From Portsmouth Sunday Herald

By Jim Cavan

When it comes to staples of New England Americana, you'd be hard pressed to find a more worthy and noticeable icon than Bob's Clam Hut.

A Route 1 staple since Bob Kraft first opened its doors — or walk-up window, as it were — back in 1956, Bob's has grown into a quintessential area eatery, offering some of the finest, fastest and freshest fried fish fare anywhere on the Seacoast.

On a typical summer day the parking lot spills over, the line bends near around the since-expanded building, and the smell of golden fried eats wafts so far adrift even Route 1 passers-by can't ignore it. Bob's has been featured in Restaurant Business Magazine's "Best of Everything" list, and it recently completed filming a spot for Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.

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