We will be at a trade show in early March and will stay at the yet to be opened Renaissance Waterfront. Would like to get some recommendations for restaurants within walking distance of the hotel. Nothing to formal, we all like seafood and lots of different ethnic food. Thanks!

Our favorite in that area is LTK (Legal Test Kitchens). Wonderful offerings, especially seafood, moderate prices. Reservations recommended.

We liked Legal Sea Foods, even though it's a chain, we had great lobster there, and the service was really good.

We like Sel de la Terre, near the Aquarium.

With the addition of the Liberty Wharf, a 45 million dollar waterfront development in heart of the Boston Waterfront Neighborhood, there are now a variety of new restaurants available. If you are looking for great seafood cheap, you can try out Yankee Lobster, If you are looking for something a little more high end there is Legal Seafood Harborside which provides a waterfront dining option. They have 3 levels, First floor standard seafood restaurant, 2nd floor fine dining, 3rd floor open air roof deck. You can see a complete list of Boston Waterfront Restaurants at http://www.bostonwaterfrontguide.com...nt-restaurants

But other than Sel de la Terre, which I also recommend, none of these is in an area that any Bostonian would recognize as a Boston neighborhood. This is a former railroad yard and industrial area that has been converted by developers over the last twenty years, so I hope you can go into Boston at least once or twice to see some of the real city. That having been said, Legal Test Kitchens is reputed to be excellent, and other Legal places are usually at least serviceable. There are other good places to eat across the Channel, but they are not in Boston proper.

According to Boston Eater, Sel de la Terre on the waterfront is slated to close this coming Sunday (4/29/12). There is a branch in Back Bay.

Channel Cafe at 300 Summer St has good local food, creatively prepared and reasonably priced.

There are some Barbara Lynch places on Congress (Menton, Drink)--haven't eaten there but she is a Boston food star. I've enjoyed food at the Seaport Hotel bar. Harpoon Brewery is not too far away if you'd like a beer tasting (not a restaurant).

It's a short walk to the traditional Boston waterfront (as opposed to the Seaport/Fort Point district where the hotel is) or you can take the Silver Line to South Station if you prefer not to walk.

I like what's happening in that area. I think you'll enjoy being out there. But it isn't really old Revolutionary charming gas-lit Boston (what people think of when they come to Boston).

Wow, this thread is from 2008!