Turner Fisheries

Sep 18, 11 Turner Fisheries

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Cuisine: Seafood. Specialty: Clam Chowder. Address: 10 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02116. Price: $8 for Clam Chowder. Having lived in Boston for a year, I’m ashamed that I’ve only had one bowl of clam chowder. In a town crazy for seafood, clam chowder is one of the most contested culinary warzones—and the results are...

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Island Creek Oyster Bar

Feb 07, 11 Island Creek Oyster Bar

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Cuisine: Seafood. Specialty: Oysters. Address: 500 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215. Price: About $50/person, including drinks. When I think “oyster bar,” I typically think dinky, crusty, and musty—a low-key restaurant, with cramped seating, minimal decoration, and the permanent stench of dead fish. …And then I...

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Union Oyster House

Dec 13, 10 Union Oyster House

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Cuisine: Seafood, Bostonian. Specialty: New England Clam Chowder, Lobster, Indian Pudding. Location: 41 Union Street, Boston, MA 02108-2494. Price: Entrees run $20-$34. Desserts are $6.50-$7.50. $5.95/$7.50 for Cup/Bowl of Clam Chowder. Ah, the tourist trap. Every city’s got to have one, and Boston is no different. But, as with...

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Durgin Park

Oct 30, 10 Durgin Park

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Cuisine: Seafood, Bostonian. Specialty: Clam Chowder, Baked Schrod, and Rude Waiters. Location: 340 Faneuil Hall Mrkt Pl, Boston, MA 02109. Price: Entrees $10-$25 (more for steak). $20 for Schrod, $5/$6.75 for a Cup/Bowl of Chowder. I’m a California guy, so I’ve had my fair share of clam chowder. Just take a drive up towards...

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