One week ahead of the star announcement, Michelin released the coveted list of Bib Gourmand-designated restaurants. The MICHELIN Guide New York City 2019 selection includes a total of 129 establishments with this distinction, 27 of which are new.
Michelin inspectors have been eating their way around The Big Apple’s five boroughs for over 14 years. Introduced in 1997, Bib Gourmand restaurants are awarded by Michelin’s inspectors because they serve high quality food while making it possible to order two courses and a glass of wine or dessert for $40 or less (tax and gratuity not included).
An astonishing 50 styles of cuisine will appear in the 2019 red guide, including Italian, Middle Eastern and Italian, among others.
Ugly Baby, a Thai restaurant in Brooklyn led by chef Sirichai Sreparplarn, is one of the new entrants landing in the guide this year. “The petit restaurant is utterly charming and the menu is full of excellent, flavorful Thai dishes,” state Michelin’s anonymous inspectors of the Carroll Gardens eatery. Pata Café in Elmhurst, Queens also receives the Bib Gourmand accolade this year for its electric, zippy, sour, soulful, and, at times, blazing hot Thai fare.
In Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, Georgian Dream Café is arguably considered to be one of the best Georgian restaurants in the area, offering hearty bowls of chakapuli and juicy, charred kebabs.
New York City has its fair share of exceptional Chinese restaurants and the 2019 MICHELIN Guide New York City recognizes seven new spots with the Bib Gourmand.
Just as the weather turned in November of last year, Tang Hot Pot opened in the Lower East Side, bringing forth quality ingredients like USDA prime rib eye and “bubbling broths that had the kind of depth and flavor we hope for,” state inspectors. Just north of Flushing lies Legend of Taste in Whitestone, doling out Sichuan dishes that are expertly finessed. In SoHo, Charlie Chen—of Din Tai Fung dim sum fame—has partnered with Sean Tang and Toni Li, bringing magic to the neighborhood via soup dumplings and a lacquered duck at his Pinch Chinese restaurant. Hwa Yuan in Chinatown, Little Alley in Murray Hill, as well as Alley41 and Da Xi Sichuan, both in Flushing, also received the accolade.
Italian fare also continues to grow in the new guide: Chef Massimo Felici’s Vinum located on a surprising stretch of Bay Street on Staten Island shows great attention to detail, down to the house-baked bread and truffled veal and lamb meatballs. Emanual Concas, who mans the kitchen brigade at Ulivo in Gramercy, is off to a strong start. “The menu reads like a proper Italian lesson and requires nothing but the full attention of the kitchen,” say inspectors. Convivium Osteria, the brainchild of Sardinian chef Carlo Pulixi and his wife, Michelle, offers a focused and well-executed menu in Park Slope. Una Pizza Napoletana offers starters and desserts showing just as much refinement as the pizzas themselves. Few pizzas command as much fanfare as those by Anthony Mangieri, and inspectors were happy to see his return to the East Coast in April. Italian eateries Enzo’s of Wiliamsbridge (the Bronx) and Houdini Kitchen Laboratory (Queens) have also achieved Bib Gourmand status.
The Flower Shop has become a popular watering hole for the Lower East Side area since opening in March of last year. Inspectors were impressed by the food, which pulls from pub classics like meat pies, Scotch eggs and fish and chips.
This year also saw a lot of notable closures, including Chomp Chomp, Tfor, Hecho en Dumbo, Mapo Tofu, Ganso Ramen, Rye and Uncle Zhou.
Congratulations to all Bib Gourmand-designated restaurants in the MICHELIN Guide New York City 2019. View the full list below:
Bib Gourmand Selection
Achilles Heel
Alley 41 (NEW)
Alta Calidad
Amelie (NEW)
Angkor
Arharn Thai
Atla
Atoboy
Baker & Co.
Bar Primi
Bellwether (NEW)
Bunker
Buttermilk Channel
Casa del Chef Bistro
Cervo’s (NEW)
Cho Dang Gol
ChouChou
Ciccio
Congee Village
Convivium Osteria (NEW)
Cotenna
Da Xi Sichuan (NEW)
Dim Sum Go Go
DOMODOMO
Don Antonio by Starita
Donostia
Double Zero
Dumpling Galaxy
East Harbor Seafood Palace
Egg
El Molcajete
Enoteca Maria
Enzo’s (NEW)
Falansai
The Flower Shop (NEW)
Frankies 457 Spuntino
Freek’s Mill
Georgian Dream Café (NEW)
Glady’s
Glasserie
The Good Fork
Gran Eléctrica
Gregory’s 26 Corner Taverna
Hahm Ji Bach
HanGawi
Hao Noodle and Tea
Havana Café
High Street on Hudson
HinoMaru Ramen
Hometown Bar-B-Que
Houdini Kitchen Laboratory (NEW)
Hunan Bistro
Hunan Café
Hwa Yuan (NEW)
Il Poeta
J.G. Melon
Jin Ramen
J. Restaurant Chez Asta
Katz’s
Khe-Yo
Kiin Thai
Kiki’s
Kubeh (NEW)
Kung Fu Little Steamed Buns Ramen
La Morada
Land of Plenty
Larb Ubol
La Vara (NEW)
Lea
Legend of Taste (NEW)
Lil Gem (NEW)
Little Alley (NEW)
Llama Inn
Lupa
Luzzo’s
MáLà Project
Mar’s (NEW)
Mexicosina
Mile End
Miss Ada
Miss Mamie’s Spoonbread Too
Momofuku Noodle Bar
Momofuku Ssäm Bar
Mu Ramen
New Malaysia
Norma Gastronomia Siciliana
Nyonya
Olmsted
Oso
Paet Rio
Pata Café (NEW)
Pinch Chinese (NEW)
Pippali
Prime Meats
Prune
Purple Yam
Ribalta
Rider
Roberta’s
Rubirosa
Runner & Stone
Russ & Daughters Cafe
Salt & Bone Steakhouse (NEW)
San Matteo
Shalom Japan
Sip Sak
Soba-Ya
Somtum Der
Sottocasa
Speedy Romeo
Sweet Yummy House
Tang Hot Pot (NEW)
Tanoreen
Tomiño (NEW)
Tonchin (NEW)
Tong Sam Gyup Goo Yi
Tra Di Noi
Turkish Kitchen
21 Greenpoint
Ugly Baby (NEW)
Ulivo (NEW)
Una Pizza Napoletana (NEW)
Uva
Vida
Vinegar Hill House
Vinum (NEW)
Xixa
zero otte nove
Zoma
