The Upper West Side’s breakfast scene is about to get a little crispier. Edith’s Sandwich Counter is heading uptown with the bacon, egg and cheese that made its name in Brooklyn—complete with a potato latke tucked inside.
The Jewish comfort food favorite has signed a lease at 186 Columbus Avenue, between West 68th and West 69th Streets, according to CBRE’s third-quarter Manhattan retail report, as detailed by West Side Rag. The address previously housed Francesco’s Pizza, which closed in July. An opening date for Edith’s new outpost hasn’t been announced yet, so no need to set your alarm just yet.
Elyssa Heller founded Edith’s in 2020 as a pandemic pop-up inside Greenpoint’s Paulie Gee’s pizzeria, selling hand-rolled bagels and food inspired by the Jewish diaspora. It’s named for Heller’s great-aunt Edith, who ran a Brooklyn deli in the 1950s. The business now has locations in Williamsburg, the West Village and Tribeca…