The roadbed outdoor dining set up at Mermaid Inn on the Upper West Side. Photo by Gus Saltonstall.
By Gus Saltonstall
In recent days, you might have noticed restaurants once again erecting outdoor dining cafes on the Upper West Side.
The official outdoor dining season in New York City began on Wednesday, April 1. The “Dining Out NYC” program runs until November 29, and restaurants can once again offer seating on both the sidewalk and the roadbeds outside of their storefronts.
Restaurants can provide sidewalk cafes all year long, while the outdoor dining set-ups on the street can only be operated from April through November.
Below is a list of the 101 Upper West Side restaurants that have at least received conditional approval for outdoor dining in 2026.
As of April 1, more than 1,600 restaurants in the five boroughs were eligible to operate a roadway or sidewalk dining option.
Since we are still just a handful of days into the outdoor dining season, there is a good chance that some of these restaurants have not yet fully set up their operation.
10023 ZIP Code (33 restaurants approved or conditionally approved for outdoor dining)
Arte Cafe: 104 West 73rd Street
Asset: 329 Columbus Avenue
Black Press Coffee: 274 Columbus Avenue
Cafe Luxembourg: 200 West 70th Street
Dive 75: 101 West 75th Street
Ella Kitchen & Bar: 249 Columbus Avenue
El Mitote: 208 Columbus Avenue
Empire Szechuan Kyoto: 193 Columbus Avenue
Felice: 240 Columbus Avenue
Joe Coffee: 187 Columbus Avenue
Le Botaniste: 156 Columbus Avenue
Le Pain Quotidien: 60 West 65th Street
Leyla: 108 West 74th Street
Made in New York Pizza: 271 Amsterdam Avenue
Maman: 152 Columbus Avenue
Manny’s Bistro: 225 Columbus Avenue
The Migrant Kitchen: 157 Columbus Avenue
Miriam: 300 Amsterdam Avenue
The Mermaid Inn: 335 Columbus Avenue
The Owl’s Tail: 212 West 75th Street
Pappardella: 316 Columbus Avenue
Parla: 320 Columbus Avenue
Playa Betty’s: 320 Amsterdam Avenue
Pomodoro Ristorante: 229 Columbus Avenue
P.J. Clarke’s: 44 West 63rd Street
Sala Thai: 307 Amsterdam Avenue
Salumeria Rosi: 283 Amsterdam Avenue
Santa Fe: 73 West 71st Street
SweetGreen: 159 Columbus Avenue
The Smith: 1900 Broadway
Viand Cafe: 2130 Broadway
Wonder: 2030 Broadway
Zucker’s: 273 Columbus Avenue
10024 ZIP Code (45 restaurants approved or conditionally approved for outdoor dining)
5 Napkin Burger: 2315 Broadway
Barney Greengrass: 541 Amsterdam Avenue
Beer Run Columbus: 547 Columbus Avenue
Bodega 88: 573 Columbus Avenue
Bodrum: 584 Amsterdam Avenue
Bella Luna: 574 Columbus Avenue
Caledonia: 424 Amsterdam Avenue
Cafe Eighty Two: 2282 Broadway
Carmine’s: 2450 Broadway
Chama Mama: 373 Amsterdam Avenue
Chirping Chicken: 355 Amsterdam Avenue
Cotta: 513 Columbus Avenue
Dagon: 2454 Broadway
Daily Provisions: 375 Amsterdam Avenue
The Dead Poet: 450 Amsterdam Avenue
Elea: 217 West 85th Street
French Roast: 2340 Broadway
Gari Columbus: 370 Columbus Avenue
The Gin Mill: 442 Amsterdam Avenue
Hi Life Bar & Grill: 477 Amsterdam Avenue
The Hoptimist: 422 Amsterdam Avenue
Jake’s Dilemma: 430 Amsterdam Avenue
Joe’s Coffee: 514 Columbus Avenue
La Sirene: 416 Amsterdam Avenue
Lokal: 473 Columbus Avenue
La Pecora Bianca: 359 Columbus Avenue
Made in New York Pizza: 421 Amsterdam Avenue
Maman: 429 Amsterdam Avenue
Mido Sushi: 612 Amsterdam Avenue
Momoya: 427 Amsterdam Avenue
Motorino: 510 Columbus Avenue
Nice Matin: 201 West 79th Street
Noi Due Cafe: 491 Columbus Avenue
Sarabeth’s: 423 Amsterdam Avenue
Song E’Napule: 464 Amsterdam Avenue
Spice: 435 Amsterdam Avenue
Tarallucci E Vino: 475 Columbus Avenue
Tessa: 349 Amsterdam Avenue
Tiki Chick: 517 Amsterdam Avenue
The Viand Diner: 517 Columbus Avenue
Wafels & Dinges: 392 Columbus Avenue
Water & Wheat: 2418 Broadway
Westville: 2290 Broadway
The Wolfe: 425 Amsterdam Avenue
10025 ZIP Code (23 restaurants approved or conditionally approved for outdoor dining)
Afternoon: 2785 Broadway
Arco Cafe: 886 Amsterdam Avenue
Birch Coffee: 750 Columbus Avenue
Blank Street Coffee: 2461 Broadway
Bosinio: 203 West 103rd Street
Broadway Dive: 2662 Broadway
Cafe Du Soleil: 245 West 104th Street
The Calaveras: 949 Columbus Avenue
Dive 106: 939 Amsterdam Avenue
Dive Bar: 732 Amsterdam Avenue
Effy’s Cafe: 104 West 96th Street
The Ellington: 2745 Broadway
Just Salad: 670 Columbus Avenue
Kouzan: 685 Amsterdam Avenue
Little Italy Pizza: 214 West 92nd Street
Marlow Bistro: 1018 Amsterdam Avenue
Osteria Accademia: 646 Amsterdam Avenue
Picky Barista: 667 Columbus Avenue
Rincon Mexicano: 768 Amsterdam Avenue
Sapps UWS: 2888 Broadway
Smoke: 2751 Broadway
Tom’s Restaurant: 2880 Broadway
V&T Pizza: 1024 Amsterdam Avenue
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