MICHELIN Guide Inspectors spend all year on the road uncovering the best restaurants to recommend—and what they've found is too good to keep a secret. Whet your appetite with a sneak peek of the 2022 MICHELIN Guide New York—30 new additions across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and Westchester. All new Bib Gourmands and Stars will be announced later this autumn. Bon appétit!
Manhattan
Al Coro (Chelsea)
Cuisine: ItalianChef Melissa Rodriguez is back at this long-awaited spot. The dining room sets the stage for a kitchen that dances behind the curtain, reveling in the unexpected and sidestepping tradition for a fixed menu of modern Italian dishes with subtle nods to New York.
Al Coro © Natalie Black/Al Coro
La Devozione: The Oval (Chelsea)
Cuisine: ItalianThe first international outpost from Italy's 110-year-old, family-run Pastificio Di Martino, this multi-concept space nestled within the Chelsea Market houses a pasta shop along with two dining spaces, including The Oval. The aptly named counter awaits diners who will twirl their forks through a seven-course pasta tasting menu.
La Devozione: The Oval © Chris Frederico/La Devozione: The Oval
Oiji Mi (Flatiron)
Cuisine: KoreanChef Brian Kim and his team honed their modern Korean cuisine at the now-shuttered Oiji before moving uptown to open Oiji Mi. This time, they've delivered a notch above, with a sleek space attended to by a fleet of staff. There is a refinement and a more subtle approach to flavors on this prix fixe menu.
Oiji Mi © Christian Harder/Oiji Mi
Sona (Flatiron)
Cuisine: IndianChef Hari Nayak is the man in charge of Priyanka Chopra-Jonas' buzzy restaurant venture. With a few global operations under his belt, Chef Nayak turns out dishes with novel inflections.
Sona © Melanie Dunea/Sona
Cadence (East Village)
Cuisine: VeganThe tiny space packs considerable charm but the kitchen is the one that shines, focusing on building flavors and creating dishes with seasonal vegetables rather than alternatives posing as meat. It's one creative riff after another.
Cadence © Eric Medsker/Cadence
HAGS (East Village)
Cuisine: ContemporaryFrom co-owners Chef Telly Justice and Camille Lindsley comes this petite restaurant with just 14 seats that welcomes all with its inclusive ethos. Choose from two contemporary tasting menus; one vegan and one omnivore.
HAGS © Camille Lindsley/HAGS
Jolene (Greenwich Village)
Cuisine: AmericanIt's not just looks that lean American bistro; the compact menu spans the classics from smoked trout to chicken Milanese. The dishes are straightforward with focused flavors and good-sized portions.
Jolene © Eric Medsker/Jolene
Semma (Greenwich Village)
Cuisine: IndianChef Vijay Kumar, most recently of San Francisco's Rasa, switched coasts to run the show at Semma, where regional south Indian cuisine is on full display.
Semma © Paul McDonough/Semma
Chambers (Tribeca)
Cuisine: ContemporaryMaster Sommelier Pascaline Lepeltier has built a wine program with adventure, back vintages and surprising affordability in mind. Meanwhile, the kitchen knows its boundaries, delivering seasonal, friendly dishes that never threaten to overpower what’s in the glass.
Chambers © Kate Previte/Chambers
One White Street (Tribeca)
Cuisine: ContemporaryThe lower level operates more like a wine bar with a casual menu and crowds aplenty, while the higher floors offer a seasonal tasting menu, starring products sourced from their upstate farm.
One White Street © Nicole Franzen/One White Street
L'Abeille (Tribeca)
Cuisine: FrenchChef Mitsunobu Nagae is a calm, collected presence in the open kitchen, and years spent working at Joël Robuchon restaurants worldwide are evident.
L'Abeille © Nicole Franzen/L'Abeille
Ito (Financial District)
Cuisine: Japanese/SushiChef/owners Masashi Ito and Kevin Kim have no interest in a solemn sushi temple and, in the shadow of One World Trade, their 14-seat counter is full-on revelry.
Ito © Noah Fecks/Ito
Tagmo (Financial District)
Cuisine: IndianThis brick-and-mortar opening comes after operating as an online-only confections shop in 2019 and later pivoting to meal delivery. The plant-forward menu offers homey, comforting dishes from across all regions of India.
Tagmo © Molly Tavoletti/Tagmo
Reverence (Harlem)
Cuisine: ContemporaryProudly Californian, Chef Russell Jackson switched coasts and now commands Reverence. Set along Harlem's historic stretch of Strivers' Row, it is one of the most exciting restaurants in northern Manhattan.
Reverence © Cassie Zhang/Reverence
Contento (East Harlem)
Cuisine: South AmericanA concise, clever wine list is poured into Austrian crystal to accompany a range of sophisticated dishes that bear a Peruvian accent. Sample the ceviche classico, revealing diced pieces of wild striped bass in a leche de tigre with cancha and slivered red onion.
Contento © Mikhail Lipyanskiy/Contento
Clay (Harlem)
Cuisine: ContemporaryClay is located on a charming brownstone-lined street just south of the cacophony of 125th Street. Pastas are the highlight of the menu, with offerings like squid ink calamarata with crab, Fresno chile and crispy garlic.
Clay © Andrea Needell/Clay
Covacha (Upper West Side)
Cuisine: MexicanThe tequila selection is a perfect companion to the Jalisco cooking. It's not your typical Mexican menu: think of everything from delicious and messy shrimp ajillo with hollandaise to torta ahogadas with birote salado, pork and oregano-spiked tomato sauce.
Covacha © Covacha
Gem (Lower East Side)
Cuisine: ContemporaryChef McGarry's unabashedly ambitious techniques with seasonal ingredients result in a remarkably vivid culinary vision. He delivers confident, boldly creative tasting menus that shift with the seasons.
Gem © Peden Monk/Gem
Sami & Susu (Lower East Side)
Cuisine: MediterraneanOn busy Orchard Street, this neighborhood gem hides in plain sight, anchored by a kitchen that doesn’t even have a proper gas stove. Seasonal, bright and unfussy, the menu is small but endlessly tempting as it roams the Middle East for inspiration.
Sami & Susu © Rana Duzyol/Sami & Susu
Peak (Midtown West)
Cuisine: ContemporaryDinner at Peak, next door to The Edge at Hudson Yards, stands above the competition in this high-end complex, and while the crowd of mostly tourists and business types is largely here for those views, the food is far from a concession.
Peak © Charissa Fay/Peak
The Lambs Club (Midtown West)
Cuisine: AmericanHoused within the stylish Chatwal Hotel, the restaurant brings genuine culinary chops to the neighborhood, thanks to chef Michael White and his talented team.
The Lambs Club © Evan Sung/The Lambs Club
San Carlo Osteria Piemonte (Soho)
Cuisine: ItalianThis osteria offers some of the most authentic regional Italian in town focusing on the Piemonte region bordering Switzerland and France. Naturally, dishes reflect a unique blend of influences.
San Carlo Osteria Piemonte © Francesco Sapienza/San Carlo Osteria Piemonte
Brooklyn
Aldama (Williamsburg)
Cuisine: MexicanRestaurateur Christopher Reyes and chef Gerardo Alcaraz have brought the music, mezcal and warm spirit of Mexico to Brooklyn. And, the cooking here also delivers, reflecting deep (and delicious) ties with dishes that are creatively rendered.
Aldama © Andrea Glisic/Aldama
Ensenada (Williamsburg)
Cuisine: MexicanIf the decor doesn't give it away, the menu will. It's all about seafood here, albeit with a Mexican bent. The aguachiles present a pick your own edible adventure, allowing diners to select seafood or go fish-free.
Ensenada © Adam Friedlander/Ensenada
Sobre Masa (Bushwick)
Cuisine: MexicanEvery meal at this Bushwick tortilleria must begin with a basket of chips and guacamole. The chips are freshly fried, made in-house in the same kitchen where you can watch the team nixtamalize, mill and knead heritage Mexican corn into beautiful, soft tortillas.
Sobre Masa © Melissa Hom/Sobre Masa
Clover Hill (Brooklyn Heights)
Cuisine: ContemporaryThe talented chef Charlie Mitchell cooks with irresistible suaveness and confidence, making the most out of top-rate ingredients, delicious sauces and thoughtful combinations.
Clover Hill © Signe Birck/Clover Hill
Place des Fêtes (Clinton Hill)
Cuisine: ContemporaryThis Clinton Hill hangout, courtesy of the talented team behind Oxalis cooks as great as it pours, and both the food and the wines lean Spanish.
Place des Fêtes © Chris Coe/Place des Fêtes
Risbo (Prospect Lefferts Gardens)
Cuisine: AmericanA "Parisian rotisserie with a Brooklyn vibe" seems a perfectly apposite way to describe this affable escape from chef/owner Boris Ginet.
Risbo © Briana Balducci/Risbo
Queens
Zaab Zaab (Elmhurst)
Cuisine: ThaiElmhurst is rich with talented Thai kitchens, but this one stands out for its fiery Isan-style cooking and prowess with seafood. It would be a mistake to show up without friends – or at least a very serious appetite.
Zaab Zaab © Brandtree Media/Zaab Zaab
Westchester
La Casa Bronxville (Bronxville)
Cuisine: MexicanChef Victor "Erik" Lopez worked closely with Chef Cosme Aguilar at Casa Enrique, and his focused carte is an ode to fine Mexican cuisine. Tacos take on an especially delicious turn, while brisket with smoky onions is luscious and tender.
La Casa Bronxville © La Casa Bronxville
Hero image: Ensenada © Adam Friedlander/Ensenada
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