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Why Select Oyster Bar Is on Our Top 50 Seafood Worldwide
Select Oyster Bar, under Michael Serpa's direction, is ranked #26 on our Top 50 Seafood Restaurants Worldwide. The seafood style: Modern New England oyster bar.
The signature catch: Oysters on the half shell, crudo bar, lobster roll. The sourcing: New England oyster sourcing (Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island).
The oyster program: New England oyster bar (15+ varieties daily). The raw bar / grill technique: Marble counter raw bar; modern crudo program.
The award lineage: Boston Magazine Best Oyster Bar; James Beard nominee.
How to Order at Select Oyster Bar
The booking lead time: 4 to 8 weeks for prime time. Reserve through OpenTable, Resy, or the restaurant's own booking line where applicable; institutional walk-in oyster bars accept no reservations and run a queue from opening.
Order what came in that morning. The kitchen's strongest expression at Select Oyster Bar is the New England oyster sampler with crudo. The Modern New England oyster bar register is structural; the sourcing and the technique are what reward the booking effort.
The dress code: Smart casual. The dinner spend: 80 to 140 USD per person at dinner. The kitchen at Select Oyster Bar is rated 10/10 for food and 10/10 for ambience in our editorial scoring.
Why Select Oyster Bar Is Worth the Pilgrimage
"Michael Serpa's Back Bay flagship. The most architecturally serious modern oyster bar in Boston; the marble counter, the deep New England oyster selection, and the modern crudo program anchor the room."
Our editorial scoring places the food at 10/10, ambience at 10/10, and value at 8/10. The Modern New England oyster bar register is structural; the sourcing standard and the regional seafood tradition produce the meal that rewards the pilgrimage.
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