Cape Cod
If you like it fresh and hyper-local, this salt-sprayed fish shack with its own sushi chef and day-boats is for you. The chowder’s incredible, the fish so…
Must-see restaurants in New England
Connecticut
The flagship seafood restaurant from talented chef Bill Taibe continues to turn heads with its fresh presentation of oceanic delights. There's a raw bar …
Newport
A harborfront setting and a menu brimming with fresh seafood make Mooring unbeatable for dining by the water in true Newport style. If it's packed, and…
Connecticut
This popular wood-accented bistro with a bar and dining-room menu dishes up impeccable food with a variety of inflections. The menu changes, but if it’s…
Cape Cod
It's not an eye-catcher from the outside, but it's heaven inside for seafood lovers. Start with the chunky lobster bisque. From there it's safe to cast…
Cape Cod
This is the Cape Cod you won't find on the highway: an idyllic shack tucked into Sesuit Harbor serving freshly caught seafood at picnic tables smack on…
Newport
Only opening for dinner and exclusively serving seafood has allowed this casual, often packed eatery to hone its skills. This is one of the best places in…
Burlington
Central location, great beers on tap from the in-house Zero Gravity microbrewery and superb flatbread (thin-crust pizza) are reason enough to visit this…
Midcoast Maine
This beautiful little cafe has great views of the harbor, strong, excellent coffee, and a stellar lineup of egg sandwiches, blueberry pie, delightful…
Rhode Island
The locally caught sea-bass special (tender fillets over scallions, grapes and beans) tastes so fresh and mildly salty and sweet that its memory will…
Connecticut
The name of this Scandinavian-inspired restaurant comes from the 300-year-old black-walnut table, where you can sit down to Sunday brunch. The modern…
Midcoast Maine
You can put West African cuisine on top of our 'Didn't expect that in small-town Maine' list, right alongside unseasonably warm winters. But along comes…
Nantucket
A real local gathering place, this sweet cafe has great coffee, a cabinet full of high-quality eats to have here or take away (black bean and sweet potato…
Rhode Island
This small, indoor-outdoor seafood-centric restaurant sits on a spit of land opposite Galilee on Point Judith Pond. Considering that the parking lot is…
Cape Cod
Local ingredients meet urban sophistication at Truro’s top dinner restaurant. From the nautical decor to the out-of-the-ordinary menu choices, everything…
Midcoast Maine
Industrial-chic aesthetic meets an experimental theater, and everything gets overlaid with maritime Maine ingredients and flourishes. The menu changes…
Midcoast Maine
Oh, of course: 'Laan Xang,' named for the medieval Lao kingdom of a 'Million Elephants and White Parasols' – totally expecting a restaurant to bear that…
Cape Cod
Limited ingredient travel times are preferred at this upmarket joint, where the eponymous bivalves come from the restaurant's oyster farm in Barnstable…
Rhode Island
Sample the likes of shrimp paella, comfort chicken and citrus-barbecued pork tenderloin from a menu that includes seafood, but is refreshingly not limited…
Nantucket
Creative, globally inspired cooking and fine cocktails go down a treat at this bar-restaurant that proudly flaunts local farm-to-table fare. Your eyes may…
Cape Cod
It's not in the likeliest of locations (out by the airport, off MA 132), but seek this place out for a delectable slice of Paris. Patisserie favorites…
Rhode Island
At Champlin’s Seafood, order a lobster roll, stuffed clams, scallops or one of many sea critters breaded and fried, and hang out on its 2nd-floor deck,…
Portland
Actually, oh yes. This bare-bones operation looks like a corner store with a kitchen, because that's more or less what it is. The sandwiches here are…
Nantucket
From a humble farm stand this family operation has grown into a huge gourmet market, with salads, tempting desserts and sandwiches (including a great…
Martha's Vineyard
Hands down the best place in town for breakfast and lunch. Chef-owner Gina Stanley, a grad of the prestigious Culinary Institute of America, adds flair to…
Midcoast Maine
Imagine crab cakes with fresh dill-tartar sauce, golden fried clams and lobsters dripping with melted butter. The food at this wharfside lobster shack, 13…
Rhode Island
Folks flock from far and wide to get gristly at the iconic Beef Barn on the outskirts of Woonsocket, where slow-cooked roast-beef sandwiches go out the…
Massachusetts
This takeout kitchen has the cheapest lobster-in-the-rough on the Neck. Your beast comes on a tray with melted butter, a fork and a wet wipe for cleanup…
Cape Cod
This buzzing bistro and tequila bar brings a little year-round heat to the Main St scene, with a big selection of margaritas and tequilas, and a menu of…
Rhode Island
If you can stand the smell of cow manure, make a beeline to this working dairy farm in a pretty location in the hills just outside Woonsocket. Why? For…
Connecticut
This old-fashioned ice-cream parlor with peppermint trim on the road to Torrington has been serving up homemade ice cream for decades. Seasonal flavors…
Cape Cod
You'll need a reservation (or to be pals with Martin at the front) most nights of the week at this beloved Italian restaurant. The basic central Italian…
Massachusetts
When the Food Network came to Essex to weigh in on the fried-clam debate for the show Food Feud, the winner was JT Farnham, thanks to the crispiness of…
Massachusetts
You'll have to climb five flights of stairs, plus a 6ft ladder. And you'll have to bring your own bottle of wine. At the top, you'll dine in complete…
South End & Chinatown
Who knew that raw fish could be so exciting? Here, each piece of nigiri or sashimi is dripped with something unexpected but exquisite, from burgundy…
New Haven
This local favorite, although usually heaving with diners, has smaller queues than its better-known counterparts. Servers have perfected the efficient…
New Haven
Pepe's lays claim to baking the 'best pizza in America,' a title it's won three times running. We'll let you be the judge, but can confirm this joint…
Boston
This vast glass-fronted waterfront complex offers three different restaurant concepts on three floors. Our favorite is the 1st floor – a casual restaurant…
Boston
Upon arrival at Yvonne's, staff will usher you discreetly through closed doors into a hidden 'modern supper club.' The spectacular space artfully blends…
Boston
This dim, inviting bar is a perfect place to settle in for a Dark & Stormy on a dark and stormy night. The fare is bar food like you've never had before:…
