Neptune Oyster

Neptune Oyster is a small raw bar and seafood restaurant in Boston’s North End, recommended by the Michelin Guide and known for fresh oysters and lobster rolls. The lobster roll comes two ways, hot with butter or cold with mayo, with chunks of lobster piled into a warm brioche roll so generously that a fork is often needed. The raw bar anchors the menu, backed by a kitchen serving coastal seafood dishes.

Seating is limited to a tight counter and banquettes, which gives the room an intimate, lively feel, and one review quoted on its website calls the place always packed. Press excerpts describe a small, charming North End raw bar that obsesses over fresh oysters and lobster rolls. The website opens with a Hemingway passage about eating oysters with cold white wine, which signals where the restaurant’s attention lies.

What to Know

• Online ordering is available for those who would rather eat elsewhere.
• The raw bar keeps serving after the kitchen closes.
• One review quoted on its website singles out the johnnycake as the dish to order.