Photo: Pat Carroll\/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\nPeter Luger, the iconic Brooklyn steakhouse, is famous for many reasons. It has been open for more than a century. It eschews any trappings that might be considered \u201cfancy\u201d in favor of a German beer-hall vibe. Its steaks arrive on tilted platters, soaking up sizzling suet. And it serves what many consider to be the worst dish at any Michelin-starred restaurant in the world: a tomato-and-onion salad that, for some reason, people continue to order.<\/p>\n
While eating a plate of thickly sliced \u200b\u200bout-of-season tomatoes and white onion may transport diners to another time, it’s not necessarily one anyone wants to go back to. Yet for years, the steakhouse has continued to boast a star in Michelin’s New York guides \u2014 a badge of honor that the longtime restaurant-rating group says makes Peter Luger, and its mealy tomatoes, \u201cworth a stop.\u201d (Other one-star spots on the list include Ignacio Mattos’s forward-thinking Estela, the always-packed Williamsburg wine bar Four Horsemen, and Douglas Kim’s acclaimed Jeju noodle bar \u2014 all places where diners would justifiably be horrified to eat something as objectively mediocre as the Luger tomatoes.)<\/p>\n
Or at least, this was the case until last night, when Michelin unveiled its latest rankings and stripped Luger of its star. What has changed at the steakhouse since Michelin awarded it a star just last year? It’s unclear, but the star removal is just the latest indignity to be realized by the famous meat den. In a now-famous 2019 review, New York times<\/em> critic Pete Wells argued that the restaurant had declined since its heyday to the point that, after every meal, he’s left with \u201cthe unshakable sense that I’ve been scammed.\u201d The review caused a minor dustup of drama, but it hasn’t stopped people from patronizing and celebrating the place. (Just this weekend, a friend promised there would be Luger steaks at his bachelor party upstate.)<\/p>\nAs our own former critic Adam Platt once argued, this change in rating won’t matter: Peter Luger is part of the small collection of tenured New York restaurants that are more or less impervious to criticism. Some people will defend its steaks to the bitter end; Others will argue that it lost its luster long before Michelin even thought to give it a star in the first place.<\/p>\n
What else happened with the Michelin stars this year? See for yourself. Here is the full list, which includes 19 new restaurants such as Al Coro, 63 Clinton, and Semma:<\/p>\n
Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Mouse Eleven Madison Park Le Bernardin Table Per Se<\/p>\n
Al Coro Aquavit Aska athera Atomix Blue Hill at Stone Barns Daniel Gabriel Kreuther Jean-Georges Jungsik Momofuku Ko The Modern Right<\/p>\n
63 Clinton battery Family Meal at Blue Hill Casa Enrique Casa Mono Caviar Russe Claro Clover Hill Contra cote Crown Shy Dirt Candy Don Angie Estela Four Horsemen france frevo Gramercy Tavern Hirohisa icca Jeju Noodle Bar Joomak Banjum jua Kanoyama Kochi Kosaka L’Abeille Le Coucou Le Jardinier Le Pavillon Mari The Musket Room node No. 17 odo Oiji Mi One White Street oxalis oxomoco Red Paper Clip Rezdora The River Cafe semma Shion 69 Leonard Street Sushi Amane Sushi Ginza Onodera Sushi Nakazawa Sushi Nozzle Sushi Tempura Matsui torian Tsukimi tuome Vestry Yoshino<\/p>\n\n\n
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