18 November 2025
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New York is always full of surprises and so is this year's MICHELIN Guide to New York, with six new Stars shining bright.
In Three Star news, Sushi Sho is the latest restaurant to earn the highest award. A previous Two Star, this restaurant in the shadow of the New York Public Library promises an omakase like no other. The setting is its own marvel, featuring a spacious, eight-seat Hinoki counter flanked by towering ice boxes fronted with carved wood doors. The pace, breadth and persistence of excellence that unfolds here will impress even the most experienced sushi enthusiasts.
Meanwhile, MICHELIN-Starred Joo Ok has been promoted to Two Stars. This restaurant in the heart of Koreatown blends minimalist design with views of the Manhattan skyline, but it's the striking food that caught our Inspectors' eyes. Chef Chang-ho Shin offers a Korean tasting menu that feels both traditional and contemporary and exudes calm, collected refinement.
Bridges, formerly a recommended restaurant, has joined the esteemed One Star ranks this year. Set in Chinatown, the talented Sam Lawrence impresses guests in a dining room that possesses the ease and comfort of a bistro, while the kitchen cooks with noteworthy levels of drive and ambition. The tight menu is sparse on words and doesn’t fit neatly into the box of any one cuisine but know that inspiration and originality are in proper supply.
As for new additions, Huso has been reincarnated and is a new Star. Like before, the entrance is a caviar shop and further in, find a restaurant that is fully realized with all the bells and whistles. Flowing white drapes, big windows and generously spaced tables cut an elegant, sophisticated figure in cool TriBeCa. Refined and polished, the tasting menu deploys caviar in a sensible manner alongside a host of finely calibrated sauces.
Newly Starred Muku, an intimate spot with counter seats for around ten, is an ambitious restaurant that punches above its weight. The kaiseki-inspired menu highlights goho, or the Japanese rule of five, featuring five distinct cooking techniques from raw and grilled to simmered, steamed and fried. Seasonality is paramount, and these meticulous dishes showcase an impressive mastery of flavors.
Finally, Yamada also joins the One Star club. Chef Isao Yamada's life's work has been kaiseki, and this impressive venture adds an interesting facet to the roster of high-end Japanese dining in New York. Diners here are treated to a personal expression of seasonality, with each course highlighting a distinct method of preparation.
See the full list of Stars and Green Stars below.
Three Stars
Eleven Madison Park
Cuisine: Vegan, Contemporary
Jungsik
Cuisine: Korean
Le Bernardin
Cuisine: Seafood
Per Se
Cuisine Contemporary
NEW Three Star
Sushi Sho
Cuisine: Japanese
Two Stars
Aquavit
Cuisine: Scandinavian
Aska
Cuisine: Scandinavian
Atera
Cuisine: Contemporary
Atomix
Cuisine: Korean
Blue Hill at Stone Barns
Cuisine: American
César
Cuisine: Contemporary
Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare
Cuisine: Contemporary
Gabriel Kreuther
Cuisine: French
Jean-Georges
Cuisine: Contemporary
NEW Two Star
Joo Ok
Cuisine: Korean
Masa
Cuisine: Japanese
odo
Cuisine: Japanese
Saga
Cuisine: Contemporary
Sushi Noz
Cuisine: Japanese
The Modern
Cuisine: Contemporary
One Star
63 Clinton
Cuisine: Contemporary
Bar Miller
Cuisine: Japanese
bōm
Cuisine: Korean
NEW One Star
Bridges
Cuisine: Contemporary
Café Boulud
Cuisine: French
Casa Mono
Cuisine: Spanish
Corima
Cuisine: Mexican
Cote
Cuisine: Korean
Crown Shy
Cuisine: Contemporary
Daniel
Cuisine: French
Dirt Candy
Cuisine: Vegetarian
Essential by Christophe
Cuisine: French Contemporary
Estela
Cuisine: Contemporary
Family Meal at Blue Hill
Cuisine: American
Francie
Cuisine: Contemporary
Frevo
Cuisine: Contemporary
Gramercy Tavern
Cuisine: Contemporary
NEW One Star
Huso
Cuisine: Contemporary
Icca
Cuisine: Japanese
Jeju Noodle Bar
Cuisine: Korean
Jōji
Cuisine: Japanese
Jua
Cuisine: Korean
Kochi
Cuisine: Korean
Kosaka
Cuisine: Japanese
L’Abeille
Cuisine: French
La Bastide by Andrea Calstier
Cuisine: French
Le Coucou
Cuisine: French
Le Pavillon
Cuisine: French
Mari
Cuisine: Korean
Meju
Cuisine: Korean
NEW One Star
Muku
Cuisine: Japanese
Noda
Cuisine: Japanese
Nōksu
Cuisine: Contemporary
Noz 17
Cuisine: Japanese
Oiji Mi
Cuisine: Korean
Oxomoco
Cuisine: Mexican
Restaurant Yuu
Cuisine: French Contemporary
Rezdôra
Cuisine: Italian
Semma
Cuisine: Indian
Shion 69 Leonard Street
Cuisine: Japanese
Shmoné
Cuisine: Israeli
Shota Omakase
Cuisine: Japanese
Sushi Nakazawa
Cuisine: Japanese
Tempura Matsui
Cuisine: Japanese
The Four Horsemen
Cuisine: American
Torien
Cuisine: Japanese
Torrisi
Cuisine: Contemporary
Tsukimi
Cuisine: Japanese
Tuome
Cuisine: Fusion
NEW One Star
Yamada
Cuisine: Japanese
YingTao
Cuisine: Contemporary
Yoshino
Cuisine: Japanese
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