Spent $250 on omakase once and couldn't justify it to myself on the walk home. 10/10 would do again though. Sometimes your brain and your wallet are just having two different conversations, you know?

Honestly? I'd probably max out around $80-100 for a really special occasion, like an anniversary dinner at some fancy place. Anything beyond that just feels excessive when you could take that money and do something else with it. Plus I'm always gonna be that person who's more excited about the food than the price tag anyway.

This is actually a fascinating question about value perception. What we're willing to pay for a meal says something deeper about how we calculate worth - is it the ingredients, the experience, the chef's reputation, or the social currency of dining somewhere exclusive? I've spent $300+ on meals I'll remember forever, and $15 meals I've forgotten by next week. The money's almost irrelevant if the experience transcends it.