They sell Chardonnay and cocktail sauce on the Upper West Side.
The Mermaid Inn, which made a splash on Amsterdam Avenue for 15 years before closing down last yr, is beginning nearby again.
The latest Mermaid will reopen later this yr at 335 Columbus Ave. on West 76th Street, a former branch of Chase Bank. Danny Abrams, who owns the favored seafood-driven mini-empire Mermaid with Cindy Smith, said it’s going to be a formidable 6,500 square feet.
“The lease took longer than we expected, but we got a extremely good deal,” from the owner of Olshan Properties, Abrams said. Talks for the vacant space began last June, but Abrams declined to debate terms.
Amsterdam Avenue Mermaid has long been considered one of the world’s favorite restaurants. The owners made what Smith called the “super sad” decision to shut the constructing last fall as a consequence of uncertainty in regards to the owner’s plans for the constructing.
She said they’re already in search of a latest location – which sometimes seems to be empty words after any popular venue closes.
The reopening marks a lift to the struggling shopping scenes on Columbus Avenue and the Upper West Side, where many storefronts are empty.
Neighborhood resident Linda Alexander, who’s a member of Community Board 7, called Mermaid’s return “amazing. They’ve all the time been the most effective restaurant operators we’ve got.”
Meanwhile, the primary phase of Adams and Smith’s massive Mermaid Oyster Bar at 127 W. forty third St., in partnership with Alicart Restaurant Group CEO Jeffrey Bank, is “taking off” as more people flock to Broadway and Times Square theaters, Abrams he said.
He said the opposite half of the ability will open in a couple of months.
