| Le Bernardin topples Danny Meyer's in Zagat Survey |
| Wednesday, 05 October 2011 13:43 | |||
 Zagat released the results of its 2012 New York City Restaurants Survey today. In an upset, Maguy LeCoze and Eric Ripert's Le Bernardin was named the Most Popular Restaurant, eclipsing Danny Meyer's Gramercy Tavern and Union Square Cafe, which had a hold on the title for the last 15 years.
LeCoze and Ripert's eatery also topped the Food rankings with a near-perfect 29 out of 30 for the second year in a row. Time Warner Center residents Asiate and Per Se won for Decor and Service, respectively. "While you have to respect the impressive winning streak for Danny Meyer restaurants, Le Bernardin's Most Popular ranking is richly deserved," said Tim Zagat, co-Chair, Zagat Survey. "Eric Ripert and Maguy LeCoze's team have done a marvelous job, not only with the food but also with their great service and the recent gorgeous makeover of the restaurant's decor." The new guide, available in bookstores, at ZAGAT.com and via Zagat's mobile products, covers 2,111 restaurants as voted on by a record 41,604 local foodies who dined out an estimated 6.4 million times in the past year. The surveyors ate out an average of three times per week and visited the typical restaurant they voted on 8.6 times during the year. Besides covering all the big-name restaurants in the city, the guide includes 670 restaurants with an average meal cost of $30 or less for dinner.
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