There are meals that satisfy hunger, and then there are meals that haunt your taste buds with memories so vivid you wake up craving them weeks later – welcome to Spud Point Crab Company in Bodega Bay.
You might think you know chowder, but until you’ve experienced the Manhattan-style red version at this weathered harbor-side establishment, you’re living in a world of culinary misconceptions.
This isn’t just soup; it’s liquid poetry that happens to contain chunks of tender clams and perfectly seasoned vegetables in a tomato-based broth that defies every preconceived notion about what chowder should be.
The journey to this gastronomic revelation begins the moment you spot the humble wooden structure perched right on Bodega Bay’s working harbor…