12 NYC Restaurants Michelin Inspectors Just Snuck Onto Their Must-Try List

Michelin-starred dining is synonymous with luxury, and, well, New York City is synonymous with the Michelin Guide. That’s to say if the Michelin Guide is releasing a list of restaurant newcomers, New York City certainly isn’t going to be absent from that list. And as Michelin Guide Inspectors have spent all year uncovering the best restaurants to recommend, they’ve decided that what they’ve found is too good to keep a secret. With that being said, the New York guide has [12 new additions](https://guide.michelin.com/en/article/dining-out/the-newest-additions-to-the-michelin-guide-new-york-october-2025?cjdata=MXxOfDB8WXww&cjevent=914d2a31aac211f0839200730a82b82c&utm_source=cj&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Skimlinks&utm_content=100046049&utm_term=15671072) across Manhattan and Brooklyn , ranging from a West Village Spanish hideout to a cozy Chinese wine bar stocked with rare wines. Looking for your next dinner reservation? Try one of these spots below: The 12 NYC Restaurants Recently added To The Michelin Guide Are As Follows: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ### 1. Bánh Anh Em An ambitious [Vietnamese kitchen](https://secretnyc.co/has-snack-bar-nyc-lower-east-side-nyt-best-restaurants-in-america/) near Union Square, Bánh Anh Em is known for two things: bread baked in-house for airy, light, and flaky banh mi, and rice noodles produced on site. Don’t sleep on the pho though! Fair warning: Bánh Anh Em doesn’t take reservations and eager diners begin lining up long before doors open. 🍽️ Cuisine: Vietnamese 📍 Location: 99 3rd Ave ### 2. Bartolo A little West Village hideout where rich, hearty Spanish cooking is at the star of the show. With dishes like gildas, gazpacho, tamales, salt cod, and grilled iberico pork you’ll want to go with a group so you can try a bit of everything. 🍽️ Cuisine: Spanish 📍 Location: 310-312 W 4th St. ### 3. Comal Comal showcases the vibrant spirit of the cuisine in Mexico City right in NYC’s Lower East Side. The menu is built around peak-season produce from the Northeast U.S., making for deliciously fresh dishes paired with a curated pantry of chiles, spices, and other ingredients from across Mexico. 🍽️ Cuisine: Mexican 📍 Location: 116 Forsyth St. ### 4. Gui If there’s one thing you can trust us on, it’s that Gui Steakhouse makes a trip to Times Square worth it. The menu includes raw bar items before shifting over to steaks with Japanese wagyu and USDA Prime meat all served in a sleek, stunning setting. 🍽️ Cuisine: Steakhouse/Korean 📍 Location: 776 8th Ave. ### 5. Lei Nestled in the heart of Chinatown, Lei is a cozy little wine bar stocked with copious amounts of rare wines. Beyond the vino, though, there’s a food menu of dishes rooted in Chinese recipes, designed as the perfect accompaniment to what’s in your glass. 🍽️ Cuisine: Chinese 📍 Location: 15-17 Doyers St. ### 6. Markette At Markette chef India Doris turns out an impressive menu of dishes showcasing both European and [Caribbean](https://secretnyc.co/best-caribbean-restaurants-in-nyc/) influences. What to expect: menu items like salt cod fritters, grilled prawns, butter beans, and peri peri chicken. 🍽️ Cuisine: Contemporary 📍 Location: 326 7th Ave ### 7. Muku Muku is an intimate kaiseki spot with just ten counter seats. The menu highlights goho, otherwise knwon as the Japanese rule of five, which involves five distinct cooking techniques: raw, grilled, simmered, steamed, and fried. Each evening at Muku unfolds as a 10-12 course journey through the season’s finest ingredients, beginning with a delicate opening bite (sakizuke), flowing into a soup course (owan), then leading to a pristine sashimi (otsukuri), steamed delicacies (mushimono), charcoal-grilled specialties (yakimono), and crisp fried courses (agemono). 🍽️ Cuisine: Japanese 📍 Location: 412 Greenwich St. ### 8. Sushi Akira Sushi Akira is from chef/owner Nikki Zheng, who polished her skills at some of the city’s top sushi restaurants, including Masa and Sushi Nakazawa, before opening her own place. The 18-course omakase features a variety of chilled appetizers and nigiri before ending on a sweet note for dessert. 🍽️ Cuisine: Japanese 📍 Location: 317 E 75th St. ### 9. Yamada For high-end Japanese dining, head to Yamada. Chef Isao Yamada’s 10-course kaiseki tasting menu is a multi-sensory dining experience guided by the principles of seasonality (shun), harmony (chōwa), and mindfulness (ikigai), and each dish is a delicious testament to that. 🍽️ Cuisine: Japanese 📍 Location: 16 Elizabeth St. ### 10. Olmo Serving food inspired by Mexico City with a focus on nostalgic, approachable flavors, Olmo serves everything from chicharrón preparado and eggplant milanesa to lacto-fermented crudités. Other dishes include grilled branzino, carne asada, and eggplant milanese. 🍽️ Cuisine: Mexican 📍 Location: 103 Saratoga Ave ### 11. Rose Marie The little sister to beloved East Village Tex Mex Yellow Rose, Rose Marie serves contemporary American with a few Southern flourishes. They serve throwback dishes like a spectacular saltine-crusted flounder with herb-packed rice and a patty melt that will leave you wanting to order three more. 🍽️ Cuisine: American Contemporary 📍 Location: 524 Lorimer St. ### 12. Sal Tang’s Sal Tang’s serves Cantonese American with a modern twist in a classic old-school space complete with green and black vinyl floors, six-foot antique flower pots, and carefully curated décor. The experience: cozy, family-oriented vibes. 🍽️ Cuisine: Chinese Contemporary 📍 Location: 521 Hicks St. Source: https://secretnyc.co/nyc-restaurant-michelin-guide-new-additions-october-2025/