Joe Kidd Cantina takes over the old Emerald Inn on W. 72nd St., and Eataly Caffè opens in the 'You've Got Mail' Starbucks

Two new places opened on the Upper West Side on Friday, Nov. 6, both in storefronts with a neighborhood back story: a Western-themed cantina where a decades-old Irish pub used to pour, and an Italian coffee bar in the corner space once known for a starring role in "You've Got Mail."

Joe Kidd Cantina, 250 W. 72nd St.

Joe Kidd Cantina is at 250 W. 72nd St., between Broadway and West End Avenue, in the former home of Emerald Inn. The Irish pub opened in 1943 on Columbus Avenue at West 69th Street, moved to West 72nd Street in 2013 and closed after 82 years on Dec. 3, 2025, I Love the Upper West Side reported.

Owner Colum Flattery, who opened the bar with partners Pat Fitzpatrick and Joseph Hollywood, previously owned The Avenue on Amsterdam Avenue, which closed in 2024. He named the cantina after "Joe Kidd," the 1972 Clint Eastwood Western, and told West Side Rag that five years in California made him fall in love with Mexican food.

The menu, according to I Love the Upper West Side:

• Starters: six wing flavors, including tequila lime and a house sauce, quesa-birria with consommé for dipping, El Paso duck rolls and a steak plate with chimichurri.
• Tacos: $7 to $8 each, with fillings such as birria, pastor and portobello.
• Mains: burgers from $15 to $24, a 12-ounce ribeye for $34, fajitas, a birria short rib pie and a $36 surf 'n' turf.
• Dessert: churros, pecan pie and tres leches cake.
• Drinks: frozen margaritas in mango, strawberry and passionfruit, West Side Rag said, plus an all-day happy hour for now with $8 mixed drinks and house wines and $6 beers. Paying cash gets 10% off.

Joe Kidd Cantina is open daily from 11 a.m. to midnight. Flattery is working on a monthly music schedule, West Side Rag reported.

Eataly Caffè, 2252 Broadway

Eataly Caffè, the coffee bar from the Italian marketplace brand, opened at 2252 Broadway, at West 81st Street, in the corner space the famous "You've Got Mail" Starbucks occupied until it closed in 2025. It is Eataly Caffè's fourth New York City location, after Rockefeller Center, Hudson Yards and 1122 Lexington Ave. on the Upper East Side, according to I Love the Upper West Side and Eataly.

The menu centers on espresso drinks made with Eataly's own arabica beans, sweet and savory pastries, Roman-style pizza alla pala and grab-and-go meals, with fall items such as a maple cappuccino and caramelized apple bomboloni. Eataly says New Yorkers can order ahead on the Eataly Caffè app.

Opening promotions run through Nov. 12, West Side Rag reported: up to 20% off any drink for customers who order in Italian, free drip coffee for veterans, service members and military spouses, and free samples of Eataly Refreshers.

Coming soon nearby

Studio Claydate, a pottery studio with beginner classes and memberships, plans to open Dec. 1 at 210 W. 82nd St., between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue, West Side Rag reported.