Each clam cake is a deep fried ballshaped mixture containing chopped clam usually quahog combined with various other ingredients to give it a firm consistency once fried. The perfect place to take the kids, dining out at this restaurant wont cost you a sitter. Diners, driveins and dives best of the beach diners, driveins and dives seaside eats 3. Is this a place where you pay before receiving your order. Rhode island clam chowder more like a brothycreamy chowder. I stayed in a rented property at fogland beach in tiverton, ri and from this beautiful home base, wandered all of new england trying to capture it all. What once began as a roadside lemonade and chowder stand has grown into an amazing restaurant in narragansett. Start with the calamari and save room for the fresh catch at tiverton s evelyns nanaquaket drivein.
The rhode show checked out some of the best seafood shacks in the state. Check out the latest community post from one of your neighbors. The best rhode island clam cakes can be found at these 10. Evelyns drivein is proud to announce the biobug, a diesel vw bug powered by clam cakes and their partnership with newport biodiesel. Since the 1980s, anthonys seafood has been a goto spot for scrumptious seafood. Featured will be old stone church clam cakes and a selection of blount fine foods. Also check out the stuffies and the clam cakes for true rhode island fare. This is clam cake country so rhode island sorhodeisland.
Flos clam shack 4 wave ave, middletown, rhode island 02842 rated 4. In a large pot, combine the water, butter, clams, clam base, onions, salt, pepper and bay leaves and bring to a boil. Clam cakes also known as clam fritters are a new england food, most commonly found in rhode island although they can also be found in connecticut, maine, and massachusetts. The crabby patty is one of our favorites with the hint of horseradish to spice it up. Because i was on sabbatical from my university during fall semester, i decided to go home to new england for a few weeks to enjoy the gradual arrival of autumn. Tiverton tourism tiverton hotels tiverton bed and breakfast tiverton vacation rentals. You can find this casual waterfront restaurant at 2335 main rd. A one stop shop for all your bakery needs, come in and try your favorites or try something completely different and new. This seafront destination for everything from clam cakes to clam chowder has been destroyed by hurricanes no less than four times.
Oct 31, 2018 explore nancyharris5680s board rhode island. With 30 years of experience put into the clam cakes and chowders, you can expect a delicious meal every time you stop in. If theres one thing tourists and natives alike can agree on, its that rhode island has great seafood. Best clams in rhode island winners 2018 usa today 10best. Tiverton, rhode island ri chowdah is a clear chowder vs creamy new england or tomato based new york. Rocky point clam shack is undoubtedly a colorful and fun spot to sit down and enjoy some rhode island clam cakes. Tiverton, ri 115 stafford rd tiverton, ri 02878 401 62547. Whole fried clams dry batter which makes a lighter batter so that you can taste the clam clam cake deep fried clam balled batter. Brightly colored tables and animal statues galore will bring a smile to your face before you even sink your teeth into those mouthwatering fritters.
The chowder did have a good amount of clams, but the taste was. Clam cakes are a uniquely rhode island food and one that everyone has a very passionate response to the question who has the best clam cake. Legend has it that the founder of this establishment, yes aunt carrie herself, was the brilliant mind behind clam cakes. Evelyns is a rhode island drivein with a full yankee shoreline menu of fried clams, clam cakes, and chowder, plus the local oddity, a chow mein sandwich. Evelyns drivein has been famous for their fried seafood fare since 1969, and now there is a great use for their used oil. Clam cakes chowdah picture of rocky point s warwick. Clam cakes are not like crab cakes the next phase blog. Macrays seafood ii home tiverton, rhode island menu. Rhode island diners, driveins and dives restaurants. Menu macrays seafood seafood restaurant in tiverton, ri. Rhode island clamcakesyes, crisp clam doughnutsare the perfect taste of summer. These beachside specialties of the ocean state are virtually unknown elsewhere. Rhode island clam cakes and chow mein sandwiches july 6, 2015 bruce bilmes and susan boyle 10 comments its the smallest state in the union, by area, yet rhode island provides the culinarily curious with a surprisingly extensive selection of local cuisine.
Then its on to evelyns drivein in tiverton, one of the most scenic clam shacks in all of rhode island. Clam cakes are similar to hush puppies in the south except they are made with flour. Arrive by boat or car at this wonderful seafood spot with plenty of outdoor dining space. In rhode island, its all about the food, and more specifically the seafood. Enjoy classic rhode island seafood and more at this charming spot just steps away from the beach.
Clam cakes found once upon a time at rocky point, clam cakes you can find at georges, iggys, and flos. Featured events are paid listings by users and receive priority placement on patch, on our social pages and in our daily newsletters. The soup had clearly been sitting there for awhile and the clam cakes left a lot to desire. Add some warm clam chowder and you have a meal fit for royalty. Iggys has been awarded best clam shack honors from rhode island monthly magazine and featured nationally on cbss the early show taste of america series as their pick for the best clam chowder in the us. This recipe refers to rhode island style clam cakes. Macrays seafood ii 115 stafford road, tiverton, rhode island 02878 rated 4. Order some clam cakes with a cup of manhattan, new england or rhode island clam chowder, get clams fried whole or in strips plain or on a roll, or enjoy a rhode island classica stuffed quahog. I got the clam chowder and clam cakes drinks were to expensive to purchase in my opinion and it was mediocre. Macrays seafood home of the original macrays of westport clam cake recipe. I try to go every year or 2 just to see how the place is doing.
While you can find good seafood up and down the new england coast, rhode island specializes in its own brand of clam cakes and clam chowderor chowda if you prefer. A platter large enough for 2 to 3 people although some choose to take it on themselves. Crispy homemade clam cakes recipe new england today. New england clam chowder, clam bake chowder and shrimp. See more ideas about rhode island, new england and rhode island history. We ate at macrays, looking for some good rhode island clam chowder and clam cakes. Crowning rhode islands best clam cake with the clamarati.
All rhode island clam shacks offer a certain dish that distinguishes them from similar seafood joints across new england. Macrays seafood seafood restaurant in tiverton, ri. The views expressed in this post are the authors own. Crawler betty brais does the honor of releasing the clam cakes from the brown paper bag. Local fare bees culinary highlight at jeat johnston sun rise. A ride to the shore will always necessitate a stop at georges or aunt carries for a dozen clam cakes and a pint of chowder. Because clam cakes, more accurately defined as clam fritters, are a regional specialty you will find them only in rhode island and along the south coast of massachusetts from new bedford to cape cod. Pair your clam cakes with their famous portuguese fish chowder for a real treat. The rhode island clam cake crawl will make your summer. Rhode island clam cakes and chow mein sandwiches left at.
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