Michelin 2016 Stars for New York City

Two weeks ago, Ken and I attended the party to announce the 2016 Michelin Guide for NYC restaurants. We had such a great time last year (the party was at Gustavino’s and I recapped the event here). This year, the party was held at Manhattan Classic Car Club on Hudson, which was very fitting considering the Michelin brand is all about tires!

The format this year was a little different – last year, they sent out the list of all restaurants that made the list before hand; this year, however, they decided to wait until close to when the party started to send out the list to build anticipation. The restaurant chefs were notified beforehand but the press was surprised. Last year, they did stations for some of the Michelin stars (not sure how they picked the restaurants that were allowed to cook at the event but everything there was awesome), this year, however, it was catered and more of a party atmosphere.

The new Michelin-starred chefs received their Michelin jackets in a small ceremony and then all of the Michelin-starred chefs joined them on stage for a champagne toast:

We saw all of the archived Michelin guides of New York:

And also enjoyed some Macallan while eating Georgetown cupcakes:

The event was very enjoyable – with some celeb-chef sightings (David Cheng, Eric Ripert, Jean Georges, and Thomas Keller to name a few!) Here’s the full list of Michelin-starred restaurants for 2016 – so glad Sushi Yasuda made the cut!!

Three Stars (Exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey)

Jean-Georges
Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare
Eleven Madison Park
Le Bernardin
Masa
Per Se

Two Stars (Excellent cuisine, worth a detour)

Aquavit
atera
Blanca
Daniel
Ichimura
Jungsik
Marea
Modern (The)
Momofuku Ko
Soto

One Star (A very good restaurant in its category)

Ai Fiori
Aldea
Andanada
Aureole
Babbo
Bâtard
Betony
Blue Hill
Bouley
Breslin (The)
Brushstroke
Café Boulud
Café China
Cagen
Carbone
Casa Enríque
Casa Mono
Caviar Russe
Delaware and Hudson
Del Posto
Dovetail
Finch (The)
Gabriel Kreuther
Gotham Bar and Grill
Gramercy Tavern
Hirohisa
Jewel Bako
Juni
Junoon
Kajitsu
Kyo Ya
La Vara
Luksus at Tørst
Meadowsweet
Minetta Tavern
Musket Room (The)
M. Wells Steakhouse
NoMad
Peter Luger
Picholine
Piora
Pok Pok Ny
Public
Rebelle
River Café (The)
Rosanjin
Semilla
Somtum Der
Spotted Pig
Sushi Azabu
Sushi of Gari
Sushi Yasuda
Take Root
Telepan
Tempura Matsui
Tori Shin
Tulsi
Uncle Boons
Wallsé
ZZ’s Clam Bar