North Square Oyster

"If you manage to be one of the approximately nine people who've fit themselves inside North Square Oyster, you'll have a great time grabbing a drink and some oysters. In a neighborhood where it's hard to find relaxed places to sip a beer without someone playing the violin next to your table, this place is sorely needed. There are a couple of other dishes available besides the oysters - usually a crudo, a lobster roll, and one pasta dish from their next door sister restaurant, Ciao Bella. The food isn't much to get excited about, though, and even the lobster roll is disappointing, so you're better off sticking with drinks and shellfish." - Dan Secatore

"After a ramp-up in restaurants that started in 2013 with the opening of Ward 8 and continued with both North Square Oyster and Bodega Canal in 2017, Frattaroli caps off 2018 with a nod to the neighborhood’s roots." - Dana Hatic

"Some local chefs are making moves. Pierce Boalt Juckett is now part of Nicholas Frattaroli’s restaurant group, which includes Ward 8, Bodega Canal, North Square Oyster, and a forthcoming Italian restaurant. Juckett — an alum of Waypoint, Select Oyster Bar, Menton, and Uni — is taking over as executive chef at North Square Oyster (5 North Sq., North End, Boston), a role that previously belonged to 2017 Eater Boston chef of the year nominee Douglas Rodrigues." - Rachel Leah Blumenthal