Scales & Shells

Top choice in Newport


Only opening for dinner and exclusively serving seafood has allowed this casual, often packed eatery to hone its skills. This is one of the best places in town to have your seafood almost any way you like it. It's been so successful that the restaurant has expanded to include a bar and oyster room next door.


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