Openings Archives

Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Kitchen Sets an Upper East Side Date, and It’s Breaking From Its Usual Model

Mike Mishkin July 21, 2026 Food & Drink No Comments

After months of papered-over windows and no shortage of debate about what “clean eating” is actually worth, Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Kitchen has locked in a Read More...

Maz Mezcal Is Officially Open at Its New Upper East Side Home

Mike Mishkin July 20, 2026 Food & Drink No Comments

The wait is over for one of the Upper East Side's most beloved restaurants. Read More...

Business Openings: Lu Dream Spa, Playday, Stretch Zone, Ana Luisa Jewelry

Mike Mishkin July 16, 2026 Shopping No Comments

Lu Dream Spa opened earlier this month at 234 East 60th Street (between Second and Third avenues), bringing its take on the Asian head spa to the Upper East Side. Read More...

One of Downtown’s Buzziest Frozen Yogurt Shops Is Coming to the Upper East Side

Mike Mishkin July 15, 2026 Food & Drink No Comments

A self-serve frozen yogurt shop that’s drawn lines wrapped around the block at its two downtown locations is bringing its Australian-style froyo uptown — and Read More...

This Italian Speakeasy Is Expanding to the UES

Mike Mishkin July 13, 2026 Food & Drink No Comments

For the past two years, the only way in was to find an unmarked door inside a Long Island City warehouse, climb a flight of Read More...

Whole Foods Is Opening Another Upper East Side Location

Mike Mishkin July 9, 2026 Food & Drink No Comments

The Upper East Side is getting another Whole Foods Market — and it’s moving into a corner storefront that’s sat dark since the end of Read More...

Taco Mahal Has Officially Opened on the Upper East Side

Mike Mishkin July 9, 2026 Food & Drink No Comments

There’s a new taco spot on Lexington Avenue, and it doesn’t look like any other in the neighborhood. The family-run fusion restaurant held its grand Read More...

The Upper East Side Is Getting 5 New Restaurants — Here’s Where

Mike Mishkin July 8, 2026 Food & Drink No Comments

Community Board 8 held its Street Life Committee meeting on Tuesday evening. Restaurant owners and their reps attended via Zoom in order to further their liquor license applications, and Read More...

This New UES Café Is Serving Gelato-Filled Croissant Cones

Mike Mishkin July 2, 2026 Food & Drink No Comments

One day in, San Babila’s new Upper East Side café is already drawing the kind of reviews most spots take years to earn. The Milan-inspired Read More...

Business Openings: Stretch Zone, The Cutting District, Club Pilates, The Gyro Project, Ana Luisa Jewelry

Mike Mishkin July 2, 2026 Odds and Ends No Comments

Make sure to sign up for our free email newsletter for more UES openings. Stretch Zone, a practitioner-assisted stretching studio, is slated to open in July at Read More...

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