Best of Boston
Best Clam Shack
2005 Best Clam Shack, Cape Cod
Arnold’s Lobster & Clam Bar
Eastham
Just as hot dogs are a Fenway favorite, it would be silly to skip clams on Cape Cod. And among the dozens of small shacks, [...] read more»
2005 Best Clam Shack, Martha's Vineyard
The takeout window at the Home Port
Menemsha
If it's true that any activity is more fun on the beach and that all food tastes better fried, then the Home Port scores big. [...] read more»
2005 Best Clam Shack, Nantucket
Sayle’s Seafood
Nantucket
More of a fish market than a dining destination, this Nantucket favorite deep-fries clams to crispy perfection. The crunch of the outer coating is followed [...] read more»
2004 Best Clam Shack, Cape Cod
Arnold’s Lobster & Clam Bar
Eastham
The long lines don't lie: Arnold's serves fried clams at their messy best alongside the fluffiest, tastiest onion rings we've ever eaten. The location doesn't [...] read more»
2004 Best Clam Shack, Martha's Vineyard
Giordano’s Restaurant
Oak Bluffs
Before you board the ferry in Oak Bluffs, make time for one more taste of island living at its greasy, salty, satisfying best: a cardboard [...] read more»
1990 Best Clam Shack
Venus, Seafood in the Rough
Boston
The fried clams, fish-and-chips, lobsters, and rock crabs are great, but the paper plates and picnic tables on the harbor make Venus the best. Just [...] read more»