Now Upper West Siders can know what Lower East Siders have always known--the delights of the sea at this new uptown edition of The Mermaid Inn. With its airy front room, narrow center kitchen and handsomely wainscoted back dining room, the new uptown Mermaid Inn is spookily similar to the East Village original. It's also packed to the gills with Upper West Siders who've longed for a local spot so simple and satisfying.

When you bid on a dinner for two, you can expect a seafood menu that has made the journey uptown, too, including an old Mermaid standby, the spaghetti with salad, which comes loaded with clams and mussels in a spicy tomato sauce, made all the better with a peppery arugula crown. The Mermaid Inn is located at 586 Amsterdam Avenue.