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A Boring Dystopia
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I used to go out to NYC restaurants frequently and I don't think I've ever spent $100 per person, including drinks. There are some very expensive restaurants out there but unless you're deliberately looking for them, even relatively nice places will have food for $20 to $40 and cocktails for $10 to $15.
(I don't go to the sort of restaurants where you have to dress formally, but then again neither does almost anyone going on a date, unless they're either rich or a celebrity.)
Twenty years ago?
My favorite Thai restaurant has nothing on the menu over $40. Or how about this nice vegan place with nothing over $25? And nothing over $30 at my favorite place in Brighton Beach. I could make a long list - I used to go out to eat two or three times a week. But really, if you walk into pretty much any restaurant where men aren't wearing suits, those are the prices you'll see.