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Top Restaurant Ratings: New York

A Comparison of Ratings

Per SeMichelin has recently begun reviewing restaurants in North America, and only for a few select areas. Unlike Michelin and Zagat, we are constantly adjusting our ratings online, whereas theirs are set in stone for a solid year. Note that the restaurant ratings below are based solely on the food.







Side-by-side ratings comparison from December 15, 2009:

GAYOT

19/20

-  Daniel
- Per Se


18/20

- Jean Georges
- Le Bernardin
- Masa

17/20

- Bouley
- Café Boulud
- Corton
- Eleven Madison Park
- Gotham Bar & Grill

- Le Cirque
- The Modern
- Nobu New York


16/20

- Aquavit
- Babbo
- Blue Hill
- The Carlyle Restaurant
- Cru
- db bistro moderne
- Dovetail
- Esca
- Felidia Ristorante
- Gordon Ramsay at The London
- Gramercy Tavern
- L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon
- La Grenouille
- Matsugen
- Megu

- Momofuku Ko
- Picholine
- Sushi Yasuda
- Tocqueville
- Upstairs
- Veritas
- wd-50

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MICHELIN

***

- Daniel
-
Jean Georges
- Le Bernardin
- Masa
- Per Se

**

- Alto
- Corton
- Gilt
- Gordon Ramsay at The London
- Momofuku Ko
- Picholine

*

- Adour Alain Ducasse
- Annisa
- Anthos
- Aureole
- A Voce
- Blue Hill
- Bouley
- Café Boulud
- Casa Mono
- Convivio
- Del Posto
- Dressler
- Eighty One
- Eleven Madison Park
- Gotham Bar & Grill
- Gramercy Tavern
- Insieme
- Jewel Bako
- Kajitsu
- Kyo Ya
- L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon
- Marc Forgione
- Marea
- Oceana
- Perry St.
- Peter Luger Steak House
- Public
- Rhong-Tiam
- River Café
- Saul
- Seäsonal Restaurant & Weinbar
- Shalizar
- SHO Shaun Hergatt
- Soto
- The Spotted Pig
- Sushi Azabu
- Sushi of Gari
- The Modern
- Veritas
- Wallsé
- wd-50

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ZAGAT

29

-
Kyo Ya

28


-
Bouley
- Daniel
- Garden Café
- Gramercy Tavern
- Jean Georges
- Kuruma Zushi
- L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon
- Le Bernardin
- Mas
- Per Se
- Sushi Yasuda

27

- Annisa
- Babbo
- Bar Masa
- Café Boulud
- Chanterelle
- Degustation
- Di Fara Pizza
- Donguri
- Eleven Madison Park
- Estiatorio Milos
- Gotham
Bar & Grill
- The Grocery
- Il Mulino
- La Grenouille
- L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon
- Lucali
- Masa
- Nobu New York
- Next Door Nobu
- Peter Luger
- Rosanjin
- Sasabune
- Saul
- Scalini Fedeli
- Sugiyama
- Trattoria L'incontro
- Union Square Café
- Ushiwakamaru

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