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| current-owner     = {{unbulleted list|[[Eric Ripert]]|[[Maguy Le Coze]]}}
| previous-owner    = [[Gilbert Le Coze]]
| head-chef         = [[Eric Ripert]]
| food-type         = [[French cuisine]], [[seafood]]
| dress-code        = [[Business casual]]; jackets{{nbsp}}preferred
| rating            = {{Michelinstar|3}} ([[Michelin Guide]]) 
| street-address    = 155 [[51st Street (Manhattan)|West 51st Street]]<br>[[Midtown Manhattan]]<br>[[New York City|New York]], [[New York (state)|NY]] 10019<br>U.S.
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'''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==
[[Gilbert Le Coze]] and his sister [[Maguy Le Coze]] opened the original Le Bernardin restaurant in Paris in 1972;<ref name="NYT Apr 1986">{{cite news |last1=Claiborne |first1=Craig |title=Le Bernardin's Four-Star Recipes |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/04/20/magazine/le-bernardin-s-four-star-recipes.html |access-date=February 1, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=April 20, 1986}}</ref><ref name="nyti_Gilb">{{Cite web| title = Gilbert Le Coze Dies at 49; Inspired a Generation of Chefs| author = Miller, Bryan| work = New York Times| date = July 30, 1994| accessdate = April 5, 2015| url = https://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/30/nyregion/gilbert-le-coze-dies-at-49-inspired-a-generation-of-chefs.html}}</ref> 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".<ref name="NYT Apr 1986"/><ref name="nyti_Gilb"/>

The Le Coze siblings relocated the restaurant, under the same name, to New York City in 1986, not long after receiving a third [[Michelin star]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehedonistmagazine.com/2017/10/24/le-bernardin-new-york-simply-irresistible/ |title=Le Bernardin New York: Simply Irresistible |first=Yanna |last=Begelman |date=October 24, 2017 |website=The Hedonist |access-date=June 21, 2018 |archive-date=June 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621231323/https://www.thehedonistmagazine.com/2017/10/24/le-bernardin-new-york-simply-irresistible/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[Eric Ripert]] joined the restaurant as [[chef de cuisine]] in 1991.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ripert |first1=Eric |title=Eric Ripert: An Homage to Gilbert LeCoze |url=https://observer.com/2015/12/eric-ripert-an-homage-to-gilbert-lecoze/ |access-date=February 3, 2024 |work=[[The New York Observer]] |date=December 2, 2015}}</ref> When Gilbert Le Coze died of a heart attack in 1994, Ripert succeeded him as [[executive chef]],<ref name="timesensitive">{{cite web |last1=Bailey |first1=Spencer |title=Eric Ripert on Finding Compassion in Life and the Kitchen Through Buddhism |url=https://www.timesensitive.fm/episode/eric-ripert-on-finding-compassion-in-life-and-the-kitchen-through-buddhism/ |website=TimeSensitive.fm |access-date=February 3, 2024 |date=August 9, 2022}}</ref> and in 1996 he became co-owner of the restaurant with Maguy Le Coze.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ripert |first1=Eric |title=The First Day I Got My Michelin Stars: Eric Ripert |url=https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/article/people/eric-ripert-le-bernardin-michelin-stars |website=[[Michelin Guide]] |access-date=February 3, 2024 |date=April 23, 2018}}</ref><ref name="timesensitive"/>

In 2012 the restaurant was completely redesigned by the architectural firm [[Bentel & Bentel]].<ref name="NYT May 2012"/> A large lounge was also added.<ref name="NYT May 2012"/>

==Menu and dining==
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.<ref name="Forbes Travel 2024">{{cite web |title=Le Bernardin |url=https://www.forbestravelguide.com/restaurants/new-york-city-new-york/le-bernardin |website=Forbes Travel Guide |access-date=February 4, 2024 |date=2024}}</ref> A vegetarian tasting menu for $250, with six savory courses and two desserts, was added in 2017 which also has its own separate optional wine pairing.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fabricant |first1=Florence |title=Le Bernardin Adds a Vegetarian Tasting Menu |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/29/dining/le-bernardin-adds-a-vegetarian-tasting-menu.html |access-date=February 7, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=December 29, 2017}}</ref> There is also a separate lounge menu serving ''[[à 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 (United States)|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.<ref name="Forbes Travel 2024"/>

The restaurant specializes in fish and seafood, prepared in a variety of styles and sauces<ref name="NYT Feb 2023"/> based fundamentally on French cuisine while also using various Asian ingredients<ref name="Forbes April 2021">{{cite news |last1=Mariani |first1=John |title=New York’s Le Bernardin Opens And Proves Fine Dining Is As Grand As Ever |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnmariani/2021/04/01/new-yorks-le-bernardin-opens-and-proves-fine-dining-is-as-grand-as-ever/ |access-date=February 15, 2024 |work=[[Forbes]] |date=April 1, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Eater 2019">{{cite web |last1=Sutton |first1=Ryan |title=Le Bernardin Is Still New York’s Top Seafood Splurge, Even 33 Years Later |url=https://ny.eater.com/2019/12/17/21024279/le-bernardin-eric-ripert-nyc-seafood-restaurant-review |website=[[Eater (website)|Eater]] |access-date=February 15, 2024 |date=December 17, 2019}}</ref><ref name="NYT May 2012">{{cite news |last1=Wells |first1=Pete |title=Moving Ever Forward, Like a Fish |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/23/dining/reviews/le-bernardin-in-midtown-manhattan.html |access-date=February 15, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=May 22, 2012}}</ref> and other modern and international flavors.<ref name="Eater 2019"/><ref name="Forbes Travel 2024"/> The menu is divided into headings of "Almost raw", "Barely touched", and "Lightly cooked".<ref name="Michelin Guide">{{cite web |title=Le Bernardin |url=https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/new-york-state/new-york/restaurant/le-bernardin |website=[[Michelin Guide]] |access-date=February 24, 2024}}</ref> Upon request, pasta, lamb, poultry, or filet mignon are served.<ref name="Forbes Travel 2024"/> 

The dress code is [[business casual]]; jackets are recommended but not required.<ref name="official">{{cite web |title=Le Bernardin |url=https://www.le-bernardin.com/home |website=Le-Bernardin.com |access-date=February 15, 2024}}</ref>

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;<ref>{{cite web |last1=Izzo |first1=Christina |title=Restaurants with private rooms in NYC |url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/restaurants/best-restaurants-with-private-rooms |website=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]] |access-date=February 24, 2024 |date=March 5, 2019}}</ref> and Le Bernardin Privé, across the building's Galleria on the ground floor,<ref>{{cite web |title=Privé Le Bernardin |url=https://www.timessquarenyc.org/locations/prive-le-bernardin |website=TimesSquareNYC.org |access-date=February 24, 2024}}</ref> which can seat up to 200.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fabricant |first1=Florence |title=Le Bernardin Will Expand to Accommodate More Diners |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/23/le-bernardin-will-expand-to-accommodate-more-diners/ |access-date=February 24, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=April 23, 2013}}</ref>

The restaurant's lunch service is Monday through Friday, 12:00PM to 2:30 PM.<ref>https://www.le-bernardin.com/reservations/hours-and-information</ref> The restaurant's dinner service is open at 5:00pm.<ref name="Michelin Guide"/> Le Bernardin is closed on Sundays.<ref name="Michelin Guide"/>

[[File:Le Bernadin- Tuna & Foie Gras.jpg|thumb|Signature dish from Le Bernadin- Layers of pounded tuna carpaccio, foie gras, toasted baguette, shaved chives, and extra virgin olive oil]]

==Awards and accolades==
Le Bernardin has maintained a four-star rating from ''[[The New York Times]]'' since 1986.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/16/dining/reviews/only-the-four-stars-remain-constant.html|title=Only the Four Stars Remain Constant|last=Bruni|first=Frank|date=March 16, 2005|work=The New York Times|access-date=November 8, 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NYT Feb 2023">{{cite news | last =Wells | first =Pete | title = Restaurant Review: Le Bernardin Holds On to Its Craft (and Its Four Stars) | newspaper =[[New York Times]] | date =February 8, 2023 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/07/dining/le-bernardin-restaurant-review-pete-wells.html | accessdate =February 8, 2023 }}</ref> It is the only restaurant in New York that has kept a four-star ''New York Times'' rating for over 35 years.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Raptopoulos |first1=Lilah |last2=Russell |first2=Alec |last3=Harrod |first3=Horatia |title=Chef Eric Ripert’s secret to outlasting trends |url=https://www.ft.com/content/fca181f3-c171-4775-b296-6f1a447bea8f |access-date=February 24, 2024 |work=[[Financial Times]] |date=November 11, 2022}}</ref>

It has won several [[James Beard Foundation Award]]s, including Outstanding Restaurant (1998); Best Chef – Eric Ripert (1998); Outstanding Pastry Chef – Michael Laiskonis (2007); and Outstanding Restaurateur – Maguy Le Coze (2013).<ref>{{cite web |title=Awards Search |url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/search?year=&keyword=Le+Bernardin |website=[[James Beard Foundation]] |access-date=February 3, 2024}}</ref>

Le Bernardin received three [[Michelin stars]] in 2005, the first year that Michelin published a guide for New York City.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fabricant |first1=Florence |title=Michelin scatters stars on New York |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/01/world/americas/michelin-scatters-stars-on-new-york.html |access-date=February 3, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=November 1, 2005}}</ref> It is one of five restaurants in New York with three Michelin stars.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.michelinguide.com/us/nyc_stars_2011.html |title=NYC Michelin Guide 2011 |publisher=Michelinguide.com |access-date=February 6, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925152408/http://www.michelinguide.com/us/nyc_stars_2011.html |archive-date=September 25, 2011}}</ref> 

In 2009, Le Bernardin ranked 15th in the world in [[The World's 50 Best Restaurants]] published by ''[[Restaurant (magazine)|Restaurant]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite web |title=The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2009 |url=https://www.theworlds50best.com/previous-list/2009 |website=[[The World's 50 Best Restaurants]] |access-date=February 4, 2024}}</ref> 

''[[Zagat]]'' rates Le Bernardin among the best restaurants in New York.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zagat.com/r/le-bernardin-manhattan |title=Le Bernardin &#124; Manhattan &#124; Restaurant Menus and Reviews |publisher=Zagat |access-date=February 6, 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.zagat.com/2012/10/the-10-best-restaurants-in-new-york-city.html |title=The 10 Best Restaurants in New York City |website=Zagat Blog |publisher=[[Zagat]] |date=October 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006013539/http://blog.zagat.com/2012/10/the-10-best-restaurants-in-new-york-city.html |archive-date=October 6, 2012 |access-date=February 6, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.zagat.com:80/2012/10/2013-new-york-city-restaurants-survey.html |title=2013 New York City Restaurants Survey Results Are Live! |first=James |last=Mulcahy |website=Zagat Blog |publisher=Zagat |access-date=June 21, 2018}}</ref>

In 2016, [[Grub Street]] ranked it as No. 2 in "The Absolute Best Restaurant in New York"; the No. 1 spot went to [[Blue Hill at Stone Barns]] in [[Pocantico Hills, New York]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Platt |first1=Adam |title=The Absolute Best Restaurant in New York |url=https://www.grubstreet.com/bestofnewyork/best-restaurants-in-nyc.html |access-date=February 4, 2024 |work=[[Grub Street]] |date=June 16, 2016}}</ref>

In 2017, Le Bernardin ranked second on [[La Liste]], a privately published<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laliste.com/en/legal |title=La Liste Legal |publisher=La Liste|access-date=December 28, 2019}}</ref> list of the top 1,000 restaurants in the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.laliste.com/en/ |title=La Liste 1000 world's best restaurants|publisher=laliste.com}}</ref> In 2018, La Liste ranked Le Bernardin number one in the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/chef-ripert-wins-no-1-restaurant-title-world-talks-about-close-friend-anthony-1242506|title = Chef Ripert wins No. 1 restaurant title, talks about close friend Anthony Bourdain|website = [[Newsweek]]|date = December 4, 2018}}</ref>

Since 2022, Le Bernardin has maintained a No. 1 ranking on [[The Infatuation]]'s "The 25 Best Restaurants in NYC" with a rating of 9.5 out of 10.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kim |first1=Bryan |title=The 25 Best Restaurants In NYC |url=https://www.theinfatuation.com/new-york/guides/best-restaurants-nyc |access-date=March 19, 2024 |work=[[The Infatuation]] |date=January 30, 2024}}</ref>

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

==See also==
* [[List of French restaurants]]
* [[List of seafood restaurants]]
* [[List of Michelin 3-star restaurants in the United States]]
* [[List of Michelin-starred restaurants in New York City]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website}}

{{Restaurants in Manhattan}}

{{Midtown North, Manhattan}}
{{Michelin Guide 3-star restaurants in the US}}
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