By Scott Etkin and Lisa Kava
With additional reporting by Adelaide Gorton
Ever/Body, a cosmetic dermatology and health spa, is opening a large outpost at 2159 Broadway between 75th and 76th Street this November. The health spa will take up almost half the block, filling the vacancies left by Stuart Weitzman, Papyrus and L’Occitane. Its services will include facials, botox treatments, dermal fillers, laser hair removal, and plasma injections. A shop within the spa will sell skincare products.
“There are no cosmetic dermatology centers like ours on the Upper West Side and we are excited to bring our personalized treatments to this community,” an Ever/Body representative wrote to WSR. Ever/Body opened its first location in NYC in 2019 and it now has several across the city and in the DC-Maryland-Virginia area. (Thanks to Ian for the tip.)
Red Peony, a Shanghainese restaurant in midtown, is opening a new location at 102 West 86th Street. The French restaurant La Mirabelle, which closed last summer after 37 years, used to occupy the space. Red Peony plans to open in September or October, a staff member from the West 56th location told WSR. The menu features Szechuan and Cantonese food as well as Dim Sum. (Thanks to Matt for the tip.)
Empellón, a Mexican restaurant with five locations in Manhattan, will be opening at 27 West 72nd Street in the spot formerly occupied by Dallas BBQ. The space has been empty since 2014, when Dallas BBQ closed its UWS restaurant after a 36 year run. This is the second restaurant in the neighborhood for Empellón, which opened a taqueria at Waterline Square on West 59th Street last December. Empellón, which means “shove” in Spanish, was founded by chef and restaurateur Alex Stupak in 2011. Empellon’s menu is known for its tacos, guacamole and margaritas. There are also Empellón bars in the East Village and Murray Hill. (Thanks to Andrea for the tip.)
Pearls, the longtime Chinese restaurant, has closed their location on 796 Amsterdam at 99th Street and moved to 9th Avenue between 47th and 48th Street. The signage for a previous restaurant is still up in front of the new space but it will be replaced next week, a representative told WSR. They decided to move due to a rent increase. (Thanks to Jonathan for the tip.)
Star Thai at 794 Amsterdam Avenue has closed. We tried calling the restaurant but the phone number is no longer in operation. (Thanks to Westender for the tip.)
A Nuts Factory is coming to the corner of 80th Street and Broadway, replacing the Pinky nail salon. This family-owned business, which already has locations on the Upper East Side and in the Flatiron District, specializes in “on the spot” dry roasting a variety of foods, including nuts, fruits, spices, olives, chocolates, candies, coffee, tea and legumes.
104 Broadway Farm, the bodega on the Southwest corner of Broadway and 104th Street, is closing next week. (Thanks to Tracy for the tip.)
Unclear what the photo of AA Jing relates to!
That’s the space where Pearls moved to on 9th Avenue. It used to be AA Jing.
Nuts Factory: 1lb Almonds $14.99; Trader Joe’s 1lb Almonds $7.99, Thanks but no thanks
I’ll support a local family, thankful they are in our nabe.
Prepackaged vs freshly (or more freshly )roasted. Sometimes you want one sometimes the other.
Yes. But they have great halvah!
Aww, farewell to 104 Broadway Farm!
Trading a Chinese restaurant for La Mirabelle is a trade only the Knicks could love
Red Peony looks pretty good! Love seeing what looks to be an authentic Shanghainese restaurant coming to the neighborhood. Being married to a Shanghainese woman, it’s taxing going down to Chinatown all the time to get her favorite dishes.
What about Tri Dim?
Any upper westsider remember the old and original Broadway Nut Shop that once existed at 2246 Broadway (between 80th and 81st)?
Yes! I was thinking of the the same shop when I saw this article. Brought back great memories
I remember them. There nuts were great and as a child I recall the rock candy lollipops and the choices they had. The owners were always friendly. I still recall how the owners always smiled
I’m sorry. restaurants that only serve tacos and lots of alcoholic beverages do not really qualify as Mexican restaurants. Taco bars, yes.
There is so much good cuisine from Mexico why can’t we get some of that in Manhattan?
Red Peony seems like a good addition to the neighborhood though.
Most of these taco joints are just an excuse to sell alcohol. The food menu is one page but the drink menu is five.
People have an idea that certain global cuisines like Mexican or Indian should be cheap takeout food. It’s hard to change the mindset that finer dining doesn’t have to be Italian or French. Until then it’s tough for a more authentic restaurant to survive in NYC. So many places make most of their money on the drinks and the food even if good is almost an afterthought.
@Huh, you are correct about this. I was trying to say that people here don’t really know what good Mexican food is.
I’ve been to different places in Mexico over the years and the food has always been wonderful. Mexicans are proud of their culinary traditions, but that doesn’t seem to translate to NYC, Or is it better in the outer boros?
This is true for other types of food. So much for sophisticated foodies here.
There is a new bubble tea store, Moge Tee, on 971 Amsterdam Ave corner of 108th street
Sorry to hear Pearl’s moved.
104 Broadway Farm – you will be missed. Had the best flowers!!!
They did! My daughter and I used to stop there regularly in the early 90s to get my mother’s favourites— freesias— on our way to visit her on 101st St. Always a beautiful selection and very good prices.
Regarding 102 West 86th (the location of the new Red Peony), before La Mirabelle there was a diner at that location that I used to patronize frequently in the late 70s and early 80s when I was a student, but I don’t remember the name of it. Does anybody out there remember what it was called?
I vaguely remember that diner. THANK YOU for sparking an old memory. I My first real apartment was on 86th Street in the 70’s and I returned to 86th for the 3rd time in the early 80’s where I remain today. Good times!
Something like Three Brothers?
And before Mirabelle wasn’t there a Thai restaurant in that space with — if I remember correctly – a koi pond near the staircase? I can’t remember the name of that one either. The diner was not a thing of beauty but better than the one on the northeast corner (whose space has been vacant for, it must be at least five years now).
Not sure if this has already been mentioned. I Thought I saw a sign for a Burlington store in the space where Michael’s was on Columbus.
Yes, Burlington is going into that space in the fall
We have eaten at the Red Peony on West 56th Street. It is very good.
I miss La Mirabelle (oh, that roast duck with plums!) and it makes me sad to see that empty space, with the lace curtain still hanging in the window as a memento mori of good times, every time I walk up 86th Street. I wish Red Peony good luck and hope it does well in the neighborhood. But will it have a waitress who breaks into song, usually “La Vie en Rose,” at the drop of a fourchette?
Why nothing ever opening in the 80’s, 90’s, 100’s on Broadway?
There are at least four or five new pot shops.
The Ellington, Street Tacos, Sushi bar, have all opened recently in the 100’s onBroadway
Wingstop opening on Broadway between 101 and 102.
Re: Pearls, always good food and free saki with dinner! Any news about what might move into the space? Also, can anyone suggest a French restaurant as Good as La Mirabelle on the UWS between 72nd street and 106th Street?
French restaurant did someone ask ? Cafe du Soleil on Broadway between 104 and 105 ! I also ate at La Mirabelle in both locations and loved it — but my culinary memory can’t recommend one over the other !
Re: Broadway Farm. For what seems like 20 years-plus, I passed that store going to and coming from the 103rd subway late at night, and would see the same guy working out front EVERY TIME. Diligently cutting flowers, prepping fruit salads, etc. “Such loyalty!” I used to say to myself. He looks the same age now as back then. I wish him well.
Covid couldn’t have helped, but I’m guessing the competition from Mexican Deli three doors down was the slow and final dagger for the Farm.
Another piece of UWS bedrock turns to dust…
I don’t know, Mexican Deli has been there for at least 12 years if not longer.
What’s opening in the Metro Theater on W 99th Street?