Michelin New York 2011 Ratings

The Michelin New York 2011 ratings were announced today. Our full recap of the stars from 2006 to the present is given in the table below (previously: 2009, 2010). Here’s a summary of this year’s changes:

Three-Star Restaurants: The list remains the same as a year ago: Daniel, Jean Georges, Le Bernardin, Masa, Per Se.

Two-Star Restaurants: All of the previous entrants kept their stars. Kajitsu, Marea, and Soto were promoted from one star to two. Brookyn Fare won two in its first year of eligibility(*). There are now 10 two-star restaurants, up from six a year ago.

One-Star Restaurants:

• Recognized after being previously unstarred: Aldea, Danny Brown, Dovetail
• Starred in their first year of eligibility(*): A Voce Columbus, The Breslin, Laut

Demoted Restaurants: Insieme and Perry St. were demoted from one star to none. Insieme lost its chef, so this was not a surprise. At Perry St., Jean-Georges installed his son Cedric as chef, and it seems the Guide is not impressed.

Closed Restaurants: Anthos and Veritas retained their stars, because they closed too late for the guide to be revised. Anthos is closed for good. Veritas is apparently re-opening with a much more casual menu that will probably not be starred.

Restaurant	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Adour				**	*	*
Alain Ducasse	***
Aldea						*
Allen & Delancey				*
Alto				*	**	**
Annisa	*	*	*	*	*	*
Anthos			*	*	*	*
Aureole	*	*	*	*	*	*
A Voce Columbus						*
A Voce Madison		*	*		*	*
Babbo	*	*	*
BLT Fish	*
Blue Hill			*	*	*	*
Bouley	**	**	**		*	*
Breslin, The						*
Brooklyn Fare						**
Café Boulud	*	*	*	*	*	*
Café Gray	*	*	*
Casa Mono					*	*
Convivio					*	*
Corton					**	**
Country		*	*
Craft	*	*
Cru	*	*	*	*
Daniel	**	**	**	**	***	***
Danny Brown						*
Danube	**	*	*
Del Posto		**	**	**	*	*
Dévi		*	*
Dovetail						*
Dressler			*	*	*	*
Eighty One				*	*
Eleven Madison Park					*	*
Etats-Unis	*	*	*	*	*
Fiamma (Osteria)	*	*		*
Fleur de Sel	*	*	*	*
Gilt			*	**	**	**
Gotham Bar & Grill	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gordon Ramsay			**	**	**	**
Gramercy Tavern	*	*	*	*	*	*
Insieme				*	*
Jean Georges	***	***	***	***	***	***
Jewel Bako	*	*	*	*	*	*
JoJo	*		*	*
Kajitsu					*	**
Kyo Ya				*	*	*
Kurumazushi		*	*
L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon			*	*	*	*
La Goulue	*	*
Le Bernardin	***	***	***	***	***	***
Laut						*
Lever House	*	*
Lo Scalco	*
Marc Forgione					*	*
March	*
Marea					*	**
Masa	**	**	**	***	***	***
Minetta Tavern					*	*
Modern, The	*	*	*	*	*	*
Momofuku Ko				**	**	**
Nobu	*
Oceana	*	*	*	*	*	*
Perry St.		*	*	*	*
Per Se	***	***	***	***	***	***
Peter Luger	*	*	*	*	*	*
Picholine	*	*	**	**	**	**
Public				*	*	*
Rhong-Tiam					*
River Café					*	*
Rouge Tomate					*	*
Saul	*	*	*	*	*	*
Scalini Fedeli	*
Seäsonal					*	*
Shalezeh					*	*
SHO Shaun Hergatt					*	*
Soto					*	**
Spotted Pig	*	*	*	*	*	*
Sushi Azabu					*	*
Sushi of Gari		*	*	*	*	*
Veritas	*	*	*	*	*	*
Vong	*	*	*
Wallsé	*	*	*	*	*	*
WD~50	*	*	*	*	*	*

Color Key:

Green: Restaurant promoted, or starred in first year of eligibility(*)
Yellow: Restaurant demoted, but still has at least one star
Red: Restaurant demoted, and now unstarred
Gray: Restaurant closed, moved, or opened too late in year to be rated

(*) Note: The “first year of eligibility” is a judgment call, since Michelin does not say how late in the year a restaurant could open, and still be considered for a star. If a restaurant opened after May 1, I assume it was too late to be starred for the following year’s guide.

Comments

[EWN]

I guess Michelin was not as impressed with Del Posto as Sifton was. If you ask me, that's just further proof that Sifton was off the mark with that review.

[Jen Laceda]

Thanks for posting this!