- Elite Traveler, a lifestyle publication for private jet owners, surveyed its readers – who are, yes, all private jet owners – about their favorite restaurants worldwide.
- Owning a private jet comes with a serious price tag, meaning the following list of top restaurants is curated by the wealthiest among us.
- Nearly all the establishments in the top 20 boast Michelin stars and specialize in multi-course tasting menus.
- The most popular culinary destinations on the list were New York City and Paris.
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If private jet owners are about as wealthy as it gets, it’s safe to assume their taste is pretty expensive, too. After all, owning a private jet is “not for the mere millionaires among us,” as Business Insider’s Katie Warren wrote earlier this year.
Private jet lifestyle publication Elite Traveler surveyed its readers about their favorite dining experiences around the world. Elite Traveler readers, for context, have an average net worth of $32 million and an average home value of $4.6 million. There are nearly 600,000 readers of the magazine, with an average age of 41, with 68% owning two or more homes. The average household income for an Elite Traveler reader is $7.9 million.
Unsurprisingly, the results of the survey included Michelin-starred spots around the world. Paris and New York City were the two standout culinary destinations: Five of the restaurants are in NYC, while another three are in Paris in this year’s top 20 alone.
Keep reading to see the top 20 restaurants beloved by the 1%, ranked in ascending order.
20. Restaurant Schwarzwaldstube
Location: Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
Chef: Torsten Michel
2018 ranking: 28
Michelin stars: 3
Dinner mains starting at: €78 ($87) for flamed sea bass with fennel and Provençal vegetables in an escabeche brew
19. Jean-Georges
Location: New York, USA
Chef: Jean-Georges Vongerichten
2018 ranking: 23
Michelin stars: 2
Dinner mains starting at: Prix fixe from $148-$586 depending on number of courses and addition of wine pairings - courses include scallop sashimi and herb-crusted venison
18. L'Arpège
Location: Paris, France
Chef: Alain Passard
2018 ranking: 21
Michelin stars: 3
Dinner mains starting at: Prix fixe tasting menu from €360-480 ($398-$531) depending on inclusion of meat - dishes include a fish of the day and blue lobster medallions
17. Pujol
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Chef: Enrique Olvera
2018 ranking: 18
Michelin stars: None
Dinner mains starting at: Undisclosed prix fixe price for a seven-course tasting menu including ceviche and traditional Mexican fare
16. Steirereck
Location: Vienna, Austria
Chef: Heinz Reitbauer
2018 ranking: 19
Michelin stars: 2
Dinner mains starting at: Prix fixe from $155-267 depending on number of courses and addition of wine - dishes include pheasant and pigeon and artichokes
15. Daniel
Location: New York, USA
Chef: Daniel Boulud
2018 ranking: 13
Michelin stars: 2
Dinner mains starting at: Four-course prix fixe from $158, wine pairings raise that base price to $300 - dishes include flambéed foie gras and roasted lamp chop
14. Pierre Gagnaire
Location: Paris, France
Chef: Pierre Gagnaire
2018 ranking: 16
Michelin stars: 3
Dinner mains starting at: Prix fixe starting €153 ($170) including beef tenderloin and cheese soufflé
13. D.O.M.
Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Chef: Alex Atala
2018 ranking: 14
Michelin stars: 2
Dinner mains starting at: Undisclosed prix fixe price for a tasting menu including hearts of palm and Amazon-region inspired dishes
12. Robuchon au Dôme
Location: Macau, China
Chef: Julien Tongourian
2018 ranking: 6
Michelin stars: 3
Dinner mains starting at: $126 for a crispy soft-boiled egg, caviar, and smoked salmon or duck breast and foie gras with candied ginger
11. The Fat Duck
Location: Bray, England
Chef: Edward Cooke
2018 ranking: 10
Michelin stars: 3
Dinner mains starting at: Prix fixe from £325 ($424) with an undisclosed menu inspired by the chef's childhood
10. El Celler de Can Roca
Location: Girona, Spain
Chef: Joan Roca
Ranking on 2018 list: 11
Michelin stars: 3
Dinner mains starting at: A $261 prix fixe for 14 courses excluding appetizers and desserts; additional $123 for matching wines
9. Le Bernardin
Location: New York, USA
Chef: Eric Ripert
Ranking on 2018 list: 8
Michelin stars: 3
Dinner mains starting at: Prix fixe starting at $93 with main dishes including sautéed Dover sole and pan-roasted monkfish
8. Restaurant Guy Savoy
Location: Paris, France
Chef: Guy Savoy
Ranking on 2018 list: 12
Michelin stars: 3
Dinner mains starting at: €478 ($529) for a 13-course prix fixe menu including caviar with smoked sabayon, braised duck foie gras, and pure chocolate
7. The Restaurant at Meadowood
Location: St. Helena, California, USA
Chef: Christopher Kostow
Ranking on 2018 list: 7
Michelin stars: 3
Dinner mains starting at: An undisclosed price for a three-course menu
6. Per Se
Location: New York, USA
Chef: Thomas Keller
Ranking on 2018 list: 4
Michelin stars: 3
Dinner mains starting at: A prix fixe at $355 for a nine-course chef's tasting menu or a nine-course vegetable tasting menu
5. Azurmendi
Location: Larrabetzu, Spain
Chef: Eneko Atxa
Ranking on 2018 list: 2
Michelin stars: 3
Dinner mains starting at: There are two prix fixe menus; both cost €220 ($243).
4. Osteria Francescana
Location: Modena, Italy
Chef: Massimo Bottura
Ranking on 2018 list: 5
Michelin stars: 3
Dinner mains starting at: €290 ($321) for a 12-course tasting menu including an eel starter dish and an ox rib eye
3. Eleven Madison Park
Location: New York, USA
Chef: Daniel Humm
Ranking on 2018 list: 3
Michelin stars: 3
Dinner mains starting at: $355 for a tasting menu, with an additional wine pairing menu for $175, according to NYEater
2. Alinea
Location: Chicago, USA
Chef: Grant Achatz
Ranking on 2018 list: 1
Michelin stars: 3
Dinner mains starting at: Prix fixe from $190-395 depending on the number of courses
1. Restaurant de L'Hôtel de Ville
Location: Lausanne, Switzerland
Chef: Franck Giovannini
Ranking on 2018 list: 9
Michelin stars: 3
Dinner mains starting at: €100 ($110) for duckling cooked in rose and wild duckling or medallions of scampi cooked with candied pumpkin
