The Barking Crab

Best of Boston 2007 Lobster
Waterfront mainstay the Barking Crab boils up the freshest lobster in town, and the summery presentation—paper plates, plastic b...

Best of Boston 2005 Restaurant, Seafood, Affordable
With its red-and-yellow-striped tent and picnic tables, the Barking Crab looks like a German beer garden, but instead of sausage and ...

Best of Boston 2002 Clam Chowder
For a city with perhaps the nation's highest expectations for clam chowder, Boston offers a pitiful few truly good renditions. Most v...

Best of Boston 2002 Restaurant, Seafood, Affordable
We're suckers for any patch of down-home coastal life dropped smack in the heart of downtown Boston. But, even if we weren't, the Bar...

Best of Boston 2001 Restaurant, Seafood, Affordable
Down East meets downtown at this beloved inner-city fish shack, where cheap buckets of buttery steamers and crispy calamari are perfe...

Best of Boston 2000 Restaurant, Seafood, Affordable
A perennial after-work hangout for Financial District types, the Barking Crab is a funky, inexpensive joint with great seafood. The d...