Nautilus Pier 4
Asian fusion restaurant · South Boston Waterfront ·
Seafood, Asian, Latin & Mediterranean small plates, cocktails
Seafood, Asian, Latin & Mediterranean small plates, cocktails
"At Nautilus Pier 4 the Blue Crab Fried Rice is an absolute standout on a Seaport menu known for seafood-forward, internationally influenced dishes: jumbo lump crab gets lifted with lime, garlic, scallions and a Thai nam jim chili sauce for a vibrant, memorable preparation." - Todd Plummer
"The Boston outpost of this Nantucket restaurant offers a unique combination of New England seafood meets pan-Asian street food flavors. Sample charcoal prawns with roasted chili paste, fried garlic, black lime, and coconut vinaigrette or a stuffed portion of blue crab fried rice doused with nam jim, a classic Thai dipping sauce made with lime juice. Don’t sleep on the robust sake and cocktail menu to pair with the ocean fare." - Celina Colby
"This is one of the top spots on Nantucket, and we’re thrilled it landed in the Seaport a couple of years ago. Nautilus Pier 4 does dishes from all over the place—New England, Latin America, the Mediterranean, and across Asia—with a heavy focus on seafood. It’s a great place to sit outside if you want a view of the harbor, but the inside is so extremely blue and shiny it feels like you’re about to descend to the bottom of the Atlantic on a very slick submarine. Order the crab fried rice and tempura oyster tacos that made the Nantucket location a hit, and sip on their absurdly delicious cocktails like the Island Boi, made with coconut and pineapple rums, tamarind, and orgeat. Food Rundown Blue Crab Fried Rice This dish deserves the hype it gets from Nantucket to the Seaport. The chunks of sweet blue crab taste like they had a tryst with a lemon, and the whole thing gets a crispy fried egg on top. Make good use of the fish-sauce-heavy nam jim on the side. photo credit: Nautilus Pier 4 Spoon Tuna Chips And Dip This is basically fancy tuna salad with dashi mayo that gives everything an extra savory, kelpy twang. People order this to munch on while drinking chenin blanc and talking about Bill Belichick’s latest age gap romance. And you should, too." - Tanya Edwards
"This is one of the top spots on Nantucket, and we’re thrilled it landed in the Seaport a couple of years ago. Nautilus Pier 4 is the kind of restaurant that does dishes from all over the place—New England, Latin America, the Mediterranean, and across Asia—but pretty much anything here is solid. Go for the crab fried rice and tempura oyster tacos that made the Nantucket location a hit, along with the tuna chips and dip, which is basically fancy tuna salad with crispy shrimp chips, and the Peking whole roasted duck with squishy little steamed buns, sushi rice, and smoky mayo. There are plenty of great patios around the Seaport, and Nautilus has a solid one where you’ll get a good view of the harbor. It’s also the ideal place to sip on their absurdly delicious cocktails like the Cruel Summer, made with coconut rum and Aztec chocolate bitters. " - tanya edwards
"During one of the brief cool spells in June I had lunch on the breezy waterfront patio at Nautilus Pier 4 and tried items from its new lunchtime snack shack; the sando, with layers of crispy fried eggplant katsu and crunchy cabbage piled high on soft, fluffy milk bread, was deeply, delightfully good and I unexpectedly polished it off—whenever I’m back in the Seaport, I’ll be ordering it again." - Erika Adams