Friedman’s Restaurant Ownership Buys Upper West Side Retail Space to Open New Spot
By Amanda Schiavo September 9, 2026 5:04 pm
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The ownership group behind famed New York City restaurants Friedman’s Restaurant and Pastrami Queen has acquired a retail co-op on Manhattan’s Upper West Side to open a new eatery, Commercial Observer has learned.
The restaurant group, using the LLC Mountain View Acquisition, bought the 5,000-square-foot retail unit at 541-555 Amsterdam Avenue for $4.1 million, according to buyer representative Lee & Associates NYC.
The site is currently home to Barney Greengrass, a longtime Upper West Side restaurant and fish vendor, and Hudson & Charles, a butcher shop that also sells sandwiches and groceries. Both businesses will remain in their current locations following the completion of the sale, according to Lee.
The new buyer plans to open another Friedman’s Restaurant location in the retail co-op’s existing vacant unit. There are at least seven Friedman’s locations in Manhattan already, including its first-ever location at Chelsea Market. The chain offers a variety of eats and spirits, including breakfast classics, sandwiches and burgers.
“The group is expanding its footprint in a top location on the Upper West Side, while also keeping a New York institution intact and operating for years to come,” Lee’s Peter Braus, who repped the buyer, said in a statement.
Brandon Polakoff from Avison Young represented the seller, a family LLC doing business as 176 West 87th Leasehold. Polakoff did not immediately respond to CO’s request for comment.
Amanda Schiavo can be reached at aschiavo@commercialobserver.com.
