Nine restaurants teased for NYC
The Michelin Guide teased nine new additions to its New York listings, with Brooklyn leading the batch as inspectors expand their focus. (ny.eater.com). The announcement is being read as an early signal ahead of the guide’s larger ceremony later in the season. (ny.eater.com)
Michelin’s New York inspectors added nine restaurants to the city’s guide on Wednesday, April 15, giving Brooklyn five of the new slots. (guide.michelin.com) The April 2026 additions are Entre Nous in Clinton Hill, Los Burritos Juárez in Fort Greene, Bong in Crown Heights, Vato in Park Slope, I Cavallini in Williamsburg, Le Chêne in Greenwich Village, and Hwaro in Midtown West, with Michelin saying Stars and Bib Gourmands will be announced later at the annual ceremony. (guide.michelin.com) Eater New York reported that the batch contains nine restaurants in total, and Crain’s New York Business said the additions put those places in the running for either a Michelin Star or a Bib Gourmand in the 2026 cycle. (ny.eater.com) (crainsnewyork.com) Michelin uses these midyear “new additions” to expand its recommended list before awards season. The guide says inspectors add restaurants to the Selection twice a year and mark them with a “New” symbol on its website and app. (guide.michelin.com) That makes the April list a first public signal of where inspectors have been eating in 2026, even though Michelin has not said which of the nine, if any, will get stars later. Eater described the announcement as an early read on the larger New York ceremony still to come this season. (ny.eater.com) Brooklyn’s share of the list stands out: Clinton Hill, Fort Greene, Crown Heights, Park Slope, and Williamsburg account for five of the additions. Manhattan has at least Greenwich Village and Midtown West in the group Michelin published. (guide.michelin.com) The restaurants also span very different price points and formats. Michelin’s own writeups range from a Fort Greene burrito shop focused on El Paso and Ciudad Juárez-style burritos to Hwaro, a 22-seat counter from chef Sungchul Shim tucked inside Gui in Midtown West. (guide.michelin.com) New additions do not automatically mean a star. Michelin’s New York guide currently lists more than 350 restaurants across starred, Bib Gourmand, and recommended categories, so the April update is better read as a shortlist of places inspectors want diners to notice now. (guide.michelin.com 1) (guide.michelin.com 2) For now, the clearest takeaway is geographic: Michelin’s April map leans heavily into Brooklyn, while leaving the actual awards for later in 2026. (guide.michelin.com) (ny.eater.com)
