Upper West Side Openings: Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Columbus Circle Holiday Market, Pecan Cafe, Organic Avenue

Another day, another Upper West Side Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf update (with plenty of non-Coffee Bean stuff too). Thanks to MUW reader Chari’s photo above, we now have some concrete evidence they plan to open a location at 79th & Columbus.

Upper West Side Openings: Organic Avenue, Spring Natural Kitchen, Polarn O. Pyret

Mentioned back in September that half of Avventura (461-463 Amsterdam, between 82nd & 83rd) closed. The 463 Amsterdam half of Avventura is still open, and now we know what’s coming to the empty half at 461 Amsterdam.

Upper West Side Openings & Closings: Vive La Crepe!, Classic Kids Photography, Avventura

Vive la Upper West Side! Vive la Crepe! This has to be one of the best named businesses in NYC. With locations on Spring Street, University Place, and Bleecker (not to mention Beverly Hills, CA), Vive la Crepe is about to launch their fifth store right here on the Upper West Side.