• Fresh shrimp is a perennial favorite of visitors to the Boston area.platters of fresh seafood image by DSL from Fotolia.com
  
  The city of Boston contains a huge variety of entertainment venues, historical landmarks and plenty of nightlife to keep tourists coming back every year. Boston's famous harbor area features a lot of high-quality seafood restaurants, since local fishing boats deliver fresh seafood to these eateries on a daily basis.
  
  

Union Oyster House

• First established in 1826 and calling itself "America's oldest restaurant," Boston's Union Oyster House is steeped in American history, as the building itself was built before the Revolutionary War. This historic seafood restaurant features a wide selection of delectable dishes, such as the grilled native swordfish and the delicious fried butterfly shrimp served with fresh bread rolls. The very popular classic Boston clam chowder is served up fresh daily, as is the Cape Cod cherrystone oyster plate, served with the Union Oyster House's famous cocktail sauce on the side.
  
  Union Oyster House
  41 Union St.
  Boston, MA 02108
  617-227-2750
  unionoysterhouse.com/
  
  

Legal Seafoods

• Located in Boston's famous Park Square area of town, Legal Seafoods restaurant contains a huge menu that features house specialties, such as New England fried clams and lobster rolls served with creamy cole slaw. Other highlights of this Boston seafood restaurant include the fresh Atlantic salmon platter and center prime cut swordfish, both served with your choice of either a baked potato or rice pilaf. The jasmine special plate contains succulent steamed shrimp served over jasmine rice and topped with melted Monterey jack cheese.
  
  Legal Seafoods
  26 Park Plaza
  Boston, MA 02116
  617-426-4444
  legalseafoods.com/index.cfm/page/Park-Square-Boston/pk/content/cd/LOCATION/pid/11279/cdid/11890
  
  

Turner Fisheries

• Having the distinction of being awarded the prestigious "Best clam chowder" award by Boston Magazine, Turner Fisheries is a restaurant dedicated to serving up a wide variety of seafood dishes at affordable prices. This Boston eatery features such unique menu items as the seared diver scallops plate made with pear chutney, and its fried Greek oyster platter prepared with creamed spinach and served with hollandaise sauce. Try the seafood risotto dinner to taste a combination of Maine lobster, shrimp and bay scallions, prepared with Parmesan reggiano for added flavoring.
  
  Turner Fisheries
  10 Huntington Ave.
  Boston, MA 02116
  617-424-7425
  turnersboston.com/home/