Brunch bailouts

Bailout: Mermaid Inn

An upstream migration from the East Village to Amsterdam Avenue has proved quite successful for this neighborhood seafood spot. An uncanny re-creation of the downtown space, the uptown branch offers a newly instituted brunch, bringing a classic fish-shack feel to the day’s first meal with dishes like crab benedict and lobster BLT.

Mermaid Inn
568 Amsterdam Ave.
Between 87th and 88th Sts.
212-799-7400