NYC just secured its first 3 Michelin star restaurant in 12 years

New York had a kitchen all—STAR lineup this year.

On Monday, the Michelin Guide revealed its 2024 picks for Washington DC, Chicago and New York City. The Big Apple was treated to a host of stars, including their first three-star restaurant in 12 years.

That honor went to Jungsik, the Jungsik Yim-like Korean restaurant that opened in 2011, which was upgraded from two stars previously, according to a recent release.

According to Michelin, the promotion makes them the first Korean restaurant in the U.S. to be awarded a third star — the Guide’s highest rating for a single restaurant — as well as Gotham’s first new three-star entry since Eleven Madison Park was awarded the honor in 2012.

“We are thrilled to welcome a new three-star restaurant, Jungsik New York, to the esteemed family of Michelin stars,” stated Gwendal Poullennec, International Director of the Michelin Guides. “The originality and impeccable presentation at Jungsik New York created a special experience for our inspectors collectively.”

Run by Executive Chef Daeik Kim, Jungsik is often seen as a pioneer of NYC’s contemporary Korean scene, serving up modern takes on traditional banchan.

These include “raw strips with white kimchi and cold fish bone broth” and “wonderful dried octopus with gochujang aioli,” according to the guide.

Michelin called the cooking “perfectly executed and extremely satisfying; a meal that makes you involuntarily nod to yourself as you eat.”

With this award, Jungsik joined four restaurants that retained their three Michelin star status: Eleven Madison Park, Le Bernardin, Masa and Per Se.

Meanwhile, three Big Apple restaurants landed two stars: menu tasting spot César by César Ramirez, Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare (also by Ramirez) and new Japanese restaurant Sushi Sho. This brings the total to 14.

We’ve included the full list below:

• Aquavit
• None
• Ater
• Atomix
• Blue Hill at Stone Barns
• César (young)
• Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare (New)
• Gabriel Kreuther
• Jean-Georges
• modern
• Odo
• Saga
• Sushi Noz
• Sushi Sho (new)

Among the restaurants with a Michelin star, eight received the star for the first time. These were Bar Miller, the newly opened Cafe Boulud on the Upper East Side, and Noksu, the literal underground hot spot serving up remixes of Korean classics.

The full list of new one-star restaurants below:

• Bar Miller
• Coffee Boulud
• CORIM
• Yeah ok
• La Bastide by Andrea Calstier
• Knock
• Shota Omakase
• Yingtao

Also of note is Tribeca’s One White Street, which received a new Michelin Green Star award for its sustainable practices. Blue Hill at Stone Barns, Family Meal at Blue Hill and Dirt Candy retained their Green Stars.

Meanwhile, 16 new New York City restaurants were newly named Bib Gourmands, defined by the Michelin Guide as delicious yet “wallet-friendly” restaurants.

These include Bayon, Bonnie’s, Bungalow, Cecily, Cervo’s, CheLi and Coqodaq, which — somewhat ironically — went viral in March for serving a $28 chicken nugget.

While the Big Apple’s 91 Bib Gourmans are down from 102 last year, the city still boasts the most BGs of any city, Forbes reported.