Yesterday Michelin released the New York City 2015 guide. The 2015 guide is the 10th edition. The first edition, the 2006 guide, was the first US Michelin guide; it was published in November 2005. The 2015 guide will go on sale today.

Scandinavian restaurant Aquavit, tasting menu-only restaurant Blanca and Japanese restaurant Ichimura (Japanese, sushi) have all been awarded a second star, taking the number of two-star restaurants in New York City up to 9. Aquavit Chef Emma Bengtsson is the second female chef in America to have been awarded two Michelin stars, the other one being Dominique Crenn of Atelier Crenn in San Francisco.

Daniel Boulud's eponymous restaurant Daniel has been demoted to two stars; the number of three-star restaurants in New York City therefore drops to 6. New York City's three-star restaurants are: Eleven Madison Park (Daniel Humm), Per Se (Thomas Keller), Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare (César Ramirez), Le Bernardin (Eric Ripert), Jean Georges (Jean Georges Vongerichten) and Masa (Masa Takayama).



The 2015 guide will feature 58 one-star restaurants (55 in the 2014 guide), with 17 new entries this year, of which no fewer than 7 are located in Brooklyn. The new entries are:

• Andanada (Upper West Side)
• Bâtard (TriBeCa - chef: Markus Glocker, formerly of Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's in London, Charlie Trotter in Chicago and Steirereck in Vienna)
• Betony (Midtown West - chef: Bryce Shuman, former executive sous-chef of Eleven Madison Park)
• Casa Enrique (Queens)
• Delaware and Hudson (Brooklyn, opened in spring 2014)
• Juni (Midtown East - chef: Shaun Hergatt, previous holder of two Michelin stars at SHO Hergatt in the Financial District)
• La Vara (Brooklyn)
• Luksus at Tørst (Brooklyn - chef: Daniel Burns, ex-Noma, Fat Duck, Momofuku, St. John)
• Meadowsweet (Brooklyn, opened in June 2014)
• M. Wells Steakhouse (Queens)
• Piccioline (Upper West Side)
• Piora (West Village)
• Pok Pok Ny (Brooklyn)
• The River Cafe (Brooklyn, reopened early 2014 after hurricane Sandy)
• Take Root (Brooklyn, only 12 seats)
• Zabb Elee (Queens)
• ZZ's clam bar (Greenwich Village)

Wylie Dufresne's one Michelin-starred WD-50 is no longer featured in the guide, as the restaurant will close at the end of November 2014.

As announced by Michelin last week, the New York City 2015 guide features 126 restaurants (19 newly awarded) in the Bib Gourmand category (2 courses and wine or dessert for $40 or less), which include a diverse range of cuisine types across the five boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island.

A full list of Michelin stars and Bib Gourmands can be found here NYC2015