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The Michelin Bib Gourmands for 2019 in New York City are here.
Next week the Michelin Guide’s famously anonymous inspectors will unveil their list of starred selections, awarding accomplished venues with one, two, or three stars. But today, the guide reveals its cheap eats list — restaurants where patrons can ostensibly order two courses plus a glass of wine or dessert for $40.
This year’s big addition to the Bibs is Una Pizza Napoletana, the heralded (but not seamless) return of Anthony Mangieri to the New York pie scene. The Lower East Side venue, a collaboration with Contra’s Jeremiah Stone and Fabian Von Hauske, “offers starters and desserts showing just as much refinement as the pizzas themselves,” Michelin said in a release. Worth noting: Despite the fact that Una has lowered some of its pizza prices, many diners will spend much more than $40 per person there.
Fans of Mangieri might be disappointed by the inclusion of Una, as the Bib designation means it will be ineligible for a full star. Michelin has never awarded a star to a pizzeria, barbecue spot, or ramen joint in the U.S.
In other major news, the appearance of La Vara on the Bibs means it has been knocked off the starred selections, where it has remained for the past few years. La Vara, from Alex Raij and Eder Montero, serves food inspired by the Sephardic and Moorish traditions of Spain and has long been considered one of the city’s best Iberian restaurants.
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The Spotted Pig, the West Village gastropub that held a star for over a decade, was demoted in 2016. This year, it has been removed from the Bibs, signaling a further downgrade — unless it returns to the starred selections, which is unlikely. Ken Friedman, the owner, has been the subject of multiple sexual misconduct allegations.
This is Michelin’s first New York guide since the #MeToo movement rocked the hospitality world, with dozens of women coming forward to report workplace abuse and intimidation. But while Michelin leaves the Spotted Pig off the Bibs, Lupa, Mario Batali’s Greenwich Village Roman spot, remains on it. Batali, who has also been the subject of sexual misconduct reports, is in the process of divesting from all of his restaurants.
Among the other prominent new additions to the Bibs are Ugly Baby, the incendiary Thai spot in Carroll Gardens, Georgian Dream Cafe, which serves molten khachapuri in Bay Ridge, Lil’ Gem, a Lebanese restaurant on the Lower East Side, and Tang Hot Pot, which lets patrons cook USDA Prime ribeye in bubbling Sichuan broths.
Diners and critics will continue to wonder what Michelin doesn’t see in Olmsted, Greg Baxtrom’s acclaimed and experimental spot in Prospect Heights, which remains on the Bibs, and off the starred selections, for yet another year. The same could be said of Atla, the trendy all-day Mexican spot by Daniela Soto-Innes and Enrique Olvera. Both venues, incidentally, bring up the question of cheap eats pricing; one can easily spend over $80 per person at either.
One last note — two restaurants included on the list are in fact closed: Salt & Bone Steakhouse, by the team behind Bareburger, and Arharn Thai, both in Astoria. Salt & Bone will reportedly reopen as a delivery-only restaurant.
All in all there were 27 new additions to this year’s Bibs. See below for the full list.
The 2019 Bib Gourmands for New York City
Achilles Heel
Alley 41 (new)
Alta Calidad
Amelie (new)
Angkor
Atla
Atoboy
Baker & Co.
Bar Primi
Bellwether (new)
Bunker
Buttermilk Channel
Casa del Chef Bistro
Cervo’s (new)
Cho Dang Gol
ChouChou
Ciccio
Congee Village
Convivium Osteria (new)
Cotenna
Da Xi Sichuan (new)
Dim Sum Go Go
DOMODOMO
Don Antonio by Starita
Donostia
Double Zero
Dumpling Galaxy
East Harbor Seafood Palace
Egg
El Molcajete
Enoteca Maria
Enzo’s (new)
Falansai
The Flower Shop (new)
Frankies 457 Spuntino
Freek’s Mill
Georgian Dream Café (new)
Glady’s
Glasserie
Good Fork (The)
Gran Eléctrica
Gregory’s 26 Corner Taverna
Hahm Ji Bach
HanGawi
Hao Noodle and Tea
Havana Café
High Street on Hudson
HinoMaru Ramen
Hometown Bar-B-Que
Houdini Kitchen Laboratory (new)
Hunan Bistro
Hunan Café
Hwa Yuan (new)
Il Poeta
J.G. Melon
Jin Ramen
J. Restaurant Chez Asta
Katz’s
Khe-Yo
Kiin Thai
Kiki’s
Kubeh (new)
Kung Fu Little Steamed Buns Ramen
La Morada
Land of Plenty
Larb Ubol
La Vara (new)
Lea
Legend of Taste (new)
Lil Gem (new)
Little Alley (new)
Llama Inn
Lupa
Luzzo’s
MáLà Project
Mar’s (new)
Mexicosina
Mile End
Miss Ada
Miss Mamie’s Spoonbread Too
Momofuku Noodle Bar
Momofuku Ssäm Bar
Mu Ramen
New Malaysia
Norma Gastronomia Siciliana
Nyonya
Olmsted
Oso
Paet Rio
Pata Café (new)
Pinch Chinese (new)
Pippali
Prime Meats
Prune
Purple Yam
Ribalta
Rider
Roberta’s
Rubirosa
Runner & Stone
Russ & Daughters Cafe
Salt & Bone Smokehouse (new)
San Matteo
Shalom Japan
Sip Sak
Soba-Ya
Somtum Der
Sottocasa
Speedy Romeo
Sweet Yummy House
Tang Hot Pot (new)
Tanoreen
Tomiño (new)
Tonchin (new)
Tong Sam Gyup Goo Yi
Tra Di Noi
Turkish Kitchen
21 Greenpoint
Ugly Baby (new)
Ulivo
Una Pizza Napoletana (new)
Uva
Vida
Vinegar Hill House
Vinum (new)
Xixa
Zero otto nove
Zoma
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