MICHELIN Releases 2009 Guide for New York City

Gives 3 Stars to Four Restaurants, 7 Restaurants Receive 2 Stars

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. October 14, 2008

NEW YORK, NY, October 6, 2008. Michelin today released its selection of recommended hotels and restaurants in the MICHELIN guide New York City 2009. The new edition contains more than 80 new establishments and features 617 establishments in all, a number that includes 563 restaurants -- representing 50 types of cuisine -- and 54 Manhattan hotels.

Among the new Michelin stars awarded this year:

-- Masa joins Jean-Georges, Le Bernardin and Per Se as a Michelin three-star selection

-- Adour, Gilt and Momofuku Ko join the ranks of Michelin two-star restaurants

-- Allen & Delancey, Alto, eighty one, Fiamma, Insieme, Kyo Ya and Public join the Michelin one-star selections

THREE STARS:

Jean Georges, Manhattan, Upper West Side

Le Bernardin, Manhattan, Midtown West,

Masa, Manhattan, Midtown West

Per Se, Manhattan, Midtown West

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TWO STARS:

Adour, Manhattan, Midtown East & Murray Hill

Daniel, Manhattan, Upper East Side

Del Posto, Manhattan, Chelsea

Gilt, Manhattan, Midtown East & Murray Hill

Gordon Ramsay at The London, Manhattan, Midtown West

Momofuku Ko, Manhattan, East Village

Picholine, Manhattan, Upper West Side

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ONE STAR:

Allen & Delancey, Manhattan, Lower East Side

Alto, Manhattan, Midtown East & Murray Hill

Annisa, Manhattan, Greenwich, West Village & Meatpacking

Anthos, Manhattan, Midtown West

Aureole, Manhattan, Upper East Side

Blue Hill, Manhattan, Greenwich, West Village & Meatpacking

Cafe Boulud, Manhattan, Upper East Side

Cru, Manhattan, Greenwich

Dressler, Brooklyn

eighty one, Manhattan, Upper West Side

Etats-Unis, Manhattan, Upper East Side

Fiamma, Manhattan, SoHo & Nolita

Fleur de Sel, Manhattan, Gramercy, Flatiron & Union Square

Gotham Bar & Grill, Manhattan, Greenwich, West Village & Meatpacking

Gramercy Tavern, Manhattan, Gramercy, Flatiron & Union Square

Insieme, Manhattan, Midtown West

Jewel Bako, Manhattan, East Village

JoJo, Manhattan, Upper East Side

Kyo Ya, Manhattan, East Village

L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon, Manhattan, Midtown East & Murray Hill

Modern (The), Manhattan, Midtown West

Oceana, Manhattan, Midtown East & Murray Hill

Perry Street, Manhattan, Greenwich, West Village & Meatpacking

Peter Luger, Brooklyn

Public, Manhattan, SoHo & Nolita

Saul, Brooklyn

Spotted Pig, Manhattan, Greenwich

Sushi of Gari, Manhattan, Upper East Side

Veritas, Manhattan, Gramercy, Flatiron & Union Square

Wallse, Manhattan, West Village

wd~50, Manhattan, Lower East Side

The MICHELIN guide New York City 2009 features the Bib Gourmand category, which indicates Michelin inspectors' favorites for good value. This year's Bib Gourmands include 58 restaurants that serve a menu with two dishes and a glass of wine or dessert for $40 or less. The restaurants awarded this distinction can be identified by a red pictogram depicting the head of Bibendum(R), the Michelin Man.

The MICHELIN guide New York City 2009 also includes 74 restaurants serving a meal (two dishes and a glass of wine or dessert) for $25 or less. In the selection, these establishments are indicated by the coins pictogram.

As a result, nearly 24 percent of the MICHELIN guide New York City selection is comprised of highly affordable restaurants. While the MICHELIN guide is known around the word for its stars, these restaurants only account for just 10 percent of the selection. With more than one million copies sold in approximately 100 countries, the MICHELIN guide has always built its success on the diversity of its selection and especially on small establishments offering a high-quality dining experience at an affordable price, of which the best are included in the "Our inspectors' favorites for good value" category. Moreover, inclusion in the MICHELIN guide is, in itself, synonymous with quality, since only the best establishments in each comfort and price category are selected.

Also new for 2009, consumers will have the option to access the North American MICHELIN guide selections on their mobile phones through a licensing agreement with mobile content provider UBI UBI. The content for all four U.S. MICHELIN guides, which include New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas, will be available by subscription beginning in October 2008. For more information, please visit www.ubiubi.mobi .