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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 for $210 as well a 10-course chef’s tasting menu along with an optional wine pairings.[8] A vegetarian tasting menu for $250, with six savory courses and two desserts, was added in 2017 which also has it's own separate optional wine pairing.[9] There is also a separate lounge menu serving a la carte options which consist of a small variety of tasting menu options such as their signature pounded tuna with foie gras and other delicacies such as caviar.

The restaurant also serves lunch consisting of two menus. The former in the main dining room consists of three courses and runs for $130 (outside of supplements) on weekdays only. There is also a lounge prix fixe in collaboration with City Harvest; a non-profit food rescue organization associated with the chef Eric Ripert. Said menu is priced at $94 for 3 courses including a $5 donation to said organization.[8]

The restaurant specializes in fish and seafood, prepared in a variety of styles and sauces[10] based fundamentally on French cuisine while also using various Asian ingredients[11][12][7] and other modern and international flavors.[12][8] The menu is divided into headings of "Almost raw", "Barely touched", and "Lightly cooked".[13] Upon request, pasta, lamb, poultry, or filet mignon are served.[8]

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.[13] Le Bernardin is closed on Sundays.[13]

Signature dish from Le Bernadin- Layers of pounded tuna carpaccio, foie gras, toasted baguette, shaved chives, and extra virgin olive oil

Awards and accolades

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Le Bernardin has maintained a four-star rating from The New York Times since 1986.[18][10] 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. ^ Fabricant, Florence (December 29, 2017). "Le Bernardin Adds a Vegetarian Tasting Menu". The New York Times. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ a b c "Le Bernardin". Michelin Guide. Retrieved February 24, 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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