For the second year in a row, Michelin trimmed its list of Chicago restaurants honored with Bib Gourmand designations for 2016, reducing the number of restaurants to receive the designation to 58.

The sixth annual Bib Gourmands, which are released a week in advance of the guide, are awarded to restaurants that deliver quality food for an affordable price (two courses and a glass of wine or dessert for $40 or less, excluding tax and tip).

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Ten Chicago restaurants earned Bib Gourmand recognition for the first time, while 11 fell from the list, compiled by the “famously anonymous” inspectors employed by the French tire manufacturer and travel guide publisher. Fifty-nine were honored in Michelin's 2015 guide, and 69 earned accolades in 2014.

Among the newly honored restaurants are Kevin Hickey's Bridgeport restaurant The Duck Inn, which also was named this month as one of Esquire magazine's top new restaurants in America; Dove's Luncheonette, Paul Kahan's Tex-Mex inspired Wicker Park diner, which joins fellow One Off Hospitality properties Avec and The Publican on the list; and Bohemian House, Jimmy Papadopoulos' contemporary take on Central European food in River North.

Other first-timers include The Angry Crab, a Cajun/creole joint on the northwest side; Lincoln Square's Luella's Southern Kitchen; Lakeview's seafood-focused MFK.; Chinatown dim-sum staple MingHin; Rogers Park's Indian-Pakistani specialist Sabri Nihari; Via Lima, a Peruvian restaurant in North Center; and Yusho, Matthias Merges' Logan Square Japanese street-food restaurant.

Once again, no suburban restaurants made the list, marking the second year in a row none were honored, signaling that perhaps Michelin has given up on restaurants in the metro area that don't have a Chicago address.

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Among this year's biggest omissions are Dusek's Board & Beer of Pilsen, Gather in Lincoln Square and Paramount Room in West Town, along with Beverly Kim and Johnny Clark's Parachute, the small Avondale Korean-American restaurant that debuted with a Bib Gourmand in 2015. Might this mean a coveted Michelin star rating is on the way next week?

Three 2015 Bib Gourmands closed: Azzurra EnoTavola, Browntrout and Nightwood. Lao Hunan, one the restaurants Tony Hu sold in the wake of a 2014 raid by the FBI and IRS as part of an investigation, also was left off the 2016 list. Hu has said he sold the property, along with a handful of others, to focus more on his Lao Sze Chuan franchise. Homestyle Taste, Kurah and Mixteco Grill also were dropped.

The star designations, which will be announced Oct. 27, are the gold standard of the restaurant industry and rank among the most prestigious awards in the business. Last year, 24 Chicago restaurants were awarded stars.

Though not as prestigious as gaining a star, the Bib Gourmands serve as validation for chefs and restaurateurs and can help elevate a restaurant's reputation among peers and diners.

“There's no higher compliment, if you ask me,” said Hickey of The Duck Inn, who in the past was awarded with two consecutive stars for his work at Seasons, the former fine-dining spot in the Four Seasons. The Duck Inn, a personal project that opened in December 2014 in the neighborhood in which Hickey grew up, balances a fine-dining menu with offbeat items like a $10 hot dog and a $3 can of Hamm's beer.

“Part of me would have loved to get a star, but I would have greatly feared it,” Hickey said. “I don't want to alienate anyone in this neighborhood. To me, this says we're doing exceptional food” in an accessible setting. “I couldn't be more happy.”

Dan McCormick, general manager and operating partner of 15-month-old Bohemian House, said the designation “really validates what we're trying to do here.”

“We never set out to win awards, but this is really rewarding for us as a team, and we're grateful the community has embraced us,” he said.

Here's the full list of 2016 Bib Gourmands in Chicago (*designates new additions):

The Angry Crab*

Arami

A10

Au Cheval

Avec

Balena

Beatrix

BellyQ

Belly Shack

Bohemian House *

Carriage House

Ceres' Table

Chilam Balam

County

Cumin

The Dawson

DeColores

Dove's Luncheonette*

The Duck Inn*

Fat Rice

Frontera Grill

Gilt Bar

Girl & the Goat

Green Zebra

GT Fish & Oyster

Han 202

Herb

Hopleaf

Jaipur

Jam

Jin Thai

Kai Zan

Lao Sze Chuan

Luella's Southern Kitchen*

Lula Cafe

Mana Food Bar

Maude's Liquor Bar

MFK*

MingHin*

Mott St.

Nana

The Publican

Pump Room

The Purple Pig

Riccardo Trattoria

Sabri Nihari*

Slurping Turtle

Smoque BBQ

Sol de Mexico

Spacca Napoli

Sushi Dokku

Table Donkey & Stick

TAC Quick

Two

Untitled

Via Lima*

Wood

Yusho*