Top 10 Most Expensive Meals Ever

Lâm Oanh 7 0 Error

With the creation and development of human beings, food nowadays is not only for eating but for enjoying, especially for the rich. A royal meal may cost a lot ... read more...


  1. For those who prefer paying $25,000 USD for a meal rather than traveling around the world or a retirement plan, Grand Velas Los Cabos Taco would be an impressive choice.


    Taco is a traditional dish of the Mexican. This dish consists of a crust made from flour or crispy corn flour, the filling is made from meat, fish, beef, chicken, and pork with mushrooms, peppers, tomatoes, etc. Due to its colorful appearance and attractive taste, taco becomes a favorite dish of many people.


    As the most expensive meal ever worldwide, the Grand Velas Los Cabos Taco is only served in the Frida restaurant of a luxury resort in Mexico. Rare and premium ingredients used to create this expensive meal include Kobe beef, black truffle brie cheese, and Almas Beluga caviar. The salsa is also unique, made of dried Morita chili peppers, amazing Anejo tequila, and civet coffee, the most expensive kind of coffee in the world.


    Created by Executive Chef Juan Licerio Alcala, Grand Velas Los Cabos Taco should accompany Ley.925 Pasión Azteca Ultra Premium Añejo Tequila, the best beverage to complete the meal. This decadent taco meal is served in Frida from 6 p.m to 11 p.m every day, both outdoor terrace and indoor seating are available. If you are into trying luxurious things around the world, come to Mexico and enjoy the memorable Grand Velas Los Cabos Taco.


    Price: $25,000 USD

    Chef: Michel Mustière

    Location: Frida Restaurant, Mexico


    Photo: CNBC
    Photo: CNBC
    Photo: Cabo San Lucas News
    Photo: Cabo San Lucas News


  2. The Fortress Stilt Fisherman Indulgence is considered the most expensive dessert globally with a price of $14,500 USD. This dessert is a tribute to one of Sri Lanka's most popular traditions, stilt fishing.


    Born in Sri Lanka, the dessert is an Italian cassata gilded with gold leaf combined with Irish ice cream. It is served with mango, pomegranate compote, and champagne Sabayon. The dessert impressed people with its decoration showing a fisherman clinging to the stilt and an 80-carat aquamarine. This beautiful chocolate carving statue describes the old local fishing practice and becomes the signature of the dish.


    Despite the high cost, customers from Japan and around the world have contacted to try this luxurious meal and see the unique appearance of the Fortress Stilt Fisherman Indulgence. No matter how the taste is, this expensive dessert is worth the price due to its meticulous design and cultural meaning. Any customer experiencing the dessert will have an impression of this destination to get back later on.


    The dessert Fortress Stilt Fisherman Indulgence is only available at Wine 3 in Sri Lanka upon the special request of the customer.


    Price: $14,500 USD

    Made by: Fortress Resort and Spa

    Location: Galle, Sri Lanka


    Photo: Dia Diem Du Lich
    Photo: Dia Diem Du Lich
    Photo: Success Yeti
    Photo: Success Yeti

  3. Louis XIII Pizza is said to be the pizza for the King. If you are incredibly rich, you should enjoy Louis XIII pizza - one of the most expensive meals in the world. The dish will be prepared in your home by chef Renato Viola, one of the best chefs in Italy.


    The pizza is 20cm in diameter and suitable for two people. The ingredients to make this pizza include a special, aromatic dough from Arabia and topped with pink salt from the Murray River. Before processing, the dough must be stored for seventy-two hours for the best flavor. Louis XIII Pizza has a very sophisticated topping and is made with special ingredients such as buffalo mozzarella cheese, lobster, and caviar selected from many regions around the world. Especially, the chef serves this expensive Pizza directly at your house and you are required to book 72 hours in advance for the best preparation.


    The incredible topping is caviar in three colors, Norwegian lobster, pink Australian salt, Cilento prawns, and genuine Mozzarella For a more classy pizza meal, you can order 2 super expensive drinks, Remy Martin Cognac Louis XIII and Krug Clos du Mesnil 1995 champagne.


    Price: $12,000 USD

    Made by: Renato Viola

    Location: Salerno, Italy


    Photo: Bella Bacinos
    Photo: Bella Bacinos
    Photo: Flickr
    Photo: Flickr

  4. Ranking fourth on the 10 most expensive meals ever seen on the planet is Fluer Burger. Despite being a kind of fast food, Fleur burger costs customers $5,000 USD.


    So, what's inside this incredibly expensive burger? According to CNBC, the Fleur Burger includes Wagyu beef for $100/450 grams, a few slices of truffle for $1,500/450 grams, and foie gras ($45/450 grams). The bun to wrap the above ingredients is also a premium kind of bread. In addition, the Fleur Burger also comes with the drink is a bottle of Chateau Petrus 1995, the classic cost about $ 3,000.


    The Fleur Burger is made by Chef Hubert Keller and served in his restaurant located inside the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. Contrary to popular belief that Fleur Burger will be unsold because of its high price, Fleur restaurant has sold a significant amount of this premium product thanks to its marketing strategies.


    The Fleur Burger is available at Fleur de Lys, a traditional French restaurant located at the Mandalay Bay Resort (Las Vegas, USA). If you are a fan of fast food and want to raise the experience of eating burgers to a higher level, come to Fleur de Lys and enjoy the most expensive burger in the world.


    Price: $5,000 USD

    Made by: Hubert Keller

    Location: Las Vegas


    Photo: Khaleej Times
    Photo: Khaleej Times
    Photo: The Daily Meal
    Photo: The Daily Meal

  5. Omelet should be a popular dish for people even the poor because eggs are available everywhere. However, do you know that an omelet called "The Zillion Dollar Lobster Frittata" may cost you $2,000 US dollars? The dish even earned an official entry in the "Guinness Book of World Records" as the most expensive omelet in the world.


    This breakfast was featured in a CNBC episode with the title "Secret Lives of the Super Rich" in 2016 due to its luxury. At that time, the Zillion Dollar Lobster Frittata only costs $1,000 dollars. However, the price of the dish is doubled because the restaurant wants to reflect the quality and cost of the caviar.


    The royal ingredients of the fifth most expensive meal in the world are an entire lobster, six fresh eggs, 10 ounces of Sevruga caviar, and extra cream, chives, and lobster sauce. The omelet is served on a layer of golden Yukon potatoes. If you are bored with eating normal omelets and prefer a luxurious experience with this kind of dish, call Norma's restaurant for booking a Zillion Dollar Lobster Frittata right now and enjoy the taste of money.


    Price: $2,000 USD

    Made by: Norma’s Chefs

    Location: New York


    Photo: CNBC
    Photo: CNBC
    Photo: The Mirror
    Photo: The Mirror

  6. Many people don't believe that a Pizza may cost $2,000 USD, but it actually exists on the menu of Industry Kitchen restaurant in New York. It is 24k Gold Pizza.


    24k Gold pizza is expensive because of its rare and excellent ingredients. Referring to baking powder, the pizza dough here is mixed with squid ink, so the cake has a very special black color. After that, the cake will be covered with a thick layer of Stilton cheese originating from England. Instead of using regular sausages, this $2,000 pizza uses fatty foie gras from France, making the dish even more classy.


    The most expensive part of this $2,000 pizza is the golden coating. The chef not only used edible gold leaf flakes to cover the entire surface, but they also sprinkled 24k gold powder on top of the pizza. The 24k Gold Pizza is also added with many decadent toppings such as the famous French truffle or the extremely expensive Ossetra Caviar from the Caspian Sea. These two expensive ingredients alone are enough for customers to understand the reason behind its $2000 price tag.


    Due to the complexity of the dish, it is recommended to order 48 hours in advance if you plan to try this expensive pizza.


    Price: $2,000 USD

    Made by: Industry Kitchen's Chef

    Location: New York


    Photo: Pizza Express
    Photo: Pizza Express
    Photo: Youtube
    Photo: Youtube

  7. Another golden meal on the list is Golden Sushi. As defined by the name, this sushi meal has a stunning golden appearance that costs you $1,978 dollars.


    As the father of Golden Sushi, Angelito Araneta Jr. will directly come to your house and prepare the roll when you place the order for this luxury meal. Araneta is considered a "Carat Chef" due to his decoration style inspired by gemstones. A Golden Sushi meal includes Palawan pearls (which are said to be the Pearls of the Orient Sea), foie gras, and pink Norwegian salmon. The toppings are also impressive with 24k karat gold leaf wrapped on the sushi's surface and 20-carat African diamonds. This list of royal ingredients makes it reasonable to have the price of $1,978 USD.


    The Chef said his artwork "Golden Sushi" is chosen as gifts in marriage proposals, during courtship, or on special occasions. With five pieces of sushi worth $1,978 USD, the Golden Sushi put its name on Guinness World Records as the most expensive Sushi ever in the world. If you are a fan of Sushi and have a lot of money, do not skip this impressive dish.


    Price: $1,978 USD

    Made by: Angelito Araneta Jr.

    Location: Philippines


    Photo: Mashed
    Photo: Mashed
    Photo: No Galic No Onions
    Photo: No Galic No Onions

  8. Chef Hiroyuki Urasawa's Michelin-starred restaurant Urasawa has always been known for its professionally prepared sushi dishes. Hiroyuki Urasawa opened his restaurant in 2003 when the previous owner moved to New York to open Masa (another luxurious restaurant). Restaurants have a “ten-second rule” that you must eat all the sushi in 10 seconds. According to Jonathan Gold, restaurant critic for the Los Angeles Times, you won't find a better reminiscence of Japan in the US.



    In this restaurant, only 10 people are served at a time. The 30-course omakase tasting menu of the restaurant costs each person $1,111 USD to enjoy a luxurious meal. They are prepared in a creative way with many premium ingredients such as thinly sliced beef with foie gras, lobster, and scallops.


    Enjoying the meal in Urasawa restaurant, you can see the Chef wearing blank kimono, standing in front of the wood bar, and making exquisite sushi. Some specialties you should try when coming to the restaurant are a wagyu beef tartare mixing with caviar and pickled radish, seared tuna belly wrapped around monkfish liver, black sesame dumpling stuffed with uni and gold leaf and so on.


    According to feedback from customers, every dish is incredibly fresh, flavored, and delicious. Wasabi and ginger served with the food are prepared from the fresh roots in front of your eyes.


    Price: $1,111

    Made by: Hiroyuki Urasawa

    Location: Los Angeles, California


    Photo: Eater LA
    Photo: Eater LA
    Photo: Time Out
    Photo: Time Out

  9. Listed in the Guinness World Records as the most expensive sundae in the world, Golden Opulence Sundae costs you $1,000 USD for a meal.


    Ice cream is a delicious summer refreshment and is widely sold all over the planet. However, for each different class of people, the "gout" of eating ice cream has its own distinct features. While most people like to eat chocolate popsicles, ice cream cones, or ice cream cups, the rich raise the level of ice cream with expensive ingredients.The Golden Opulence Sundae ice cream of Serendipity 3 restaurant in New York was born in 2005, celebrating the 50th birthday of Serendipity 3 restaurant - one of the best quality restaurants in New York City. In the beginning, the value of a glass of Golden Opulence Sundae was up to 1,000 USD/cup.


    If popular ice cream only uses glass cups, with Golden Opulence Sundae, diners will be able to use Baccarat Harcourt glasses - a special type of crystal glass used in the Vatican worth up to 300 USD. Especially, after enjoying the ice cream, this precious glass will become a gift for the diners. Two or three ultra-thin 23 carat gold foils are used to line the interior of the cup. As revealed by the chef, this ice cream is specially made from two types of vanilla originating in Tahiti and Madagascar. Additionally, outside the Golden Opulence Sundae ice cream is also covered with Amedei Porcelana chocolate. Food enthusiasts know that this is the most expensive chocolate in the world.


    Price:$1,000 USD

    Made by: Serendipity 3's Chef

    Location: New York


    Photo: CNBC
    Photo: CNBC
    Photo: BBC
    Photo: BBC

  10. Ultraviolet was founded by Paul Pairet and earned three Michelin stars for its luxury and amazing food. It is a kind of modern restaurant where diners can enjoy the food in every sense. A dinner menu has 20 courses and serves 10 people per night.


    Ultraviolet took the initiative to combine projection, light, flavor, and sound to transform a hall with only 10 seats into a virtual world, where appetizers are elevated to like a multi-sensory bold cinematic adventure. Besides the smartly decorated space, Ultraviolet also captivates all diners with its scrumptious food menu. First, you will enjoy a light salad, followed by seafood such as fresh oysters, caviar, lobster... and finally a variety of desserts. In particular, all are prepared directly by the famous French chef Paul Piret.


    Each dish has all the elements of aesthetics, sound, and taste. For example, when you enjoy seafood, on the wall there will be images of waves crashing against the shore, and the room is filled with the taste of the sea and the whispering sound of the wind and waves. To have the opportunity to immerse yourself in the wonderful space at Ultraviolet, you will have to pay $948 USD for a dinner.


    Price: $948 USD

    Made by: Paul Pairet

    Location: Shanghai


    Photo: Vendom
    Photo: Vendom
    Photo: Smart Shanghai
    Photo: Smart Shanghai



Toplist Joint Stock Company
Address: 3rd floor, Viet Tower Building, No. 01 Thai Ha Street, Trung Liet Ward, Dong Da District, Hanoi City, Vietnam
Phone: +84369132468 - Tax code: 0108747679
Social network license number 370/GP-BTTTT issued by the Ministry of Information and Communications on September 9, 2019
Privacy Policy