Michelin Guide Unleashed: New Stars for Marea, Dovetail

The Michelin New York 2011 dining guide—which is apparently growing in importance—will hit the shelves tomorrow with its verdicts on which restaurants deserve the guide's coveted stars, but reps have sent over a preview today, revealing the city's big winners and losers. The big news this year is that Perry Street and Insieme (we forgot it was still open!) were the only restaurants to lose a star this year, so big ups to everyone else (sadface JGV) on keeping things copacetic. The three star circle—which includes Daniel, Per Se, Masa, Le Bernardin, and Jean Georges—remains untouched. Meanwhile, the Chef Table at Brooklyn Fare (the first Brooklyn inclusion with a deuce), Marea, the excellent Kajitsu, and Soto joined the two star club. Even with the departure of the famed celeb chef from the restaurant (as if he were there anyway), Gordon Ramsay at the London clung on to its two stars, while Del Posto and Eleven Madison Park (both four star Times restaurants) remain stuck in the one star category.

New additions in the one star category: Dovetail, Aldea, The Breslin, Laut, A Voce Madison, and (the Rhong Tiam of 2011) Forest Hills' Danny Brown Wine Bar & Kitchen. Yes. Forest Hills. See here to compare the list to last year's and see the full Michelin 2011 rankings below.

The Michelin's Star Rankings for 2011 (N denotes a new ranking)
THREE STARS
Daniel
Jean Georges
Le Bernardin
Masa
Per Se

TWO STARS
Alto
Chef Table at Brooklyn Fare (N)
Corton
Gilt
Gordon Ramsay at The London
Kajitsu (N)
Marea (N)
Momofuku Ko
Picholine
Soto (N)

ONE STAR
Adour
Aldea (N)
Annisa
Anthos (closed)
Aureole
A Voce Columbus
A Voce Madison (N)
Blue Hill
Bouley
Breslin (The) (N)
Café Boulud
Casa Mono
Convivio
Danny Brown Wine Bar & Kitchen (N)
Del Posto
Dovetail (N)
Dressler
Eleven Madison Park
Gotham Bar and Grill
Gramercy Tavern
Jewel Bako
Kyo Ya
L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon
Laut (N)
Marc Forgione
Minetta Tavern
Modern (The)
Oceana
Peter Luger
Public
River Café
Rouge Tomate
Saul
Seäsonal
Shalezeh
SHO Shaun Hergatt
Spotted Pig
Sushi Azabu
Sushi of Gari
Veritas (currently closed)
Wallsé
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