The Mermaid Cafe Dancers are the performing waitresses of the Mermaid Cafe, a popular restaurant in the port town of Coral Hill on Fish-Man Island. Owned by Madam Shyarly, the cafe draws crowds with the charm and dancing of its young mermaid staff.
In the Fish-Man Island port town of Coral Hill sits the Mermaid Cafe, an eatery run by Madam Shyarly where Camie and a number of other mermaids are employed. The young, beautiful waitresses share a single dormitory over in Mermaid Cove and draw male patrons through their charm, much in the manner of a hostess club. Those among the staff who perform routines for guests are collectively called the Mermaid Cafe Dancers.
Beyond serving, the dancers entertain the clientele, and the establishment is famous enough that one member of Gyro's crew counted a visit among his dreams. The menu leans entirely on sweets and shellfish, cake, seaweed brulee, kelp souffle, scallop sandwiches, and clam pizza, with no fish or meat served, since merfolk do not eat them. Hody Jones' rampage thinned the crowds for a time, but with his New Fish-Man Pirates beaten by the Straw Hats, Shyarly expected the customers to drift back.
Oda singled out five waitresses as the cafe's finest, an informal top tier made up of Ishilly, Kairen, Hiramera, Seira, and Mero. Camie, who first revealed the cafe to the Straw Hats, also works the floor, while Madam Shyarly owns the business itself.

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The Mermaid Cafe is a popular restaurant in the port town of Coral Hill on Fish-Man Island, owned by Madam Shyarly. It employs young mermaid waitresses who draw crowds through their charm and dancing.
The Mermaid Cafe Dancers are the mermaid waitresses of the Mermaid Cafe who perform routines for guests, drawing male patrons in a manner similar to a hostess club. They share a single dormitory in nearby Mermaid Cove.
Oda singled out Ishilly, Kairen, Hiramera, Seira, and Mero as the Mermaid Cafe's finest dancers. Camie, who introduced the Straw Hats to the cafe, also works there but was not named among this informal top tier.
The Mermaid Cafe's menu is built entirely around sweets and shellfish, including cake, seaweed brulee, kelp souffle, scallop sandwiches, and clam pizza. No fish or meat is served, since the merfolk staff do not eat them.
Hody Jones' rampage as leader of the New Fish-Man Pirates thinned the Mermaid Cafe's crowds for a time. After the Straw Hats defeated his crew, Madam Shyarly expected customers to drift back.
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