The lobster roll deserves an honorable mention too, packed with fresh meat that tastes like it was swimming around that morning. Their coleslaw provides a cool, crunchy counterpoint to all the rich, ...

Woodman’s of Essex is where the fried clam was invented, which means this unassuming seafood shack is basically the Bethlehem of battered bivalves. If you’ve ever eaten a fried clam anywhere in ...