Its creators admit it is the ultimate in decadence: a hamburger that sells for $175 (R1 300).
The Wall Street Burger Shoppe raised its price from $150 this week to assure its designation as the costliest burger in the city as determined by Pocket Change, an online newsletter about the most expensive things in New York.
"Wall Street has good days and bad days," says co-owner Heather Tierney. "We wanted to have the everyday burger and then something special if you really have a good day on Wall Street."
The burger, created by chef and co-owner Kevin O'Connell, seeks to justify its price with a Kobe beef patty, lots of black truffles, seared foie gras, aged Gruyere cheese, wild mushrooms and flecks of gold leaf on a brioche bun. The eatery sells 20 or 25 a month in the fine dining room upstairs, compared with hundreds of $4 burgers each day at the diner counter downstairs, Tierney says.