Exclusive | Shell shock: Is this New Yorks most expensive egg dish? Why the pricey spread at this iconic eatery is more lusted after than ever

Is this spread one of the most eggs-orbitant dishes in NYC?A dollar will buy you a single egg at Big Apple bodegas nowadays as prices have been yolked up to over $10 a dozen, but at Delmonico’s, you’ll need a Benjamin to indulge in its special offering.Instead of buckling under the eggs-treme price pressure, the fine-dining institution — where JFK chowed down, Mark Twain celebrated his 70th birthday, and Hollywood starlets like Marilyn Monroe and Lana Turner enjoyed its famed steaks and ice-cold martinis — is leaning into egg-flation and reintroducing its off-menu, elevated Benedict dish.The famed hollandaise-soaked concoction was reportedly invented at the classy FiDi digs, named after 1860s-era Delmonico’s customer LeGrand Benedict, who had a word with the chef after becoming tired of the menu.But that esteemed history doesn’t make it immune to egg-flation, so the legendary steakhouse hatched an ultra-luxurious spin on the original — carton prices be damned.Say hello to Delmonico’s Royal Eggs Benedict, a formerly off-menu item that was recently promoted as part of a trend to upgrade the humble egg from tired kitchen staple to something worthy of a fine-dining standout.Selling for a whopping $52, its eye-popping price tag gets you their classic Benedict topped with luscious butter-poached lobster and glistening Ossetra caviar.If that’s not enough, they also throw on some black truffle for good measure.

It’s all served on in-house sourdough brioche.“​​Our customers crave indulgent experiences,” owner Max Tucci told The Post.They pushed it out to goof on egg-steria ‘25, considering the USDA just noted egg prices are expected to rise even more this year.“Eggs are extremely sexy on everything,” Dennis Turcinovic, managing partner of Delmonico’s Hospitality Group, told The Post. “Our Eggs Benedict was always popular, but ever since egg prices have gone up and they’ve become extinct in the supermarket, they’re even more lusted ...