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»