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Le Bernardin

Coordinates:40°45′41″N73°58′54″W/ 40.76139°N 73.98167°W/40.76139; -73.98167
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Le Bernardin
table-height view of white tablecloths, windows at right, empty glassware, dark with warm lighting
Interior in 2009, prior to 2012 redesign
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Restaurantinformation
Established1986;38 years ago(1986)(New York location)
Owner(s)
Previousowner(s)Gilbert Le Coze
Head chefEric Ripert
Food typeFrench cuisine,seafood
Dress codeBusiness casual;jacketspreferred
Rating3 Michelin stars(Michelin Guide)
Street address155West 51st Street
Midtown Manhattan
New York,NY10019
U.S.
Coordinates40°45′41″N73°58′54″W/ 40.76139°N 73.98167°W/40.76139; -73.98167
Other locationsParis(until 1986)
Websitele-bernardin

Le Bernardinis a three-Michelin starFrenchseafood restaurantinMidtown Manhattan,New York City.Eric Ripertis the executive chef, and he is co-owner along withMaguy Le Coze.

History[edit]

Gilbert Le Cozeand his sisterMaguy Le Cozeopened the original Le Bernardin restaurant in Paris in 1972;[1][2]the name came from a folk song their father sang to them as children, "Les Moines de St. Bernardin", about monks who "loved life – the good life especially".[1][2]

The Le Coze siblings relocated the restaurant, under the same name, in New York City in 1986, not long after receiving a thirdMichelin star.[3]

Eric Ripertjoined the restaurant aschef de cuisinein 1991.[4]When Gilbert Le Coze died of a heart attack in 1994, Ripert succeeded him asexecutive chef,[5]and in 1996 he became co-owner of the restaurant with Maguy Le Coze.[6][5]

In 2012 the restaurant was completely redesigned by the architectural firmBentel & Bentel.[7]A large lounge was also added.[7]

Menu and dining[edit]

Le Bernardin serves a four-courseprix fixedinner, and a 10-course chef’s tasting menu with wine pairings.[8]It serves a three-course lunch.[8]

The restaurant specializes in fish and seafood, prepared in a variety of styles and sauces[9]based fundamentally on French cuisine while also using various Asian ingredients[10][11][7]and other modern and international flavors.[11][8]The menu is divided into headings of "Almost raw", "Barely touched", and "Lightly cooked".[12]

Upon request, pasta, lamb, poultry, or filet mignon are served.[8]A vegetarian tasting menu, with six savory courses and two desserts, was added in 2017.[13]

The dress code isbusiness casual;jackets are recommended but not required.[14]

For private gatherings, the restaurant has two options: Les Salons Bernardin, upstairs from the restaurant with its own entrance, with space for up to 80 guests;[15]and Le Bernardin Privé, across the building's Galleria on the ground floor,[16]which can seat up to 200.[17]

The restaurant's dinner service is open at 5:00pm.[12]Le Bernardin is closed on Sundays.[12]

Awards and accolades[edit]

Le Bernardin has maintained a four-star rating fromThe New York Timessince 1986.[18][9]It is the only restaurant in New York that has kept a four-starNew York Timesrating for over 35 years.[19]

It has won severalJames Beard Foundation Awards,including Outstanding Restaurant (1998); Best Chef – Eric Ripert (1998); Outstanding Pastry Chef – Michael Laiskonis (2007); and Outstanding Restaurateur – Maguy Le Coze (2013).[20]

Le Bernardin received threeMichelin starsin 2005, the first year that Michelin published a guide for New York City.[21]It is one of five restaurants in New York with three Michelin stars.[22]

In 2009, Le Bernardin ranked 15th in the world inThe World's 50 Best Restaurantspublished byRestaurantmagazine.[23]

Zagatrates Le Bernardin among the best restaurants in New York.[24]InZagat's annual survey of restaurant patrons, Le Bernardin received the most votes of any restaurant in the city during the years 2009 to 2012. The ratings are published in a guide for the following year. In 2012, 44,306 restaurant patrons participated in the survey, and the ratings were summarized in the2013 New York City Restaurantsguide.[25][26]

In 2016,Grub Streetranked it as #2 in "The Absolute Best Restaurant in New York"; the #1 spot went toBlue Hill at Stone BarnsinPocantico Hills, New York.[27]

In 2017, Le Bernardin ranked second onLa Liste,a privately published[28]list of the top 1,000 restaurants in the world.[29]In 2018, La Liste ranked Le Bernardin number one in the world.[30]

Since 2022, Le Bernardin has maintained a #1 ranking onThe Infatuation's "The 25 Best Restaurants in NYC" with a rating of 9.5 out of 10.[31]

Cookbooks[edit]

  • Le Bernardin Cookbook: Four-Star Simplicity(1998)
  • A Return to Cooking(2002)
  • On the Line(2008)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^abClaiborne, Craig (April 20, 1986)."Le Bernardin's Four-Star Recipes".The New York Times.RetrievedFebruary 1,2024.
  2. ^abMiller, Bryan (July 30, 1994)."Gilbert Le Coze Dies at 49; Inspired a Generation of Chefs".New York Times.RetrievedApril 5,2015.
  3. ^Begelman, Yanna (October 24, 2017)."Le Bernardin New York: Simply Irresistible".The Hedonist.Archived fromthe originalon June 21, 2018.RetrievedJune 21,2018.
  4. ^Ripert, Eric (December 2, 2015)."Eric Ripert: An Homage to Gilbert LeCoze".The New York Observer.RetrievedFebruary 3,2024.
  5. ^abBailey, Spencer (August 9, 2022)."Eric Ripert on Finding Compassion in Life and the Kitchen Through Buddhism".TimeSensitive.fm.RetrievedFebruary 3,2024.
  6. ^Ripert, Eric (April 23, 2018)."The First Day I Got My Michelin Stars: Eric Ripert".Michelin Guide.RetrievedFebruary 3,2024.
  7. ^abcWells, Pete (May 22, 2012)."Moving Ever Forward, Like a Fish".The New York Times.RetrievedFebruary 15,2024.
  8. ^abcd"Le Bernardin".Forbes Travel Guide.2024.RetrievedFebruary 4,2024.
  9. ^abWells, Pete (February 8, 2023)."Restaurant Review: Le Bernardin Holds On to Its Craft (and Its Four Stars)".New York Times.RetrievedFebruary 8,2023.
  10. ^Mariani, John (April 1, 2021)."New York's Le Bernardin Opens And Proves Fine Dining Is As Grand As Ever".Forbes.RetrievedFebruary 15,2024.
  11. ^abSutton, Ryan (December 17, 2019)."Le Bernardin Is Still New York's Top Seafood Splurge, Even 33 Years Later".Eater.RetrievedFebruary 15,2024.
  12. ^abc"Le Bernardin".Michelin Guide.RetrievedFebruary 24,2024.
  13. ^Fabricant, Florence (December 29, 2017)."Le Bernardin Adds a Vegetarian Tasting Menu".The New York Times.RetrievedFebruary 7,2024.
  14. ^"Le Bernardin".Le-Bernardin.RetrievedFebruary 15,2024.
  15. ^Izzo, Christina (March 5, 2019)."Restaurants with private rooms in NYC".Time Out.RetrievedFebruary 24,2024.
  16. ^"Privé Le Bernardin".TimesSquareNYC.org.RetrievedFebruary 24,2024.
  17. ^Fabricant, Florence (April 23, 2013)."Le Bernardin Will Expand to Accommodate More Diners".The New York Times.RetrievedFebruary 24,2024.
  18. ^Bruni, Frank (March 16, 2005)."Only the Four Stars Remain Constant".The New York Times.RetrievedNovember 8,2018.
  19. ^Raptopoulos, Lilah; Russell, Alec; Harrod, Horatia (November 11, 2022)."Chef Eric Ripert's secret to outlasting trends".Financial Times.RetrievedFebruary 24,2024.
  20. ^"Awards Search".James Beard Foundation.RetrievedFebruary 3,2024.
  21. ^Fabricant, Florence (November 1, 2005)."Michelin scatters stars on New York".The New York Times.RetrievedFebruary 3,2024.
  22. ^"NYC Michelin Guide 2011".Michelinguide. Archived fromthe originalon September 25, 2011.RetrievedFebruary 6,2013.
  23. ^"The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2009".The World's 50 Best Restaurants.RetrievedFebruary 4,2024.
  24. ^"Le Bernardin | Manhattan | Restaurant Menus and Reviews".Zagat.RetrievedFebruary 6,2013.
  25. ^"The 10 Best Restaurants in New York City".Zagat Blog.Zagat.October 2, 2012. Archived fromthe originalon October 6, 2012.RetrievedFebruary 6,2013.
  26. ^Mulcahy, James."2013 New York City Restaurants Survey Results Are Live!".Zagat Blog.Zagat.RetrievedJune 21,2018.
  27. ^Platt, Adam (June 16, 2016)."The Absolute Best Restaurant in New York".Grub Street.RetrievedFebruary 4,2024.
  28. ^"La Liste Legal".La Liste.RetrievedDecember 28,2019.
  29. ^"La Liste 1000 world's best restaurants".laliste.
  30. ^"Chef Ripert wins No. 1 restaurant title, talks about close friend Anthony Bourdain".Newsweek.December 4, 2018.
  31. ^Kim, Bryan (January 30, 2024)."The 25 Best Restaurants In NYC".The Infatuation.RetrievedMarch 19,2024.

External links[edit]

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