Best of Boston
Best Raw Bar
Row 34
Now a quartet thanks to the 2023 debut of its Cambridge outpost, Row 34 continues to be a quintessential New England seafood spot, equally adept [...] read more»
2022 Best Raw Bar
Saltie Girl
Boston
Briny oysters are just the tip of the iceberg-size towers of chilled littlenecks, shrimp, crab salad, and more racing out of the raw bar at [...] read more»
2019 Best Raw Bar
Saltie Girl
Boston
Briny oysters are just the tip of the ice-packed platters here. Sure, restaurateur Kathy Sidell provides an intimate Back Bay port of call for passersby [...] read more»
2018 Best Raw Bar
Saltie Girl
Boston
Quick, it’s 3 p.m. and you’re peckish from a grueling afternoon bolstering the Newbury Street economy. Where to pop in for pristine bivalves and a [...] read more»
2017 Best Raw Bar
Saltie Girl
Boston
One of the first restaurants to bring the concept of high-end tinned fish to our shores, this cheerful spot also excels in seafood of the [...] read more»
2013 Best Raw Bar
Neptune Oyster
Boston
It must be nice to be a pearl: just hang around inside an oyster for a while, getting shellacked until round and shiny. We feel [...] read more»
2012 Best Raw Bar
Neptune Oyster
Boston
To indulge in the enormous portion of oysters, crab claws, and lobster that seem to have emerged directly from the sea, you must first earn [...] read more»
2011 Best Raw Bar
Les Zygomates
Boston
Gleaming, deep-cup Island Creek oysters. Salty-sweet Wellfleets. Fleshy shrimp and crab so tender, they go down in one gulp. This is the ocean's bounty as [...] read more»
2010 Best Raw Bar
Neptune Oyster
Boston
We have a few requirements for raw bars. First, the offerings must change daily. But more important, you should be able to see oysters getting [...] read more»
2006 Best Raw Bar
Neptune Oyster
Boston
Neptune's menu is a smorgasbord of briny delights: locally harvested cherrystone clams, littlenecks, and shrimp cocktail. But the true draw here is the mighty oyster—more [...] read more»
2005 Best Raw Bar, Cape Cod
The Naked Oyster
Hyannis
Manhattan meets Cape Cod at this trendy Hyannis bistro and raw bar. The oysters—prepared naked or topped with a hint of cocktail sauce, a splash [...] read more»