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Where to eat caviar, razor clams, and squid dishes (beyond calamari) around New England

Now that we're nearing summer days, this is the seafood I'm seeing making a splash across the region. Here's where you can get some if you're having a craving, too. Advertisement Razor clams in black squid ink spaghetti at The Cottage, a restaurant owned by chef Brian Lewis, in Westport, Connecticut. Alexa Gagosz Razor clams are having a moment For those who haven't had them, a razor clam is different from the littlenecks, cherrystones, In Connecticut, Advertisement Inside of Misery Loves Co., a specialty food store, in Winooski, Vermont. Alexa Gagosz The craze over caviar continues Little luxuries, like ordering a caviar bump on everything, have a grip on diners in 2025. During the Byzantine Era, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire (330 to 1453 AD), salt-cured fish roe was an indulgence reserved for feasts. These days, you can have it whenever you like. You can grab a tin at If you're going to leave caviar to the professionals, chef David Standridge at in Boston has a creamy texture from a quail egg, and they also add caviar. In Providence, chef Champe Speidel at Advertisement In Portland, Maine, add some caviar on top of crudo, oysters, or the spicy raw beef salad at The squid salad from Dune Brothers, a seafood shack, in Providence, R.I. Alexa Gagosz Squid Advertisement MORE FOOD NEWS AROUND NEW ENGLAND 🌽 Around Connecticut: In Norwalk, Jeff Taibe's restaurant Taproot is closing after eight years in business. 🦪 Around Massachusetts: Strega inside the Park Plaza Hotel in Boston has closed. La Voile in Brookline Square, which first opened in 2015, has closed. Christine Gibson ; 🍕 Corporate notes: In chain news, Bertucci's Italian Restaurant closed its store in Warwick, R.I, its last location in the Ocean State, and Thanks for reading The Food Club. ✍️ This newsletter is written and produced by ✉️ Send comments, suggestions, and story tips to Advertisement 📧 Did someone forward this newsletter to you? 📱 Delivered every Thursday. Alexa Gagosz can be reached at