Upper West Side Openings & Closings: Eddie’s Pizza Truck, Golden Boy Grocery, West Side Market

People tend to think of food trucks as mobile vehicles that drive around, but Eddie’s Pizza Truck (a finalist in this year’s “Vendy Awards”) just landed a permanent spot in Richard Tucker Square at Broadway & 66th. Rather than a “truck,” it appears as though the UWS location will be more of a cart — [...]

UWS Restaurant Review: Osteria Cotta

Village Voice restaurant critic Robert Sietsema recently stopped by Osteria Cotta (513 Columbus, between 84th & 85th) and came with pretty much only positive things to say. “Recently, we’ve seen the Italian bistro perfected, and the Upper West Side’s Osteria Cotta represents a milestone in the process. It’s a type of restaurant you’d never see [...]

Upper West Side Week In Review: 8/29 – 9/5/11

A round-up of some of the most popular posts from the past week: Mugger Who Targets Senior Citizens Is On The Loose On The Upper West Side Zabar’s Renames Lobsterless Lobster Salad The  “Zabster Zalad” Zagat Names UWS Luke’s Lobster One Of NYC’s “8 Best Seafood Restaurants” DOT Finally Starts Improvements On Upper West Side [...]

Upper West Side Openings (And A Small Rumor): Serafina, Mamajuana, Pizza

It looks like the long-vacant former West Branch space at 2178 Broadway (corner of 77th) may have finally found a new tenant. MUW readers Erica, Robert, Tamara, and Sara all wrote in to say they spotted a liquor license application for Serafina taped to the window (thanks to Sara for the photo, and h/t to [...]

Upper West Side Opening: Fratelli la Bufala Pizza

MyUpperWest reported a few weeks ago (via @Tovahgo) that the former Niko’s space on Broadway & 76th was rumored to be replaced by a brick-oven pizza place. It looks like that’s now confirmed. Fratelli la Bufala will be moving into the space. While they have dozens of locations in Italy and elsewhere in Europe, this [...]