Per se (restaurant)

Per Se
The main dining room, February 2008
Restaurant information
Established	February 2004
Current owner(s)	Thomas Keller
Head chef	Thomas Keller
Chef	Eli Kaimeh
Food type	New American, French
Dress code	Jackets required
Rating	(Michelin Guide)
Street address	4th floor of the Time Warner Center at 10 Columbus Circle (at West 60th Street and Broadway) in Manhattan
City	New York City
State	New York
Postal/ZIP code	10019
Country	United States
Other information	prix fixe is $325
Website	www.thomaskeller.com/perseny

Per Se is a New American and French restaurant located on the fourth floor of the Time Warner Center at 10 Columbus Circle (at West 60th Street and Broadway) in Manhattan in New York City, owned by chef Thomas Keller. In 2011, it was called the best restaurant in New York City by the New York Times. The chef is Eli Kaimeh. Per Se is currently the third most expensive restaurant in the world after Sublimotion and Urasawa with an average guest spending approximately $851.

The owner is Thomas Keller, who is also involved in the restaurants French Laundry and Ad Hoc in Napa Valley; Bouchon in Napa Valley, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles; Bouchon Bakery in Napa Valley; and the Time Warner Center and Rockefeller Center in New York. Per Se opened in February 2004.

Keller chose restaurant/hotel designer Adam Tihany to draw together subtle references to The French Laundry and elements from both his and Keller's pasts; for example, the decorative blue door to the right of the main entrance is modeled after the blue door at The French Laundry.

The restaurant features a salon, bar, and wine cellar. Like Keller's previous project, The French Laundry, Per Se features two daily prix fixe menus, one of which is vegetarian.