Situated alongside Boston’s tourist-friendly Long Wharf, the New England Aquarium is one of the most prominent aquariums in the country, taking in more than 1.3 million visitors annually. In this same region, tourists and locals alike can find a host of restaurants and dining options.
Boston Chart House is located in the Gardiner Building, a 1760s-era edifice that once housed the offices of John Hancock. The Gardiner Building is situated on the Long Wharf, across from the New England Aquarium, and is the oldest building in use on the Long Wharf. The Chart House appetizer menu features such items as lobster spring rolls, fried calamari and coconut shrimp. Main entrees include New England clam chowder, herb-crusted salmon, Chilean sea bass and jumbo crab cakes. Boston Chart House has a Happy Hour every day with a menu including bruschetta and spinach artichoke dip, ahi nachos and fried mushrooms, specialty drinks and signature martinis.
Boston Chart House
60 Long Wharf
Boston, MA 02110-3602
(617) 227-1576
www.chart-house.com
Sel de la Terre (\"salt of the earth\") offers the rustic cuisine of Provence and southern France on Boston’s Long Wharf near the New England Aquarium. The restaurant serves dinner seven days a week, lunch on weekdays and a weekend brunch. The lunch menu offers such dishes such as portabella mushroom paninis, Maine crab cakes, barbequed salmon and potato gnocchi. The dinner menu features such items as ribeye steak, duck, seared scallops and local mussels. Guests can order such brunch staples as Eggs Benedict, a ham and cheese omelette and French toast. Top off your meal with a chocolate chip bread pudding, vanilla crème brulee or a variety of cookies and ice cream.
Sel de la Terre
255 State St.
Boston, MA 02109
(617) 720-1300
www.seldelaterre.com
Legal Sea Foods: Long Wharf is within walking distance of the New England Aquarium. The seafood restaurant has an oyster and clam bar and serves up such staples as lobster bisque, tuna salad melt and crabmeat rolls. Legal Sea Foods offers a children’s menu featuring such items as grilled cheese, popcorn shrimp and fish sticks. Meanwhile the gluten-free menu includes such dishes as grilled salmon, crabmeat salad and crispy shrimp. This location also offers outdoor dining, take-out service and validated parking. Guests can also rent the facility for private events.
Legal Sea Foods: Long Wharf
255 State St.
Boston, MA 02110
(617) 742-5300
www.legalseafoods.com?
