It’s Michelin season in New York! The Red Guide’s anonymous inspectors will unveil their list of the city’s top restaurants next week, awarding one, two, or three stars to venues they deem worthy. But today, Michelin releases the consolation prize: the Bib Gourmands, a collection of venues where patrons can enjoy two courses plus a glass of wine or dessert for $40 or less. Any restaurant that receives a Bib is ineligible for a star.

The big news of the 2018 list is that the vegetable-forward Atla, one of the year’s most watched openings, is the recipient of the lesser award, the Bib. That means two of the world’s most prominent Mexican chefs, Daniela Soto-Innes and Enrique Olvera, are on the verge of being snubbed from the starred selections for yet another year — unless sister spot Cosme is upgraded.

Some will question whether Atla’s prices make it appropriate for the Bibs. This critic, in his two-star review, noted that “little more than a bagel schmear’s worth of vegan coconut yogurt” runs $14. That dish now costs $15, making for an expensive breakfast appetizer.

Others will raise an eyebrow at the presence of Greg Baxtrom’s nationally-acclaimed Olmsted on the Bibs for a second straight year. Reservations at the ambitious Prospect Heights venue book up a month out and dinner for one easily runs $90 or more.

Hao Noodle & Tea, the acclaimed pan-regional Chinese spot that opened in 2016, is another big entrant to the Bibs. Eater’s Robert Sietsema and the Times’ Pete Wells both awarded two stars the New York outpost of a Chinese chain in their own assessments.

Other new venues joining the Bib selections are: Alta Calidad, Bunker 2.0, ChouChou, Dumpling Galaxy, El Molcajete, Luzzo’s, Norma Gastronomia Siciliana, Patron, Pok Pok Ny (which once held a star), Tfor, and finally, 21 Greenpoint, an Italian-accented spot run by Bill Murray’s son, Homer.

The biggest opening missing from this year’s Bibs is Tim Ho Wan, the global dim sum chain that famously holds stars for two of its Hong Kong locations. New Yorkers greeted the institution’s arrival with three hour lines but lukewarm reviews. If Michelin awards Tim Ho Wan a star, local gourmands will likely wonder why favorites like Jing Fong or Joy Luck Palace didn’t receive the same honor.

El Atoradero, in turn, is perhaps the most surprising restaurant to be dropped from the Bibs. If it ends up being upgraded next week, the Prospect Heights venue, which Sietsema awarded three stars, would only be the second New York Mexican spot to earn a star; the first is Casa Enrique in Long Island City.

That promotion for El Atoradero would go a long way. A prominent criticism of the guide is that the starred selections tend to favor pricey American, European, and Japanese spots, while venues serving cuisines from Southeast Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, or the Caribbean are often relegated to the cheaper Bibs list.

This is also true of pizza, ramen, and barbecue, three of New York’s most beloved and affordable cooking styles, none of which have been awarded a star. That deficit likely won’t change this year, given some of the best in class spots in those three categories are well represented in the Bibs. This means no stars for Mu Ramen or Hometown Bar-B-Que in 2018.

Here are the New York City 2018 Bib Gourmands:

Achilles Heel

Al Bustan

Alta Calidad

Angkor

Arharn Thai

Atla (new)

Atoboy

Baker & Co.

Bar Primi

Beyoglu

Bunker

Buttermilk Channel

Casa del Chef Bistro

Chavela’s

Cho Dang Gol

Chomp Chomp

ChouChou

Ciccio

Congee Village

Cotenna

Dim Sum Go Go

DOMODOMO

Don Antonio by Starita

Donostia

00 + Co

Dumpling Galaxy

East Harbor Seafood Palace

Egg

El Molcajete

El Parador

Enoteca Maria

Falansai

Frankie’s 457 Spuntino

Freek’s Mill

Ganso Ramen

Gladys

Glasserie

The Good Fork

Gran Electrica

Gregory’s 26 Corner Taverna

Hahm Ji Bach

HanGawi

Hao Noodle and Tea

Havana Cafe

Hecho en Dumbo

Hide-Chan Ramen

High Street on Hudson

HinoMaru Ramen

Hometown Bar-B-Que

Hunan Bistro

Hunan House

Hunan Kitchen

Il Poeta

J.G. Melon

Jin Ramen

John Brown Smokehouse

J. Restaurant Chez Asta

Katz’s

Kiin Thai

Kiki’s

Kings County Imperial

Kung Fu Little Steamed Buns Ramen

La Morada

Land of Plenty

Larb Ubol

Laud

Lea

Llama Inn

Lupa

Luzzo’s

MaLa Project

Mapo Tofu

Mexicosina

Mile End

Miss Ada

Miss Mamie’s Spoonbread Too

Momofuku Noodle Bar

Momofuku Ssam Bar

Mu Ramen

New Malaysia

Norma Gastronomia Siciliana

Nyonya

Olmsted

Oso

Paet Rio

Patron

Paulie Gee’s

Pippali

Pok Pok Ny

Prime Meats

Prune

Purple Yam

Ribalta

Rider

Roberta’s

Rubirosa

Runner & Stone

Russ & Daughters Cafe

Rye

San Matteo

San Rasa

Shalom Japan

Sip Sak

Soba-Ya

Somtum Der

Sottocasa

Speedy Romeo

Spotted Pig

Streetbird Rotisserie

Supper

Sweet Yummy House

Szechuan Gourmet

Tanoreen

Tertulia

Tfor

Tong Sam Gyup Goo Yi

21 Greenpoint

Uncle Zhou

Uva

Vida

Vinegar Hill House

Xix

Zero Otto Nove

Zoma

The Following Venues Dropped Off the Bibs in 2018:

Basil Brick Oven

Biang! (closed)

Coppelia

El Atoradero

Gastronomia Culinaria (closed)

Il Buco Alimentari

Lil’ Frankies

Little Pepper

Lulo & Po (closed)

Manila Social Club (closed)

Pearl & Ash (closed)

Phoenix Garden (closed)

Porsena

Thelma on Clinton (closed)