New York City has never been short on ambitious dining, but the Michelin Guide gives food-obsessed New Yorkers a particularly useful excuse to make dinner considerably more complicated—and expensive.
The current Michelin Guide lists five three-star restaurants, 14 two-star restaurants and 50 one-star restaurants in New York City.
At the very top of the list are Jungsik, Eleven Madison Park, Le Bernardin, Per Se and Sushi Sho, all holding three Michelin stars. Sushi Sho is the newest addition to the three-star club, earning its third star in the 2025 Michelin Guide.
The two-star category offers plenty of options for a serious night out, including Atomix, Atera, César, Jean-Georges, Masa, Saga, The Modern, Sushi Noz and Odo.
Then there is the sprawling one-star universe, featuring restaurants such as Semma, Rezdôra, Torrisi, Cote, Estela, Casa Mono and Crown Shy. In other words, you could eat your way through Michelin-starred NYC for months and still have restaurants left to investigate.
One particularly fun thing about New York’s Michelin scene is the variety. You can go from Korean tasting menus to Japanese omakase, French fine dining, Indian cuisine, Italian cooking and contemporary American restaurants—all without leaving the five boroughs.
And while Michelin stars are certainly useful for finding restaurants with serious culinary credentials, they don’t mean every meal needs to be a four-hour production. The Guide’s current NYC selection includes everything from elaborate tasting menus to restaurants where a less formal meal can still deliver Michelin-starred cooking.
So whether you’re searching for the best Michelin-star restaurants in NYC, planning a special occasion or simply looking for your next impossible reservation, New York has plenty of options.
Just remember: at Michelin-starred restaurants, the tasting menu isn’t the only thing with multiple courses. Your credit card may also experience several stages of grief.
