Barking Crab - Boston
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    • Description:

    • The Barking Crab is a clam shack overlooking the water. That wouldn't be a big deal on the coast of Maine or the shores of the Chesapeake Bay, but in downtown Boston, it's beyond cool. A wooden building perched above Fort Point Channel (which separates downtown from South Boston), this extremely casual restaurant has a colorful interior, a lively bar scene, and a clientele of regulars from local offices and families visiting the nearby Children's Museum. The place to be in the summer is at a picnic table on the deck, which might require a wait at busy times; in the off season, the indoor dining room, which has a cheery wood-burning stove, is a cozy oasis. The menu includes the usual clam chowder, fried-seafood plates, and lobsters, with a handful of more creative options (such as spicy fried calamari and a yummy crab-cake burger) and enough non-seafood dishes to keep vegetarians from starving. The food is fine, and overall quite good, but that's not really the point. This is a downtown clam shack -- what a concept.

    • © Frommer's 2012

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    User Reviews for Barking Crab

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      So So

    • First off, paying $20 to park to eat at a restaurant is a turn off from the start. Perhaps a parking validation or something for customers of this restaurant would be a good idea. Food...

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      Food was good server wasn't

    • We saw the barking crab on man vs food and even though most of the city search reviews were bad we still went. We had Lobster po'boys and they were awesome! Also, the clam chowder...

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    Awards:

    Frommer's
    Frommer's
    •  Recommended 2009
    •  Recommended 2010
    • Details

      • Contact:

      • visit website
      • tel: 617/426-2722
      • fax: +1 617 350 5062

      • Address:

      • 88 Sleeper St
      • Fort Point Landing
      • Boston, MA 2110

      • Payments:

      • amex mastercard visa diners

      • Hours:

      • Sun-Wed 11:30am-11pm, Thurs-Sat 11am-1am

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