Michelin Guide reveals 2015 New York City restaurant ratings

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The Michelin Guide has been published since 1900

It offers notes, recommendations and ratings on restaurants and hotels

The New York City Guide has been published since 2005

Six restaurants were awards the highest rating: three stars

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Michelin Travel Publications rolled out the results for New York City’s 2015 Michelin Guide today, and 73 area restaurants earned one or more of the guide’s highest honor - the Michelin star.

The Michelin Guide, or Le Guide Michelin, originated in France in 1900 and has since offered its notes, recommendations and ratings on restaurants and hotels in select cities around the globe. It published its first New York City edition in 2005.

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The guide’s recommendations are put together by a team of “famously anonymous” inspectors, who all must undergo strict training and sign confidentiality agreements before they can file reports on their assigned establishments.

The ratings for the guide are as follows:

Three stars – “Exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey. One always eats here extremely well, sometimes superbly. Distinctive dishes are precisely executed, using superlative ingredients.”

Two stars – “Excellent cuisine, worth a detour. Skillfully and carefully crafted dishes of outstanding quality.”

One star – “A very good restaurant in its category. A place offering cuisine prepared to a consistently high standard.”

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Here is the full list (alphabetically in each category):

Three Michelin stars:

Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare

Eleven Madison Park

Jean-Georges

Le Bernardin

Masa

Per Se

Two Michelin stars:

Aquavit

Atera

Blanca

Daniel

Ichimura

Jungsik

Marea

Momofuku Ko

Soto

One Michelin star:

Ai Fiori

Aldea

Andanada

Aureole

Babbo

Batard

Betony

Blue Hill

Bouley

The Breslin

Brushstroke

Cafe Boulud

Cafe China

Carbone

Casa Enrique

Casa Mono

Caviar Russe

Danny Brown Wine Bar & Kitchen

Delaware and Hudson

Del Posto

Dovetail

15 East

Gotham Bar and Grill

Gramercy Tavern

Hakkasan

Jewel Bako

Juni

Junoon

Kajitsu

Kyo Ya

La Vara

Lincoln

Luksus at Torst

Meadowsweet

Minetta Tavern

The Modern

The Musket Room

M. Wells Steakhouse

NoMad

Peter Luger

Picholine

Piora

Pok Pok NY

Public

The River Cafe

Rosanjin

Seasonal

Spotted Pig

Sushi Azabu

Sushi of Gari

Take Root

Telepan

Tori Shin

Torrisi Italian Specialties

Tulsi

Wallse

Zabb Elee

ZZ’s Clam Bar