The 10 best restaurants in Quincy, MA
Quincy sits just south of Boston on the Red Line, and the restaurants here run from a nine-seat Hong Kong-style cafe in North Quincy to steakhouses on Hancock Street and seafood decks at Marina Bay. This list covers ten places inside the city limits of Quincy, for residents planning a night out and for visitors who came for the Adams sites and stayed for dinner.
The list favors independent and locally run restaurants with a record in the local press or a long run in the same spot. Prices cover a wide range: weekend brunch plates at $13 to $20, sushi lunch specials from $18, entrees in the $20s and $30s, and shellfish towers that reach $175.
How we chose
The list is alphabetical, not ranked. Each restaurant is inside Quincy and was confirmed open in November 2026 through the restaurant’s own website, with one seasonal exception that is marked as such. Selection rested on local press coverage, named and dated awards, years in business and a spread of neighborhoods and price levels, from North Quincy and Wollaston to Quincy Center and Marina Bay. No entry was chosen on a single review site’s star rating, and national chains were left out.
Hours and prices below come from each business and change without notice. Call ahead if you are making a special trip.
Alba Restaurant
Steak is the reason to book at Alba, a Quincy Center steakhouse on Hancock Street run by ALBA Restaurant Group. The kitchen cooks USDA Prime beef alongside local seafood, and the wine list is long enough to have a menu of its own. Upstairs, Zef’s Rooftop Deck opens seasonally for outdoor dining, so ask about the deck when calling in warm weather. The bar keeps going until 1 a.m. every night, well after the dining room closes. One practical point: the restaurant does not take reservations by email, so call 617-376-2522 for a table.
Hours: Dinner Monday and Tuesday 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Wednesday to Saturday 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Sunday 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. The bar is open until 1 a.m. nightly.
Address: 1486 Hancock Street, Quincy, MA 02169
Why they made the list
- The menu is built on USDA Prime beef and local seafood, according to the restaurant.
- Zef’s Rooftop Deck adds seasonal rooftop seating above Hancock Street.
- Private dining is available for groups.
- Sunday dinner starts an hour early, at 3 p.m.
Assembly
Weekend brunch draws the crowd at Assembly, an American restaurant at 425 Hancock Street in North Quincy. The Saturday and Sunday menu lists eggs Benedict at $16, chicken and waffles at $18 and steak and eggs at $26, with the Hangover Pizza at $16. The all-day menu leans on comfort food: steak tips at $26, fish and chips at $21, a short rib truffle pappardelle at $28 and pizzas at $16 or $17. Craft beer and cocktails fill out the bar list. Hours were not confirmed for this list, so check with the restaurant before heading over, especially for brunch.
Hours: Check current hours before you go.
Address: 425 Hancock Street, Quincy, MA 02171
Why they made the list
- Brunch runs on both Saturday and Sunday, with most plates priced between $13 and $20.
- The Assembly Burger is $18 on both the brunch and all-day menus.
- Clam chowder is $9 a bowl.
- The all-day menu has a lamb burger, lamb or chicken gyros and lamb lollipops next to the pub standards.
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Dotty’s Kitchen & Raw Bar
Dotty’s Kitchen & Raw Bar is a seafood restaurant at 1250 Hancock Street in Quincy Center, in the space that used to be The Townshend. The raw bar anchors the menu, with a wine list and cocktails behind it. Sunday is the day with the most going on: brunch from noon to 3 p.m., an hour of raw bar and small plates, then dinner from 4 p.m. On weekday mornings the same address runs Daybreak Café from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Reservations go through OpenTable, and the restaurant answers the phone at 617-481-9694.
Hours: Monday to Thursday 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Sunday brunch noon to 3 p.m., raw bar and small plates 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., dinner 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Daybreak Café: Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Address: 1250 Hancock Street, Quincy, MA 02169
Why they made the list
- The Townshend’s old web address now forwards to Dotty’s site.
- Dinner is served seven nights a week.
- A weekday cafe shares the address, which makes this one of the few entries here open before lunch.
The Fours
Sports memorabilia covers the walls at The Fours, a bar and restaurant on Cottage Avenue that has been in Quincy Center since 1994, by the restaurant’s own account. The sandwich to order is the Bobby Orr steak sandwich, named for the Bruins defenseman who wore number 4. New England clam chowder, buffalo chicken nachos and hand-cut steak tips round out the regulars’ picks, and the beer list is heavy on local and craft labels. The company runs a second location in Norwell. For a quick lunch, takeout and delivery run on a shorter weekday schedule than the dining room.
Hours: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, according to the restaurant’s website. Weekday takeout and delivery: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.
Address: 15 Cottage Avenue, Quincy, MA 02169
Why they made the list
- The Quincy location dates to 1994, according to the restaurant.
- A patio adds outdoor seating off Cottage Avenue.
- Trays to go and a kids menu are posted alongside the main food and drink menus.
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Fuji at WoC
Sushi and wok dishes share the menu at Fuji at WoC, the flagship of Quincy-based JP Fuji Group at 1420 Hancock Street. Basic rolls start at $9 for salmon or tuna maki, and the showpiece rolls climb from there: the Marina Bay Maki is $32.50 and The POTUS is $39.50, each cut into eight pieces. Cooked entrees such as chicken katsu at $26 come with two sides chosen from miso soup, salad and white rice. The best value is at midday, when sushi lunch sets run $18 to $29.50. The kitchen stays open an hour later on Friday and Saturday.
Hours: Sunday to Thursday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Address: 1420 Hancock Street, Quincy, MA 02169
Why they made the list
- JP Fuji Group names this restaurant as the group’s flagship.
- Lunch and dinner are served seven days a week.
- The top of the entree list is a wagyu ishiyaki at $75.
- The vegetarian sushi lunch is $18.
Lê Madeline
A lobster roll with ginger-scallion aioli, fried ginger and tobiko is the dish critics keep writing about at Lê Madeline, a Vietnamese-American restaurant in North Quincy. Owner Tam Le and chef Peter Nguyen remade Le’s family noodle shop, Pho Linh, into the current restaurant, and the old pho shop menu is still available by QR code. The Boston Globe gave the restaurant four stars in April 2026, and Boston magazine named Lê Madeline Best Restaurant, South, in the 2024 Best of Boston awards. Viet-Cajun crawfish noodles are the other dish to try. Book through OpenTable, and note the Tuesday closure.
Hours: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; closed Tuesday.
Address: 409 Hancock Street, Quincy, MA 02171
Why they made the list
- Peter Nguyen was a James Beard Award semifinalist in 2026, according to The Boston Globe.
- The New York Times included the restaurant on a list of the best restaurants in the Boston area, the Globe reported.
- Lunch is served until 5 p.m., and a separate dinner menu starts after that.
- The Le family’s restaurant history goes back to Pho Hoa in Dorchester, opened in 1992, according to the Globe.
Masons Steakhouse
Japanese wagyu sits beside USDA Prime steaks on the menu at Masons Steakhouse, a New American restaurant at 1170 Hancock Street. Local seafood, seasonal vegetables and fresh pasta give non-steak eaters real choices, and cakes have a page of their own on the restaurant’s website. The restaurant rents wine lockers to regulars, books live entertainment and hosts private events. A takeout arm, Masons Cafe, takes orders from 4 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sunday through Wednesday and until 10:30 p.m. on Thursday. Dining room hours were not confirmed for this list, so reserve through the website or call first.
Hours: Check current hours before you go.
Address: 1170 Hancock Street, Quincy, MA 02170
Why they made the list
- The menu pairs USDA Prime beef with Japanese wagyu, according to the restaurant.
- Robert Gonzalez is listed as executive pastry chef.
- Jimmy Liang is listed as chief executive.
- Reservations can be made online for parties of up to seven; larger groups are handled separately.
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ReelHouse Marina Bay
Out on Victory Road at Marina Bay, ReelHouse is a waterfront seafood restaurant with a raw bar and a tropical cocktail list. Oysters are $26 for a half dozen or $50 for a dozen, and the shellfish towers come in three sizes, from $85 to $175. The lobster roll is market price and can be ordered cold or hot with drawn butter. Non-seafood choices include a $23 burger and a grilled flat iron steak at $38. Lunch is served Wednesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Plan around the schedule: the restaurant is closed Monday and Tuesday, and tables are booked through Resy.
Hours: Wednesday and Thursday 11 a.m. to midnight (dinner until 10 p.m.); Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. (dinner until 11 p.m.); Sunday 11 a.m. to midnight (dinner until 10 p.m.); closed Monday and Tuesday.
Address: 542 Victory Road, Quincy, MA 02171
Why they made the list
- Haddock fish and chips and linguine with clams are $30 each on the lunch menu.
- The bar stays open two hours after the kitchen stops dinner service.
- A separate brunch menu is posted on the restaurant’s website.
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Rubato
Nine seats are all the dining room at Rubato holds, so plenty of orders leave as takeout or delivery. The North Quincy cafe cooks modern versions of Hong Kong and Cantonese comfort food: congee, steamed char siu bao, house-milled soy milk, milk tea and a fried chicken sandwich built on a bolo bao, the sweet-topped bun. Chef Laurence Louie took over the space from his mother, Joyce Chan, who ran Contempo Bakery there for 22 years. Bon Appétit put Rubato on the magazine’s Best New Restaurants list in 2023. Order at the counter or ahead online, and come on a Saturday or Sunday for the weekend-only specials.
Hours: Wednesday to Sunday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; closed Monday and Tuesday.
Address: 412 Hancock Street, Quincy, MA 02171
Why they made the list
- Bon Appétit named 24 restaurants nationwide to the 2023 list, and two were in Greater Boston, according to Boston.com.
- Rubato reopened under the new name in August 2022, Boston.com reported.
- Weekend specials have included a fried catfish sandwich at $20 and rabbit siu mai at $15, sold first come, first served.
- Hong Kong-style French toast with salted duck egg custard is on the regular menu.
Tony’s Clam Shop
Fried clams have come out of the kitchen at Tony’s Clam Shop on Quincy Shore Drive since 1964, according to the family that owns the business. The shop is seasonal. The 2026 season, the 62nd, ended on Sunday, October 25, and the restaurant is closed until spring. In season, the order is a plate of fried clams or jumbo shrimp with onion rings, a lobster roll or the Tony burger. The Kandalaft family still runs the place. During the season the posted hours are 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, though the shop says hours vary and suggests calling 617-773-5090 first.
Hours: Closed for the season since October 25, 2026. In season, 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily; hours vary, so call ahead.
Address: 861 Quincy Shore Drive, Quincy, MA 02170
Why they made the list
- The business counts 62 seasons under one family’s ownership.
- Fried clams, lobster rolls and onion rings lead the menu.
- The address is in Wollaston, on the shore road.
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