As pricey ingredients trended, 2022 also saw several openings best described as Big Restaurants for Big Spenders. In LA, Niku X is an opulent temple to wagyu. In New York, the Nines, which hosted Baz Luhrman’s birthday party, encourages guests to dress up for its menu of classic cocktails, oysters, and foie gras, and like many new additions to the city’s cocktail scene, absolutely requires a reservation. Restaurateurs opened showy, inherently costly genres like French bistro, celebrity steakhouse, and tasting menus.
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