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07-17-2010, 05:20 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
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Do you have a favorite place?
Any advice, do you have a favorite place. Its been awhile and the Hunger is building. So where do you go when you have the desire? I looking for an old time Clam Bar.
He took me to catch my first flounder and snapper fishing and he (Dad) took me to my first Clam Bar, had my first one on the half shell when I was eight or nine yrs old. Been addicted to both ever since. So where is your favorite Clam Bar with a salty atmosphere?
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07-17-2010, 06:13 PM
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Certifiable Intertidal Anguiologist
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Somewhere between OOB & west of Watch Hill
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Clam Shack - Flo's
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~Fix the Bait~ ~Pogies Forever~
Striped Bass Fishing - All Stripers
Kobayashi Maru Election - there is no way to win.
Apocalypse is Coming:
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07-17-2010, 06:31 PM
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end of the fence guy
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: tiverton ri
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not really a clam shack but champlins is my fav.
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boat fish dont count
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07-18-2010, 09:00 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Newport, RI
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Flo's
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07-18-2010, 09:43 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: MA
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Matunuck Oyster Bar, buck a shuck for necks and matunuck oysters from 4-6
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07-18-2010, 10:05 AM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Georgetown MA
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Hands down.......Farnhams in Essex....best clams around
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"If you're arguing with an idiot, make sure he isn't doing the same thing."
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07-18-2010, 01:39 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Newport, RI
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cheferson
Matunuck Oyster Bar, buck a shuck for necks and matunuck oysters from 4-6
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ive heard nothing but amazing things about this place. I need to get over there. |
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07-18-2010, 01:59 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: RI
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Middletown Flo's.
Portsmouth Flo's(aka "the grease shack") sucks.
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07-18-2010, 02:40 PM
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Respect your elvers
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: franklin ma
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Not a big clam guy, but the Chieftan in Plainville is at the top of my list when I decide to dig in...not exactly a seafood place, but the steamers rock.
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It's not the bait
At the end of your line
It's the fishing hole
Where all the fish is blind
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07-18-2010, 08:49 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 8,718
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Red Wing
TDF, what about Woodmans?
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PRO CHOICE REPUBLICAN
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07-19-2010, 05:29 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: MA
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THE BEST - on the Cape
1.) Marshland
2.) Seafood Sam's
3.) Arnold's
4.) Sir Cricket's
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07-19-2010, 06:40 AM
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#12
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Newport, RI
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another favorite for fried clams is Lindsays in wareham. And the best clam cakes Ive ever had.
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07-19-2010, 07:54 AM
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Certifiable Intertidal Anguiologist
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Somewhere between OOB & west of Watch Hill
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Best Clam Cakes?
Huot's at Camp Ellis, Saco Maine
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~Fix the Bait~ ~Pogies Forever~
Striped Bass Fishing - All Stripers
Kobayashi Maru Election - there is no way to win.
Apocalypse is Coming:
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07-19-2010, 08:33 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Chatham, MA
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The squire or the comber
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07-19-2010, 08:53 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Westerly Beaches
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Fred's Shanty in New London. Always turns up near the top of the list in those "Best in NE" surveys.
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07-19-2010, 08:58 AM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
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Red Wing, on route one right?, god i haven't thought of that place in 35 years. Good to know it is still around.
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"A beach is a place where a man can feel he's the only soul in the world that's real"
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07-19-2010, 09:06 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: People's Republic
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I can name a number of clam shacks, woodmans, clam box, jt farnums, Essex seafood, but they don't serve raw seafood. Finding a clam bar is difficult especially on the water. The back eddy in Westport?
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07-19-2010, 09:11 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Easton, MA
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I don't wknow where you're located, but the Clam Box in Wollaston, MA is good. Tony's Clam Shack which is righ next door is also very good. As mentioned above, the Red Wing has excellent clams and very good pizza if you want a little variety.
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07-19-2010, 09:39 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2004
Location: South of Boston
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sea Dangles
Red Wing
TDF, what about Woodmans?
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The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. ~John Buchan
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07-19-2010, 09:57 AM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Georgetown MA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sea Dangles
TDF, what about Woodmans?
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Only if Farnhams is closed......alway preferred farnhams over woodmans.
the clambox in Ipswich is also good |
"If you're arguing with an idiot, make sure he isn't doing the same thing."
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07-19-2010, 10:02 AM
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old coot in training
Join Date: Jul 2010
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I guess it depends on exactly what you mean by "salty atmosphere" If you simply mean a place by the water with the salt air in your hair(assuming you have some...probably have nose hair@least) there are a lot of choices, all good for their own reasons and depending on your mood/level of fish-guts smeared on your shirt...
Matunuk Oyster bar is great, for...Oysters. Buck a shuck is great. But it's not exactly a clam shack, it gets confused and thinks it's fine dining sometimes. Stick to the raw bar and clam shack favorites and you can't go wrong. The fried clams I have had there have been small, but perectly cooked. Had one of the best afternoons in a while w/a buddy there having beers and oysters on the deck, watching the tide rush out of the pond beside us. Guy's pulling their skiffs up and unloading fresh oysters.
Back Eddy in Westport is awesome. great raw bar, absolute top-notch kitchen. It gets a little fancy. Not a clam shack. It's my favorite place to go to with my girlfriend, once I am showered and have a clean shirt on. Almost every ingredient is sourced locally and sustainably(and you will PAY for it, but it is prepared so well that you can't complain!) Also, I always hope that there is a long wait for tables because then I can hang on the dock and have a few beers and raw bar items while I wait. they usually have a Weber grill goin' out there too with meat-on-a stick, shellfish and other delights.
As for straight up fried clam type places my all time favorite is Woodman's in Essex, MA (credited as being the "inventor" of the fried clam. I know this is silly as people were no-doubt frying those little guys long before Woodman's existed but this is the lore) They are the big guys and certainly have their detractors, but it is my sentimental favorite and in my opinion, PERFECT. Have been named best in country by many food magazines etc. For the record I have never had a bad clam ANYWHERE in Essex or Ipswich, MA!
Jim's Dock in Jerusalem, RI(duh) it's BYOB and CASH only! it is a hidden gem. Just down the road from Matunuk Oyster, but a world away. Surrounded by boats, great view, laid back, old school. I think they run a charter boat or two also... so you can show up fresh from fishing and not get dirty looks. If anything, it might help!
Quito's in Bristol has amazing fried clams and cold beer, haven't experimented beyond that there.
Bayside in Westport.
Spent a few good rainy afternoons drinking beer and eating stuffies/fried clams etc @Champlin's. in PJ. Old school, salty, no frills. Kinda the anti-Georges'. (which is fine, but good luck w/the tourists)
Ok, I gotta stop now. Sorry, started to get carried away. I have so many favorites, all for different reasons... There are many, many more. I am the type of guy that gets a little obsessed and plans road-trips for fried clams. Obviously, these are just the opinions of a contradictory whack-job w/multiple personality disorder. cheers.
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07-19-2010, 10:41 AM
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old coot in training
Join Date: Jul 2010
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I guess it depends on exactly what you mean by "salty atmosphere" If you simply mean a place by the water with the salt air in your hair(assuming you have some...probably have nose hair@least) there are a lot of choices, all good for their own reasons and depending on your mood/level of fish-guts smeared on your shirt...
Matunuk Oyster bar is great, for...Oysters. Buck a shuck is great. But it's not exactly a clam shack, it gets confused and thinks it's fine dining sometimes. Stick to the raw bar and clam shack favorites and you can't go wrong. The fried clams I have had there have been small, but perectly cooked. Had one of the best afternoons in a while w/a buddy there having beers and oysters on the deck, watching the tide rush out of the pond beside us. Guy's pulling their skiffs up and unloading fresh oysters.
Back Eddy in Westport is awesome. great raw bar, absolute top-notch kitchen. It gets a little fancy. Not a clam shack. It's my favorite place to go to with my girlfriend, once I am showered and have a clean shirt on. Almost every ingredient is sourced locally and sustainably(and you will PAY for it, but it is prepared so well that you can't complain!) Also, I always hope that there is a long wait for tables because then I can hang on the dock and have a few beers and raw bar items while I wait. they usually have a Weber grill goin' out there too with meat-on-a stick, shellfish and other delights.
As for straight up fried clam type places my all time favorite is Woodman's in Essex, MA (credited as being the "inventor" of the fried clam. I know this is silly as people were no-doubt frying those little guys long before Woodman's existed but this is the lore) They are the big guys and certainly have their detractors, but it is my sentimental favorite and in my opinion, PERFECT. Have been named best in country by many food magazines etc. For the record I have never had a bad clam ANYWHERE in Essex or Ipswich, MA! Farnhams!
Jim's Dock in Jerusalem, RI(duh) it's BYOB and CASH only! it is a hidden gem. Just down the road from Matunuk Oyster, but a world away. Surrounded by boats, great view, laid back, old school. I think they run a charter boat or two also... so you can show up fresh from fishing and not get dirty looks. If anything, it might help!
Quito's in Bristol has amazing fried clams and cold beer, haven't experimented beyond that there.
Bayside in Westport.
Spent a few good rainy afternoons drinking beer and eating stuffies/fried clams etc @Champlin's. in PJ. Old school, salty, no frills. Kinda the anti-Georges'. (which is fine, but good luck w/the tourists)
Ok, I gotta stop now. Sorry, started to get carried away. I have so many favorites, all for different reasons... There are many, many more. I am the type of guy that gets a little obsessed and plans road-trips for fried clams. Obviously, these are just the opinions of a contradictory whack-job w/multiple personality disorder. cheers.
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07-19-2010, 10:53 AM
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Cape Crusader
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Ashland, MA
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For out on the Cape, I agree that Arnold's is great.
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07-19-2010, 06:01 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2001
Location: 2 minutes from the Canal
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ProfessorM
Red Wing, on route one right?, god i haven't thought of that place in 35 years. Good to know it is still around.
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The clam plate at the Red Wing is pretty hard to beat. let alone finish. still has a line out the door on weekends. And not much has changed in the past 35 yrs |
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07-19-2010, 06:20 PM
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Too old to give a....
Join Date: Dec 2007
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Can't beat the epicurean clam bar at the Chatham hookers ball.
I know it"s once a year, but man do I load up.
Plus, dress like you have money and the trollops will find you.  |
May fortune favor the foolish....
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07-19-2010, 10:09 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Libtardia
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Originally Posted by bassballer
Flo's
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Long wharf seafood... its take out but its damn good. |
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07-20-2010, 05:57 AM
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Certifiable Intertidal Anguiologist
Join Date: Feb 2000
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DeadlyRichard
As for straight up fried clam type places my all time favorite is Woodman's in Essex, MA (credited as being the "inventor" of the fried clam. I know this is silly as people were no-doubt frying those little guys long before Woodman's existed but this is the lore) They are the big guys and certainly have their detractors, but it is my sentimental favorite and in my opinion, PERFECT. Have been named best in country by many food magazines etc. For the record I have never had a bad clam ANYWHERE in Essex or Ipswich, MA! Farnhams!
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Woodman's 
(I would not want to upset my Rhode Island hosts where I've chosen to make my home but Ipswich clams are better - there, I said it) |
~Fix the Bait~ ~Pogies Forever~
Striped Bass Fishing - All Stripers
Kobayashi Maru Election - there is no way to win.
Apocalypse is Coming:
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07-20-2010, 06:07 AM
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Callinectes sapidus
Join Date: Oct 2001
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Nordic Lodge Charlestown RI
$$$$$$$$.........clams and so much more....... $$$$$$$$$$ |
 ... it finally happened, there are no more secret spots
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07-20-2010, 10:27 AM
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M.S.B.A.
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: I live in the Villiage of Hyannis in the Town of Barnstable in the Commonwealth of MA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bloocrab
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Diffrent Thread....different Quality and a completely relicious experience!!!!!! |
"It is impossible to complain and to achieve at the same time"--Basic Patrick (on a good day)
 
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07-20-2010, 03:54 PM
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Registered User
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Location: Newport, RI
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nebe
Long wharf seafood... its take out but its damn good.
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