Best of Boston

2007 Best Al Fresco Restaurant, Affordable

Tavern On the Water

The spectacular views and lengthy menu—casual staples like chicken fingers, grownup entrees like ahi tuna—at this dockside cafe easily trump any pretentious, cheek-by-jowl patios elsewhere in the city.

One Eighth St., Pier 6, Charlestown, 617-242-8040, tavernonthewater.com