Michael Cimarusti doesn’t remember the name of the restaurant, but he vividly remembers the experience. “That clam shell was as big as my head, and my sister and I ate the whole damn thing,” says ...

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The sign outside proclaims the spot is “famous for clams,” but Flo’s Clam Shack is taking a hiatus from hawking fried steamers. The restaurant has been shelling out the crispy, salty dish for decades.

ESSENTIALS: Open 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday to Thursday, to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Wheelchair accessible; small parking lot and street parking In a sea of East-meets-West restaurants, DJ’s Clam ...

Oysters get all the glory, and I understand that. I can rhapsodize about this oyster’s salinity, that oyster’s minerality, the depth of the cup, the sheen of the mantle. But give me a clam any day. Do ...

Rolling along traffic-choked Sunrise Highway in Rockville Centre, you don’t expect to see many eateries from the 1930s—and even though Long Beach is a mere five miles south, you certainly don’t expect ...

Though a sign outside proclaims the spot is “famous for clams,” Flo’s Clam Shack is taking a hiatus from hawking fried steamers. The restaurant has been shelling out the crispy, salty dish for decades ...

PORTLAND, Maine — The harvest of soft-shell clams is dwindling along the coast of New England, where the shellfish are embedded in the culture as much as the tidal muck. Soft-shell clams, also called ...