Matunuck Oyster Bar

Top choice in Rhode Island


This small, indoor-outdoor seafood-centric restaurant sits on a spit of land opposite Galilee on Point Judith Pond. Considering that the parking lot is carpeted in shells, it's no surprise that this oyster bar specializes in local bivalves – all ultra-fresh and some raised in the restaurant's own farm at Potter Pond Estuary out back.

The oyster sampler ($20) lets you try 12 varieties, all from Rhode Island and its immediate environs.


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