Michelin Guide Names 3 UWS Restaurants As Best Cheap Eats In NYC

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — Three restaurants on the Upper West Side just received recognition from the top culinary review organization in the world. On Tuesday, the 2021 NYC Michelin Bib Gourmands was released, which is a guide to the 131 best dining options in New York City and Westchester that you can affordably dine at.

The renowned anonymous inspectors will release their more well-known starred selections on Thursday.

The restaurants on the "cheap eats" list are all joints where the Michelin inspectors can order a full meal for under $40. The distinction is "awarded to excellent restaurants where the food is very good and at a very reasonable price."

Out of the 131 New York restaurants that made the coveted list — three of them are on the Upper West Side.

Amelie: 566 Amsterdam Avenue (Between West 87th and 88th Streets)

Since Amelie opened in 2017, the French restaurant has won Michelin recognition every year in the Bib Gourmand category. The cozy eatery has an extensive wine selection and offers favorites such as warm pistachio-crusted goat cheese, sautéed asparagus with truffle, steak-frites, and more.

You can find out more about Amelie and menu on its website.

Atlas Kitchen: 258 West 109th Street

The popular contemporary Chinese restaurant blocks away from Columbia University continues to receive recognition for the food it serves out of its 3,000 square-foot space on the Upper West Side. The eatery has received an almost equal amount of praise for its design and art, where veteran chef Kaiyuan Li oversees an assortment of dishes including Ginseng soup, pork short ribs with garlic, and pan-fried tiger shrimp.

You can find out more about the restaurant and menu on its website.

Miss Mamie's Spoonbread Too: 366 West 110th Street

The soul-food institution just off Central Park West has a sophisticated appearance while also dishing out the best of the classics: baked turkey wings, homemade meatloaf, Louisiana catfish, and red-velvet cake.

Its claim to fame might be that Former President Bill Clinton once ate at Miss Mamie's Spoonbread Too, but its consistency in the community is what means the most for regulars.

You can find out more about the restaurant and menu on its website.

Here's the full 2021 NYC Michelin Bib Gourmands.