Category: Food & Drink

Pure Green, a Bowl and Smoothie Shop, Opens Friday at Former Pinkberry

Mike Mishkin April 16, 2026 No Comments

Michael Trenk, co-owner of Prohibition and Baylander Steel Beach, is taking over a former Pinkberry space to open up a bowl and smoothie shop, which he tells us should be … Read More...

Prohibition Is Celebrating 30 Years on the Upper West Side With 1996 Pricing and Live Music All Weekend

Mike Mishkin April 16, 2026 No Comments

One of the Upper West Side’s longest-running nightlife institutions is marking a major milestone this week — and they’re throwing the neighborhood a party to Read More...

This Amsterdam Avenue Restaurant Opened Last Fall — and It’s Already Becoming a Neighborhood Favorite

Mike Mishkin April 15, 2026 No Comments

When Ken and Jill Halberg opened Willet’s Corner at 420 Amsterdam Avenue last November, they brought with them something the Upper West Side can always Read More...

New Food: Upside Deli, Taco Bell, Toro Sushi

Mike Mishkin April 14, 2026 No Comments

Free Upper West Side News, Delivered To Your Inbox Upside Deli, which according to its signage serves breakfast, sandwiches, salads, smoothies, juices and pastries, recently Read More...

VIDEO: UWS Coffee Shop Owner Leaps Over Counter to Chase Tip Jar Thief

Mike Mishkin April 13, 2026 No Comments

A man walked into an Upper West Side coffee shop last week, grabbed the tip jar, and bolted. Read More...

Molly Tea, Chinese Jasmine Tea Chain With 2,000 Locations, Opening Near Columbia

Mike Mishkin April 7, 2026 Food & Drink No Comments

Signage is up for Molly Tea at 2857 Broadway (between West 110th and West 111th streets), marking another major Chinese beverage chain's arrival in the growing cluster near Columbia University. Read More...

Tom Valenti, Chef Who Helped Put the Upper West Side on the Culinary Map, Dies at 67

Mike Mishkin April 3, 2026 No Comments

A chef whose restaurants helped shaped the Upper West Side dining scene for more than two decades died on Wednesday. Tom Valenti was 67. Read More...

Clinton Hill Café, Choice Brooklyn, Opens on the Upper West Side

Mike Mishkin April 2, 2026 No Comments

A family-owned Brooklyn café has crossed the bridge. Read More...

New Food: Longwood Fish Market, Ayat Hinds Hall, Farmer’s Market Cafe, Effy’s Cafe

Mike Mishkin April 1, 2026 No Comments

Longwood Fish Market has opened at 903 Columbus Avenue (between 104th and 105th streets), which was previously home to Moon Fish Market. Thanks to Dave Cook Read More...

A Beloved Upper West Side Cafe Is Closing After Nearly Four Decades