Rhode Islanders know it doesn't get any better than dining on Potter Pond, where Matunuck Oyster Bar's signature dish ... “It’s a huge honor," said restaurant owner Perry Raso.

Network food journalists around the country named 45 of the best restaurants in the U.S., including this one in Rhode Island.

on Potter Pond in East Matunuck, a village in South Kingstown. Because he needed the dock, in 2009 he purchased a small, ...