"Belle Isle is only about one football field away from the city border, and yet it feels like it’s a world apart (well, except for the planes taking off and landing so close to you that you might be able to read the in-flight magazine in someone’s seatback). This classic New England seafood shack makes one of Boston’s biggest and best lobster rolls to go with some outstanding fried shellfish, and you can eat it all on picnic tables that overlook what looks like the North Shore harbor." - joel ang, dan secatore