian language, and from every table you can get a view of the corals and fish that live in this beautiful sea.
The restaurant can accommodate a maximum of 14 people at a time and the menu offers delicacies such as lobster carpaccio, duck agnolotti, truffle gnocchi Black Angus beef fillet and much more.
When you consider the dishes that are served and the location all things considered, the price is not even that excessive.
7 - Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester Hotel, London from €322
Another starred establishment in the heart of London, this restaurant is located inside the Dorchester Hotel, one of the city's finest, and is world famous for its 7 different seasonal dishes.
The dishes all come from contemporary French cuisine and the chef recommends Halibut fillet, sautéed calamari, Veloute prawn and Irish sea urchin.
It is also possible to request a seven-course black truffle menu.
he restaurant's dress code is'smart-casual': jacket and shirt, and long trousers are recommended for men. Sports clothes and trainers are not accepted in the dining room.
6 - Aragawa, Tokyo from €345
Located in the basement of an office building in Tokyo, this seemingly humble venue houses one of the most expensive steakhouses in the world.
Only 22 people can eat at a time after booking well in advance and it is the perfect place for meat lovers.
The best Kobe steak is cooked here, the breed of beef that is massaged daily and fed with love.
There are many cuts and varieties of meat on the menu, as well as smoked salmon and a few other specialities depending on the season.
5 - Restaurant de l'Hôtel de Ville, Crissier from €381
Source: wikimedia commons. Fifth on the list is this Swiss restaurant that has been blessed with a succession of award-winning chefs.
The culinary offering allows guests to have afull sensory experience with divine dishes such as white catfish cooked with lemongrass, roasted summer mushrooms and red fruit soufflé.
The focus on the freshness and seasonality of the ingredients make this a place where you won't spend less than €380, not including the wines of course.
4 - Maison Pic, Valence from €410
This restaurant in the south of France has been in business for 130 years and has seen three generations of the Pic family, now led by head chef Anne-Sophie Pic, succeed one another.
The use of unfashionable ingredients, expertly combined fresh produce and an unusual touch have earned the restaurant 3 Michelin stars.
Inside an elegant room with soft lighting and artistic furnishings, you can enjoy candied turnips, goat cheese, blue lobster with red fruits and delicious chocolate desserts.
3 - Plaza Athénéé, Paris from €510
This isinside a fashionableluxury hotel in Paris.
The interior features Baroque Renaissance-style décor with magnificent gold crystal chandeliers and only fresh and exotically imported produce is served in the kitchen.
The chefs' choice since last year has been to eliminate foie gras from the menu, to reduce filet mignon and tartare and to focus more on fish, vegetables and cereals.
2 - Masa, New York City from €600
In Manhattan's Time Warner Center in New York City is the second most expensive restaurant in the world, an upmarket Japanese-style establishment founded in 2004 by Masa Takayama, the man who pioneered thesushi experience in internationalfine dining.
There is no set menu but popular dishes include grilled shrimps, fancy maki rolls, tuna topped with beluga caviar and much more.
To get a table, reservations must be made at least three weeks in advance and those who don't show up will still be charged $200 from their credit card, which is required when reserving.
1 - SubliMotion, Ibiza from €2,000
At the top of the list is this club frequented only by people with a lot of money or those who want to pretend they have some.
It isinside the Hard Rock Hotel in Playa d'en Bossa in Ibiza, is run by chef Paco Roncero and the location features a single table for 12 people in a bare setting where lights and video projections warm the room during the sensory and gastronomic experience.
There are 25 members working inside including chefs, waiters, illusionists and DJs who for around €2,000 try to offer the best.
What do you eat? It is always a surprise consisting of 20 tastings.