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Boston Area Seafood Restaurants mentioned in this thread.
Name, Location [1], Notes.
Alive and Kicking Lobsters, Cambridge
Atlantic Fish Co, Back Bay
B&G Oyster, South End
Barking Crab, Waterfront
Belle Island, Winthrop
Daily Catch, North End
Farnhams, Essex, Seasonal Clam Shack
Giacomo's, North End, Cash Only; Small restaurant, will be a wait when busy
Island Creek Oyster Bar, Kenmore Square
James Hook, Waterfront
Legal Sea Foods, numerous locations, Lots of opinions in this thread. Locations include Logan Airport.
Lukes Lobsters, Back Bay and Downtown Crossing
Moeca, Cambridge
Neptune Oyster Bar, North End, No reservations but will take your cell phone number and let you wander.
No Name, CLOSED
Ostra, Back Bay, review w/pictures and menu here: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/new-...ter-house.html
Pescador, Kenmore Square
Pier 6, Charlestown
Row 34, Waterfront, other locations Burlington & Portsmouth, NH
Saltie Girl, Back Bay, also Los Angeles and London
Sullivan's Castle Island, Castle Island, Also TD Garden
Union Oyster House, Downtown, discussed here: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/new-...ter-house.html
Waypoint, Cambridge
Woodmans, Essex
Yankee Lobster, Seaport District
About the list above
1) List is an index updated through end of March 2023 / post 35 of Boston area Seafood restaurants discussed in this thread. Knowing the name is here should help with searching for more information.
2) Legal Sea Foods has many locations and many opinions expressed already.
3) Probably best use of the notes field are facts such as cost, type of restaurant (shack or sit down or higher end) payment (if cash-only) and if reservations are available. Reviews and opinions are probably best left for posts below unless there is a consensus or lack thereof supported by multiple reviews. (eg: Legal)
This wiki is crowd-sourced, feel free to edit or add to it if you have the post count to do so.
Other FT Threads that included discussions on Boston Area Seafood:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/new-...l-newbies.html
Notes:
IB BBCode does not implement tables or fixed length fonts w/pre tag so used for comma formatting until which time it can be changed.
[1] Location is Boston Neighborhood, else city in Massachusetts if not in Boston. In any event, Google, Yelp, Opentable and/or Resy will find the address. "Boston Area" is considered very loosely. Neighborhood right or wrong is from the post here on FT or the restaurant's web site or a best guess.
Name, Location [1], Notes.
Alive and Kicking Lobsters, Cambridge
Atlantic Fish Co, Back Bay
B&G Oyster, South End
Barking Crab, Waterfront
Belle Island, Winthrop
Daily Catch, North End
Farnhams, Essex, Seasonal Clam Shack
Giacomo's, North End, Cash Only; Small restaurant, will be a wait when busy
Island Creek Oyster Bar, Kenmore Square
James Hook, Waterfront
Legal Sea Foods, numerous locations, Lots of opinions in this thread. Locations include Logan Airport.
Lukes Lobsters, Back Bay and Downtown Crossing
Moeca, Cambridge
Neptune Oyster Bar, North End, No reservations but will take your cell phone number and let you wander.
Ostra, Back Bay, review w/pictures and menu here: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/new-...ter-house.html
Pescador, Kenmore Square
Pier 6, Charlestown
Row 34, Waterfront, other locations Burlington & Portsmouth, NH
Saltie Girl, Back Bay, also Los Angeles and London
Sullivan's Castle Island, Castle Island, Also TD Garden
Union Oyster House, Downtown, discussed here: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/new-...ter-house.html
Waypoint, Cambridge
Woodmans, Essex
Yankee Lobster, Seaport District
About the list above
1) List is an index updated through end of March 2023 / post 35 of Boston area Seafood restaurants discussed in this thread. Knowing the name is here should help with searching for more information.
2) Legal Sea Foods has many locations and many opinions expressed already.
3) Probably best use of the notes field are facts such as cost, type of restaurant (shack or sit down or higher end) payment (if cash-only) and if reservations are available. Reviews and opinions are probably best left for posts below unless there is a consensus or lack thereof supported by multiple reviews. (eg: Legal)
This wiki is crowd-sourced, feel free to edit or add to it if you have the post count to do so.
Other FT Threads that included discussions on Boston Area Seafood:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/new-...l-newbies.html
Notes:
IB BBCode does not implement tables or fixed length fonts w/pre tag so used for comma formatting until which time it can be changed.
[1] Location is Boston Neighborhood, else city in Massachusetts if not in Boston. In any event, Google, Yelp, Opentable and/or Resy will find the address. "Boston Area" is considered very loosely. Neighborhood right or wrong is from the post here on FT or the restaurant's web site or a best guess.
Seafood Restaurant in Boston
Aug 8, 2011, 8:02 am
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I haven't been myself, but there's lots of excitement lately about Island Creek Oyster Bar, a relatively new place in Kenmore Sq., a very easy ride on the subway, or a quick cab ride, from the Ritz. More casual, but also quite good, is Neptune Oyster Bar, in the North End, also easily reached by subway or cab from the Ritz. Island Creek takes reservations. Neptune does not, and there's often a long line. I also really like B&G Oyster Bar, in the South End, again very close to the Ritz.
Some will tell you to go to Legal Sea Foods, a storied Boston-area chain that has a location walking distance from the Ritz. Avoid it, IMHO. It ranges from fair to ok, but you certainly can do a lot better.
Some will tell you to go to Legal Sea Foods, a storied Boston-area chain that has a location walking distance from the Ritz. Avoid it, IMHO. It ranges from fair to ok, but you certainly can do a lot better.
Aug 9, 2011, 2:48 pm
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Third for B&G. I've had Island Creek stuff at catered events. They're very good and I'll bet it's a good meal at the restaurant, but can't vouch personally. I hope to change that sometime soon.
Sep 13, 2011, 3:32 pm
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Thanks for the recommendations! We ended up going to B&G. We were there in mid-August and ate outside on their patio which we enjoyed. The food was great and it was a fun atmosphere with really good service. The menu is not huge, but many good things on it. Oysters were fantastic! Really appreciate your recommendations because we never would have ended up there otherwise.
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I'm going this weekend to Boston and staying at the IC. Are the restaurants mentioned above excellent and close to the IC also? I need some tasty seafood 
Apr 3, 2012, 6:13 am
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IC is close to the waterfront, Faneuil Hall, and the North End. The other restaurants were more in Back Bay and Copley Square.
Tons of great places in the North End for seafood, mostly Italian style. Neptune Oyster (good luck getting in) might be the best choice (not Italian style)
Tons of great places in the North End for seafood, mostly Italian style. Neptune Oyster (good luck getting in) might be the best choice (not Italian style)
Apr 3, 2012, 6:18 am
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Giacomo's in the North End is great seafood:
http://giacomosblog-boston.blogspot.com/
Cash only, small and you will have to wait on a busy night.
Cheers.
http://giacomosblog-boston.blogspot.com/
Cash only, small and you will have to wait on a busy night.
Cheers.
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If you follow the harbor walk from the IC to behind the Courthouse and all the way down Northern Avenue you will come to Yankee Lobster. They have really good, relatively inexpensive seafood. There is also Legal Seafoods (mixed response from people on FT) and also Legal Test Kitchen.
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Count me firmly in the Legal-Sea-Foods-sucks camp. Neptune Oyster is the best option near the IC. Yes, there will be a wait, but you can give them your cell number and walk around the North End while you're waiting (although if you're solo, you might snag a seat at the bar without a wait).
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Count me firmly in the Legal-Sea-Foods-sucks camp. Neptune Oyster is the best option near the IC. Yes, there will be a wait, but you can give them your cell number and walk around the North End while you're waiting (although if you're solo, you might snag a seat at the bar without a wait).
They are quite different from the traditional Legal Seafoods and need to be considered as such.
Also in the North End is Daily Catch. Excellent Italian style seafood, also a very small space with a wait.