Five Essential Destinations for New England Clam Superfans

I love clams - chowder, on the half-shell, and oh those whole bellies. There are five legendary spots in New England that you should visit if you're as obsessed with clams as I am.

Welcome to the summer of 2025, the clamdiggers have been collecting along the tidal flats, and fresh clams are being cooked as you read this. Do you remember eating the fried clams at Howard Johnson's? That's where my love for Atlantic surf clams began. My father was the first brave soul that I ever saw eat a raw clam out of it's shell, and Kittery, Maine was the first place that I ever tried a fried 'Piss clam'. Don't even get me started on the different varieties of clam chowder in New England, I've tried them all. After a lifetime of research, here's where you should eat clams before the summer of 2025 is over in New England.