This place has won Boston's Best Chowder a few times. You also don't have to deal with the Legal Seafood shtick --i.e. you can get a great cup of chowder and not have to pay $40 for the rest of your meal...
Irish Bar in JP with some of the best darned clam chowder in the city. Don't get me wrong, Legal Sea Foods is also very good, but the whole package at James's Game is the best.
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