Summer Shack
Seafood restaurant · North Cambridge
149 Alewife Brook Pkwy, Cambridge, MA 02140
Highlights
Classic New England seafood shack with a lively atmosphere
Classic New England seafood shack with a lively atmosphere
"Founded by a noted seafood chef, this spot serves a classic New England clam chowder made from fresh clams, salt pork, butter, onions, celery, Yukon Gold potatoes, fresh thyme and heavy cream; the result is rich and creamy yet balanced so the sweetness of the clams comes through. The restaurant emphasizes high-quality, scratch-made components and even bakes its own oyster crackers." - Adam H. Callaghan
"When a menu has an entire section dedicated to lobster, you should probably get the lobster. That’s the case at Summer Shack on Dalton, a casual spot with nautical lamps hanging from the ceiling and a pan roasted lobster with bourbon and chives that you have to try. The rest of the menu is solid, too, and it’s open for lunch." - joel ang, dan secatore
"Launched in 2000 in Cambridge as a casual seafood shack, Summer Shack was intended to give the public a taste of White’s cooking without white-tablecloth trappings and was nominated for a James Beard Award for Best New Restaurant in 2001; White sold the Summer Shack to the Lyons Group in 2017, and the group now runs three locations in Alewife, Back Bay, and inside the Mohegan Sun casino in Uncasville, Connecticut." - Erika Adams
"Near the Prudential shopping center in the Back Bay, you’ll find the most tender, perfectly cooked lobster in town here. The quality is thanks to chef-owner, Jasper White, who patented the cooking process. Savor that succulent crustacean “in the rough” (steamed with melted butter), as part of a clam bake (with steamed mussels, clams, corn, and potatoes), grilled, pan-roasted with bourbon, or butter-poached and dressed in mayo in a lobster roll. This lively, colorful, family-friendly restaurant has wooden tables, tiki cocktails, chalkboard specials, and Boston’s largest raw bar that holds 2,000-plus morsels of seafood. It also offers both dressy to casual options ranging from seafood towers and pan-roasted haddock with mushroom sherry butter to lobster-corn fritters and shack-style fish tacos. Yes, there’s also steak if you’re not up for seafood.Where: 50 Dalton St, Boston, MA 02115" - MATADOR_NETWORK
"Back Bay’s Summer Shack, home of decadent seafood towers worth the splurge, is hosting two Beyoncé-themed drag dinners on Halloween, with seatings available at 5:30 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. on Monday, October 31, for $20. The restaurant is also doing four Hocus Pocus-themed drag brunches this month, but three are already sold out; at the time of writing, tickets are still available for 11 a.m. Saturday, October 29." - Adam H. Callaghan
