The Michelin Guide 2020 for New York and Westchester has once again proven the city to be the country’s top dining destination with 100 stars shared across 76 restaurants. The new guide welcomed eight restaurants to its one-star tier while two restaurants gained two-star status.
Le Jardinier enters the Michelin Guide in its debut year / ©AdrienDirand
The biggest winner of the night was Blue Hill at Stone Barns, which came straight into the Michelin Guide with two stars. Dan Barber’s revolutionary farm-to-table restaurant had been ineligible for inclusion until this year after the guide was extended to Westchester. That decision was partially due to Blue Hill at Stone Barns’s growing influence on New York’s dining scene.
Barber’s restaurant is known for creating intricate dishes using mainly vegetables grown in the property’s greenhouses and working farm. The concept has since caught wind across the country, but no one has reached Barner’s level of intricacy or creativity.
The other new two-star restaurant is Atomix, which has been promoted from its one-star status. Situated in a beautiful townhouse in the Flatiron District, Junghyun and Ellia Park’s eatery serves elevated Korean cuisine.
Dan Barber’s Blue Hill at Stone Barns enters the guide with two stars
In the one-star category, Chef Alain Verzeroli’s cuisine at Le Jardinier made the cut just months after its grand opening. The stunning restaurant in Midtown East, which only opened in May, focusses on seasonality and the best quality products.
As well as the trend for vegetable-focused restaurants, this year’s guide also finds favor with casual dining. Estela and Four Horsemen have both long championed a more accessible level of cuisine and have been recognized after years of good work. Oxalis is certainly this year’s people’s champion after earning one star while keeping prices relatively low – it offers a taster menu for under $100.
Although there are no new three-star restaurants this year, each of the five from the 2019 list has retained its status. This includes Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare, Eleven Madison Park, Le Bernardin, Masa and Per Se.
Michelin Guide New York City & Westchester County 2020
Three-star restaurants
Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare Eleven Madison Park Le Bernardin Masa Per Se
Two Stars
Aquavit Aska Atera Atomix (New) Blanca Blue Hill at Stone Barns (New) Daniel Gabriel Kreuther Ichimura at Uchū Jean-Georges Jungsik Momofuku Ko L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon The Modern
One Star
Agern Ai Fiori Aldea Bar Uchu (Currently closed) Batard Benno (New) Blue Hill Bouley at Home Carbone Casa Enrique Casa Mono Caviar Russe Claro The Clocktower Contra Cote Crown Shy (New) Del Posto Estela (New) The Finch Four Horsemen (New) Gotham Bar and Grill Gramercy Tavern Hirohisa Jeju Noodle Bar Jewel Bako Kajitsu Kanoyama Kosaka L’Appart Le Coucou Le Jardinier (New) Marea Meadowsweet The Musket Room Nix Noda NoMad Odo (New) Okuda Oxalis (New) Oxomoco Peter Luger The River Café Satsuki Sushi Amane Sushi Ginza Onodera Sushi Inoue Sushi Nakazawa Sushi Noz Sushi Yasuda Tempura Matsui Tuome Ukiyo (New, but currently closed) Uncle Boons Wallsé ZZ’s Clam Bar
