The Daily Catch: Seafood in the North End Impresses and Satisfies

It’s easy to walk right by The Daily Catch on Hanover Street in the North End of Boston. This tiny restaurant only seats about 20 people. However, if you are one of the lucky individuals to be seated, (they don’t take reservations), the close quarters are well worth it.

Many individuals start off with calamari in its many forms at The Daily Catch. There’s the traditional fried to perfection rings and crunchy tentacles of calamari that you can squirt with lemon or dunk in marinara. Or, there are the unique, “calamari meatballs,” which is ground calamari mixed with herb breadcrumbs. Even if you’re not used to eating calamari like me, everything really tasted delicious. The consistency and chewiness of the calamari is a taste that must be acquired, but it was not displeasing in the slightest. If you’re still not convinced to try the calamari, there are a slew of other seafood creations that act as an amuse-bouche before the main dish.

The diner has a bird’s eye view of the chef preparing delicious main dishes such as mussels and squid-ink, (black), pasta with a white wine and garlic sauce, or their famous “Lobster Fra Diavolo,” which is a dish for two comprised of 1 ¼ lbs of lobster, littleneck clams, mussels, shrimp, and calamari simmered in tomato sauce over linguine. Each dish is brought right from the stovetop to the table in the same sauté pan it was artfully made in.

While most main courses are made for one person, they clearly are for individuals with voracious appetites. It hardly looked like I made a dent in mine, but I left extremely full and content. The experience at The Daily Catch felt quintessentially Boston, (they even serve clam “chowda”). For the freshness and quality ingredients you’re getting, the Catch is not too expensive. It was a dinner I will never forget and plan on re-visiting very soon!

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