Michelin’s 2020 Cheaper Restaurants List Is Here

The 2020 Michelin Bib Gourmands are here: Among this year’s biggest additions are Haenyeo, Jenny Kwak’s Korean brasserie in Park Slope; Maison Yaki, the French-Japanese skewer spot by the Olmsted team; and Win Son the impossibly packed Taiwanese hangout in East Williamsburg.

Ahead of its stars each year, Michelin publishes this “cheap eats” list, a selection of restaurants where diners can supposedly order two courses and a glass of wine for under $40. The Bibs, considered a mark of honor among some, are also viewed by others as a consolation prize, as these venues are, by default, ineligible for stars.

That’s what makes the appearance of Cafe China on this year’s Bib selections a bit of a surprise. Xian Zhang’s and Yiming Wang’s Sichuan restaurant has held a star since 2013 and was, as of last year’s list, the only starred Sichuan spot in New York.

Other new entrants to the Bibs include O:N°, the Korean hotpot venue by HAND Hospitality; Saint Julivert Fisherie, the global seafood restaurant by Eder Montero and Alex Raij; Violet, the Rhode Island-inspired pizzeria by the Emily empire; Van Đa, an East Village Vietnamese restaurant that received a nice Times review this summer; Atlas Kitchen, a Hunan restaurant near Columbia University; Chuan Tian Xia, a Sichuan venue in Sunset Park; and Sagara, serving up Sri Lankan fare on Staten Island.

This year, Lupa has also fallen off the Bibs. The Greenwich Village Roman spot was, until recently, owned by disgraced restaurateur Mario Batali, who was charged with indecent assault and battery in Boston.

Next week, Michelin’s anonymous inspectors will unveil their list of the city’s best restaurants, awarding one, two, or three stars to worthy venues.

Following is the full Bibs list:

The 2020 Bib Gourmands for New York City

Alley 41

Amelie

Ammazzacaffè

Angkor

Atla

Atlas Kitchen

Atoboy

Baker & Co.

Bar Primi

Beatstro

Bellwether

Bohemian Spirit

Bunker

Buttermilk Channel

Cafe Asia

Cafe China

Cho Dang Gol

Chuan Tian Xia

Ciccio

Congee Village

Convivium Osteria

The Cookery

Cotena

Dim Sum Go Go

DOMODOMO

Don Antonio by Starita

Double Zero

Dubrovnik

Dumpling Galaxy

East Harbor Seafood Palace

Egg

El Molcajete

Enoteca Maria

Enzo’s

Eugene’s Diner & Bar

Falansai

The Flower Shop

Frankie’s 457 Spuntino

Georgian Cuisine (previously: Georgian Dream Cafe)

Glady’s

Glasserie

Gran Electrica

Gregory’s 26 Corner Taverna

Haenyeo

Hahm Ji Bach

HanGawi

Hao Noodle and Tea

High Street on Hudson

Hometown BBQ

Houdini Kitchen Laboratory

Hunan Bistro

Hunan Cafe

Hwa Yuan

J.G. Melon

Jin Ramen

Katz’s

Khe-Yo

Kiki’s

Klein’s

Kubeh

Kung Fu Little Steamed Buns Ramen

La Morada

Lea

Legend of Taste

Little Alley

Llama Inn

Lokanta

Luzzo’s

Maison Yaki

MáLà Project

Maria Restaurant

Mar’s

Memories of Shanghai

Mexicosina

Mile End

Miss Ada

Miss Mamie’s Spoonbread Too

Momofuku Noodle Bar

Momofuku Ssam Bar

Mu Ramen

New Malaysia

Nona Beppa

Norma Gastronomia Siciliana

Nyonya

O:N°

Olmsted

Oso

Paet Rio

Pata Cafe

Pinch Chinese

Pippali

Prune

Purple Yam

RaaSa

Ribalta

Roberta’s

Rubirosa

Ruffian

Runner & Stone

Russ & Daughters Cafe

Sagara

Saint Julivert Fisherie

San Matteo

Shalom Japan

Shiraz Kitchen

Sip Sak

Soba-Ya

Somtum Der

Sottocasa

Southern Table

Speedy Romeo

Spy C Cuisine

Suyo Gastrofusion

Sweet Yummy House

Tang Hot Pot

Tanoreen

Tomino

Tonchin

Tong Sam Gyup Goo Yi

Tra Di Noi

Turkish Kitchen

21 Greenpoint

Ugly Baby

Ulivo

Una Pizza Napoletana

Van Da

Vida

Vinum

Violet

Win Son

Xixa

Zero Otto Nove

Zoma