If you live in the southern part of the Upper West Side and are jealous of the Baked By Melissa that opened at 2325 Broadway (between 84th & 85th) in October, you can now rest easy — you’re getting one a bit closer to home.

UPDATE 4:38 pm: Thanks to MUW reader Lindsay for the photo above and the following note: “Its super crowded, but much nicer than 75th st… so new and the actual machines are much nicer, believe it or not.” Since the previous post was about cupcakes, I’ll keep the “dessert” theme going — the new 16 [...]

Two quick updates on impending openings in the neighborhood, courtesy of Laura Weiss (@Foodandthings):

16 Handles, the uber-popular frozen yogurt shop, has one Upper West Side location at 325 Amsterdam and another slated for 2600 Braodway. If you’re a devoted customer who’s spent your hard-earned money slurping down their goods, here’s your chance to get some cash back: They’re running a naming contest for a new in-store machine that [...]

Good Upper West Side discount today for 16 Handles lovers (and judging by the crowds, there are lots of you).

Good news for Upper West Side frozen yogurt lovers — the neighborhood is getting another 16 Handles. Judging by the constant mob scene at the 325 Amsterdam location (between 75th & 76th) there’s certainly enough demand.

Good discount available today from Chill Berry, a relatively new frozen yogurt place that seems to be the exact same concept as 16 Handles (serve-yourself). At the moment, Chill Berry’s only location is in Harlem (414 Lenox), but they’re opening a spot at 950 Columbus (near 107th) on September 1st and this deal will be [...]

FroYo shop 16 Handles (325 Amsterdam) has been open for almost two months now, but I guess they never had their “official” grand opening — looks like that’s going on today. Stop by sometime today for some discounted deliciousness…