6 Best Seafood Restaurants in Boston

Boston Sail Loft occupies a particular and useful position on the Boston waterfront: a no-reservations harbour-view tavern that has held its prices in check while glossier neighbours have not.

Atlantic Fish Company has held its Boylston Street position in Back Bay for long enough that a reputation this consistent is not accidental.

Row 34 has established itself as Fort Point's anchor seafood restaurant — the room the neighborhood needed when the district was still figuring out its identity, and one that has held that position long enough to suggest it isn't coastin…

Ostra sits in Beacon Hill as one of Boston's more serious fine-dining seafood rooms, though it's worth noting the original restaurant built its reputation in Back Bay — the Beacon Hill positioning is how it presents now, and the distinct…

JP Seafood Cafe suits a night out in Jamaica Plain when you want seafood that feels grown-up without getting stiff.

Neptune Oyster has held its position as the benchmark North End oyster bar long enough that the reputation no longer requires hype to sustain itself — the line outside most evenings makes the argument more plainly than any critic could.