Felice has announced that it will be opening its doors at 240 Columbus Avenue, between 71st and 72nd Streets, on Thursday, August 5. This space was formerly home to Oxbow Tavern, which closed in June but expects to reopen at another location at some point.
It was first announced that Felice, an Italian restaurant and wine bar, would be expanding to the UWS in November 2020. This will be Felice’s seventh NYC restaurant, with other locations on the Upper East Side, the Financial District, at the Time Out New York Market in Dumbo, and in Midtown at West 56th Street.
They’re now ready to welcome the Upper West Side and have sent us this finalized lunch and dinner menu.
The space two level space is almost 4,000 square feet, with floor-to-ceiling windows on the ground-level dining space and an intimate cocktail and wine lounge on the lower level.
Felice’s extensive drink menu will include several Negroni cocktails and a build-your-own-Negroni option.
Here are some menu highlights (all photos c/o Felice):
POMODORI ARROSTO: oven roasted tomato, fresh aromatic herbs
BRUSCHETTA: rubbed garlic, sea salt, crushed fresh tomato, homemade toasted bread
BRANZINO AL CARTOCCIO: oven-roasted Mediterranean sea bass, yukon gold potatoes, cherry tomatoes, chopped capers, Taggiasche olives, braised shallots, parsley, lemon slices
CARCIOFI E CALAMARI FRITTI: fried baby artichokes and calamari, parsley, lemon
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CROCCHETTE DI RISO: rice balls, tomato, mozzarella, oregano, served with arrabbiata sauce
FETTUCCINE ALLA BOLOGNESE: traditional veal ragù, 24-month aged Parmigiano-Reggiano
L’HAMBURGER: short-rib blend, taleggio cheese, bacon, red onion confit, pickle, tomato, hand-cut French fries
LINGUINE ALLA VIAREGGINA: fresh Manila clams, P.E.I. mussels, white wine sauce, garlic, fresh parsley, crushed cherry tomatoes
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POLPETTINE: homemade veal meatballs, tomato sauce, Parmigiano-Reggiano
SALMONE, PATATE, E PISELLI: Faroe Islands salmon, roasted yukon gold potatoes, sweet green peas, arugula
Beginning Thursday, Felice will be open seven days a week for lunch and dinner and will be serving brunch on the weekends. To learn more, please visit felicenyc.com.
So another Italian-eque restaurant on Columbus, or just off the avenue, in the West 60s and 70s.
How original.
And it’s part of a small NYC chain.
“The space two level space is almost 4,000 square feet, with floor-to-ceiling windows on the ground-level dining space and an intimate cocktail and wine lounge on the lower level.”
Classic real estate writing, copied from press release it looks to be. Sure this isn’t an I-L-UWS advertorial?
Looks delicious! And thank you for favoring veal etc over pork in the ground meat dishes. It makes the menu more accessible for UWS diners.