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2019 Fried Clams
 
Editors’ Choice (Tie)

Seaport Grille

Seaport Grille

Gloucester

You certainly won’t go hungry ordering the fried clams here; the portions are generous and are served with the house tartar sauce. Diners can watch the boats bringing in the freshest catch from the water’s edge year-round while sipping on a craft cocktail or draft beer. In the summertime it feels like the whole restaurant—which is celebrating a decade in business this year—is one big patio.

6 Rowe Square, Gloucester, 978-282-9799, seaportgrillegloucester.com

 

The Village

Essex

Lucky us! People around the world have been making pilgrimages to this spot since the 1950s to taste these delectable deep-fried jewels. But we can go anytime—they’re open year-round. Thanks to the attention to quality that has kept The Village in business for nearly 70 years, these bivalves are tops.

55 Main St., Essex, 978-768-6400, wedigclams.com

 

Top Dog

Rockport

It’s open seasonally only at this tiny spot on Bearskin Neck, so make a point to come out this summer to enjoy some of these fresh-shucked, perfectly fried darlings while overlooking beautiful Rockport Harbor.

2 Doyles Cove Rd., Bearskin Neck, Rockport, 978-546-0006, topdogofrockport.com

 
Readers’ Choice

Woodman’s of Essex

Essex

Rumor has it that Woodman’s actually invented the fried clam. We know for sure that they are always delicious, and have always been gluten-free.

119 Main St., Essex, 978-768-6057, woodmans.com

 
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