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Where to Attend a Feast of the Seven Fishes Dinner Around Boston

Fill up on seafood for the holiday

by Erika Adams and Rachel Leah Blumenthal
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The Feast of Seven Fishes at Select Oyster Bar.
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by Erika Adams and Rachel Leah Blumenthal

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.

5 Playstead Rd, Medford, MA 02155
(781) 395-7464
(781) 395-7464

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Juliet

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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.

263 Washington St, Somerville, MA 02143
(617) 718-0262
(617) 718-0262

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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.

100 N First St, Cambridge, MA 02141
(617) 945-1349
(617) 945-1349

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Prezza

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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.

24 Fleet St, Boston, MA 02113
(617) 227-1577
(617) 227-1577
A line of fried oysters with a dollop of orange sauce and green chives sprinkled on top of each one.
Fried oysters at Prezza.
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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.

64 Seaport Blvd, Boston, MA 02210
(617) 303-7300
(617) 303-7300
A shallow bowl filled with mussels, shrimp, and clams in a red broth.
The zuppa di pesce.
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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.

50 Gloucester St, Boston, MA 02115
(857) 239-8064
(857) 239-8064

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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.

360 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02118
(617) 530-1770
(617) 530-1770

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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.

253 Shawmut Ave, Boston, MA 02118
(617) 391-0902
(617) 391-0902

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MIDA

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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.

782 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02118
(617) 936-3490
(617) 936-3490
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.

1704 Beacon St, Brookline, MA 02445
(617) 487-5297
(617) 487-5297

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Bistro 5

5 Playstead Rd, Medford, MA 02155

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.

5 Playstead Rd, Medford, MA 02155
(781) 395-7464
(781) 395-7464

Juliet

263 Washington St, Somerville, MA 02143

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.

263 Washington St, Somerville, MA 02143
(617) 718-0262
(617) 718-0262

Geppetto

100 N First St, Cambridge, MA 02141

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.

100 N First St, Cambridge, MA 02141
(617) 945-1349
(617) 945-1349

Prezza

24 Fleet St, Boston, MA 02113

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.

24 Fleet St, Boston, MA 02113
(617) 227-1577
(617) 227-1577
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

64 Seaport Blvd, Boston, MA 02210

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.

64 Seaport Blvd, Boston, MA 02210
(617) 303-7300
(617) 303-7300
A shallow bowl filled with mussels, shrimp, and clams in a red broth.
The zuppa di pesce.
Tuscan Kitchen

Select Oyster Bar

50 Gloucester St, Boston, MA 02115

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.

50 Gloucester St, Boston, MA 02115
(857) 239-8064
(857) 239-8064

Bar Mezzana

360 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02118

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.

360 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02118
(617) 530-1770
(617) 530-1770

Coppa Enoteca

253 Shawmut Ave, Boston, MA 02118

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.

253 Shawmut Ave, Boston, MA 02118
(617) 391-0902
(617) 391-0902

MIDA

782 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02118

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.

782 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02118
(617) 936-3490
(617) 936-3490
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

1704 Beacon St, Brookline, MA 02445

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.

1704 Beacon St, Brookline, MA 02445
(617) 487-5297
(617) 487-5297

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