Upper West Side Restaurants in New York, New York

Upper West Side Restaurants in New York, New York
The American Museum of Natural History, the Children's Museum of Manhattan, Columbia University and the Cloisters are all in the Upper West Side of Manhattan. You can also visit Central Park, watch a performance at Lincoln Center or visit the Dakota, where John Lennon lived. Options for dining are numerous, from Asian fusion to classic Italian to new American.

Fusha West

This Upper West Side location of the midtown Fusha serves Asian fusion cuisine, including sushi. Appetizers include homemade pork or vegetable dumplings, char-grilled eggplant with Thai basil sauce, sauteed diced chicken lettuce wrap and edamame. There are also soups, salads and Japanese fusion dishes. The sushi selection is extensive, with rolls like buri grown yellowtail, spicy pacific snow crab, sweet shrimp and Scottish salmon. Fusha West serves dishes like Thai pineapple fried rice, steamed Chilean sea bass in black bean sauce, honey-glazed pecan and walnut chicken and panko fried flounder. Fusha West offers delivery and take-out. Fusha West is open seven days a week.

Fusha West
311 Amsterdam Ave
New York, NY 10023
(212) 877-9300
fushawest.com

Nonna

This West Side Italian eatery is open daily for lunch and dinner and brunch on the weekends. They have an extensive wine list, dessert list and after-dinner drink menu. Weekend brunch includes vegetable frittata with fresh mozzarella and field greens, homemade granola with vanilla yogurt and mixed berries, Austrian-oven baked apple pancakes with syrup and poached eggs with smoked salmon, asparagus spears and dill sauce. For dinner, you can start your meal off with an appetizer of arancini, which are rice balls made out of rice and fried cheeses; entrees include linguine and clams with pancetta, in a white wine garlic butter sauce; rigatoni arrabiata with garlic, parsley and chili pepper; grilled tuna filet mignon. Desserts include drizzled ricotta cheesecake, housemade gelato and sorbert and almond zeppole topped with amaretto honey.

Nonna Restaurant
520 Columbus Ave
New York, NY 10024
(212) 579-3194
nonnarestaurant.com

Dovetail

Dovetail is a unique new American restaurant that offers a dining room, bar and sherry cellar that overlooks the kitchen. They offer weekend brunch, lunch on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and dinner daily, with their "Sunday Suppa." "Sunday Suppa" is a rotating three-course menu. Lunch options include butternut squash soup with currants, pumpernickel and sage; crab ravioli with chorizo, parsnip and brown butter; seared cod with cranberry beans, cabbage and sunchokes; and roasted chicken with farro, carrots and caraway. Dinner cuisine features striped bass ceviche with octopus, quinoa, lime and cilantro; sauteed foie gras with graham crackers and huckleberries; pistachio crusted duck with figs, roasted red pepper polenta and watercress; and breast of chicken with creamed spinach, leeks and carrots. Desserts include chamomile panna cotta with grapefruit granite and pine nuts; pumpkin cheesecake with gingersnap and milk chocolate; bittersweet chocolate souffle with orange marmalade and jasmine ice cream; or choose from one of their sorbets or ice creams.

Dovetail New York
103 W. 77th St
New York, NY 10024
(212) 362-3800
dovetailnyc.com

Article Written By Jaime Herndon

Jaime Herndon has been writing for health websites since 2009 and has guest-blogged on SheKnows. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and women's studies, she earned a Master of Science in clinical health psychology and a Master of Public Health in maternal-child health. Her interests include oncology, women's health and exercise science.

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