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Upper West Side

Central Park picnics and neighborhood classics

The Upper West Side is the comfort date. Central Park on one side, Riverside Park on the other, and a stretch of Columbus and Amsterdam in between with reliable restaurants, old-school wine bars, and Lincoln Center if you want culture. It's the neighborhood where you go when you've been dating long enough to stop trying so hard — and that's a compliment.

Plan a date in Upper West Side

The Guides

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The Reviews

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  1. Upper West Side · French restaurant

    Amélie Upper West Side Bistro & Wine Bar

    $$ · Reviewed September 2026

    The smallest outpost of a French bistro group, and the best one for a date. Exposed brick, a snug bar, ninety wines, and a co-owner sommelier who will steer you to exactly the right Burgundy. Book the early slot. Linger.

  2. Upper West Side · Wine bar

    Cafe Luxembourg

    $$$ · Reviewed August 2026

    A proper French bistro, forty years in and still earning it. Ninety seats, zinc bar, antique mirrors, white aprons. Order the French onion soup, a martini, and the steak frites. Stay for the profiteroles. Come back next week.

  3. Upper West Side · Bakery

    Barachou Upper West Side

    $ · Reviewed September 2026

    NYC's first French cream puff bar, open since 2019 on Amsterdam Avenue. Rotating flavors — pistachio, lemon meringue, red velvet — and fruit tarts that outperform their size. Seating for one party. Go right after the museum, before dinner.

The Index — Recent Plans

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  1. Hangout

    Tacos, Board Games, and Karaoke on the UWS

    Upper West Side

    Arthouse Bar → Ella Social → e's BAR

  2. Date

    Bordeaux to Bucatini on the Upper West Side

    Upper West Side

    Amélie Upper West Side Bistro & Wine Bar → Osteria Accademia → Barachou Upper West Side

  3. Date

    A Chill Upper West Side Evening

    Upper West Side · Chill · $$

    Avoca → Cafe d’Alsace

  4. Solo

    A Solo Morning on the Upper West Side

    Upper West Side

    Fellini Coffee - Upper West → Westsider Rare & Used Books Inc. → Riverside Park South

  5. Date

    Romantic Evening on Upper West Side

    Upper West Side

    Celeste → Mille-feuille Bakery Cafe