The latest selection promotes Sushi Ginza Onodera to the esteemed two-star category. Debuting in the 2017 Guide as a one-star, the New York location is the only Japanese-designated restaurant in the country to currently hold two stars.
“Our inspection team enjoyed their initial visits to Sushi Ginza Onodera, and return visits this year confirmed it is on par with two-starred sushi restaurants around the globe,” said Michael Ellis, international director of the MICHELIN Guide. “New York has great influences from the international culinary community, and that is evident in the supreme level that chefs here are preparing not just Japanese cuisine, but Italian, French, and 55 total cuisine types represented in the current Guide.”
New York is home to 56 one-starred restaurants, as well as five three-starred restaurants, a category with only 116 worldwide, including Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare, relocated to Midtown, and Eleven Madison Park, which has reopened this year after renovations.
Six new restaurants join this year’s star selections for the first time. Satsuki, a 10-seat sushi counter from Yuta Suzuki and son of maestro chef Toshio Suzuki, was awarded a star. A few blocks away in Midtown East at Sushi Amane, chef Shion Uino delivers nigiri of astonishing depth and with a complexity of flavors. And the Lower East Side earns its second Michelin-starred restaurant with Bar Uchū, a high-end concept with a kaiseki-inspired tasting menu. Here, head chef Samuel Clonts, formerly of Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare, brings his talents for crafting remarkable seafood dishes to the tasting menu.
In the Flatiron District, Korean steakhouse concept Cote earns a star under owner Simon Kim and chef David Shim. The Clocktower, located in the former Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. tower built in 1909 and now home to the New York Edition hotel, combines traditional and contemporary dishes thanks to chef Jason Atherton. And after much anticipation, Rouge Tomate finally reopened in a historic carriage house in Chelsea. Now under the direction of chef Alan Wise, the restaurant serves quality food with an emphasis on nutrition and health.
New York City also lost several starred restaurants due to closures. Two-starred Soto, as well as one-star restaurants Betony and Luksus at Torst, closed their doors at the end of last year. Earlier this summer, one-star Public restaurant in Manhattan’s NoLita, also shuttered. Andanada, a contemporary tapas spot on West 69th Street, also closed. And Semilla and Take Root, both located in Brooklyn, served their final meals in March.
Many congratulations to all the awardees. See the full list below:
Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare
Eleven Madison Park
Le Bernardin
Masa
Per Se
Two Michelin Stars
Aquavit
Aska
atera
Blanca
Daniel
Jean-Georges
Jungsik
Ko
Marea
The Modern
Sushi Ginza Onodera (New)
One Michelin Star
Agern
Ai Fiori
Aldea
Aureole
Babbo
Bar Uchū (New)
Bâtard
Blue Hill
The Breslin
Café Boulud
Café China
Carbone
Casa Enrique
Casa Mono
Caviar Russe
The Clocktower (New)
Contra
Cote (New)
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 Café
Rouge Tomate (New)
Satsuki (New)
Sushi Amane (New)
Sushi Inoue
Sushi Yasuda
Sushi Zo
Tempura Matsui
Tori Shin
Uncle Boons
Ushiwakamaru
Wallsé
ZZ’s Clam Bar
