Ok, here's where to go for some seafood

Susan Gray is a waitress at the Union Oyster House. JOHN NORDELL / STAFF

Being a transplant Bostonian, I have lots of friends from out-of-state - or out of country, for that matter - come visit me, and they all want "the Boston experience." I take them to Union Oyster House (41 Union Street).

It's the oldest restaurant in continuous service in the US and, yes, it is a bit touristy, but the food is good and the portions are generous.

But a real Boston food gem is just over the "Big Dig" from there, on the waterfront. The Boston Sail Loft (80 Atlantic Ave. near Commercial Wharf) in my opinion has the best fried seafood. If you are like me, and like your "chowda" so thick that your spoon stands up straight in the bowl, then you must go there.

And while you are in the area, enjoy a nice walk around the newly improved Christopher Columbus Park and see the sailboats on the ocean, too.

If you've got the time, head for the No-Name restaurant on Fish Pier. It is an old Portugese fishing clam bar that was "discovered" in the Sixties and Seventies. The portions are huge and the fish and chowder fresh. Cash only keeps it hooked to its nautical roots.

— by Daigo Fujiwara

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