USA: Chicago's 2016 Bib Gourmands List

The Bib Groumands list showcases "quality restaurants that have menu items that offer two courses and a glass of wine or dessert for $40 or less." Fifty-two restaurants made the cut this year, including three newcomers.

The Chicago’s Michelin stars will be released on Wednesday, Nov. 2.

1. The Angry Crab
2. Arami
3. Au Cheval
4. Avec
5. Balena
6. BellyQ
7. Belly Shack
8. Bohemian House
9. The Bristol*
10. Ceres' Table
11. Chilam Balam
12. Cumin
13. DeCOLORES
14. Dos Urban Cantina*
15. Dove's Luncheonette
16. The Duck Inn
17. Fat Rice
18. Frontera Grill
19. Gilt Bar
20. Girl and the Goat
21. Green Zebra
22. GT Fish and Oyster
23. Han 202
24. Herb
25. Hopleaf
26. Jaipur
27. Jam
28. Jin Thai Cuisine
29. Kai Zan
30. Luella's Southern Kitchen
31. Lula Cafe
32. Mana Food Bar
33. Maude's Liquor Bar
34. mfk.
35. MingHin
36. Mott Street
37. Nana
38. The Publican
39. The Purple Pig
40. Riccardo Trattoria
41. Sabri Nihari
42. San Soo Gab San*
43. Smoque
44. Sol de Mexico
45. Sushi Dokku
46. Table, Donkey and Stick
47. TAC Quick
48. Two
49. Untitled
50. Via Lima
51. Wood
52. Yusho

*Denotes new selection for 2016

Tokyo noodle shop becomes first ramen eatery to earn a Michelin star

Tokyo’s Tsuta (Japanese Soba Noodles 蔦) becomes first ramen eatery to earn a Michelin star

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A Tokyo noodle shop with only nine seats has joined an elite group of global restaurants.

Tsuta, located in Tokyo’s Toshima ward, has become the first ramen restaurant to win a star in the renowned Michelin Guide. Unlike French diners and sushi eateries also awarded stars, ramen is typically an affordable food for the masses. Tsuta’s noodles, which feature broth created from a mix of pork, chicken, fish, and vegetables, sell for about $8.

A spokeswoman at Michelin Guide, which announced the awarding of the star Tuesday, said it wouldn’t explain the reasons for including Tsuta, but said the shop scored high on each criteria used to judge restaurants.

“I feel like ramen has been recognized by the world,” Yuki Onishi, a representative of Tsuta, told Kyodo News on Tuesday.

Tsuta was among 153 restaurants in Tokyo that won a single star. Thirteen Tokyo establishments, including the famous sushi restaurant Sukiyabashi Jiro, were awarded the highest rating of three stars, up from 12 last year. That leaves Tokyo again at the top of the global rankings. Paris trails with nine three-star restaurants.

USA: 2016 Michelin stars for Chicago

Three Stars

1. Alinea, Lincoln Park & Old Town
2. Grace, West Loop

Two Stars

1. Acadia, Chinatown and South 
2. 42 Grams, Andersonville, Edgewater, Uptown 
3. Sixteen, River North 
4. A dish from Acadia.
5. A dish from Acadia. Source: Acadia

Alinea

One Star

1. Blackbird, West Loop
2. Boka, Lincoln Park, Old Town
3. Dusek’s (Board & Beer), Pilsen, University Village, Bridgeport
4. EL Ideas, Pilsen, University Village, Bridgeport
5. Elizabeth, Andersonville, Edgewater, Uptown
6. Everest, Loop
7. Goosefoot, Andersonville, Edgewater, Uptown
8. Longman & Eagle, Humboldt Park, Logan Square
9. Moto, West Loop
10. NAHA, River North
11. North Pond, Lincoln Park, Old Town
12. Parachute, Humboldt Park, Logan Square
13. Schwa, Bucktown, Wicker Park
14. Sepia, West Loop
15. Spiaggia, Gold Coast
16. Topolobampo, River North
17. Tru, Streeterville 

USA: 2016 Michelin stars for San Francisco

Three Stars

1. Benu, San Francisco
2. The French Laundry, Yountville
3. Manresa, Los Gatos
4. The Restaurant at Meadowood, St Helena
5. Saison, San Francisco

Sea urchin with buckwheat capellini at Benu.

Two Stars

1. Acquerello, San Francisco
2. Atelier Crenn, San Francisco   
3. Baumé, Palo Alto
4. Campton Place, San Francisco  
5. Coi, San Francisco  
6. Commis, Oakland
7. Quince, San Francisco

Acquerello

One Star

1. All Spice, San Francisco Nob Hill   
2. Al's Place, San Francisco Mission   
3. Ame, San Francisco SoMa   
4. Aster, San Francisco Mission   
5. Auberge du Soleil, Rutherford
6. Aziza, San Francisco 
7. Bouchon, Yountville
8. Californios, San Francisco   
9. Chez TJ, Mountain View
10. Commonwealth, San Francisco   
11. Farmhouse Inn & Restaurant, Forestville
12. Gary Danko, San Francisco 
13. Keiko à Nob Hill, San Francisco 
14. Kin Khao, San Francisco  
15. Kusakabe, San Francisco 
16. La Toque, Napa 
17. Lazy Bear, San Francisco   
18. Lord Stanley, San Francisco    
19. Luce, San Francisco   
20. Madrona Manor, Healdsburg
21. Michael Mina, San Francisco   
22. Mourad, San Francisco   
23. Nico, San Francisco   
24. Octavia, San Francisco   
25. Omakase, San Francisco   
26. Plumed Horse, Saratoga
27. Rasa, Burlingame
28. Solbar, Calistoga
29. Sons & Daughters, San Francisco
30. SPQR, San Francisco   
31. Spruce, San Francisco 
32. State Bird Provisions, San Francisco  
33. Sushi Yoshizumi, Peninsula 
34. Terra, St. Helena
35. Terrapin Creek, Bodega Bay
36. The Village Pub, Woodside
37. Wako, San Francisco   
38. Wakuriya, San Mateo

USA: 2016 Michelin stars for New York

This year 76 restaurants received stars, and 10 newcomers were added to the one-star list including Tempura Matsui (with its recently launched $200 tempura omakase that includes fried shrimp heads), Sushi Yasuda, Cagen, and Hirohisa.

The excellent, vegetable-forward tasting menu at Semilla, which opened at the end of last year in Brooklyn, was recognized with a star. In Manhattan, new winners include Somtum Der (formerly a Bib Gourmand restaurant), the fantastic Thai restaurant Uncle Boons, modern French bistro Rebelle, and Gabriel Kreuther's eponymous and luxurious fine dining restaurant.

Lincoln Ristorante, the upscale Italian restaurant at Lincoln Center, which had a star last year, is no longer on the list. Neither is the sushi bar 15 East, whose chef Masato Shimizu left earlier this year. Cantonese restaurant Hakkasan has also fallen off.

Le Bernardin, Eric Ripert's seafood restaurant in the Theater District, maintains three Michelin stars. 

Le Bernardin: Wavy blades of twisted aluminum ripple along a wall in the main dining room.

Three Stars

1. Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare
2. Eleven Madison Park
3. Jean-Georges
4. Le Bernardin
5. Masa
6. Per Se 

Two Stars

1. Aquavit
2. Atera
3. Blanca
4. Daniel
5. Ichimura
6. Jungsik
7. Marea
8. The Modern
9. Momofuku Ko
10. Soto

One Star

1. Ai Fiori
2. Aldea
3. Andanada
4. Aureole
5. Babbo
6. Bâtard
7. Betony
8. Blue Hill
9. Bouley
10. The Breslin
11. Brushstroke
12. Café Boulud
13. Café China
14. Cagen
15. Carbone
16. Casa Enríque
17. Casa Mono
18. Caviar Russe
19. Delaware and Hudson
20. Del Posto
21. Dovetail
22. The Finch
23. Gabriel Kreuther
24. Gotham Bar and Grill
25. Gramercy Tavern
26. Hirohisa
27. Jewel Bako
28. Juni
29. Junoon
30. Kajitsu
31. Kyo Ya
32. La Vara
33. Luksus at Tørst
34. Meadowsweet
35. Minetta Tavern
36. The Musket Room
37. M. Wells Steakhouse
38. NoMad
39. Peter Luger
40. Picholine
41. Piora
42. Pok Pok Ny
43. Public
44. Rebelle
45. The River Café
46. Rosanjin
47. Semilla
48. Somtum Der
49. Spotted Pig
50. Sushi Azabu
51. Sushi of Gari
52. Sushi Yasuda
53. Take Root
54. Telepan
55. Tempura Matsui
56. Tori Shin
57. Tulsi
58. Uncle Boons
59. Wallsé
60. ZZ’s Clam Bar

The Michelin Guide New York City 2016, which lists nearly 900 restaurants, goes on sale Thursday for $18.99. For the complete ranking: michelinmedia.com.