{"id":299179,"date":"2026-07-18T01:04:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T01:04:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/299179\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T01:04:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T01:04:38","slug":"michelin-guide-teases-15-nyc-restaurants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/299179\/","title":{"rendered":"Michelin Guide Teases 15 NYC Restaurants"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Michelin Guide<\/a>, the French tire company’s international dining rating system, announced the second crop of New York restaurants<\/a> added to its directory this week. This means the 15 newly Michelin-recommended restaurants are under consideration for the organization’s Bib Gourmand or coveted stars.<\/p>\n

This group leans heavily on Manhattan restaurants, with nine entrants as opposed to three apiece for Brooklyn and Queens. Also, two of the Queens spots aren’t new at all.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Earlier in April, the anonymous inspectors announced<\/a> their first batch of nine additions of the year, which included Bong, Le Ch\u00eane, and Vato.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A Michelin rep notes that there are “no details to share at this time” about this year’s Michelin ceremony date or location. Last year’s<\/a> took place in November in Philadelphia, merging the announcements of New York, D.C., and Chicago, along with first-time ones for Boston and the host town.<\/p>\n

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Arthur. | Evan Sung<\/p>\n

132 Franklin Street, between Milton Street and Greenpoint Avenue, Greenpoint, Brooklyn<\/p>\n

The new bistro-ish<\/a> neighborhood restaurant, from co-owners and couple chef Kevin Finch and Alexa Finch, opened in April in the former Fulgurances space<\/a>. Michelin called<\/a> entrees such as the New York beef and the tilefish with summer squash and trout roe “memorable.”<\/p>\n

127 Atlantic Avenue, near Henry Street, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn<\/p>\n

Chefs and co-owners Brendan Kelley and Daniel Grossman originally opened their New American restaurant in Industry City<\/a> back in 2025, but moved it into these cozy digs<\/a> in Brooklyn Heights this past February. Michelin notes<\/a> that the dishes are “seriously leveled up” and also highlights the prawn pot pie<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

442 Graham Avenue, near Frost Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn<\/p>\n

The new two-floor pizzeria<\/a> with a playful approach opened<\/a> in April with Roman-style thin pizza and a disco ball. Michelin calls<\/a> the diavola pizza, a red-sauced pie with mozzarella, Calabrian soppressata, Pecorino Romano, hot honey, and basil, “spot-on.”<\/p>\n

536 E. Fifth Street, between Avenues A and B, East Village, Manhattan<\/p>\n

Two-Michelin-starred omakase Odo<\/a> spun off this casual Japanese restaurant<\/a> in February. Michelin says<\/a> that dining there feels “leisurely and intentional,” singling out the “charcoal-kissed mackerel with ponzu as well as dashi egg with rice, Hokkaido uni and seaweed.”<\/p>\n

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The durian crab curry at LenLen. | Liz Clayman\/LenLen<\/p>\n

40 E. 20th Street, near Park Avenue South, Flatiron, Manhattan<\/p>\n

Co-owners Wanisa Torboonsitikorn and chef Peter Ki Suk Tondreau \u2014 known for a bunch of food stands in Chelsea Market \u2014 opened<\/a> this fun Thai restaurant in August 2025. Michelin calls<\/a> the drinks just “as thoughtful as the kitchen,” and, for food, points to the “rich crab curry that balances sweetness, spice, and coconut milk with surprising finesse.”<\/p>\n

137 Eldridge Street, between Delancey and Broome streets, Lower East Side, Manhattan<\/p>\n

Chefs Sadie Mae Burns and Anthony Ha’s follow-up to their hit Ha’s Snack Bar<\/a> expands their menu thanks to a full kitchen, which opened<\/a> in December 2025. Michelin describes<\/a> it as a “rambunctious hot spot where Vietnamese and French ideas swirl about on a single plate,” and highlights the “dazzling, celebratory, vol-au-vent loaded with pristine seafood flecked with fiery chiles.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

334 Lexington Avenue, at East 39th Street, Murray Hill, Manhattan<\/p>\n

Chef Jae Jung expanded<\/a> with this larger restaurant dedicated to her thoughtful Korean Cajun dishes in February<\/a> that, per Michelin<\/a>, “reinterpret familiar ingredients and preparations without losing sight of either influence.” The original Kjun, located nearby on East 39th Street, is now only open for private events.<\/p>\n

125 E. 39th Street, near Lexington Avenue, Murray Hill, Manhattan<\/p>\n

Hasung Lee, a notable fine-dining chef and contestant on Netflix’s Culinary Class Wars, opened<\/a> his two-floor tasting menu restaurant in May. Michelin points<\/a> to dishes like the green porridge and “inventive desserts” like mugwort ice cream.<\/p>\n

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The mille-feuille at Marcel. | Nico Schinco<\/p>\n

945 Madison Avenue, at East 75th Street, Upper West Side, Manhattan<\/p>\n

Design studio Roman and Williams and chef Marie-Aude Rose (of the team’s Soho French restaurant La Mercerie) opened<\/a> this fine dining spot within the new Sotheby’s headquarters in April. Michelin says<\/a> that the “roast beef tartine with cornichons and dressed greens channels the spirit of a Left Bank cafe.”<\/p>\n

767 Fifth Avenue, between Madison and Fifth avenues, Midtown East, Manhattan<\/p>\n

Chef Eugeniu Zubco opened<\/a> his high-priced, $475-per-person Japanese omakase in a 12-seat space on the 37th floor of the General Motors building in October 2025. Michelin writes<\/a> that “pristine seafood, carefully sourced ingredients and restrained seasoning take center stage.”<\/p>\n

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Wild Cherry. | Gentl & Hyers<\/p>\n

38 Commerce Street, near Bedford Street, West Village<\/p>\n

A24’s dining collaboration with notable restaurateurs Riad Nasr and Lee Hanson (Frenchette, Le Rock, Le Veau d’Or) opened<\/a> inside the revamped Cherry Lane Theatre in October 2025. Michelin highlights<\/a> this chic restaurant’s “particularly impressive fried frog legs with garlic butter.”<\/p>\n

32 Jones Street, at Bleecker Street, West Village, Manhattan<\/p>\n

Executive chef Sherry Cardoso opened<\/a> this tasting menu restaurant in April, centered on cooking that aims to not waste products and ingredients. The “superb, just-set egg custard boosted with corn dashi and black truffles” was a recent standout dish<\/a> for Michelin. It costs $165 for six courses or $205 for seven.<\/p>\n

24-19 Steinway Street, near Astoria Boulevard South, Astoria<\/p>\n

One of the two restaurants in this Michelin batch that aren’t brand-new, this Egyptian seafood spot opened<\/a> in 2015. People pick their fresh seafood from the ice displays at the counter, and then the staff cooks ’em up. Michelin admires<\/a> the “confidence of the cooking,” leading to “[b]eautifully seared sea scallops,” “fried shrimp [that] are remarkably crisp beneath a dusting of spice,” and “[w]hole grilled branzino [that] carries fragrant notes of cumin and curry-like spices.”<\/p>\n

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Dishes at Bolivian Llama Party. | Ozan Sapso<\/p>\n

44-14 48th Avenue, between 44th and 45th streets, Sunnyside, Queens<\/p>\n

The second of the two not-new restaurants comes from brothers Alex, Patrick, and David Oropeza, who started Bolivian Llama Party as a Smorgasburg stand in 2012, then turned it into a seasonal pop-up, then opened a food kiosk<\/a> at the Columbus Circle subway station in 2016, a downtown Brooklyn food hall stand<\/a> in 2018, and finally, opened this restaurant<\/a> in 2020. Michelin enjoyed<\/a> the salte\u00f1as, calling them “standouts” because of their “carefully crimped pastry shells holding rich, soupy fillings of chicken or beef alongside hard-boiled egg and spicy llajua salsa.”<\/p>\n

57-34 Catalpa Avenue, at Onderdonk Avenue, Ridgewood, Queens<\/p>\n

The titular Pierogi boys, co-owners and life partners Krzysztof Poluchowicz and Andrzej Kinczyk, started their business as a DeKalb Market stand in 2017 and expanded<\/a> with this lovely full-on restaurant in September 2025. Now with a fuller menu with non-Polish dumpling dishes,\u00a0 Michelin notes<\/a> that still the “pierogi remain the main attraction.”<\/p>\n