For The Best Clam Chowder Of Your Life, Head To This Hole-In-The-Wall Seafood Restaurant In Nashville
By Meghan Kraft|Published March 09, 2022
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Meghan Kraft loves to travel the world, but she makes her home right here in Nashville, Tennessee. She holds a degree in English, and has worked in the digital marketing realm with companies such as Apartments.com, USA Today and HarperCollins Publishing.
A craving for clam chowder usually has folks daydreaming about visiting the east coast shoreline where small seafood shacks and restaurants serve up the creamy soup in spades. Nashville doesn’t seem to be a top spot when you have a chowder craving, but Boston Commons, a New England seafood pub on the east side of the city is truly a hidden gem. Be ready for a fun, festive environment with some of the creamiest, most indulgent chowder you’ve ever tasted on the menu.
Boston Commons is a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it restaurant located in Nashville’s popular Five Points district. The casual eatery focuses on serving New England-style seafood, but you will also find local eats like fried chicken on the menu. There is a mural outside that is perfect for a photograph, especially since it honors the inherent strength of the restaurant and greater city after the 2020 tornado.
You can choose to dine either indoors or outdoors, but if the weather is nice, we’d recommend enjoying a bite to eat on the patio. The lights strung high above will make you feel automatically at ease, and the soft light adds a little magic to the meal.
The menu includes everything from fish and chips to blackened bacon-wrapped sea scallops and fried oysters. The Norwegian salmon is a favorite, served with seasoned rice and vegetables, and you don’t want to miss the shrimp and grits. It’s the perfect blend of the east coast and the south!
The classic Maine lobster roll is also a favorite. The fresh meal is served warm with butter or cold with mayonnaise, depending on how you order it, but you can expect a buttery New England roll either way.
Then there’s the clam chowder. Warm, nourishing, and downright decadent, the folks at Boston Commons claim the homemade chowder is so thick you can "stand a spoon in it."
The best clam chowder in Nashville may just be here on the eastside, friends. There’s no better way to warm up on a cold day or to beam yourself far, far away by way of a good meal. Expect a decadent, creamy chowder, thick pieces of potato, and bite after bite of juicy clams.
You can visit Boston Commons for a nourishing meal from 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. from Wednesday to Sunday, and the bar opens from 4 p.m. until late. Reservations can be made online, or you can take a chance and show up when the mood strikes.
What a great restaurant to visit here in Music City. If you’d like to learn more about Boston Commons, where you will find the best clam chowder in Nashville, then make sure to visit its official website or perhaps even its Facebook page.
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