Barking Crab

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Barking Crab
Barking Crab
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Location within Boston
Restaurant information
Established1994;30 years ago (1994)
Dress codecasual
Street address88 Sleeper Street
CityBoston
CountySuffolk
StateMassachusetts
Postal/ZIP Code02210
CountryUSA
Coordinates 42°21′14″N71°02′55″W / 42.35389°N 71.04861°W / 42.35389; -71.04861
Reservationsno
Other locations Newport, Rhode Island
Website barkingcrab.com

The Barking Crab is a seafood restaurant in Fort Point, Boston. [1] In 2008, they opened a location in Newport, Rhode Island. [2] It has since closed. In 2014, under executive chef Joshua Brown, they completed phase two of its reinvention. [3]

In November 2020, a man was arrested for breaking into the restaurant and stealing bottles of liquor. [4]

In April 2022, Steven Tyler, the frontman of Aerosmith, visited the Barking Crab. [5] [6]

The Barking Crab appeared in the movie The Game Plan . [7] They also appeared on Man v. Food season 1 where a four-pound clambake and a platter of fried seafood were featured.

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References

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