Explore The Nearly 200 Restaurants Open On The UWS: Map

UPPER WEST SIDE, MANHATTAN — Nearly 200 restaurants on the Upper West Side welcomed customers back for outdoor dining this week as the city moved to its second phase of reopening from the coronavirus crisis, a new map shows.

A new Department of Transportation map lets New Yorkers explore which restaurants in their neighborhood have opened up as part of the city's Open Restaurants program, which lets eateries set up tables on sidewalks or parking lanes as they reopen for al fresco dining.

More than 5,600 restaurants have signed up so far citywide.

The four zip codes that make up the Upper West Side have a total of 197 restaurants open for business, a number that will only grow as more applications come in.

Most eateries in the neighborhood chose large set ups that span both the sidewalk and curbside lanes, the map shows.

About 25 have set up tables just in the parking lane and 65 are using just the sidewalk, while the rest are using both, according to the map. Nearly all, 166, include alcohol service.

Next week, some restaurants will get the chance to venture further into the streets.

Applications will open Monday for business improvement districts and merchant associations to set up seating on roadways that have been closed to traffic under the city's Open Streets program.

On the Upper West Side, that will apply to three stretches on West End Avenue and West 75th Street that have closed to traffic.

The city is expected to let restaurants start indoor dining, at limited capacity, when it enters Phase Three, likely July 6.

Explore the map for restaurants in your neighborhood that are open for outdoor dining here.