Michelin adds NYC spots

Michelin added nine restaurants to its 2026 New York guide in mid-April, with Brooklyn taking five of the new spots. (guide.michelin.com) The new additions are Bong in Crown Heights, Entre Nous and Los Burritos Juárez in Clinton Hill, I Cavallini in Williamsburg, and Vato in Park Slope. Manhattan’s four are Cove in SoHo, Elcielo in NoMad, Hwaro in Midtown, and Le Chêne in Greenwich Village. (guide.michelin.com) Eater New York reported the announcement on April 15 and noted that Michelin’s “new additions” list is the first public step before later Bib Gourmand and star decisions. Michelin says the list is updated throughout the year as inspectors add restaurants that have “won over” the guide. (ny.eater.com) (guide.michelin.com) Michelin’s New York coverage already spans hundreds of restaurants across starred, Bib Gourmand, and recommended categories, and the guide’s official site currently lists 358 New York restaurants. These additions do not come with stars or Bib Gourmand labels yet; they enter the guide first as recommended restaurants under review. (guide.michelin.com 1) (guide.michelin.com 2) Brooklyn’s share stands out because this batch tilted away from Manhattan, which has long dominated Michelin’s New York selections. Time Out’s rundown of the April 15 update also highlighted Brooklyn’s heavy representation, with neighborhoods from Crown Heights to Williamsburg on the list. (timeout.com) The cuisines in the new group stretch across Cambodian, Mexican, Italian, French, Korean, Colombian, and seafood. Michelin’s listings describe Bong as Cambodian, Vato as Mexican, I Cavallini as Italian, Le Chêne as French, Hwaro as Korean, Elcielo as Colombian, and Cove as contemporary seafood. (guide.michelin.com) Michelin’s inspectors publish these additions between annual award updates, which lets the guide signal where its attention has shifted before the next ceremony. In New York, that means diners and restaurateurs often read the list as an early indicator of which openings are gaining traction with inspectors. (guide.michelin.com) (ny.eater.com) For now, the concrete change is simple: nine more New York restaurants are in Michelin’s book, and more of them are in Brooklyn than Manhattan. The next test is whether any of those names reappear later in 2026 with Bib Gourmand status or stars. (guide.michelin.com) (ny.eater.com)