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Mermaid Oyster Bar
seafood · restaurant · 127 West 43rd Street, Manhattan, NY 10036
Full liquor license (NY State Liquor Authority 0340-23-136174, valid until 2027-04-30). NYC Health grade A (since 2024-10-23). No matching outdoor dining permit found in our snapshot. Last recorded change: 2026-08-07.
Key facts
- Health grade
- A (current status since 2024-10-23; last inspected 2026-07-21, 2 critical violation(s) at last inspection) [official record]
- Alcohol
- Full liquor license [official record: licensed to serve; not proof of what's on the menu]
- Outdoor dining
- No matching permit found in our snapshot (unknown)
- Reservations
- yes: book on OpenTable
- Online ordering
- unknown
- Price range
- unknown
- Phone
- (212) 675-9794
- Website
- https://www.themermaidnyc.com/mermaid-oyster-bar-times-square
- Menu
- unknown
Dietary
- vegan
- unknown
- vegetarian
- unknown
- gluten free
- unknown
- halal
- unknown
- kosher
- unknown
Features
- private dining
- unknown
- happy hour
- yes [business claim, website]
- brunch
- unknown
- live music
- unknown
- kids menu
- unknown
- wheelchair accessible
- unknown
- dog friendly
- unknown
- byob
- unknown
- cash only
- unknown
- walk ins
- unknown
- catering
- unknown
- gift cards
- unknown
All facts and evidence
| Fact | Value | Evidence type | Evidence | Source | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| accepts reservations | True | business claim | Links to OpenTable booking | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| alcohol | full_bar | official record | Additional Bar license 0423-23-136517 (Bar Mexicana), expires 04/30/2027; Additional Bar license 0423-23-136086 (Bar Mexicana), expires 04/30/2027; Restaurant license 0340-23-136174 (TS Burger; Mermaid Oyster Bar; Bar Mexicana), expires 04/30/2027 | nys_sla | source date 2025-04-17 valid until 2027-04-30 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| category | {"hierarchy": ["food_and_drink", "restaurant", "seafood_restaurant"], "primary": "seafood_restaurant"} | directory category | Overture place f6142800-35ff-44b3-9778-0f6e3bccd672 (Mermaid Oyster Bar Times Square), match score 3.00, 44m | overture | source date 2026-09-26 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| cuisine dohmh | Seafood | directory category | Cuisine category as registered with NYC Health Dept | dohmh | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| happy hour | True | business claim | …0036 (212) 675-9794 LUNCH Monday-Sunday 11:30am-3:30pm DINNER Monday-Sunday 3:30pm-9:00pm HAPPY HOUR Everyday 3:30pm-6:30pm View Menus Reservations Events Email Signup Facebook Instagram Job… | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| health grade | A | official record | Letter grade A issued 2024-10-23 | dohmh | source date 2024-10-23 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| health status | {"critical_violations_last_inspection": 2, "last_inspection": "2026-07-21", "last_score": 19, "status": "A", "status_date": "2024-10-23"} | official record | Last inspected 2026-07-21, score 19; latest grade status A (grade A) on 2024-10-23; critical: Cold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods hel | Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when contamination may have occurred. | dohmh | source date 2024-10-23 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| reservation | {"platform": "OpenTable", "url": "https://www.opentable.com/r/mermaid-oyster-bar-times-square-reservations-new-york?restref=1233247\u0026lang=en-US\u0026ot_source=Restaurant%20website"} | business claim | Link 'Reservations' on site | website | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved ? |
| website | https://www.themermaidnyc.com/mermaid-oyster-bar-times-square | directory category | Overture place f6142800-35ff-44b3-9778-0f6e3bccd672 (Mermaid Oyster Bar Times Square), match score 3.00, 44m | overture | source date 2026-09-26 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
History
| Date | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | Liquor license added: full_bar License 0340-23-136174 originally issued 2026-08-07 | nys_sla |
| 2025-04-17 | Liquor license added: full_bar License 0423-23-136086 originally issued 2025-04-17 | nys_sla |
| 2025-04-17 | Liquor license added: full_bar License 0423-23-136517 originally issued 2025-04-17 | nys_sla |
| 2024-10-23 | Health grade added: A Graded A by NYC Health Dept on 2024-10-23 | dohmh |
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Last recorded change 2026-08-07 · page generated 2026-09-26 (sources are re-checked weekly; see each fact's dates) · id nyc-50130433 · JSON