Chart House

Chart House on Long Wharf serves seafood and steaks beside Boston Harbor. Lobster-stuffed scrod and macadamia-crusted halibut are among the dinner choices, with prime rib for anyone leaning toward beef. Clam chowder, lobster bisque and crab cakes offer ways to start. At lunch, fish and chips and a prime rib French dip make the menu a little less of an occasion.

The waterfront location leaves you somewhere to walk before or after eating. If you want the hot chocolate lava cake, decide before the last minute: the menu asks for 30 minutes of preparation time. Chart House opens daily at 11 a.m., closing at 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.