Michelin Guide Releases Its NYC Picks
Confirms claims that the Big Apple has lost its status as the best food city in America.
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With its annual guides that have been in circulation since 1904, Michelin can make or break the world’s biggest and most influential restaurants. And, as the food world has been speculating leading up to the Guide’s publication on Monday, it can also upend a city’s claim to being a top food destination. At least in theory.
With the demotion of Jean-Georges from three stars (“Exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey”) to two stars (“Excellent cooking, worth a detour”), the number of three-star restaurants in New York drops from six to five. When compared with the San Francisco Bay Area’s seven in the same category, some are saying that NYC is no longer top dog.
Still, with five restaurants in the three-star category, 11 in the two-star category and 55 in the one-star category (and all 124 of those Bib Gourmands, awarded for “exceptionally good food at moderate prices”), New York still has plenty of spots where you can get your chew on. Try anything you loved? Any dream dinners in the datebook? Let us know what you think using #GeniusKitchen.
Three Stars
Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare
Eleven Madison Park
Le Bernardin
Masa
Per Se
Two Stars
Aquavit
Aska
Atera
Blanca
Daniel
Jean-Georges
Jungsik
Ko
Marea
The Modern
Sushi Ginza Onodera
One Star
Agern
Ai Fiori
Aldea
Aureole
Babbo
Bar Uchu
Bâtard
Blue Hill
The Breslin
Café Boulud
Café China
Carbone
Casa Enrique
Casa Mono
Caviar Russe
The Clocktower
Contra
Cote
Del Posto
Delaware and Hudson
Dovetail
Faro
The Finch
Gabriel Kreuther
Gotham Bar and Grill
Gramercy Tavern
Günter Seeger NY
Hirohisa
Jewel Bako
Junoon
Kajitsu
Kanoyama
Kyo Ya
L’Appart
La Sirena
La Vara
Luksus
Meadowsweet
Minetta Tavern
The Musket Room
Nix
NoMad
Peter Luger
Rebelle
The River Café
Rouge Tomate
Semilla
Satsuki
Sushi Amane
Sushi Inoue
Sushi of Gari
Sushi Yasuda
Sushi Zo
Take Root
Tempura Matsui
Tori Shin
Tulsi
Uncle Boons
Ushiwakamaru
Wallsé
ZZ’s Clam Bar
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