Upper West Side Openings: Pet Central, Candle Cafe West, The Smith

Frequent tipster Jim sent in the photo above, showing a new Pet Central store is moving into the space at 2643 Broadway (between 100th & 101st).

Upper West Side Openings & Closings: Candle Cafe West, Amsterdam Diner

As I mentioned earlier today, I’m traveling until Sunday. With that in mind, here’s a slightly abbreviated “I’m On Vacation” edition of “Openings & Closings”:

Upper West Side Openings & Closings: Candle Cafe West, Trattoria di Vino, Chase, Oz Moving & Storage

Looks like 2427 Broadway (between 89th & 90th) is turning over again. In 2009, Accademia di Vino moved in to what had previously been home to Dock’s Oyster Bar, and eventually that transformed into Trattoria di Vino. TDV recently closed to make way for yet another new restaurant: Candle Cafe West — an offshoot of [...]

Upper West Side Openings: Spring Natural Kitchen

Tipster Kevin is at it again, this time sending in this photo of 474 Amsterdam Columbus (between 82nd & 83rd — thanks to Chris & CM for catching the avenue typo). This is the site slated for the Spring Natural Kitchen, first mentioned back in July. They were targeting a “fall opening,” so it appears [...]

Upper West Side Restaurant Review: Blossom Du Jour

In last night’s “Openings & Closes” post I mentioned Blossom Du Jour, a new organic/vegan/vegetarian/kosher joint with the tagline “Shrewd Fast Food.” I just came across a rather extensive review of their Chelsea location on www.Healthy-Happy-Life.com. Author Kathy Patalsky raves about the place, providing a ton of information and photos. I don’t see why the [...]