Aunt Carrie's

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Aunt Carrie's
Aunt Carrie's
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Established1920
Food type Seafood
Street address1240 Ocean Road
City Narragansett
State Rhode Island
Postal/ZIP Code02282
Country United States
Coordinates 41°22′22″N71°29′06″W / 41.372820°N 71.484974°W / 41.372820; -71.484974 Coordinates: 41°22′22″N71°29′06″W / 41.372820°N 71.484974°W / 41.372820; -71.484974

Aunt Carrie's is a seafood restaurant in the Point Judith neighborhood of Narragansett, Rhode Island, opened in 1920 by Carrie and Ulysses Cooper. In 1994, Carrie's grandson Bill died; since then, his wife and now their two daughters run the restaurant. [1]

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Family legend claims that the clam cake was invented here when Carrie Cooper added fresh clams to the corn fritters. [2] [3]

Diners, Drive-ins and Dives featured the shack on October 29, 2012. [2] [4] [5] Taste of America on the Travel Channel also featured Aunt Carrie's. [6]

In 2013, Fodor's wrote about Aunt Carrie's in its guidebook, saying "its peerless location and unpretentious atmosphere are the main draws, along with comfortable favorites like clam cakes, steamers, and fish-and-chips." [7]

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