Neptune Oyster
Pull up to the oyster bar at this restaurant, voted Best of Boston 2009 Seafood by the readers of Boston Magazine. Located in the city's North End, the menu includes classic New England clam chowder, pan-seared red snapper and a range of fresh offerings from the sea. Neptune opens every day at 11:30 a.m. and features daily specials that range from lobster spaghettini to fish tacos.
Neptune Oyster
63 Salem Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(617) 742-3474
neptuneoyster.com
Catch Restaurant
Visit the northern suburb of Winchester for New American style seafood. Catch has garnered awards and acclaim for its cuisine from Zagat Survey, Conde Nast Traveler, Wine Spectator and Boston magazines since 2005. Dinner is served from an open kitchen where you can watch your meal preparation. Start with mesculun salad, butternut squash soup or potato gnocchi served with English peas, Maine lobster and oyster mushrooms. Seasonal entrees include line-caught summer flounder, or in the fall, applewood smoked yellowfin tuna salad. An extensive wine collection is offered to pair with the food.
Catch Restaurant
34 Church Street
Winchester, Massachusetts 01890
(781) 729-1040
catchrestaurant.com
Legal Seafood
Sample the clam chowder recipe that has been served at Presidential Inauguration dinners since 1981. Legal Seafood is a Boston institution with locations throughout the Greater Boston area. Check out the one on Long Wharf for waterside dining after a Boston harbor walk and visit to the New England Aquarium. Legal seafood offers a gluten-free menu for diners with dietary restrictions.
Legal Seafood (Long Wharf location)
255 State Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(617) 742-5300
legalseafoods.com
Turner Fisheries
Relax at the end of a long day with dinner in Boston's elite Back Bay neighborhood. Turner's, the recipient of People's Choice and Best of Boston awards for seafood, offers the freshest of fish and daily specials in its elegantly appointed dining room. Sample Bangs Island mussels, hooked Gulf of Maine haddock or Turner's classic New England bouillabaisse. The restaurant is open from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday evenings.
Turner Fisheries
10 Huntington Ave.
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
(617) 424-7425
turnersboston.com
Article Written By Denise Schoonhoven
A seasoned business traveler, Denise Schoonhoven specializes in food, travel, landscaping, design and personal development topics. She has lived and worked in London, San Francisco, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and the Pacific Northwest. Schoonhoven hails from the corporate writing world where she authored marketing material, catalogs, presentations and training documents.
