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Against a backdrop of model ships in glass display cases and old framed prints of historical Massachusetts scenes, the signature " social hour " at McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant features a $1.95 bar menu available during early- and late-evening hours. Monday through Friday, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. and again from 10 p.m. to midnight, you can sit at the dark, 50-foot-long horseshoe-shaped bar and take your pick of nine items, including steamed mussels with garlic-chili sauce, oyster shooters with cocktail sauce, spicy chicken wings, and a satisfying half-pound cheeseburger on grilled bun with great hand-cut fries. It’s one of the best deals in Boston.

McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant is located in the Boston Park Plaza Hotel, 34 Columbus Avenue, in Boston. Call (617) 482-3999.