…for their outstanding value to our neighborhood’s culture and character
179 Columbus Avenue (at 67th Street)
67 Wine is celebrating 75 years as a destination for outstanding wines and spirits. Consistently rated one of the best wine shops in New York, its 8,000+ bottle collection spans the globe. This full-service shop is headed by the second generation of Weisers and staff knowledge runs deep. While the bountiful oak shelves have held countless vintages over the decades, 67 Wine isn’t slowing a step. Climb the stairs (noting the store’s many awards and vintage photos) to the cozy tasting bar any evening and raise a glass to the future of this Upper West Side classic.
715 Amsterdam Avenue (at 95th Street)
A neighborhood staple since 1933, three generations of family owners have made Albee Baby the Upper West Side’s premier destination for all things baby. Albee’s began nearly 100 years ago with Alexander Weintraub’s bicycle repair stand on a Manhattan street corner. Bikes led to strollers and the corner stall to a store in one of the city’s most kid-friendly neighborhoods. Al’s children and grandchildren joined the business, building albeebaby.com into a top online resource for baby gear. Eight decades in, Albee Baby takes pride in providing customers with the products they need and the service only family can give. Still need that stroller fixed? No problem. No appointment necessary.
541 Amsterdam Avenue (at 86th Street)
Venerated by generations of Upper West Siders, Barney Greengrass, the landmark restaurant, deli, and appetizing store, opened in Harlem in 1908 and has been a fixture on Amsterdam Avenue since 1929. Aka the “Sturgeon King”, Barney Greengrass is all about family—the three generations of Greengrasses who lovingly built the business and the innumerable New Yorkers who treat it as an extension of their own kitchens, consuming smoked masterpieces at simple formica tables. Things haven’t changed much over the years (including the 60-year-old wallpaper), accolades and film cameos notwithstanding!
2299 Broadway (at 83rd Street)
Harry’s Shoes has been a mainstay of Broadway commerce since 1975. Started in the Bronx in the 1930s by Harry Goldberg, it is now run by third-generation Goldberg siblings. A 2012 expansion more than doubled the size of the flagship store and created a separate children’s store a few doors down. What hasn’t changed is Harry’s dedication to its customers—its patient, knowledgeable staff members are well known for their ability to size up the most maltreated arches. Harry’s Shoes fits the UWS like a great pair of…well, you know.
180 West 76th Street (at Amsterdam)
The reputation and goodwill of Riverside Memorial Chapel has developed over the past 110 years, during which time it has earned a reputation for professionalism and sensitivity to special secular and religious needs. Today’s Chapel had its origins on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in 1897, moving uptown to Lenox Avenue in 1916. The present building on Amsterdam was built in 1926, where it has become an integral part of the community, serving the traditions of all with the utmost respect and attention to detail.
2270 Broadway (at 81st Street)
‘It’ll change your life’. Thousands of women have become believers after a bra fitting with a savant Town Shop staff member. The Upper West Side lingerie institution recently moved across the street from its original 1888 location to a roomier new space on Broadway, still run by the same family. Owner Larry Koch learned the business by watching his grandmother Selma Koch make sales at Town Shop. The fitting ladies have been honing their craft for multiple decades and get ready, guys—the expanded store has added a section for men’s underwear. After 125 years, the magic just keeps happening in the fitting rooms at Town Shop.
2245 Broadway (at 80th Street)
Jerry Seinfeld first told his future wife he loved her at the Zabar’s fish counter (many decades after this family-owned mainstay opened in 1934). Jerry was neither the first nor the last to proffer expressions of love near one of Zabar’s specialty counters. Heralded as the ultimate source for classic New York eats, Zabar’s evolved from a market stall in Brooklyn to a counter inside a supermarket on Broadway to a building of its own. Roasting coffee in the 60s; a housewares section in the 70s; “You’ve Got Mail” in the 90s…today, a new generation of foodies is discovering what legions of fans already know: shopping local gets you the best of the best at the best price.
