Pearl Oyster Bar: If you’re lusting for a lobster roll but can’t make it up to the Cape, Pearl Oyster Bar is a treasure well worth diving downtown for. The airy ambiance is pure seafood shanty chic; think Red Lobster meets Martha Stewart. The settings at the long marble bar come complete with a tiny packet of oyster crackers to get diners in the mood for succulent, slippery seafood menu items, from small plates of chilled oysters and shrimp to New England clam chowder, Prince Edward Island mussels, or a hearty bouillabaisse. Pearl Oyster Bar tends to pack ’em in like sardines, though; so get here early, drop anchor at the bar, and have a laugh at the landlubbers waiting for seats. |
