Michelin New York 2013 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:

There were none.

Demotions (not counting closed restaurants):

• Kajitsu (two stars to one)
• Laut, Marc Forgione, and Veritas (one star to zero)

I know of no specific changes at any of these restaurants, but Laut and Veritas (post-renovation) seemed like dubious stars anyway, so perhaps this is just the guide correcting itself.

Starred in First Eligible Year:

• Atera (two stars)
• Blanca, Café China, Hakkasan, Jungsik, The NoMad (one star)

All of these places received favorable reviews from one or more major critics, with the curious exception of Hakkasan. That one’s a head-scratcher.

Older Restaurants Starred for the First Time:

• 15 East, Aquavit, Lan Sheng, Torrisi Italian Specialties (one star)

Aquavit got a new chef in 2011 (Marcus Jernmark); Torrisi remodeled and launched a new tasting menu. Lan Sheng has been around since late 2009, but it’s an off-the radar spot, and perhaps the inspectors have only just now caught up to it. That leaves the deserving 15 East, which opened in 2007 and has been a favorite of sushi-hounds ever since.

As always, the Asian restaurants—those added (Hakkasan, Lan Sheng), those still there (Jewel Bako), and those still inexplicably missing (Ayada, SriPraPhai, Sushi Yasuda)—will spark the most controversy. The rest of the list makes some sense, even if you or I would choose different places.

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

Restaurant	20 06	20 07	20 08	20 09	20 10	20 11	20 12	20 13
15 East								*
Adour				**	*	*	*	*
Ai Fiori							*	*
Alain Ducasse	***
Aldea						*	*	*
Allen & Delancey				*
Alto				*	**	**
Annisa	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Anthos			*	*	*	*
Aquavit								*
Atera								**
Aureole	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
A Voce Columbus						*	*	*
A Voce Madison		*	*		*	*	*	*
Babbo	*	*	*
Blanca								*
BLT Fish	*
Blue Hill			*	*	*	*	*	*
Bouley	**	**	**		*	*	*	*
Breslin, The						*	*	*
Brooklyn Fare						**	***	***
Brushstroke							*	*
Café Boulud	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Café China								*
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	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Hakkasan								*
Heartbreak							*
Insieme				*	*
Jean Georges	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Jewel Bako	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
JoJo	*		*	*
Jungsik								*
Junoon							*	*
Kajitsu					*	**	**	*
Kyo Ya				*	*	*	*	*
Kurumazushi		*	*
L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon			*	*	*	*	**
La Goulue	*	*
Lan Sheng								*
Le Bernardin	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Laut						*	*
Lever House	*	*
Lo Scalco	*
Marc Forgione					*	*	*
March	*
Marea					*	**	**	**
Masa	**	**	**	***	***	***	***	***
Minetta Tavern					*	*	*	*
Modern, The	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Momofuku Ko				**	**	**	**	**
Nobu	*
NoMad, The								*
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							*	*
Torrisi Italian Specialties								*
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