Abbott’s Lobster in the Rough

Restaurant

Abbott’s Lobster in the Rough

117 Pearl Street, Noank, 06340-5763, CT

For those not initiated into New England lingo, “lobster in the rough” means boiled lobster — and often steamed clams, crab cakes, and other regional seafood specialties — served in their native environment on an open-air dock with a minimum of pretention and a full dose of atmosphere. Abbott’€™s has been a paragon of the genre for more than a half-century, with countless awards for its fresh fruits of the sea, and none necessary for the scenery of sailboats and fishing boats that grace the collection of picnic tables on the harbor every summer evening.