It isn’t just the seafood, but the feel of a favorite no-frills shack that makes it a crucial part of a New England summer. We asked readers to share their favorites and set some ground rules ...

But the New England seafood shack, many of them decades old and family-run, feeds crowds of people who travel near and far for lobster rolls and onion rings.

Long overlooked, razor clams are cropping up on menus across New England. Calamari seems to be everywhere, but many chefs have scrapped the classic deep-fried dish for more refined plates of squid.

We asked readers to name their favorite no-frills seafood shacks across New England — from lobster rolls on the coast to fried clams at small-town gems. The post 58 best seafood shacks in New ...