Michelin has announced its annual ranking of restaurants in New York City.
Notably, Jean Georges, Jean-Georges Vongerichten's flagship restaurant inside the Trump International Hotel, was downgraded from three stars to two. It had previously held the top honor of three stars since 2006 when the New York Michelin guide was first established.
“It was a difficult decision for us to make,” Michael Ellis, director of the Michelin guide, told Eater today. “Unfortunately, we saw a slow
“Our hope is that he’ll be able to get that third star back very quickly,” Ellis continued.
Even with Jean Georges's downgrade, New York City still has the most Michelin stars of any U.S. city, though it no longer has the most three-starred restaurants. That honor belongs to the San Francisco Bay Area.
Six restaurants make their one-star debut this year, including Satsuki, Sushi Amane, Bar Uchu, Cote, The Clocktower, and a new iteration of Rouge Tomate; Sushi Ginza Onodera was upgraded from one star to two.
See this year's full list below.
THREE STARS: "EXCEPTIONAL CUISINE, WORTH A SPECIAL JOURNEY."
Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare
Eleven Madison Park
Le Bernardin
Masa
TWO STARS: "EXCELLENT COOKING, WORTH A DETOUR."
Aquavit
Aska
Atera
Blanca
Daniel
Jean Georges
Jungsik
Ko
Marea
The Modern
Sushi Ginza Onodera
ONE STAR: "HIGH-QUALITY COOKING, WORTH A STOP!"
Agern
Ai Fiori
Aldea
Aureole
Babbo
Bar Uchu
Bâtard
Blue Hill
The Breslin
Cafe Boulud
Cafe 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
Meadowsweet
Minetta Tavern
The Musket Room
Nix
NoMad
Peter Luger
Rebelle
The River Cafe
Rouge Tomate
Satsuki
Sushi Amane
Sushi Inoue
Sushi Yasuda
Sushi Zo
Tempura Matsui
Tori Shin
Uncle Boons
Ushiwakamaru
Wallsé
ZZ’s Clam Bar
This story originally appeared on Townandcountrymag.com.
* Minor edits have been made by the Townandcountry.ph editors.
