Le Bernardin - New York - 15

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Le Bernardin is a three Michelin-starred, Zagat-rated restaurant in New York City. The restaurant was started in 1972 in Paris by sister and brother team Maguy and Gilbert Le Coze and moved to New York in 1986. It specializes in seafood. Gilbert died in 1995 and Eric Ripert succeeded him as the head chef. Signature dishes include Kindai maguro (sustainably raised Japanese blue fin tuna), Kobe beef and escolar. Desserts by pastry chef Michael Laiskonis include chocolate dusted with sea salt and extra virgin olive oil.[1] Chef Ripert has gone on to open Philadelphia's 10 Arts by Eric Ripert and Westend Bistro by Eric Ripert in Washington D.C.

Awards and accolades

The restaurant was voted 15th best in the world in the Restaurant magazine Top 50 for 2009.
Le Bernardin is one of only four restaurants in New York awarded three Michelin stars.
It is also the restaurant which has held four stars from the New York Times for the longest period of time. Le Bernardin gained the superior ranking less than three months after opening in early 1986.
James Beard Foundation Award: Outstanding Restaurant 1998, Outstanding Chef -Eric Ripert- 2003, Outstanding Pastry Chef -Michael Laiskonis- 2007
Gayot Top 40 Restaurants in the US:
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