I have always thought Patrick's Pub in Gilford has the best in the Lakes Region. One Friday, while the traffic thru Concord was thicker than any chowdah I've had, I turned off onto Manchester St. to the Red Blazer. The seafood chowdah was phenomenol! I also had the fried clams and they were the best I've had outside of Kennebunkport!
I know. Red Blazer is not in the Lakes Region but it is just off I-93. Most of us that travel can just 'pop in'.