Best Seafood in Quincy, MA (2026 Guide)
Last updated: October 2, 2026
FRESHNESS: rate/stat-dependent (restaurant hours, menu prices, and the seasonal open and close dates on the Wollaston Beach clam shacks all move; re-verify every business against its own site quarterly)
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Best Seafood in Quincy, MA (2026 Guide)
October 2, 2026 | By Krista Recker
Quincy's seafood breaks into five clear lanes, and knowing which lane you want saves you from a bad drive. For fried clams you want the two seasonal shacks across from Wollaston Beach, Tony's Clam Shop and the Clam Box. For fish to cook yourself or a live lobster you want Burke's Seafood on Billings Road in North Quincy, which also runs a small kitchen on weekdays. For raw oysters you want Dotty's Kitchen and Raw Bar in Quincy Center. For a table on the water year round you want Bay Pointe on the Quincy Point docks or Siros at Marina Bay. And for cheap fried seafood by the box, you want the Lobster Stop on Washington Street.
That is the honest shape of it. Most "best seafood in Quincy" lists you will find are a jumble of eleven names with no sense of which ones close for the winter, which ones close at 3:00 pm, and which ones are takeout counters rather than restaurants. Those three details are what actually ruin an evening, so they are what this guide leads with.
Who this applies to
This is for you if you live in Quincy and want the short list, if you are visiting and want one good seafood meal, or if you are house hunting here and trying to get a real feel for the neighborhoods rather than a listing photo of them. It is also for anyone who searched "best seafood near me," got a page of results, and wanted to know which places are still open and which ones keep hours that will not work for you.
Every business below is inside Quincy city limits. Addresses, hours, and menu details were reviewed against each business's own website in September 2026 where one exists, and against current public listings where one does not, with the seasonal clam shack timing checked against Patriot Ledger reporting. Hours, prices, seasonal schedules and menus change constantly in this category, so confirm with the business before you go. Where a listing site and a restaurant's own site disagreed, I went with the restaurant.
This is not a scored ranking. It is a sort by what each place is good at, based on seafood specialization, location, service style and currently published operating information.
Where do you get fried clams in Quincy?
Across from Wollaston Beach, at one of two shacks a few hundred yards apart on Quincy Shore Drive.
Tony's Clam Shop is at 861 Quincy Shore Drive, Quincy, MA 02170. Its own site lists open every day, 10:30 am to 10:00 pm, and says plainly that hours can vary and to call at 617-773-5090. Its site also says it is open for its 60th season.
The Clam Box is at 789 Quincy Shore Drive, Quincy, MA 02170, phone 617-302-3474. Its own hours page lists 11:00 am to 9:00 pm every day. The Clam Box's own site says it has been on that stretch of beach since 1968, and it puts its whole belly clams and clam strips front and center.
Between them, those two have been frying clams across from that beach for the better part of six decades, and Quincy people tend to have a firm opinion about which one is theirs. I am not going to settle that for you. Both are counter service, both are casual, both are across the street from the water rather than on it, and both do a full fried seafood menu plus the burgers and hot dogs that keep a non-seafood person from staging a revolt.
The Patriot Ledger noted something that tells you how close the rivalry is: the two sit less than a quarter mile apart, and when the Clam Box announced its spring opening date the paper asked Tony's for its own date and got no answer.
Are the Wollaston Beach clam shacks open year round?
No. Both are seasonal, and that is the single most important thing to know before you drive to Quincy Shore Drive.
The Patriot Ledger reported that the Clam Box opened for the 2026 season on Friday, March 13, and that both the Clam Box and Tony's had closed for the season the previous November. So the usable window runs roughly mid March through November. Treat that as the pattern rather than a fixed annual schedule, because the exact dates move with the weather and with each shop's own call, and confirm directly at either end of it.
If you are reading this in early October you are fine. If you are reading it in January, you are not. In the off months, Quincy seafood means the Lobster Stop, Burke's, Off the Hook, Dotty's, Bay Pointe, Siros, or Alba, all of which run year round.
Where do you buy fresh fish and live lobster in Quincy?
Burke's Seafood, 61 Billings Road in the North Quincy neighborhood, Quincy, MA 02171. This is the answer most roundups skip entirely because it is a fish market first and a restaurant second.
Burke's has been family owned since 1979 and says its seafood is hand-selected daily on the Boston Fish Pier. The lobster tank is stocked year round, and the shop cooks and hand-picks its own lobster meat so you can buy meat by the container instead of wrestling a lobster. Its typical case runs to dry, preservative-free sea scallops, local oysters including Duxbury, Wellfleet and Pemaquid, soft shell steamers dug in Maine clam flats, littlenecks, sashimi-grade yellowfin, Alaskan king crab legs, and half-pound containers of handpicked Jonah crabmeat from Maine. Burke's says plainly that its fresh selections vary daily based on availability and that it welcomes special requests, so call ahead if you need a specific thing on a specific day.
The hours are the catch, and they are narrow. Per Burke's own site, the fish market runs Tuesday through Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm and Saturday 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. The kitchen runs Tuesday through Saturday, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm only. Closed Sundays, Mondays and holidays. Phone 617-479-1540 or 617-328-9765.
So Burke's is a weekday errand, not a Friday night plan. If you want a fisherman's platter or a crabmeat salad roll, you are eating it at lunch. The tradeoff is that the fried seafood is hand-battered to order, the broiled entrees can be made with gluten free crumbs or no crumbs at all, and the freezer case holds oven-ready casseroles made on site, including a haddock pie and a lazy man's lobster.
The other answer, and a very different one, is Kam Man Foods at 219 Quincy Avenue, Quincy, MA 02169. The store's own Quincy page lists 8:30 am to 8:00 pm every day, phone 617-328-1533, and a seafood department among its sections. It is the city's option for a whole fish, and shoppers there routinely have one cleaned or filleted at the counter, though that is a counter service rather than a published policy, so ask when you get there. Selection varies by day. If you cook a lot of fish, the combination of daily hours and whole-fish variety is the reason to go.
Where can you get raw oysters in Quincy?
Dotty's Kitchen and Raw Bar, 1250 Hancock Street, Quincy, MA 02169, phone 617-481-9694. For a dinner built around a raw bar, this is the Quincy Center answer, and the oyster list rotates daily rather than sitting still.
A sample of what Dotty's listed on its own menu when I checked: Prince Caspian from Duxbury, Rocky Nook from Kingston, Ninigret Nectar from Rhode Island, Mookie Blues from Damariscotta in Maine, Beau Soleil from New Brunswick, and Kumamotos. The menu says the selection changes daily. Oysters are priced at market. The chilled platters were listed at $60 for a petite serving two to four, with six oysters, four shrimp, two littlenecks, salmon tartare and crab salad, and $90 for a grande serving four to six, with twelve oysters, six shrimp and four littlenecks. Dotty's notes on the menu itself that prices are subject to change.
The discount is worth planning around. Dotty's own menu page lists 20% off all oysters, dine in only, Monday through Thursday 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, Friday and Saturday 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm, and all day Sunday. You will see third-party listings quoting a flat $2 oyster deal instead. The restaurant's own page says 20% off, so that is what I am publishing.
Dotty's is not the only raw bar option in Quincy Center. Alba runs Zef Cicchetti and Raw Bar at 1472 Hancock Street, which is walk-in. If Dotty's has a wait, that is the other door on the same block.
Dotty's hours per its own site: Monday through Thursday 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm, Friday and Saturday 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm, and Sunday brunch noon to 3:00 pm, raw bar and small plates 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm, dinner 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm. The tinned fish list is a genuine oddity for the South Shore, with Portuguese sardines and mackerel, Spanish white anchovies, and Galician octopus and white tuna belly, the last at $38.
Where can you eat seafood on the water in Quincy?
Two places, and they feel nothing alike.
Bay Pointe Waterfront Restaurant, 64 Washington Court, Quincy, MA 02169, phone 617-472-3200. It sits inside Bay Pointe Marina in Quincy Point, and its own description is the useful part: nearly every seat in the dining room overlooks the water and the adjacent marina, there is a large seaside deck in the summer months, and the dining room is open year round. It is part of Hynes Restaurant Group, which also runs Precinct 10 and 42 Degrees North. Kitchen hours per its own site: open at 11:30 am Tuesday through Sunday, dinner menu starting at 4:00 pm, closed Mondays, dinner served all day Sunday. Full menu delivery runs through DoorDash, and takeout is by phone.
Siros at Marina Bay, 307 Victory Road, Quincy, MA 02171, phone 617-472-4500. Siros is Italian and Mediterranean with a strong seafood side, and the reason to go is the view straight across at the Boston skyline. Hours per its own site: Tuesday through Saturday 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm, Sunday 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm, closed Monday. Its site directs reservations before 4:00 pm to the events office at 617-481-9825, and after 4:00 pm to the restaurant directly. There is indoor and patio seating, and the reservation note on its site mentions inside tables, so ask about the patio when you call rather than assuming you can book it.
One thing to be clear about: the Wollaston Beach shacks are across the road from the water, not on it. Tony's has a back seating area and the Clam Box has a view, but if your picture is a marina-side table, that is Bay Pointe or Marina Bay.
What does a lobster roll cost in Quincy?
Anywhere from about $17 to $42, depending entirely on which door you walk through, and both ends of that range are defensible.
At the low end, the Lobster Stop at 723 Washington Street, Quincy, MA 02169 listed a single lobster roll from $16.99 and a double from $33.99 on its online menu. At the high end, Dotty's listed a lobster roll at $42, served hot with butter or cold with lemon aioli, plus lobster added to a salad for $16 or to eggs benedict for $32. Both restaurants say their menu prices are subject to change, so check the live menu before you budget around these.
That spread is the clearest illustration of what I said at the top about lanes. The Lobster Stop is built around takeout and pickup, open every day 11:00 am to 7:00 pm, with pickup until 6:45 pm, phone 617-405-4760. Its whole point is volume fried seafood at a fair number: a fried clam strips platter from $18.99, fried whole clams from $27.99, a fisherman's platter with scallops, fish, shrimp, clams and calamari from $27.99, and lobster mac and cheese at $19.99. It also does seafood pizza, with clam at $17.99 and lobster at $19.99, and it keeps a short North African and Middle Eastern specials list alongside the fryer, including a Sengari style fish at $19.99 and baklava for dessert. That is not a typo. It is a Quincy fried seafood shop with tahini and baba ghanoush on the board.
Dotty's, by contrast, is a sit-down kitchen with a raw bar, cocktails and a wine list, where dinner runs $25 to $42 for entrees. Neither price is wrong. They are answers to different questions.
Where is the best seafood in Quincy for a real night out?
If the occasion matters, two names.
Alba, 1486 Hancock Street, Quincy, MA 02169, phone 617-376-2522, is the prime steak and seafood room in Quincy Center. Dinner per its own site runs Monday and Tuesday 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm, Wednesday through Saturday 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm, Sunday 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm, with the bar open until 1:00 am. Valet parking is available to everyone after 5:00 pm, and the site lists four public lots nearby including the Hancock lot at 43 Dennis Ryan Parkway. Alba also runs Zef's rooftop deck at 1472 Hancock Street, which is walk-in.
Off the Hook Bar and Grill, 1269 Sea Street, Quincy, MA 02169, is the Houghs Neck answer, and it is more fun than fancy. Family owned, open since 2021, and its own site positions it as a coastal modern tavern steps from the ocean. The seafood is real: fish and chips at $24, a stuffed flounder at $25, steamed mussels at $18, ahi tuna crudo at $26, lobster rangoon at $14, per the menu on its site. It advertises live music Thursday through Saturday, trivia on Tuesday, a Sunday reggae brunch from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, and an ice cream window called Hough Many Scoops, though a recurring schedule like that is worth checking against the current calendar rather than assuming. The kitchen closes at 9:00 pm every night, which is earlier than the bar, so do not roll in at 9:15 expecting dinner. Reservations are available online, phone 617-481-2293.
One flag on Off the Hook: in September 2026 the hours block on its own site was still labeled "Spring Hours," listing Monday 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm, Tuesday through Thursday 11:30 am to 10:00 pm, Friday and Saturday 11:30 am to 11:00 pm, and Sunday 9:00 am to 10:00 pm. That label is old enough that I would call rather than trust it.
Which Quincy seafood spots can you reach on the Red Line?
Realistically, the Quincy Center cluster and Burke's.
Dotty's at 1250 Hancock Street and Alba at 1486 Hancock Street are both in the downtown core near Quincy Center Station, which is the one part of the city where you can plan a dinner without a car. Burke's at 61 Billings Road sits in the North Quincy business district near North Quincy Station.
Everything else is less station-adjacent. Wollaston Station is the closest stop to Wollaston Beach, but it is not at the beach, and the walk is longer than the name suggests, so some people will do it and plenty will not. Houghs Neck and Marina Bay are both peninsulas with weaker rapid transit access, and Bay Pointe Marina in Quincy Point is generally a bus, bike, car or rideshare trip.
That matters more than it sounds if you are house hunting. Hancock Street runs the full length of Quincy, so an address on Hancock tells you very little by itself. Dotty's and Alba are in Quincy Center at 02169. Burke's and Siros are in North Quincy and Marina Bay at 02171. Those are different Quincy neighborhoods with distinct housing stock, transit access and parking patterns. What any of that means for price depends on property type and micro-location, which is a conversation with recent sales in front of you, not something a restaurant list can tell you.
Every Quincy seafood spot, side by side
| Place | Address | Who it is for |
|---|---|---|
| Tony's Clam Shop | 861 Quincy Shore Dr, Quincy, MA 02170 | Seasonal fried clams across from Wollaston Beach, open daily 10:30 am to 10:00 pm in season, closed roughly November through mid March, counter service with a back patio |
| The Clam Box | 789 Quincy Shore Dr, Quincy, MA 02170 | The other Wollaston Beach shack, on that stretch since 1968, whole belly clams and clam strips, daily 11:00 am to 9:00 pm in season, opened March 13 in 2026 |
| Burke's Seafood | 61 Billings Rd, Quincy, MA 02171, in North Quincy | Buying fish or a live lobster to cook at home, family owned since 1979, market Tuesday to Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm and Saturday until 3:00 pm, kitchen open 11:00 am to 3:00 pm only, closed Sunday and Monday |
| Kam Man Foods | 219 Quincy Ave, Quincy, MA 02169 | Buying a whole fish at a seafood counter that will typically clean or fillet it for you, selection varies by day, open 8:30 am to 8:00 pm every day including Sunday |
| The Lobster Stop | 723 Washington St, Quincy, MA 02169 | Volume fried seafood built around takeout and pickup, open daily 11:00 am to 7:00 pm with pickup until 6:45 pm, lobster roll listed from $16.99, fisherman's platter from $27.99, seafood pizza |
| Off the Hook Bar and Grill | 1269 Sea St, Quincy, MA 02169 | A Houghs Neck neighborhood tavern that advertises live music Thursday to Saturday and Sunday brunch, fish and chips listed at $24, kitchen closes 9:00 pm nightly, needs a car |
| Dotty's Kitchen and Raw Bar | 1250 Hancock St, Quincy, MA 02169 | Raw oysters and chilled platters in Quincy Center, 20% off oysters dine in only Monday to Thursday 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm and all day Sunday, platters listed at $60 and $90, walkable from Quincy Center Station |
| Bay Pointe Waterfront | 64 Washington Ct, Quincy, MA 02169 | A year-round marina-side table at Bay Pointe Marina in Quincy Point, opens 11:30 am Tuesday to Sunday, dinner menu at 4:00 pm, closed Monday, seasonal seaside deck |
| Siros at Marina Bay | 307 Victory Rd, Quincy, MA 02171 | Italian and Mediterranean seafood with a Boston skyline view, Tuesday to Saturday 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm and Sunday from 3:00 pm, closed Monday, ask about patio seating when you book |
| Alba and Zef Cicchetti and Raw Bar | 1486 Hancock St and 1472 Hancock St, Quincy, MA 02169 | Prime steak and seafood for an occasion dinner in Quincy Center, dinner from 4:00 pm daily, bar until 1:00 am, valet after 5:00 pm, with a walk-in raw bar next door |
| Ming Seafood and East Ocean Seafood | 477 Hancock St, Quincy, MA 02171 and 25 Billings Rd Ste 21A, Quincy, MA 02171 | Cantonese seafood houses in North Quincy with live tanks and dim sum, the most distinctive seafood cooking in the city, neither publishes hours on a first-party site I could verify, so call first |
Addresses and hours above came from each business's own website in September 2026, except for the two Cantonese restaurants in the last row, where the addresses are from listings and East Ocean's own domain now forwards to a third-party ordering marketplace. Menu prices are what those menus listed when I checked, and every one of these restaurants reserves the right to change them. I have deliberately left driving times out. What counts as close depends entirely on whether you are starting in Squantum or West Quincy, so map it from your own address.
The Bottom Line
If you want one recommendation, here is how I actually use this list. Fried clams in the summer, Wollaston Beach, and pick your shack. Oysters and a cocktail, Dotty's in Quincy Center, and go during the 20% window. A table on the water in February, Bay Pointe. Cooking at home, Burke's on a weekday before 5:00 pm, or Kam Man if you want to pick your own fish out of the tank.
The one that surprises people who move here is Burke's. A working fish market that hand-picks its own lobster meat is the kind of amenity you feel every week once you know it is there, and it never shows up in a listing description. Same with the two clam shacks. Living within reach of them is a real part of what Wollaston and Merrymount feel like day to day, and it is not something a square footage number tells you.
That is usually the gap I end up filling for buyers. The data tells you what a house costs. Whether the neighborhood around it fits how you actually spend a Tuesday is a separate question, and it is worth asking out loud before you write an offer.