This Iconic Restaurant In Boston Just Might Serve The Best Lobster Roll In The Entire World

Lobster rolls are typically associated with our neighbor to the north. While there are many excellent examples of lobster rolls served in the Pine Tree State, there’s a Boston restaurant that can out-lobster even Maine!

Fighting words? Perhaps. But Neptune Oyster, one of our city’s most iconic restaurants, has been wowing diners with its lobster rolls for years. After your first bite, you may well be convinced that you’ve just tasted the best lobster roll in the entire world.

Neptune Oyster is located at 63 Salem Street, Boston, MA 02113

This eatery is such a North End institution that people line up long before it opens, hoping to squeeze inside this snug space to savor the meal of a lifetime.

Once you make it inside, you’ll be met by the sight of charming pressed tin ceilings, a long bar, and cozy tables.

Many items on the menu – from the offerings of the raw bar to the fish entrees – may tempt you, but the undeniable star of Neptune Oyster is the lobster roll.

Seven ounces of lobster arrives on a toasted brioche bun. Order it cold with mayo or hot and dripping with butter. The cold version may be the expected choice…

…but it's the hot one that’ll blow you away! The butter showcases the flavor of the lobster and the combination of the two melts in your mouth.

As butter drips down your fingers you’ll wonder why you bothered ordering a lobster roll anywhere else on the planet. Note this moment. From now onwards, you’ll never be completely satisfied with a lobster roll from another restaurant.

The lobster roll is at market price, so it can be spendier in the off season, but it’s worth every dollar. Paired with fresh and yummy French fries, this is a complete meal.

The quality of the lobster roll at Neptune Oyster has been noted in publications such as Food & Wine and Bon Appétit.

It’s a new year and you’ve probably made – and perhaps broken – a few resolutions by now. Add one more that you’ll actually want to keep: to visit this iconic restaurant in 2018 and order its signature dish!

Neptune Oyster opens at 11:30 a.m. daily, and the kitchen closes at 9:30 p.m. on weekdays and 10:30 p.m. on weekends. The raw bar always remaining open a half hour longer than the kitchen.

Have you sampled this exquisite lobster roll yet? Share your thoughts in the comments below!

For more unmissable Boston restaurants, check out our past article: "15 Restaurants You Have To Visit In Boston Before You Die."