Your Perfect Pairs
We have tailored your tastings to hit your taste buds at perfect times, so follow the order below. The tasting flight will be set up from left to right, so #1 below is the pairing furthest to the left.
Enjoy!
A LITTLE FISH
To the left
Sparkling Wine
Your first wine for this tasting is a sparkling wine. Your server will give you details on exactly which sparkling wine they’ve hand-selected for you today.
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Fresh Oysters
This has been paired with Chef’s Choice Fresh Oysters - be sure to ask your server what’s on the menu that day!
Why they are the perfect pair
Seafood is always a great match for sparkling and white wines and when enjoying a raw oyster, you want to make sure you have something light that will not overpower your taste buds.
The earthiness and brine of the oyster bring out the crispness of the wine - especially any notes of pear or apple. Try adding some lemon to the oyster and you may taste notes of vanilla or honey in the wine.
Raw oysters aren’t everyone’s cup of tea but this is absolutely the best way to get out of your comfort zone and give them a try!
Fun Fact 💡
The Mermaid Oyster Bar goes through over 1,500 pounds of ice every day.
CHOW(der) DOWN
In the middle
White Wine
The next tasting in your line-up is a white wine. Your server will give you details on exactly which white wine they’ve hand-selected for you today.
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New England Clam Cowder
This wine is accompanied by traditional New England Clam Chowder.
Why they are the perfect pair
Again, fish and white wine are the perfect pair.
The creaminess of the chowder perfectly pairs with a smooth and refreshing white wine, while bringing out any buttery notes in the wine. The smokiness of the bacon in the chowder tends to highlight the fruitier notes in the wine, and vice versa.
What do you think?
TAC-O ‘BOUT TASTY
to the right
Red Wine
For your final tasting you will enjoy a red wine. Your server will give you details on exactly which red wine they’ve hand-selected for you today.
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Mermaid Fish Taco
Your final tasting is accompanied by a delicious Mermaid Fish Taco, a crispy shell made from gyoza skins filled with fried Pollock and topped with guacamole, chipotle aioli, and cilantro.
Why they are the perfect pair
The complex flavors of the taco, including the delicious spice of the chipotle aioli, require a more full-bodied red wine to balance it out.
This pairing does just that!
The pungency of the aioli and the heavier quality of the fried fish really bring out the dry-ness of the wine. Can you taste how the blackening spices on the fish enhance any coffee or pepper notes in the wine?
This concludes your tasting at Mermaid Oyster Bar.
Thanks for stopping by!
Are you ready to move on?
When you exit Mermaid Oyster Bar, make a left and continue up MacDougal Street.
Just after you pass the famous Washington Square Park on your right (the street is named Washington Square West for this stretch), make a right onto 8th Street - do not cross 8th Street though!
Your next destination will be on your right-hand side, immediately after you turn onto 8th Street.
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