While most restaurants are running "recession specials" or creating some kind of crazy happy hour deal just to get butts in seats, these three food purveyors are holding strong at ridiculous prices. We salute your obsession with opulence and your commitment to over-the-top prices.

First up: The $175 Richard Nouveau Burger at Burger Shoppe in deep downtown. This burger is made of gold prime Kobe beef, grilled and topped with aged gruyere, shaved black truffles, foie gras and golden truffle mayonnaise. The RN Burger is actually the only super-pricey thing on the menu; everything else hovers around the $12-15 range.

Next: The $1,000 frittata at Norma's. This "Zillion Dollar Lobster Frittata" has 10 ounces of Sevruga caviar, which pushes it into a four-figure breakfast. If you're just feeling slightly flush, you can opt for the $100 version, which only comes with one ounce of caviar.

Finally: The $1,000 bowl of ice cream over at Serendipity 3. The Guinness World Record, Golden Opulence Sundae $1,000.00 (reservation required 48 hours in advance) comes with three scoops of the finest Tahitian vanilla bean ice cream, infused with gold leaf, then drizzled with the most expensive Parisian chocolate sauce, all resting on three $100-apiece Belgian truffles. And just to make sure you know this is an "opulent" sundae, there's also a tin of Beluga caviar on the side.