Local guide · Fried clams
Bigelow's
SeafoodFried clamsCounterNew England style
“A New England clam shack that got lost and stayed in Rockville Centre since 1939. Sit at the counter. Get the clams.”
Bigelow’s has been frying clams in a light, ale-batter New England style at the same U-shaped counter since 1939. There are maybe two dozen stools and no tables to speak of, which is the point.
Order the whole-belly fried clams and a cup of the chowder. Watch them cook it in front of you. It’s one of the oldest continuously-run seafood counters on Long Island, and it has never needed to be anything more than that.
