Weekend Getaways

Dreaming of a quick getaway? Pack your bag for the weekend and check out our guide to the best coastal towns for eating well, having fun in the sun, or doing absolutely nothing at all.

America’s Favorite Seafood Dives

It’s our annual guide to the top eateries where food is fried, broiled, grilled, or otherwise slapped on butcher paper for your finger-licking, crab-cracking, French fry–munching pleasure. This year, our winners (and finalists) were chosen by our readers!|Written by: Steve Millburg

Photo: Courtesy Abbott's Lobster in the Rough

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Abbott’s Lobster in the Rough, Noank
This classic summer-only shack dishes out lobster rolls hot (on a burger bun) or cold (on a long bun). Picnic tables along the rocky waterfront offer views of Long Island Sound and the Mystic River; 860/536-7719 or abbotts-lobster.com.

Tasty Contenders
Lenny & Joe’s Fish Tale, Westbrook
Fried seafood and clear-broth clam chowder are favorites, plus readers rave that it serves “the best lobster rolls in the whole wide world;” 860/669-0767 or ljfishtale.com.

The Place Restaurant, Guilford
Take a seat outdoors on a stump while shellfish, shrimp, bluefish, lobster, and corn (dunked in butter before being served) cook on an immense grill. BYO side dishes and alcohol; 203/453-9276 or theplaceguilford.com.