The Boston table — what to order and where the locals point.
Neptune Oyster
The North End's 42-seat oyster bar and the hot buttered lobster roll everyone means when they say lobster roll.
Giulia
Handmade pasta in Cambridge, rolled on a communal table that becomes seating at night. Book a month out.
Union Oyster House
Open since 1826, the oldest restaurant in America, with Daniel Webster's booth still upstairs.
Santarpio's Pizza
East Boston, since 1903, bar pies and lamb skewers off the grill. No frills whatsoever.
Row 34
Warehouse-district oyster bar with its own farm and thirty beers on tap. The reliable, excellent choice.