Experts' Choice Award Barking Crab
14 expert reviews
“Although it is open all year, this Fort Point Channel restaurant is best in summer, when diners can sit outdoors at picnic tables and wield heavy stones to crush lobster and crab shells.”
– DK Eyewitness
Zagat3.9
""Casual" and "crowded", this Seaport District fixture "caters to tourists" with "fresh" "shack seafood" that's "decent" if you "keep it simple"." Full review
Gayot12.0
"Once a summer-only restaurant, this popular waterfront venue has evolved into a year-round favorite." Full review
Time Out "Set right on Boston Harbor, this red-shingled seafood shack and open-air tent is party central all summer long for local desk jockeys." Full review
Rough Guide "This endearing, touristy seafood shack aims to please with its homey atmos- phere (it looks like a circus tent), friendly service, and unpretentious menu."
Frommer's "The Barking Crab is a clam shack overlooking the water. That wouldn't be a big deal on the Maine coast or the shores of the Chesapeake Bay, but in downtown Boston, it's beyond cool." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Eat at the bar by the live lobster pool and watch kitchen hands fish out two-pounders by the half-dozen. Dinner and a show." Full review
Not For Tourists "Make a mess while viewing the harbor skyline."
National Geographic "“The only clam shack in Boston right on the Harbor. Feast on good old New England seafood in the rough as well as many more inspired seafood and non-seafood options.”" Full review
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Open year-round. Live music Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays during the summer. (Tuesdays in the winter.)
Where "This coastal clam shack-cum-funky urban hot spot on Fort Point Channel is as casual as they come." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "This is last vestige of the old Seaport: A place to find fried clams and boiled lobster with a roll of paper towels as napkins." Full review
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