Michelin New York 2012 Ratings

The Michelin New York 2012 ratings were announced this afternoon. As always, we’re back with our tabular listing of the stars from 2006 (the first year) to the present. To summarize:

Promotions:

• Brooklyn Fare was promoted from two stars to three
• Eleven Madison Park was promoted from one star to three
• L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon and SHO Shaun Hergatt were promoted from one star to two

I have no argument with any of these: they are all excellent restaurants. We can only hope that the next New York Times restaurant critic won’t be as clueless about Hergatt as the current one.

Demotions:

• Picholine was demoted from two stars to one
• Shalezeh was demoted from one star to none

Shalezeh never deserved a star in the first place, and I have certainly heard reports of a decline at Picholine. I’ve no argument here either.

Starred in First Eligible Year:

• Ai Fiori, Brushstroke, Danji, Junoon, Heartbreak, Tamarind Tribeca, Tulsi

All seven of these received good reviews, though Sifton skipped Heartbreak, sending an underling to write an enthusiastic Dining Brief. It is certainly odd that five of the seven are Indo/Asian, including three Indian.

Older Restaurants Starred for the First Time:

• Rosanjin, Tori Shin

I have no idea what changed at these restaurants to suddenly make them star-worthy. Both have been open since around 2006–07. Rosanjin got an enthusiastic deuce from Bruni in 2007; I gave it three in 2008. Tori Shin was never reviewed in the Times, and I had never heard of it until today. In total, seven of the nine new one-star restaurants are Indian or Asian, a peculiar statistic.

The full list is below. See the end of the post for the color key.

Restaurant	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Adour				**	*	*	*
Ai Fiori							*
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						**	***
Brushstroke							*
Café Boulud	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Café Gray	*	*	*
Casa Mono					*	*	*
Convivio					*	*
Corton					**	**	**
Country		*	*
Craft	*	*
Cru	*	*	*	*
Daniel	**	**	**	**	***	***	***
Danji							*
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	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Heartbreak							*
Insieme				*	*
Jean Georges	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Jewel Bako	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
JoJo	*		*	*
Junoon							*
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					*	*	*
Rosanjin							*
Rouge Tomate					*	*	*
Saul	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Scalini Fedeli	*
Seäsonal					*	*	*
Shalizar/Shalezeh					*	*
SHO Shaun Hergatt					*	*	**
Soto					*	**	**
Spotted Pig	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Sushi Azabu					*	*	*
Sushi of Gari		*	*	*	*	*	*
Tamarind Tribeca							*
Tori Shin							*
Tulsi							*
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

Comments

[plumbing]

Changes in rating always happen because of some factors including the economy of a country.