South End Buttery is an american restaurant in South End, Boston.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Guided tour · 3 hours
Sample and learn about iconic Boston dishes as you’re treated to the city’s best spots for Lobster Rolls, New England Clam Chowder, Boston Baked Beans and Brown Bread ...
Guided tour · 2 hours
Choose a 2-hour express or 3-hour full Boston food tour. Taste clam chowder, arancini, brick oven pizza, cannoli, and more while exploring the North End’s history and ...
Guided tour · 2.5 hours
Sample Boston's most iconic seafood dishes on a guided walking tour. Enjoy fresh, local favorites and learn about local history during your adventure.
Address: 314 Shawmut Ave, Boston, MA 02118
James Hook & Co on Atlantic Avenue has sold live lobster and lobster rolls from the harbor wharf in Boston since 1925. Located in Seaport Fort Point.
OrderLobster roll with mayo, $28, served cold on a buttered split-top bun.
TipTake-out window, eat on the waterfront bench out back. The retail counter sells live lobsters at wholesale prices.
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.
OrderHot-buttered lobster roll, full-claw and tail, on a 12-inch bun.
TipOrder the XL roll and split between two. Online order ahead skips the 15-minute counter wait.
Gene's on Bedford Street has hand-pulled wheat noodles and folded Xi'an flatbread in Boston's Downtown Crossing since 2013. Located in Chinatown.
OrderHand-pulled cumin lamb noodles, the Shaanxi house dish.
TipClosed Sunday. Cash only. The flatbread sandwich is the to-go order; the noodles need a seat.
Yvonne's reopened the historic Locke-Ober space on Winter Place in Downtown Boston in 2015 as a modern supper club. Located in Beacon Hill. Priced at $$$.
OrderTruffle cacio e pepe with shaved Parmigiano-Reggiano.
TipThe unmarked door is inside a fake wig shop. The library room is the quiet seat.
Giacomo's on Hanover Street has run no-reservations Italian-American in Boston's North End since 1985. Cash only, big portions, sidewalk line by 18:00.
OrderLobster ravioli with vodka sauce, the house signature.
TipCash only. The line moves fast at 17:30 weekdays; weekends run 45 minutes.
Regina Pizzeria on Thacher Street has fired thin-crust brick-oven pies in Boston's North End since 1926. The original location only, walk-ins, no slices.
OrderThe Margherita; the crust is the menu's whole point.
TipAvoid the chain locations citywide. Only the Thacher Street original is the historic pie.
