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These are the best seafood restaurants in New England, according to Boston.com readers
Readers Say
Readers recommend dozens of regional seafood spots.
After Yelp announced the best seafood restaurant in every U.S. state, we asked Boston.com readers for their favorite spot and more than 150 readers responded.
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Yes, readers shared their favorite of Yelp’s picks (it’s in Rhode Island), but nearly half of the readers who responded to our informal poll chose “other” instead and named dozens of seafood restaurants across Massachusetts and Maine not on Yelp’s list.
Matunuck Oyster Bar in Rhode Island was our readers’ favorite from the Yelp list, which also included Turner’s Seafood in Massachusetts; Supreme Seafood Restaurant in Connecticut; Paella Seafood in Maine; Hooked Seafood Restaurant in New Hampshire; and The Gryphon in Vermont.
Alan B. from Scituate wrote the following about Matunuck Oyster Bar: “Great setting, incorporates oyster farm with land farm owned assets, owner is present and involved in the operation, and food is specular.”
About the runner-up on Yelp’s list, Turner’s Seafood, Eric from Jamaica Plain wrote, “Where else are you going to get finnan haddie? Where else can you get oysters with your hake marsala? Turner’s is old school but delicious.”
However, the following seafood spots are an even better choice, according to many of our readers.
Massachusetts
Maine
What’s your favorite seafood restaurant in New England?
Turner’s Seafood in Salem, Mass.
Supreme Seafood Restaurant in North Branford, Conn.
Paella Seafood in Portland, Maine
Hooked Seafood Restaurant in Manchester, N.H.
Matunuck Oyster Bar in South Kingstown, R.I.
The Gryphon in Burlington, Vermont
