Why You Should Go...

Newport is known for its seaside dining and fresh seafood, and although the Newport Lobster Shack may be off the beaten path, we serve some of the freshest seafood in town and have some of the best water views!

<p>Our fisherman fish off Aquidneck Island year-round, catching delicious lobsters, crab, conch, and more. In 2009, we built a Shack where we sell our catch directly to the public. In 2014, we opened our kitchen with menu items like fried lobster bites, classic lobster rolls, and lobster cakes; all made straight from the lobsters plucked by fishermen in local waters. You can’t get any fresher than that!

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Why You Should Go...

Newport is known for its seaside dining and fresh seafood, and although the Newport Lobster Shack may be off the beaten path, we serve some of the freshest seafood in town and have some of the best water views!

Our fisherman fish off Aquidneck Island year-round, catching delicious lobsters, crab, conch, and more. In 2009, we built a Shack where we sell our catch directly to the public. In 2014, we opened our kitchen with menu items like fried lobster bites, classic lobster rolls, and lobster cakes; all made straight from the lobsters plucked by fishermen in local waters. You can’t get any fresher than that!

What You Should Know...

Open: Seasonally: May, June, July, August, September; Closed on: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

Hours:

Sunday: 10:00am - 6:00pm

Monday: Closed

Tuesday: Closed

Wednesday: Closed

Thursday: Closed

Friday: 10:00am - 6:00pm

Saturday: 10:00am - 6:00pm

Cost: Less than $25

Payment: Cash, MC, Visa, AMEX, Discover

Parking: Street

Available: Restaurant, Private Dining

Insider Info

We ship Fedex Priority Overnight at discounted rates and deliver on the day you schedule on the checkout page. (Put a product in the cart to calculate shipping to your zip code.) If you don’t see what you’re looking for, please contact us at crab@newportlobstershack.com. 

Our hours change seasonally -

Currently, our Kitchen is open Friday, Saturday, Sunday - 11:00 am - 6:00 pm

And our Live Market is open Friday, Saturday, Sunday - 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

Fun Facts

Unlike flashier lobster and Striped Bass, conch doesn’t get much room on local restaurant menus. This could be due to the long cooking time or because they've only recently begun to be commercially fished. cooking. It's chewy, lean meat, similar to the foot of a clam but completely sand-free.

‘Chicken’ lobsters or 'Chix' is generally the smallest legal size. They weigh under 1¼ pounds and are often sold at a different rate than bigger lobsters as they yield less ‘meat per pound’ than a lobster with the same amount of body but bigger claws and tail.

‘Tomalley’ is the greenish stuff inside the lobster’s body. It might not be the healthiest thing for you, but it is packed with lobster flavor. Using a little of it in stocks or sauces packs a salty lobster punch.