Le Bernardin

Le Bernardin
Restaurant information
Established 1986 (in New York)
Current owner(s) Eric Ripert
Maguy Le Coze
Previous owner(s) Gilbert Le Coze
Head chef Éric Ripert
Food type French, Seafood
Rating 3 Michelin stars (Michelin Guide)
Street address 155 West 51st Street (between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue), Midtown Manhattan
City New York City
State New York
Postal/ZIP code 10019
Country United States
Website le-bernardin.com

Le Bernardin is a Michelin Guide three-star French seafood restaurant located at 155 West 51st Street (between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue), in Midtown Manhattan in New York City.[1] It was started in 1972 in Paris by Gilbert Le Coze and his sister Maguy Le Coze under the name Les Moines de St. Bernardin and moved to New York in 1986.

Gilbert le Coze died of a heart attack in 1994, and Éric Ripert succeeded him as the head chef. Signature dishes include kindai maguro (sustainably raised Japanese bluefin tuna), wagyu beef[2] and escolar. Chef Ripert has gone on to open Philadelphia's 10 Arts and Westend Bistro in Washington D.C.

Awards and accolades

In 2009, Le Bernardin was voted 15th best restaurant in the world in the Restaurant magazine Top 50.

Le Bernardin is one of only seven restaurants in New York awarded three Michelin stars,[3] and is the restaurant which has held four stars from The New York Times for the longest period of time, having earned the ranking in early 1986.

James Beard Foundation Awards

In 2013, Zagats cited it as being voted NYC’s Most Popular and No. 1 for Food, with a food rating of 29, and ranked it the # 1 restaurant in New York City.[4][5]

Cookbooks

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Le Bernardin . 155 West 51st Street . New York City". Le-bernardin.com. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  2. ↑ http://www.seriouseats.com/2016/07/fake-kobe-wagyu-beef-japanese-steak.html
  3. ↑ "NYC Michelin Guide 2011". Michelinguide.com. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Le Bernardin | Manhattan | Restaurant Menus and Reviews". Zagat. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  5. ↑ "The 10 Best Restaurants in New York City". zagat.com. Retrieved February 6, 2013.

Coordinates: 40°45′41.17″N 73°58′54.24″W / 40.7614361°N 73.9817333°W / 40.7614361; -73.9817333


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