Upper West Side Restaurant News: Academia del Vino Opens; Dovetail Expands; Recipe Gets Some Respect

Academia di Vino Opens up On Broadway. Upper East Side wine bar Academia di Vino has moved into the space at 2427 Broadway that was occupied by Docks, the neighborly seafood house that closed earlier this year. (212 787 3070)

Dovetail closes for renovations.  The New York Times reports that Dovetail, the inventive American spot on 77th Street will reopen Nov. 6 with an expanded bar and dining room. (212 362 3800).

Recipe Gets Solid Review.  Tme Out New York gave a solid thumbs up to Recipe, the downtownish farm-to-table restaurant on Columbus Avenue between 81st and 82nd streets.  Discerning Upper West Siders had already discovered the barnyardy 26-seat eatery with its recycled wood-paneled walls, where the menu features sophisticated locavore dishes like a luscious seared Hudson Valley Duck breast and savory Oven Roasted halibut. (212 501 7755)

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