Luke’s Lobster Back Bay

Luke’s Lobster Back Bay is a Maine-style seafood shack across from the Boston Public Library and around the corner from the Boston Marathon finish line. The specialty is the seafood roll: wild-caught lobster, crab or shrimp served chilled in a toasted, buttered split-top New England bun with a swipe of mayo, a drizzle of lemon butter and the house secret seasoning, with chips and a soft drink.

Rolls can be made jumbo with 50 percent more seafood, served warm without mayo, or finished with white truffle or spicy honey butter. Samplers offer three half-rolls, either a mix of lobster, crab and shrimp or three lobster versions, and a Taste of Maine plate pairs a lobster roll with New England clam chowder. Lobster bisque and clam chowder each come in two sizes.

What to Know

• Luke’s is a certified B Corporation and works directly with fishermen for sustainably sourced seafood.
• The Back Bay shack is also listed for catering and meeting services.
• Chowder, lobster mac and cheese and other dishes can be ordered for delivery a few days ahead, shipped with dry ice.