The real deal

The best place to dine on fish is with the fisherman, where you're guaranteed the freshest catch. For a classic New England chowder (not that gooey version with one clam in a sea of potatoes), go to No Name Restaurant. The seafood chowder (above) has been a staple in the city for years. It's an inexpensive bowl ($4.85) or cup ($2.85) overflowing with a medley of white fish and clams that melt in your mouth. There are no potatoes in this milk-based broth -- just loads of seafood topped with a pinch of paprika. A touch of salt is all that's needed to make this bowl one of the truest in the land of chowders.

JILL SANTOPIETRO

No Name Restaurant is at 15 Fish Pier, Northern Avenue, Boston, 617-338-7539. Open daily 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Cash only. T stop: South Station on the Red Line, then bus to World Trade Center.