While restaurant insiders are anticipating which eateries will earn coveted Michelin stars next week, those who simply love to feast in NYC can salivate over Michelin's Bib Gourmand picks right now. These are the more affordable spots that offer high quality meals for $40 or less (before tax and gratuity). Michelin has previously described the selection process: “Our inspectors, the same ones who awards the stars, also discover good little restaurants that offer excellent value for money. Regional cooking, traditional, trendy, inventive..."
Eater notes, "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." This year, 100+ restaurants made the cut, and Michelin says nearly three dozen cuisines are represented. You can find them below (listed by borough):
The Bronx
Beatstro
El Molcajete
Enzo’s
La Morada
Mexicosina
Suyo Gastrofusion (new)
Tra Di Noi
Zero Otto Nove
Brooklyn
Ammazzacafe
Bunker
Buttermilk Channel
Chuan Tian Xia
Convivium Osteria
East Harbor Seafood Palace
Egg
Falansai
Frankies 457 Spuntino
Georgian Dream Cafe
Gladys
Glasserie
Gran Eléctrica
Haenyeo
Hometown Bar-B-Que
Klein’s
Lea
Llama Inn
Maison Yaki
Mile End
Miss Ada
Olmsted
Purple Yam
Roberta’s
Runner & Stone
Saint Julivert Fisherie
Shalom Japan
Sottocasa
Speedy Romeo
Tanoreen
21 Greenpoint
Ugly Baby
Win Son
Xixa
Manhattan
Atlas Kitchen
Atoboy
Baker & Co.
Bar Primi
Bohemian Spirit
Cafe China
Cervo’s
Cho Dang Gol
Ciccio
Congee Village
Dim Sum Go Go
DOMODOMO
Don Antonio by Starita
Donostia
Double Zero
The Flower Shop
HanGawi
Hao Noodle & Tea
High Street on Hudson
Hunan Bistro
Hwa Yuan
JG Melon
Jin Ramen
Katz’s
Khe-Yo
Kiki’s
Kubeh
Kung Fu Little Steamed Buns Ramen
Little Alley
Luzzo’s
MáLà Project
Momofuku Noodle Bar
Momofuku Ssäm Bar
New Malaysia
Nonna Beppa
Norma Gastronomia Siciliana
Nyonya
O:N
Oso
Pinch Chinese
Pippali
Prune
Ribalta
Rubirosa
Ruffian
Russ & Daughters Cafe
San Matteo
Sip Sak
Soba-Ya
Somtum Der
Tang Hot Pot
Tomino
Tonchin
Turkish Kitchen
Ulivo
Una Pizza Napoletana
Van Da
Violet
Zoma
Queens
Alley 41
Bellwether
Dumpling Galaxy
Gregory’s 26 Corner Taverna
Hahm Ji Bach
Houdini Kitchen Laboratory
Hunan Cafe
Legend of Taste
Lokanta (new)
Mar’s
Memories of Shanghai (new)
Mu Ramen
Paet Rio
Pata Cafe
Spy C Cuisine (new)
Sweet Yummy House
Tong Sam Gyup Goo Yi
Staten Island
Enoteca Maria
Sagara (new)
Vida
Vinium