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Chowder House Rules
When you come to Connecticut in wintertime, there’s nothing like a nice, hot bowl of chowder to warm you up. Whether you’ve been hiking through the snowy woods or skiing down a powdery slope, strolling along the shore, or shopping up a storm, the chowder will quickly remind you that it’s one of the great comfort foods – savory, substantial, steamy, and altogether delicious. Here are some spots to grab a savory cup of chowder! Just be sure to check with each location before venturing out, as hours may change.
New England Style
This is the milk- or cream-based clam chowder most of us are familiar with. It commonly comes by the cup or bowl and is accompanied by oyster crackers.
Jasper White's Summer Shack, Uncasville
Their Spicy Bermuda Fish & Crab Chowder is made with dark rum.
S&P Oyster Restaurant & Bar, Mystic
The menu suggests adding Harvey’s Bristol Cream or Woodford Reserve bourbon.
Rhode Island Style
This is clam chowder for true clam lovers – unlike the cream-based New England style, this features a clear clam broth. It’s often served with traditional shore dinners.
Lenny & Joe's Fish Tale Restaurant (Westbrook), Westbrook
Their clear-broth chowder was called “classic and uniquely full of flavor” in the New England Clam...
Very casual seafood restaurant known for its lobster rolls and water views.
Manhattan Style
Here we have red broth and tomatoes in place of milk or a clear broth. The result tends to be quite different from the other styles.
Sono Seaport Seafood is a family-oriented waterside restaurant featuring a wide variety of cuisine...
Market Style
Connecticut’s fish markets often offer clam chowder to eat in or take out, and some feature adjacent full-fledged restaurants. Here’s a sampling.
Flanders Fish Market & Restaurant, East Lyme
A mainstay along the coast for more than 30 years, and a two-time “Best of Connecticut” winner from...
Water view restauarnt with adjoining market received a “Best Seafood” designation from Yankee...
More market than restaurant, Atlantic Seafood could be the center of Connecticut’s chowder universe...
City Fish just cruised by its 85th anniversary with all flags flying. Its primarily a seafood market...
Connecticut Magazine once hung a “Best of Connecticut” banner on its Manhattan clam chowder.
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