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Le Bernardin

Coordinates: 40°45′41″N 73°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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Restaurant information
Established1986; 38 years ago (1986) (New York location)
Owner(s)
Previous owner(s)Gilbert Le Coze
Head chefEric Ripert
Food typeFrench cuisine, seafood
Dress codeBusiness casual; jackets preferred
Rating3 Michelin stars (Michelin Guide)
Street address155 West 51st Street
Midtown Manhattan
New York, NY 10019
U.S.
Coordinates40°45′41″N 73°58′54″W / 40.76139°N 73.98167°W / 40.76139; -73.98167
Other locationsParis (until 1986)
Websitele-bernardin.com

Le Bernardin is a three-Michelin star French seafood restaurant in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Eric Ripert is the executive chef, and he is co-owner along with Maguy Le Coze.

History

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Gilbert Le Coze and his sister Maguy Le Coze opened 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 third Michelin star.[3]

Eric Ripert joined the restaurant as chef de cuisine in 1991.[4] When Gilbert Le Coze died of a heart attack in 1994, Ripert succeeded him as executive 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 firm Bentel & Bentel.[7] A large lounge was also added.[7]

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Le Bernardin serves a four-course prix fixe dinner, 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 is business 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

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Le Bernardin has maintained a four-star rating from The New York Times since 1986.[18][9] It is the only restaurant in New York that has kept a four-star New York Times rating for over 35 years.[19]

It has won several James 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 three Michelin stars in 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 in The World's 50 Best Restaurants published by Restaurant magazine.[23]

Zagat rates Le Bernardin among the best restaurants in New York.[24] In Zagat'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 the 2013 New York City Restaurants guide.[25][26]

In 2016, Grub Street ranked it as #2 in "The Absolute Best Restaurant in New York"; the #1 spot went to Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Pocantico Hills, New York.[27]

In 2017, Le Bernardin ranked second on La 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 on The Infatuation's "The 25 Best Restaurants in NYC" with a rating of 9.5 out of 10.[31]

Cookbooks

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Claiborne, Craig (April 20, 1986). "Le Bernardin's Four-Star Recipes". The New York Times. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Miller, Bryan (July 30, 1994). "Gilbert Le Coze Dies at 49; Inspired a Generation of Chefs". New York Times. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  3. ^ Begelman, Yanna (October 24, 2017). "Le Bernardin New York: Simply Irresistible". The Hedonist. Archived from the original on June 21, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  4. ^ Ripert, Eric (December 2, 2015). "Eric Ripert: An Homage to Gilbert LeCoze". The New York Observer. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Bailey, Spencer (August 9, 2022). "Eric Ripert on Finding Compassion in Life and the Kitchen Through Buddhism". TimeSensitive.fm. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  6. ^ Ripert, Eric (April 23, 2018). "The First Day I Got My Michelin Stars: Eric Ripert". Michelin Guide. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c Wells, Pete (May 22, 2012). "Moving Ever Forward, Like a Fish". The New York Times. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d "Le Bernardin". Forbes Travel Guide. 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  9. ^ a b Wells, Pete (February 8, 2023). "Restaurant Review: Le Bernardin Holds On to Its Craft (and Its Four Stars)". New York Times. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  10. ^ Mariani, John (April 1, 2021). "New York's Le Bernardin Opens And Proves Fine Dining Is As Grand As Ever". Forbes. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  11. ^ a b Sutton, Ryan (December 17, 2019). "Le Bernardin Is Still New York's Top Seafood Splurge, Even 33 Years Later". Eater. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  12. ^ a b c "Le Bernardin". Michelin Guide. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  13. ^ Fabricant, Florence (December 29, 2017). "Le Bernardin Adds a Vegetarian Tasting Menu". The New York Times. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  14. ^ "Le Bernardin". Le-Bernardin.com. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  15. ^ Izzo, Christina (March 5, 2019). "Restaurants with private rooms in NYC". Time Out. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  16. ^ "Privé Le Bernardin". TimesSquareNYC.org. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  17. ^ Fabricant, Florence (April 23, 2013). "Le Bernardin Will Expand to Accommodate More Diners". The New York Times. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  18. ^ Bruni, Frank (March 16, 2005). "Only the Four Stars Remain Constant". The New York Times. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  19. ^ Raptopoulos, Lilah; Russell, Alec; Harrod, Horatia (November 11, 2022). "Chef Eric Ripert's secret to outlasting trends". Financial Times. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  20. ^ "Awards Search". James Beard Foundation. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  21. ^ Fabricant, Florence (November 1, 2005). "Michelin scatters stars on New York". The New York Times. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  22. ^ "NYC Michelin Guide 2011". Michelinguide.com. Archived from the original on September 25, 2011. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  23. ^ "The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2009". The World's 50 Best Restaurants. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  24. ^ "Le Bernardin | Manhattan | Restaurant Menus and Reviews". Zagat. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  25. ^ "The 10 Best Restaurants in New York City". Zagat Blog. Zagat. October 2, 2012. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  26. ^ Mulcahy, James. "2013 New York City Restaurants Survey Results Are Live!". Zagat Blog. Zagat. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  27. ^ Platt, Adam (June 16, 2016). "The Absolute Best Restaurant in New York". Grub Street. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  28. ^ "La Liste Legal". La Liste. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  29. ^ "La Liste 1000 world's best restaurants". laliste.com.
  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. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
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