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TastyPals TeamOur take on Shaking Crab (Boston Common)
Jun 5, 2026
8.2
Editorial review
A solid seafood restaurant spot that does the fundamentals well. More hits than misses and the room has good energy.
Restaurant
Shaking Crab (Boston Common)
Shaking Crab (Boston Common) is a seafood restaurant restaurant in Back Bay in Boston that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
Rating (Google) 4.1
791 reviews
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4.1
Rating
Based on 791 reviews
Best used for
Seafood Restaurant in Back Bay
Price and pace
Moderate spend
Neighborhood
Back Bay · 140 Boylston St 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02116, USA
Price
Moderate spend
Google rating
4.1 from 791 reviews
Address
Back Bay | 140 Boylston St 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02116, USA
Why go
What makes Shaking Crab (Boston Common) worth the move
Shaking Crab (Boston Common) is a strong seafood restaurant option in Back Bay in Boston when you want somewhere that already has a solid public track record. It also holds a 4.1 rating across 791 Google reviews.
What to know fast
Public rating
4.1 from 791 Google reviews
Style
Seafood Restaurant in Back Bay
Spend
Moderate spend
Best for
Know before you go
Google rating: 4.1 from 791 reviews
Price point: $$
Website linked on this page
Plan the visit
Quick details
- Address
- 140 Boylston St 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02116, USA
- Price
- $$
- TastyPals score
- Unavailable
- Google rating
- 4.1 (791 reviews)
- Cuisine
- Seafood Restaurant
- Neighborhood
- Back Bay
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Google snapshot
4.1 from 791 reviews
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