It’s National Lobster Day! What better excuse to enjoy a succulent New England lobster roll?
From Maine’s award-winning The Clam Shack lobster roll that was deemed “the world’s best,” to the sexy hot buttered lobster roll at Saltie Girl in Back Bay. But with so many to choose from, where do you find the best lobster roll? We scouted the answers from self-proclaimed lobster connoisseur Bostonians, here’s where they found a praise-worthy lobster roll sparkling in the sea of lobster rolls in the 6 New England states:
Boston
- Neptune Oyster, North End
- James Hook, Seaport
- Coolidge Corner Clubhouse, Brookline
- Sullivan’s Castle Island, Southie
- The Raw Bar, North End
- Eventide, Fenway
- Alive and Kicking Lobsters, Cambridge
Greater Boston
- Bell Isle; Winthrop, MA(most popular response)
- Haddad’s; Marshfield, MA
- The Bayside; Westport, MA
- Woodmans; Essex, MA
- Farnham’s; Essex, MA
- Bob’s Lobster; Plum Island in Newburyport, MA
- Jeff’s; Gloucester, MA
- Joe on a Roll; Beverly, MA
- Lobster Shanty; Salem, MA
- Jeff’s Variety; Gloucester, MA
- Seaport Grille; Gloucester, MA
Cape and Islands
- The Skipper Restaurant and Chowder House; Yarmouth, MA
- Sesuit Harbor Cafe; Dennis, MA
- Falmouth Fish Market; Falmouth, MA
- Wooden Shoe; Dennis Port, MA
- Arnold’s Restaurant; Eastham, MA
- Menemsha Fish Market; Martha’s Vineyard
- Lookout Tavern; Martha’s Vineyard
- Sesuit Harbor; East Dennis, MA… “no contest”
- The Wee Packet; Dennis Port, MA
- Sesuit Harbor Cafe; Dennis, MA
Maine
- Chauncey Creek Lobster Pier; Kittery, ME
- Bob’s Clam Hut; Kittery, ME
- Side Street Cafe; Bar Harbor, ME
- Billy’s Chowder House; Wells, ME
- Red’s Eats; Wiscasset, ME… “so much lobster in that roll”
- The Lobster Shack; Ogunquit, ME
- Barnacle Billy’s; Ogunquit, ME
- Lynne Archers Lobster Club; Rockland, ME… “won the Bobby Flay throw down”
- Bite Into Maine; Cape Elizabeth, ME
Rhode Island
- Flo’s; Newport, RI
Connecticut
- Lenny and Joes; Madison, CT
New Hampshire
- Tuckaway Tavern And Butchery; Raymond, NH
- Beach Plum; Epping, NH (most popular responses)
Sorry Vermont…you didn’t make the list.