Where to eat in New England while traveling from NYC to Maine?

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We will be driving I-95/I-84/I-495 up. Any suggestions for good New England seafood on the way up? Traveling with a child so informal is great. Any suggestions appreciated!

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Thanks Madrid - didnt see that board!

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Depends on time of day, time of week, time of year, as many seafood places are only open "in season" and may not serve before 4pm or so. Agreed that a large chunk of your route will be in the Southern NE board's territory, and if you take 84 to 495 to 95 you're pretty far inland for much of your trip and never really getting close to Boston proper. It also depends on how far you're going: if you're headed to, say, Kennebunk, you may just want to wait til you arrive, but if you're hauling yourself all the way up to Acadia, you may need to stop twice.

That said, if you can make it to New Hampshire, there's lots of great food (seafood and otherwise) in Portsmouth - just search the Northern New England board - and just over the border into Maine there's Roberts' Maine Grill in Kittery, which is excellent for lobsters, oysters, fried clams or a fish or crab sandwich, with a nice view of a neighboring salt marsh (provided you don't sit on the side overlooking the outlet mall). But I'd check the other boards first.

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Off 495 in Westford around exit 32 i believe. Checkout Kimball Farms for great fried seafood and ice cream... Casual outdoor counter service, eat in a tent kind of place.

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Off 495 north, exit 31, you can stop at Kimballs in Westford, MA. They have high quality fried seafood, and grilled chicken, hot dogs and burgers. It is casual, very! They are also famous for their ice cream, huge portions. It's a mini amusement area with batting cages, mini golf, bumper boats, driving range etc. if you google it, you might see if it's to your liking. Might be just the stop to break up a long drive

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Kimball Farms is perfect for what you're looking for. If you find that you can't quite make it that far, highly recommend the Vernon Diner in Vernon, CT off 84. Not New England seafood, but a excellent diner and one of the best easy on/offs on that route.

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If you take the Merritt Parkway, Katz' Deli in Woodbridge CT (near New Haven) is just off the highway and really good.

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a vote for RHein's deli in Vernon CT and Pepe's pizza in Manchester. Both right off 84. 

Pepe's has clam pizza if that's your thing.

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Another vote for Kimballs, not so much based on the food as the great ice cream. Thereare several reasons to go to Kimballs as noted:
1. You'll get plenty of good sea food in Mane; you don't have to do it all at once
2. There are farm animals for your child to look at and mini golf 
3. This was the inspiration for an awesome thread called "why are kiddie ice creams bigger than a baby's head" ( you will not need anything larger than a kiddie size here)

And, if you have ice cream for lunch and play mini golf your kid will think this was the most awesome trip ever. Isn't that more important than the fried clams and lobster roll?

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