Servers dress in period costumes at this elegant, 18th-century styled eatery within the Desmond Hotel where fish—trucked in daily from Boston—takes center stage. Standouts include oysters on the half shell and cedar-plank salmon, the numerous surfand- turf options and the signature “Scrimshaw Potato,” whipped potatoes served within a puff pastry shell.

Scrimshaw Information:

• American menu. Dinner. Closed Sunday; holidays. Bar. Children's menu. Business casual attire. Reservations recommended. Credit cards accepted.