5 seafood rooms in North End, editor-picked by TableJourney. All of North End's food · All seafood in Boston.
Neptune Oyster ★ 4.9
63 Salem St, Boston, MA 02113
Neptune Oyster on Salem Street has run the city's defining raw bar in Boston since 2004. 42 seats, no reservations, Gulf of Maine lobster roll on a buttered split-top bun.
Tip: Put your name on the iPad at 16:30, walk to a bar, and return when they text. The 20:00 wait can run 90 minutes.
Neptune Oyster ★ 4.9
63 Salem St, Boston, MA 02113
Neptune Oyster on Salem Street runs the city's defining raw bar in Boston's North End since 2004. 42 seats, no reservations, hot-buttered lobster roll the dish that draws the line.
Tip: Put your name on the iPad at 16:30. The wait at 18:30 runs 90 minutes; weekday lunch is the easy seat.
Pauli's ★ 4.5
65 Salem St, Boston, MA 02113
Pauli's on Salem Street in Boston's North End has rolled lobster rolls and Italian subs since 2014. Best counter-service lobster roll in the city, 65 to 80 dollar XL roll the headline order.
Tip: Order the XL roll and split between two. Online order ahead skips the 15-minute counter wait.
Union Oyster House ★ 4.2
41 Union St, Boston, MA 02108
Union Oyster House on Union Street has shucked oysters in Boston since 1826, the oldest continuously operating restaurant in the United States. Daniel Webster's seat is still at the bar.
Tip: Skip the dining-room tables and sit at the historic raw bar. The bar is the original 1826 plank.
Legal Sea Foods Long Wharf ★ 4.0
255 State St, Boston, MA 02109
Legal Sea Foods on Long Wharf, near the New England Aquarium in Boston, has anchored the chain's flagship since 1968. Boston clam chowder, the recipe served at every presidential inauguration.
Tip: Lunch with a harbor-side window is the best seat. The raw bar runs daily until 22:00.