Restaurant
Woodman's of Essex
Essex, Massachusetts
The clam shack that claims to have invented the fried clam in 1916, still serving at the counter.
- Cost
- Paid
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 60 min
Woodman's says Lawrence "Chubby" Woodman invented the fried clam here and has served them for over a century. You order at the counter and eat at picnic tables. It is on the Cape Ann road from Boston, popular in summer.
Good to know
- Order at the counter
- Fall hours are Sun to Thu 11am to 8pm, Fri and Sat to 9pm
- Clam bakes available
- Best time
- Weekday lunch
- Open
- All year, hours vary
- Getting there
- Large car park, fine for campervans
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
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