Trends · data through September 2026

Seafood & Cajun in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

Iceflower tracks 178 stores from 162 seafood & Cajun chains in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. The Daily Catch grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Sullivan’s Castle Island and The Beach Plum.

Rankings come from real card and bank transactions across a panel of 130M+ US and EU consumers. We publish relative growth and rankings, never revenue figures. About the data

Tracked chains
162
Tracked stores
178
Consumer panel
130M+

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked seafood & Cajun chains

Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. The Daily Catch and Sullivan’s Castle Island sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 T The Daily Catch - +17.9%
2 S Sullivan’s Castle Island - -6.2%
3 T The Beach Plum - -14.7%
  • Legal Harborside
  • Saltie Girl
  • The Barking Crab
  • Sea Level Oyster Bar
  • The River House Restaurant
  • Turk's Seafood
  • Sea Ketch
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

178 tracked store locations in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • Legal Harborside (1)
  • Saltie Girl (1)
  • The Barking Crab (1)
  • Sea Level Oyster Bar (2)
  • The River House Restaurant (1)
  • Turk's Seafood (1)
  • Sea Ketch (1)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 T The Daily Catch 4
  • 2 T The Beach Plum 4
  • 3 S Sullivan’s Castle Island 3
  • 4 S Shaking Seafood 2
  • 5 B Border Cafe logo Border Cafe 2
  • 6 C Cap't Loui logo Cap't Loui 2
  • 7 J Johnson's Dairy Bar 2
  • 8 J Joe Fish Seafood Restaurant logo Joe Fish Seafood Restaurant 2
  • 9 S Sea Level Oyster Bar 2
  • 10 S Summer Shack 2
  • 11 G Grassfields 2
  • 12 S Shaking Crab Cajun Seafood House 1
  • 13 H Holly Crab 1
  • 14 L Lowell's Restaurant 1
  • 15 S Snug Harbor Fish Company 1
  • 16 T The Lobster Stop logo The Lobster Stop 1
  • 17 C Ceal's Clam Stand 1
  • 18 F Fresh Pond Seafood Market & Takeout 1
  • 19 P Pisces Fish Market 1
  • 20 B Bay Pointe Waterfront Restaurant 1
  • 21 B Burke's Seafood 1
  • 22 E Essex Seafood 1
  • 23 T The Blue-Eyed Crab Caribbean Grill & Rum Bar 1
  • 24 F Fresco's Roast Beef & Seafood 1
  • 25 T Tony's Clam Shop 1
  • 26 C Courthouse Seafood 1
  • 27 C Cusser's Roast Beef & Seafood 1
  • 28 L Lee's Seafood 1
  • 29 A Aqua Pazza 1
  • 30 G Greenland Famous Roast Beef & Seafood 1
  • 31 S Stephen Anthony's Restaurant 1
  • 32 M McMenamy Seafoods 1
  • 33 R Rock Bottom Seafood 1
  • 34 M Muqueca 1
  • 35 B Boston Lobster Co 1
  • 36 L Land 'N Sea Restaurant 1
  • 37 B Boiling Catch 1
  • 38 E East Ocean Seafood Restaurant 1
  • 39 R Restaurant Oro 1
  • 40 S Saigon Seafood 1
  • 41 S Salty's Lobster Shack 1
  • 42 L Lobster Express 1
  • 43 J J.T. Farnham's 1
  • 44 H Highland Creole Cuisine 1
  • 45 T The Gloucester House 1
  • 46 K King Crab 1
  • 47 G Geno's Chowder & Sandwich Shop 1
  • 48 M Murphy's Eats and Treats 1
  • 49 L Las Vegas Legal Seafood Restauant 1
  • 50 A Alamo Roast Beef & Seafood 1

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