Having grown up in Manchester-by-the Sea, I was all but weaned on locally-caught lobster, candy-sweet scallops, and flaky, white cod, just a few of the piscatory pleasures dotting area menus this time of year. In a region brimming with superb places to eat, where should you go for great seafood? While obvious choices include the Legal Sea Foods and Summer Shacks, here’s an insider’s guide, to six spots, each chosen for using an abundance of native seafood, preparing it in a sumptuous way, and offering it in unique settings that range from homey and snug to elegant and airy.

— Victoria Abbott Riccardi, Globe Correspondent