We see your dozen oysters, and we raise you a platter of baked clams. The lemony bivalves are a starter that adhere to a winning formula: butter and breadcrumbs make everything better. We trawled the city for the very best ones, and then we ranked them. On this list, you’ll find a bunch of old-school Italian restaurants, a few newcomers, and a Greenwich Village spot where everybody talks about the spicy rigatoni, but more people should be talking about the clams.
Dining and Cooking