Peach Farm
Chinese restaurant · Chinatown ·
Authentic Cantonese seafood with Peking duck, live tanks
Authentic Cantonese seafood with Peking duck, live tanks
"Peach Farm should be the first place you check out in Boston’s Chinatown. While it’s now only open until midnight every day (it used to be 3am), this is a neighborhood classic that consistently delivers, and is especially good for a later dinner with a bunch of people. Bring a group for family-style king crab, fried stuffed taro root with duck, head-on spicy salted shrimp, and off-menu platters of sesame noodles with pork. There are lots of pink tablecloth-covered tables with lazy susans to accommodate all the big shareable plates. Grab a cocktail at Offsuit or late-night beers at The Corner Pub after dinner." - tanya edwards, jonathan smith
"If you’re hungry and in Chinatown, go to Peach Farm. While it’s now only open until midnight every day (it used to be 3am), this is a neighborhood classic that consistently delivers, and is especially good for a later dinner with a bunch of people. Bring a group for family-style king crab, fried stuffed taro root with duck, head-on spicy salted shrimp, and off-menu platters of sesame noodles with pork. There are lots of pink tablecloth-covered tables with lazy susans to accommodate all the big shareable plates. Go for a later dinner before grabbing a cocktail at Offsuit or late-night beers at The Corner Pub. Food Rundown Peking Duck Unlike just about every other Chinese restaurant, Peach Farm doesn’t make you order the Peking Duck in advance, which is huge for spontaneous duck cravings. Served sliced on a platter, the bird has skin so crispy it’s shattered on some pieces. We could eat just a pile of that tender meat, but it’s served with traditional chun bing (pancakes) and a sweet, thick hoisin sauce. photo credit: Joe St. Pierre Spicy Dry Fried Salted Squid Big chunks of squid are fried to a proper crunch with a mild, earthy flavor of white pepper from the batter. Tossed with jalapeno peppers, this dish has a nice heat to it but isn’t overpowering. Peach Farm serves soft shell crab and head-on shrimp this way, seasonally. A tip: Ask for the hot oil dip, a mix of chili and scallions that should be used liberally. photo credit: Joe St. Pierre Lobster with Ginger and Scallion Try not to make eye contact with the live lobsters in tanks when you walk into Peach Farm. It will make things easier when one is plopped onto your table cooked, chopped up, and tossed with a sharp, smoky ginger and scallion sauce before being placed back in its shell and served on a platter." - Tanya Edwards
"Peach Farm was a late-night favorite among restaurant industry types before the pandemic struck, but it doesn’t stay open quite as late anymore. Still, it’s worth a visit. Its menu is overwhelming — there are literally hundreds of options — but that’s part of the allure. One could eat food from Peach Farm every night for a year before trying everything on the menu, but start with seafood, especially lobster with ginger and scallions. There’s also Beijing-style roasted duck, and — unlike other neighborhood destinations for it — you don’t have to order in advance." - Valerie Li Stack
"Many in the restaurant industry may know Peach Farm because of its late-night hours, but this family-owned classic Cantonese establishment is also a community builder, feeding hungry families for decades. The seafood program features live fish and shellfish at a reasonable price and the dishes, such as ginger and scallion lobster stir fry, have been consistently superb." - Nathan Tavares
"Peach Farm is the quintessential Chinatown destination, known especially as a late-night haunt for Boston’s restaurant industry workers. Open until midnight, the busy basement space is the place to go for lobster with ginger and scallions, or roast duck, or really anything from the enormous menu. (When in doubt, go for a seafood dish.)" - Eater Staff