Best of Boston

Where local seafood is concerned, we’re of the keep-it-real ilk. And Jake’s does just that, with heaps of just-netted steamers, light-as-a-feather fried filets, and lobsters (we’ll take ours boiled plain, thanks). There’s even a Grape-nut pudding worthy of your Yankee forebears. Down it all on the patio area overlooking the sun-dappled harbor, and you’ll have a solid reminder of what summer in New England is all about.