Seafood in Boston

Boston's seafood picks from The Boston Globe's 2025 Best of the Best nine-restaurant feature.

• #1

  Select Oyster Bar

  Back Bay

  “The Globe calls chef Michael Serpa's intimate Back Bay townhouse restaurant a study in focus — seafood towers and beautiful raw compositions.”

• #2

  The Daily Catch North End

  North End

  “50-plus years on Hanover Street — the Globe's quintessential North End experience of fried calamari, squid-ink linguine, and lobster fra diavolo.”

• #3

  Saltie Girl

  Back Bay

  “Kathy Sidell's showcase for tinned seafood from Spain and Portugal — the Globe flags the seafood towers and raw-and-smoked fish.”

• #4

  Ostra

  Theatre District

  “The Globe's occasion restaurant pick — soaring ceilings, polished hospitality, elegant seafood preparations, splurgy wine list.”

• #5

  Moëca

  Cambridge

  “The Globe's 'sassier, seafood-centric sister' to Giulia — barbecued mussels lacquered with molasses, an elegant Saturday-night bar scene.”