"With multiple locations in Manhattan, and a memorably playful iconography, Mermaid Oyster Bar and its offshoots started out in the East Village (branch no longer open) as a hip seafood spot with a menu that ran to raw oysters, chowders, crab cakes, fried calamari, and slaw, slaw, and more slaw. And so it remains, a crowd-pleasing establishment centered on several types of raw oysters — East Coast or West Coast — and a respectable selection of standard dishes." - Eater Staff