On October 2, the publishers of the Michelin Guide will announce which restaurants made their 2013 guide, revealing which places were promoted, demoted, and removed entirely. The guide always offers a few surprises and head-scratchers, gives chefs another excuse to party, and inevitably leads to a debate about how influential the guide really is in the States.

Today, the folks at Michelin announce the inclusions in the far less exclusive and noteworthy category of Bib Gourmand. These are restaurants that the guide highlights for excellence on a budget (defined as two courses and wine or dessert for $40 a head). This year, the list includes: The Meatball Shop, Calyer, Pok Pok, Salt and Fat, Gran Electrica, and Fatty 'Cue. A few shuttered restaurants also make the list, like Pane Panelle and 'Inoteca Liquori Bar. There are 126 Bib Gourmands, all listed below:

al Bustan

Alobar

Andy's Seafood & Grill

Ápizz

Aroma Kitchen & Wine Bar

August

Ayada

Baci & Abbracci

Basil Brick Oven Pizza

Battersby

Beyoglu

Bianca

Bistro 33

Bohemian

Boqueria

Bread & Tulips

Buttermilk Channel

Calyer

Casa Enríque

Char No. 4

Chavela's

Cho Dang Gol

Clinton St. Baking Company

Cô Ba

Congee Village

Coppelia

Crispo

DBGB Kitchen & Bar

Dim Sum Go Go

Diner

Dirt Candy

Don Antonio by Starita

Do or Dine

Ed's Lobster Bar

Egg

El Parador

El Paso Taqueria

Enoteca Maria

Family Recipe

Fatty Crab

Fatty 'Cue

Frankies 457 Spuntino

Franny's

Garden Court Café

General Greene (The)

Gennaro

Good Fork (The)

Gran Eléctrica

Great Sichuan

HanGawi

Havana Café

Hecho en Dumbo

Hill Country Chicken

Hino Maru Ramen

Hunan House

Hunan Kitchen of Grand

Sichuan

Il Buco Alimentari & Vineria

'inoteca e Liquori Bar(closed)

Jaiya

Jean Claude

J.G. Melon

Jin Ramen

Katz's

Kesté Pizza & Vino

Land of Plenty

Laut

L'Ecole

Lil' Frankie's

Little Pepper

Lupa

Lu Xiang Yuan

Mapo Tofu

Marlow & Sons

Meatball Shop (The)

Mercato

Mesa Coyoacán

Mile End

Miss Mamie's Spoonbread Too

Momofuku Noodle Bar

Momofuku Ssäm Bar

Momokawa

New Malaysia

Northern Spy Food Co.

No. 7

Nyonya

OBAO

Oriental Garden

Ornella

Pane Panelle(closed)

Paulie Gee's

Perry Street

Phoenix Garden

Pok Pok

Prime Meats

Prune

Purple Yam

Robataya

Roberta's

Rubirosa

Rye

Salt & Fat

Saravanaas

Seo

Sip Sak

Snack

Soba-Ya

Speedy Romeo

Supper

Sura

Surya

Szechuan Gourmet

Tanoreen

Tra Di Noi

Traif

Turkish Kitchen

Uncle Zhou

Untitled

Uva

Vida

Vinegar Hill House

Wild Edibles

Yunnan Kitchen

Zabb Elee (both locations)

zero otto nove

Zoma

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