Healthy Restaurants in Boston
Highest-protein meals at Boston restaurants
The top match is Grilled Swordfish (10oz) at Atlantic Fish Company — 62g protein and 520 calories (Estimate).
| Rank | Dish | Restaurant | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat | Protein / 100 cal | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grilled Swordfish (10oz) | Atlantic Fish Company | 520 | 62 g | 8.0 g | 26 g | 11.9 g | Estimate |
| 2 | Grilled Salmon (10oz) | Atlantic Fish Company | 580 | 58 g | 12 g | 34 g | 10.0 g | Estimate |
| 3 | Double ShackBurger (No Cheese, No Sauce) | Shake Shack | 470 | 48 g | 26 g | 19 g | 10.2 g | Estimate |
| 4 | Hot Honey Chicken Bowl | Dig | 850 | 48 g | 77 g | 40 g | 5.6 g | Published by Dig |
| 5 | All-Day Breakfast Burrito | Life Alive Organic Cafe | 1220 | 48 g | 87 g | 76 g | 3.9 g | Published by Life Alive Organic Cafe |
| 6 | Coconut Red Lentil Dal Bowl | Life Alive Organic Cafe | 830 | 44 g | 84 g | 38 g | 5.3 g | Published by Life Alive Organic Cafe |
| 7 | Chicken Bites (10-piece) | Shake Shack | 420 | 40 g | 25 g | 18 g | 9.5 g | Estimate |
| 8 | Winter Protein Plate | Dig | 680 | 38 g | 60 g | 38 g | 5.6 g | Published by Dig |
| 9 | Asiago Bagel Stack - Sausage & Egg | Panera Bread | 810 | 33 g | 58 g | 50 g | 4.1 g | Published by Panera Bread |
| 10 | Double Sausage Breakfast Sandwich | Dunkin' | 900 | 33 g | 70 g | 54 g | 3.7 g | Published by Dunkin' |
Includes single-serving restaurant meals of at least 300 calories whose stated calories match their protein, carb and fat grams within 25%. Sides, drinks, add-ons, kids’ meals and family-size or multi-serving items are excluded. The table lists 10 meals from 6 brands, at most 2 per brand, each labeled by source.
We track 15 restaurants in Boston, spanning fast-food chains, seafood, and Mediterranean-style grill counters, and all but two of them have menu-level nutrition data on file.
The highest-protein dish in our Boston data is Whole Foods Market's Rotisserie Chicken (1/2 Bird), at 540 calories and 72g of protein. Atlantic Fish Company's Grilled Swordfish (10oz) is close behind at 520 calories and 62g of protein — the same protein count as Chipotle's Chicken Bowl (No Rice, Double Protein) at 485 calories and 62g of protein, though the Chipotle bowl gets there for 35 fewer calories. Pollo Lounge and Grill's 1/2 Grilled Chicken with Side Salad is 450 calories with 55g of protein. Dig's Hot Honey Chicken Bowl is 850 calories with 48g of protein, and Shake Shack's Double ShackBurger, ordered with no cheese and no sauce, matches that 48g of protein at 470 calories — 380 fewer calories for the same protein count.
Across a list this size, the calorie range at any given protein level is wide — two dishes can match on protein and still differ by dozens or even hundreds of calories, as the Dig bowl and the Shake Shack burger show here. It's worth checking both numbers side by side rather than assuming higher protein always means higher calories.
Editor's Top Protein Pick
Chipotle's Double High-Protein Bowl (double adobo chicken + light rice + black beans + fajita veggies + tomato salsa + cheese + romaine) is the highest-protein item we track here: 81g protein, 760 calories.