A spread of seafood at Crane Club.

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Evan Sung/Crane Club

Maybe you got that new job. Maybe you got that paycheck a day early. Maybe you quit that awful gig. Or perhaps you’re just excited to be eating out again. Sometimes these occasions call for fiscal prudence — the prevailing ethos for so many people, especially in an era of rampant inflation — but sometimes, these occasions call for a splurge.

New York is home to some of the country’s most expensive restaurants, but not all of them are very good restaurants. These venues are a curated selection of the best blowout meals at various price levels. This update adds like French Upper West Sider Essential by Christophe, revival Le Veau d’Or, world-famous Sushi Sho, the reinvented West Chelsea space now home to Crane Club, Eleven Madison’s Clemente Bar, Michelin-starred Indian Semma, French Japanese L’Abeille, and Brooklyn Italian Lilia.

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