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The Feast of Seven Fishes at Select Oyster Bar.
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Where to Attend a Feast of the Seven Fishes Dinner Around Boston

Fill up on seafood for the holiday

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The Feast of Seven Fishes at Select Oyster Bar.
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Boston’s a seafood town, so plenty of restaurants step up to the plate with a traditional Italian American seafood-filled Christmas Eve dinner. Here are the details on a number of Feast of the Seven Fishes events in and around Boston, mostly taking place on Christmas Eve but with a few bonuses earlier and later in the week.

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Bistro 5

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When: December 20 to 23

Pricing: $90 per person, with an optional wine pairing for $45.

Other notes: Bistro 5 is offering a four-course menu with a seafood-studded saffron risotto and a cacciucco alla livornese, or fish stew with branzino and baby octopus simmering in a red wine and tomato broth.

Reserve: Reservations are available here.

When: December 31

Pricing: $95 per person, with an optional wine pairing for $52.

Other notes: A seafood-filled, five-course tasting menu to ring in the new year.

Reserve: Reservations are available here.

Geppetto

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When: December 24

Pricing: $100 per person

Other notes: The seven-course meal (plus dessert) includes salt cod croquettes, saffron spaghetti with crab, and a smoked swordfish saltimbocca wrapped with prosciutto, sage, and fennel.

Reserve: The dinner will take place from 4 to 8 p.m. Reservations are available here.

When: Now through December 24

Pricing: The menu is a la carte. Seafood dishes range from $19 to $38 apiece.

Other notes: Dinner options include fried oysters with a cherry pepper aioli and a grilled octopus salad.

Reserve: Online.

A line of fried oysters with a dollop of orange sauce and green chives sprinkled on top of each one.
Fried oysters at Prezza.
Prezza

Tuscan Kitchen Seaport

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When: December 23 and 24

Pricing: $75 per person, or $95 per person with an optional wine pairing

Other notes: The meal includes a zuppa di pesce, or fish stew with mussels, shrimp, and clams, linguini with sea urchin crema and squid, plus a warm panettone bread pudding with peppermint gelato for dessert.

Reserve: The dinner will take place at Tuscan Kitchen’s Seaport and Burlington locations. Reservations are available here.

A shallow bowl filled with mussels, shrimp, and clams in a red broth.
The zuppa di pesce.
Tuscan Kitchen

Select Oyster Bar

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When: December 23

Pricing: $150 per person

Other notes: The seven-course meal includes Island Creek oysters, a tuna crudo, and a Maine lobster pasta with an optional wine pairing add-on.

Reserve: There will be two dinner seatings at 6 and 8:30 p.m. Reservations are available here.

Bar Mezzana

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When: December 23

Pricing: $165 per person. Optional wine pairings are available.

Other notes: The seven-course dinner includes fried oysters with a malt vinegar aioli and a quail and lobster saltimbocca, plus bread and dessert.

Reserve: The dinner starts at 6:15 p.m., with an optional cocktail hour beginning at 5:30 p.m. Reservations are available online.

Coppa Enoteca

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When: December 23 and 24

Pricing: There will be an a la carte menu with special holiday dishes available both nights.

Other notes: In lieu of a traditional Feast of the Seven Fishes dinner, Coppa is highlighting several seafood-focused dishes representative of the holiday for two nights on its a la carte menu.

Reserve: Reservations are available here.

When: December 23

Pricing: $120 for a feast that feeds two to four guests, available for dine-in or takeout. A takeout wine pairing is available for $70, which includes two bottles of wine.

Other notes: This is a pasta-centric take on the dinner, aptly called the “Feast of Seven Pastas.” The meal includes seven pastas such as gnocchi cacio e pepe and ricotta manicotti, plus Caesar salad, bread, and chocolate cookies.

Reserve: The dinner is available to reserve at both locations in the South End and Newton.

The interior of MIDA in Boston is pictured on July 1, 2019.
Mida’s South End location.
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Ivory Pearl

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When: Now through December 23

Pricing: The lunch is available a la carte or as a set menu.

Other notes: Sample dishes include a crab tortellini and a tuna katsu sando, plus special cocktails designed for the meal.

Reserve: Both walk-ins and reservations are available for the lunch, which runs from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. all week. Reservations are available here.

Bistro 5

When: December 20 to 23

Pricing: $90 per person, with an optional wine pairing for $45.

Other notes: Bistro 5 is offering a four-course menu with a seafood-studded saffron risotto and a cacciucco alla livornese, or fish stew with branzino and baby octopus simmering in a red wine and tomato broth.

Reserve: Reservations are available here.

Juliet

When: December 31

Pricing: $95 per person, with an optional wine pairing for $52.

Other notes: A seafood-filled, five-course tasting menu to ring in the new year.

Reserve: Reservations are available here.

Geppetto

When: December 24

Pricing: $100 per person

Other notes: The seven-course meal (plus dessert) includes salt cod croquettes, saffron spaghetti with crab, and a smoked swordfish saltimbocca wrapped with prosciutto, sage, and fennel.

Reserve: The dinner will take place from 4 to 8 p.m. Reservations are available here.

Prezza

When: Now through December 24

Pricing: The menu is a la carte. Seafood dishes range from $19 to $38 apiece.

Other notes: Dinner options include fried oysters with a cherry pepper aioli and a grilled octopus salad.

Reserve: Online.

A line of fried oysters with a dollop of orange sauce and green chives sprinkled on top of each one.
Fried oysters at Prezza.
Prezza

Tuscan Kitchen Seaport

When: December 23 and 24

Pricing: $75 per person, or $95 per person with an optional wine pairing

Other notes: The meal includes a zuppa di pesce, or fish stew with mussels, shrimp, and clams, linguini with sea urchin crema and squid, plus a warm panettone bread pudding with peppermint gelato for dessert.

Reserve: The dinner will take place at Tuscan Kitchen’s Seaport and Burlington locations. Reservations are available here.

A shallow bowl filled with mussels, shrimp, and clams in a red broth.
The zuppa di pesce.
Tuscan Kitchen

Select Oyster Bar

When: December 23

Pricing: $150 per person

Other notes: The seven-course meal includes Island Creek oysters, a tuna crudo, and a Maine lobster pasta with an optional wine pairing add-on.

Reserve: There will be two dinner seatings at 6 and 8:30 p.m. Reservations are available here.

Bar Mezzana

When: December 23

Pricing: $165 per person. Optional wine pairings are available.

Other notes: The seven-course dinner includes fried oysters with a malt vinegar aioli and a quail and lobster saltimbocca, plus bread and dessert.

Reserve: The dinner starts at 6:15 p.m., with an optional cocktail hour beginning at 5:30 p.m. Reservations are available online.

Coppa Enoteca

When: December 23 and 24

Pricing: There will be an a la carte menu with special holiday dishes available both nights.

Other notes: In lieu of a traditional Feast of the Seven Fishes dinner, Coppa is highlighting several seafood-focused dishes representative of the holiday for two nights on its a la carte menu.

Reserve: Reservations are available here.

MIDA

When: December 23

Pricing: $120 for a feast that feeds two to four guests, available for dine-in or takeout. A takeout wine pairing is available for $70, which includes two bottles of wine.

Other notes: This is a pasta-centric take on the dinner, aptly called the “Feast of Seven Pastas.” The meal includes seven pastas such as gnocchi cacio e pepe and ricotta manicotti, plus Caesar salad, bread, and chocolate cookies.

Reserve: The dinner is available to reserve at both locations in the South End and Newton.

The interior of MIDA in Boston is pictured on July 1, 2019.
Mida’s South End location.
David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

Ivory Pearl

When: Now through December 23

Pricing: The lunch is available a la carte or as a set menu.

Other notes: Sample dishes include a crab tortellini and a tuna katsu sando, plus special cocktails designed for the meal.

Reserve: Both walk-ins and reservations are available for the lunch, which runs from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. all week. Reservations are available here.

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