These six NYC restaurants just earned Michelin stars

Last night, at the 2025 Michelin Northeast Cities ceremony in Philadelphia, a handful of NYC restaurants had plenty of reason to celebrate.

Sushi Sho, the omakase hotspot helmed by Keiji Nakazawa, earned an additional star, bringing it to three Michelin stars—the guide’s highest honor, given to restaurants offering “exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey.” It now joins the elite group already occupied by the perennially lauded Korean restaurant Jungsik, Eric Ripert's famed Le Bernardin, Thomas Keller's Per Se and Daniel Humm’s Eleven Madison Park (which recently returned to its carnivorous roots).

The Korean go-to Joo Ok also moved up the rankings, rising from one to two Michelin stars, the category reserved for “excellent cooking, worth a detour.”

A number of long-standing honorees retained their two Michelin stars, including Scandinavian restaurant Ask, the intimate Brooklyn eatery that also boasts a cellar bar and garden; Aquavit, a high-end Scandinavian restaurant with prix-fixe and tasting menus; downtown New American standout Atera; the well-known Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Tarrytown; César, another tasting-menu destination; Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare; modern French landmark Gabriel Kreuther; Jean-Georges' eponymous flagship; Danny Meyer's The Modern inside the Museum of Modern Art; acclaimed Japanese spot Odo; the upscale Saga on the 63rd floor of a 1920s skyscraper in the Financial District; Sushi Noz, which still offers only four seatings per day at its six-seat counter; and Masa, the Columbus Circle temple of omakase that made headlines last week after it lost a Michelin star in a rare pre-ceremony move.

Four new restaurants earned their very first Michelin star, the designation for “high-quality cooking, worth a stop.” They include Bridges in Chinatown, likely still Manhattan's hottest new restaurant; Muku, a kaiseki spot in Tribeca; Huso on Greenwich Street, which focuses on “reimagined seafood and meat plates;” and Yamada, another kaiseki destination led by chef Isao Yamada—clear evidence that kaiseki is having a major moment.

It's time to make some reservations, folks.