Skipjack’s; Boston, MA

The legendary Skipjack’s seafood emporium in Boston was named after a type of tuna indigenous to the Pacific, known for tenacity and strength. Opened in 1986, Skipjack’s was the first Boston area restaurant to offer orange roughy, Mahi Mahi, and the restaurant’s signature “blackened tuna sashimi.” In no time, it was a favorite seafood spot for locals. In 1988, Jeff Senior opened a second Skipjack’s in the heart of Boston’s Back Bay. Those original locations are now closed, but Skipjack’s lives on at Patriot Place in Foxborough, which opened in September 2008.skipjacks.com