{"id":29916,"date":"2016-11-17T18:30:13","date_gmt":"2016-11-17T23:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thatdope.com\/food-drinks\/first-michelin-star-harlem-restaurant\/"},"modified":"2016-11-17T18:30:13","modified_gmt":"2016-11-17T23:30:13","slug":"first-michelin-star-harlem-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thatdope.com\/food-drinks\/first-michelin-star-harlem-restaurant\/","title":{"rendered":"First Michelin Star Harlem Restaurant"},"content":{"rendered":"
In the latest Michelin Guide New York, the Harlem neighborhood has received its first Michelin endorsed eatery. Though it is most well known as a hub of African-American culture, the star-winning restaurant of the neighborhood is actually one that serves Japanese cuisine. <\/span><\/p>\n Sushi Inoue, led by chef Shinichi Inoue, is the first Michelin-starred restaurant in Harlem.\u00a0<\/span>There are 12 other eateries <\/span>that <\/span>earned their first star in the 12th edition of the city\u2019s red guide, four of them being sushi establishments. Overall, it seems like sushi\u00a0is a big deal in the Big Apple.<\/span><\/p>\n Another new member of the one-star club is Mario Batali\u2019s Italian eatery La Sirena. In\u00a0the three-stars zone (the highest tier for \u201cexceptional cuisines, worth a special journey\u201d), all six restaurants maintained their status. Thomas Keller\u2019s Per Se though has weathered quite a storm this year, losing stars from the New York Times,<\/em>\u00a0though it retained its Michelin stars.<\/span><\/p>\n Restaurant critic Pete Wells stripped the restaurant of its high standing for serving \u201cmangled\u201d food and for its \u201cunaccommodating,\u201d \u201csleepwalking\u201d service \u2013 a far cry from the glowing aforementioned four-star review handed down five years earlier by Sam Sifton.<\/p>\n Along with sushi, Scandinavian cuisine is also asserting its culinary presence across the city.\u00a0<\/span>One of the most high-profile restaurant openings of 2016, Agern at Grand Central Terminal, debuted in the Michelin New York guide with a single star.<\/span><\/p>\n The Scandinavian restaurant is the vision of restaurateur Claus Meyer, best known for Noma in Denmark.<\/span><\/p>\n Likewise, Brooklyn restaurant Aska which serves contemporary cuisine with Scandinavian influences, was promoted from one to two-stars following a relocation and renovation.<\/span><\/p>\n Overall, 77 New York restaurants received a Michelin star.\u00a0<\/span>The 12th edition of the Michelin Guide New York features 857 establishments representing 63 cuisines across all five boroughs.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n