The 15 Best Places for Soup in Downtown Boston, Boston

Stephanie Mathias: An absolute must, especially for anyone new to Boston! Can't go wrong with just oysters and clam chowder!

Craig Desmarais: Oysters and chowder are great. Sit at the raw bar and let the staff educate you about Boston!

Divya Mulanjur: Loved it. Sit at the oyster bar. the oyster shucking guy was a delight. Even showed us a trained lobster! Definitely have the amazing oysters and clam chowder. We got complimentary corn bread too :)

Candid Cuisine: Get the Lobster roll + Clam Chowder in bread combo Read more.

Djaniella D.: Grab a hot, buttered lobster roll (worth the extra $$ over the cold roll) & clam chowder bread bowl combo deal and split with a friend. Decent price, huge bread bowl, delicious chowder and lobster!

Joseph Le: Try the New England clam chowda in a bread bowl

Nawara: Try the teriyaki at the Japanese restaurant or the clam chowder at Boston chowda: to die for!

Stephanie S.: Definitely have to stop and check out this place! Whether to just browse around or find good eats. Clam chowder from Boston Chowda is highly recommended!

Cindy T: Lobster roll and New England chowder are a must

Ellie Rountree: Get the small lobster roll (good price!) and the clam chowder. Sprinkle with Old Bay. Be happy.

Jen A: Nothing fancy in terms of seating but the food is delicious. You have to try: the lobster roll, lobster Mac and cheese and the clam chowder

Evelyn Tio: By far the best lobster roll I've ever had. Stuffed with meat--this is the real deal. Sometimes they give free samples of clam chowder which is also delicious!

Serious Eats: Try the lamb hand-pulled noodle soup. The broth looks clear and insipid, but it couldn't be more flavorful—full-on but clean-tasting lambiness laced with just enough chile oil.

Kelley-Sue LeBlanc: Great hand pulled noodles, I loved the noodle soup and the Lamb skewers!

Jennifer Yip: lamb noodle soup and like, 6 lamb skewers. tea eggs are a hit/miss.

sim: apple+lime juice, yasai dumplings, yasai yaki soba, and coconut ice cream w/ mango sauce and toasted coconut. YUM. Read more.

Xavier: Tasty miso beef ramen and shrimp aby gyoza! Awesome :)

Sahil Sardessai: Chicken pad Thai, chicken firecracker, chicken ramen, chicken katsu curry, chicken raisukaree.

Anna Chow: Great food and shops. This place is at it's best during the holidays! My favorite: Clam Chowder Bowl.

Emma Chowns: Try the Clam Chowder in Bread Bowl - Chewy bread, delicious, heavenly-smelling chowder

Keith Kaplan: Love the bread bowl new england clam chowda!

Jared Brodsky: Chowder and a Sam. Nothing better!

Aysegul Ozkan: Great clam chowder! I will be back!

Hard Rocker: Great clam chowder. Friendly staff.

Steve Herrera: You can't go wrong with any of the seafood, but starting with the clam chowder is a must.

Jas Minh: Service here is the best I've ever experienced & I used to work in the restaurant industry so I'm picky. Also, great food! Clam chowder is yummy!

Jason Martin: Great Clam Chowder & Stuffed Shrimp!

Gordon Valentine: Love the Clam Chowder and Fish-n-Chips! From someone who travels, these two items are great!!!

ドーラ: Go for the clam chowder and oysters.

Kelly L: Crab cakes are awesome. And clam chowder is a must.

Jeffrey R: Great Clam Chowder

Becky Kay: Love the chowder!

Kate Stakem: Seafood chowder is fantastic!

Gluten Free Promise .com: Clam chowder is amazing

Tom Karstensen: Get the clam chowder. It's incredible.

Craig Anderson: Try the Clam Chowder With Bacon Crumbles

Abbey Thomas: The clam chowder is great!!! And the beef stew!! Wasn't crazy about the lobster roll.

Gianna Nebbia: No frills- but great food and the BEST clam chowda

Greg D: NE Clam Chowder!!

Bonnie Sashin: Good sweet potato carrot soup, but only on Thursdays

Rebecca Wilkof: The corn chowder every other Friday is mind blowing

Dara Stern: Amazing soups, so affordable for lunch!

Kellie Elizabeth: Claim chowder is amazing :)

James Kiernan: Tasty clam chowda!

BarryChon: Clam chowder and broccolini please