A salon moves around the corner, a fitness center opens a second UWS outlet, and the UWS now has its first Wendy's.
Read moreDetailsLisa Kava has been writing for West Side Rag since 2017 and has been an Upper West Sider for much longer. She and her husband raised their two children here, along with their goldendoodle. Her son and daughter say she asks them too many questions, so she is happy to ask questions on story interviews. She co-authors Openings & Closings with Scott Etkin. Lisa’s freelance writing has appeared in CoveyClub and Grown & Flown. A fitness enthusiast, nature lover, and dog lover, Lisa can be found most days walking in Central Park. You can also find her on X, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram
A salon moves around the corner, a fitness center opens a second UWS outlet, and the UWS now has its first Wendy's.
Read moreDetailsTamizdat Book Corner, which carries books banned in Russia, is opening Thursday in a corner of White Rabbit Books.
Read moreDetailsTap, a gluten-free Brazilian cafe at 267 Columbus Avenue, is expanding into the space next door
Read moreDetailsAunt Jenny, a Chinese comfort-food restaurant, has opened at 108th Street, in the location formerly occupied by 108 Food Dried Hot Pot.
Read moreDetailsThe Milling Room, the longtime restaurant at 446 Columbus Avenue, closed in December
Read moreDetailsA husband-and-wife team with a decade of restaurant experience plans to open a coffee shop on West 86th Street this spring.
Read moreDetailsBe Fit, a gym and fitness center, has moved two blocks south on Broadway, from West 104th to West 102nd.
Read moreDetailsSettepani, a Harlem-based Italian restaurant and bakery, has opened an outpost at the Davis Center's Gottesman Ice Rink.
Read moreDetailsHere's an alphabetical list of all the UWS openings we have covered over the past six months. (There are over 100!)
Read moreDetailsTelio’s, the Mediterranean restaurant formerly called Telio Taverna, officially reopened December 4th.
Read moreDetailsThe seasonal Migrant Kitchen’s Ballfields Cafe closed on December 1st, but will reopen in late March or early April 2026.
Read moreDetailsPanineria, a family-owned panini and sandwich shop, has opened in the space formerly occupied by Edible Arrangements on Amsterdam Avenue.
Read moreDetailsThe ramen restaurant Zurutto, forced out by high rent, is temporarily sharing space with sister restaurant Dark Bullet.
Read moreDetailsOlde City Cheesesteaks & Brew has opened a "takeout and delivery outpost" on the Upper West Side.
Read moreDetailsLa Bomboniera, an espresso and wine bar, opened this week in the Amsterdam Avenue space formerly occupied by Fang Cleaners.
Read moreDetailsPier i Cafe, the outdoor restaurant in Riverside Park, has closed for the season but will reopen in April.
Read moreDetailsEllington in the Park, the outdoor restaurant in Riverside Park at 105th, will close for the season on November 2nd.
Read moreDetails"It has always been my dream to open a gelato business one day.” -- Fuat Turan, owner of Rito Gelato.
Read moreDetailsThree Upper West Side Starbucks locations abruptly closed last week, as part of the company's restructuring plan.
Read moreDetailsKoo Thai owner Alexander Nittayarot is back in the same space in which he opened his first UWS restaurant in 2013.
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