Despite its location in an industrial corner of the Seaport, Yankee Lobster Company has the feel of a great roadside seafood shack. For almost 70 years, this Fish Pier-adjacent spot been one-part fresh seafood shop and one-part restaurant; grab a lobster roll for now or a couple of live lobsters to steam at home later. The menu features all the classics, from hot, cold, or fried Lobster Rolls to Fried Clams and Steamers, plus specialty hits like Ahi Tuna Tacos with pickled slaw and sriracha aioli, and the Yankee Fish Sandwich with cheese, bacon, coleslaw, tomato, and onion. You can always count on a great mix of local beers and ciders to wash it all down.

For those who can’t make a visit to the original Cisco Brewers on Nantucket in the summer, there’s still a little piece of island magic to be found in the city. A seasonal Cisco Brewers outpost in the Seaport is an enclosed but open-air space featuring the beers you know and love—Grey Lady wheat and Whale’s Tale pale ale among them—as well as Nantucket Vineyard wines, Triple Eight Distillery spirits, and food like poke bowls, burgers, lobster rolls, and tacos served out of little shacks scattered around the space. Expect cute dogs, post-work millennials, lively games of corn hole, and if you’re lucky, some live music. Cisco Seaport reopens April 13, 2023.

With ample seating and outdoor space, Committee is a great gathering spot for after work or weekend brunch. It emulates the taverns and cafes of Greece that encourage shared plates and conversations—both of which pair well with inventive cocktails and Grecian-centric wine list. The menu has distinctly Mediterranean influences with dishes like the sesame-crusted, honey-drizzled Feta and Spanakopita Manti, or snackable dumplings filled with spinach and in a
sun-dried tomato-retsina sauce. But is also incorporates creative mashups like the Bao ‘Gyro’ and GFS (Greek fried chicken). Opa!