Tag: openings

March 2, 2012 Weather: Mostly Cloudy, High of 44 Degrees.

The new year has brought lots of new stores and restaurants to the Upper West Side, as well as news about what could come in the next few months. New indulgences abound, including grilled cheese, chocolate, a trendy coffee spot, and an upcoming vegan-juice bar for you healthy people. Check ...

West Side Rag columnist Laura Weiss of Food and Things was chatting up some merchants around 96th Street this week, and learned a few juicy bits of information. The long-awaited Westside Market at 2589 Broadway between 97th and 98th Streets (a former Duane Reade), is planning to open its doors ...

Edgar's Cafe, at 255 West 84th Street, paid homage to Edgar Allan Poe, who lived in a farmhouse on West 84th Street in the 1840's. Poe wrote The Raven in that house in 1844. The Mediterranean restaurant had a large portrait of the famous author in the dining room. It ...

7-Eleven's invasion of the Upper West Side is proceeding according to plan, with the second slurpee-riffic location currently holding its grand opening on the corner of 89th Street and Columbus Avenue. It replaced Kosher restaurant Darna. The other local 7-Eleven is on Amsterdam and 92nd. It is a full munchie ...

There are nights when you want Italian food, and there are nights when you want Japanese food. Serafina Restaurant Group recognized that, and decided to try to satisfy both desires. The company announced that it is opening two restaurants on Wednesday (last year we broke the story about their plans ...

After a few months with just a handful of liquor license applications for new bars and restaurants, there are now quite a few people looking to open new establishments on the Upper West Side. We plan to take a closer look at plans for some of these spots in the ...

A new candy store just opened on the corner of 91st Street and Amsterdam Avenue in the place of the old Express Supply hardware store, and it's already enticing Upper West Siders inside with free chocolate truffles. Locals have been sending us excited reports about construction on the store for ...

Trattoria Di Vino, an Italian wine bar and restaurant on Broadway between 89th Street and 90th Street, has closed to make way for a new vegetarian place. The spot has seen a lot of turnover in the last few years. Docks Oyster Bar, a neighbrohood staple since the late 80's ...

A quirky little farm-to-table restaurant is planning to open in the next couple of weeks at 142 West 83rd Street, the former site of laundromat KB Laundry Service. Called "Say Cheese", the restaurant will be take-out only and serve grilled cheese sandwiches, homemade soups, hot chocolate, s'mores and "fresh local ...

The huge space on Broadway between 79th and 80th Streets that housed Filene's Basement for almost 20 years will be filled by a new retailer come June: DSW. A rumor brought to us by our talented local sleuth Emily Baer was confirmed by a store rep. DSW, which has another ...

Organic Avenue opened a location on 82nd Street and Amsterdam Avenue today, and the new store is offering a 20% discount on something called a LOVE "deep cleanse" to celebrate. Personally, I tend to celebrate with alcohol or chocolate, rather than "going deep and getting drenched with vital nutrients," but ...

Spring Natural Kitchen, a spinoff of longtime SoHo restaurant Spring Street Natural, just opened on Columbus Avenue between 82nd and 83rd Streets with a robust menu full of organic ingredients. While there are lots of options for vegetarians and vegans, including an enticing Moroccan stew, the menu is also filled ...

There may be a lot of boutiques, wine shops and candy bodegas on the Upper West Side, but people have their favorites, and it's a bummer when the stores close. Some well-loved  local shops have closed recently. Nonetheless, lots of new stores are either open or on the brink of ...

The Upper West Side is getting some new restaurants in the coming weeks, including two spots with impressive international pedigrees. Yes, your waiter may even speak with an accent. La Toulousaine Bakery is planning to open at 942 Amsterdam Avenue between 106th and 107th Streets in the next week and ...

Commercial rents around 96th Street have boomed in the past year or so, and many local businesses in the area have shut their doors. Store owners tell us that rents have been rocketing higher in the past year, and they hold their breath every time they have to sign a ...

It's a tricky thing, drinking with small children. Even when it's a "healthy" decision -- just calmly having a cold beer with my small child on this lovely weekend day! -- there really are very few bars that allow you to drink like an adult, but not feel like an ...

Shortly after publishing our map of 25 Upper West Side businesses that have opened or closed (or are about to) we found out about two new food spots that just opened. One is Paninoteca, a sandwich spot on Columbus Avenue between 72nd and 73rd Street that

The Smith, an East Village restaurant that has another location in midtown, will open a big new restaurant at 1900 Broadway, the space vacated when Josephina and Sushi A Go-Go closed earlier this year. The Smith is known for relatively inexpensive American food, including big bacon cheeseburgers and pots full ...

As we scan the Upper West Side for signs of life, it's clear that the preppies are still alive and well, as J. Crew opened a new high-end men's shop in the Time Warner Center and Brooks Brothers is getting ready to open a new store on 87th. For those ...