Neptune Oyster

Given its reputation as a fishing port, Boston should have more and better seafood restaurants. When it gets them, NEPTUNE OYSTER should be the model. Casually elegant (communal tables, lots of bar seating, subway tile), it boasts an impeccable raw bar and a superb list of seafood-friendly wines by the glass and bottle. There’s also a menu of seafood salads and cooked entrées of stunning richness and inventiveness, reflecting some French influence. Further, Neptune serves two of the best lobster rolls in town (one cold, one hot) and, surprisingly, a superb burger topped with a fried oyster.

NEPTUNE OYSTER | 63 Salem Street, Boston | 617.742.3474 | neptuneoyster.com