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Best Seafood in Boston?
theadman2315
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Do you want top fish prepared via fine dining? Raw bar? Standard fried fare? Purely fish or shellfish and lobster as well? There's a lot of options around seafood, and different specialties and styles (IE - traditional new england vs. new american vs. japanese etc.)
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I'm echoing the other people in this thread. If you're in Seaport, Yankee Lobster is great for a quick lunch. Usual go-to with my friends after they fly in on Thursday.
As for a good sit-down restaurant, having eaten my way around the area, I personally think Row 34 is the best seafood you're going to get in Seaport. I actually have a reservation there on Thursday that I made almost a month ago. You will need a reservation. Like, as soon as possible. As in, why are you still reading this, make yer bloody reservation. Should that not be an option, Legal Test Kitchen is a great choice as well, and is where my crew usually feasts on Sunday after PAX.
I'm not huge on Barking Crab, to be honest. I think it's overrated/overpriced and touristy. I'm a fan of The Daily Catch, which does excellent Sicilian style seafood, but their reviews tanked recently and I'm unsure why. It's a bit of a downer, to be honest. I was taken there recently, and as far as I could tell, everything was about the same.
2) James Hook & Co for the best lobster sandwiches period
3) East Ocean if you're into chinese style steamed seafood
4) No-name for you 'no frills all fried' seafood
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That sounds like a religion conversion pitch...of which I'd be first in line. Too bad most of the good clam shacks don't open until mid-to-late march, but with the weather so warm this past week maybe they'll open early.
Also, if you have the scratch and like oysters, then you can't beat island creek oysters.
Agreed on the shacks. My family used to go to Maine for summer vacation..i have fond memories of those shacks. But what we can get in the local restos will do.
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And make sure they're FULL clams, with bellies. None of those blasphemous "clam strips."
And for lunch I'd actually suggest some kind of carryout or delivery nearby the convention center. There's good Chinese, and a bunch of sub joints. Many will deliver straight to the convention center, and will also have fish on the menu.
The trouble with all of the restaurants near the convention center is that they will either be a decent and cold walk from the convention center, or will be packed to the point that a quick lunch is just logistical incapability (from both the wait, and the fact that the kitchens are just 100% in the weeds for hours), or both.
For a nice sit down the current suggestions are good. Especially legal test kitchen, but again it's always a bit busy, I'm only going to be hitting it for oysters and drinks this year myself.
JR
That's like an hour or more of traveling all around.
I think that would be the appropriate religious divide...a tasty...tasty divide...
That's like saying a gas station burger is on the same level as in-out, five guys, or even Red Robin
The ones I'm thinking of are in quincy along wollaston beach, Tony's Clam shop (my fav) and the Clam Box. The two issues are they are a bit of hike from the North Quincy t-station (most likely a lyft/uber ride) and they are closed at the moment, but if East is April again I would definitely recommend checking them out.
I've had gas station burgers better than in-n-out before, that is not a high bar to beat.