Michelin Red Guide 2007 New York City: Restaurants & Hotels [Paperback]

Michelin Travel Publications (Corporate Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 2006

Completely sold out in US bookshops in just 10 days last year, 2007 sees the 2nd edition of Michelin's debut North American restaurant and hotel guide. "New York City 2007" celebrates the culinary diversity of the five boroughs with 500 of the best restaurants and 50 of the best hotels with a range of prices to suit every budget. Packed with maps, colour photos, full descriptions and signature recipes, this is the perfect companion for business travellers and Christmas shoppers alike.

Product Details

• Paperback: 478 pages
• Publisher: Michelin Travel Publications; Revised edition (November 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 2067122002
• ISBN-13: 978-2067122000
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 4.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,639,790 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Slight improvement from the 2006, but mostly the same, March 24, 2007

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an Italian in New York - See all my reviews

This review is from: Michelin Red Guide 2007 New York City: Restaurants & Hotels (Paperback)

My review of the 2007 guide is very similar to my review of the 2006 guide.
Of this guide I like that:
1. It lists only selected restaurants. Most restaurants in New York are not listed; that is a good thing. Although, I think that selectivity is a huge plus (so I know where to go to spend my money), I don't think it goes far enough: In my experience a large portion of the restaurants listed could have been omitted.
2. Restaurants that are awarded one or more stars are about 50. That way you actually know which are the 50 restaurants in New York that are actually worth the often high price.

Improvements since last year:
1. Amount of information on food has increased, but only for the 50-odd starred restaurants. For those there is now a selection from their menus.
2. A new symbol (the big gourmand, called Bibendum in the Europeans versions of the guide) denotes restaurants that stand out among the others without quite deserving a star AND are moderately priced (a meal for less than $40). I think though that the "less than $40" limit was probably aiming too low.

Weaknesses:
1. There is still too little about food for restaurants other than the starred ones. And there is far too much about decor, the owners and other irrelevant information about the restaurant.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful resource, February 21, 2007

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J. Simpson "luv2travel" (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Michelin Red Guide 2007 New York City: Restaurants & Hotels (Paperback)

I had the opportunity to spend last summer in NYC and the 2006 edition of this book was a lifesaver! I bought the 2007 edition as soon as it came out and was excited to see a number of changes that made the guide even better. The restaurants are organized in a much simpler way and the index is extremely useful. I go up to NYC regularly on business trips and this guide is a wonderful tool for picking out exactly where to take my clients.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great reference for your NYC trip, August 23, 2007

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D. Johnson (Lousiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Michelin Red Guide 2007 New York City: Restaurants & Hotels (Paperback)

The Michelin guide was a great resource to find great food in what ever area we found ourselves in a the time.