Upper West Side Restaurants in New York

The Barcibo Enoteca is a small wine bar that serves Italian food on the Upper West Side of New York City. The restaurant offers a wine selection of more than 130 choices and provides traditional Italian trattoria food served in large portions. The menu is modeled off of a Tapas-styled restaurant, and can provide portions that range from those for a light dinner or a snack. The risotto and panini are two of the local favorites on the menu. Other menu options include various Italian meats and cheeses and Italian snacks such as tartufo, artichokes, and risotto stocked with fresh shrimp and calimari. A dessert favorite is the Capezzena olive oil cake served with figs. There are a number of liquors available to try such as the Black Maple Hill Whiskey if needing to relax after a long day on the links.

Barcibo Enoteca
2020 Broadway
New York, NY 10023
(212) 595-2805
barciboenoteca.com

Awash specializes in Ethiopian food and is popular with tourists and the local population. The restaurant has been open since 1995 and features a menu consisting of Ethiopian entrees consisting of beef, lamb, chicken, and vegetarian choices. Beef entree choices include the special kitfo or awash ribs. Lamb is also featured with yebeg wit and the lega tibs being two of the more popular choices. If you are seeking to taste some of their vegetarian fare, the string beans and carrots or gomen are two of the commonly ordered entrees at Awash. The restaurant is named after the Awash River in Ethiopia which feeds the Blue Nile River. They also provide tej, Ethiopian wine, as an option to have with your dinner with one of the local favorite entrees being the vegetarian fare offered by Awash.

Awash
947 Amsterdam Ave.
New York, NY 10025
(212) 961-1416
awashnyc.com

The Casbah Cafe is a small restaurant that specializes in serving Middle Eastern and Moroccan food. The inside of the restaurant does not have a large amount of seating, but it does provide carry-out if you are looking to take food back to your hotel to enjoy. Local favorites at the cafe are the shwarma and falafel. Prices range from $7.50 for the hummus babaganoush combination to entrees ranging from $10 to $12. Some of the more frequently ordered meat entrees include the shish kabab combo and the shwarma lamb and chicken combo. The falafel tabbouleh combo and stuffed grape leaves are two of the common choices from the vegetarian section of the Cabash menu.

Casbah Cafe
203 W. 103rd St.
New York, NY 10025
(212) 222-3631