Well, we can now say that NFTs got their “paws” in everything, even dining. VCR Group, a company helmed by American entrepreneur and Resy co-founder Gary Vaynerchuk is selling membership to what is called the “first NFT restaurant.”
The exclusive Flyfish Club, which is set to open in New York City in 2023, works like any other members-only join except that your membership card is an NFT purchased via cryptocurrency. The membership will give you access to a 10,000-square-foot venue, plus a few other perks depending on the level of membership.
VCR has sold 1,501 tokens and 1,534 are reserved for the company, so there aren’t any new tokens, but you can buy them from the secondary market.
The Flyfish Club’s regular membership, which gets you into the cocktail lounge, the high-end seafood restaurant, and private events, will currently set you back around 3.8 Ethereum, or approximately $12,481 at the current exchange rate. The top-tier omakase membership, meanwhile, was going for 7.8 Ethereum ($25,620) at the time of this writing. As the name implies, this membership also includes access to a 14-seat omakase room.
Don’t mean to make you sad but the membership will only get you inside, you will have to pay for the food and drinks in regular dollars once you’re inside. It should be up to par, though: VCR Group has a few industry veterans overseeing things, including Josh Capon of Lure Fishbar and Conor Hanlon of NoHo Hospitality. According to the team, you can even expect a master sushi chef serving up fish flown in daily from Japan.