"A fast-casual SoNo seafood counter where the hot lobster roll and Copps Island oysters do the talking — Norwalk's most honest plate of New England."
Knot Norm's sits at 10 First Street near the mouth of the Norwalk River, a short walk from the SoNo strip. It anchors part of our Norwalk guide and our seafood coverage as the area's no-fuss New England counter.
The kitchen leans on local supply: its oysters come from Copps Island Oysters, the fourth-generation Bloom family shellfish farm founded off Norwalk and Westport in 1994. The restaurant has since added a second location in Newport, Rhode Island.
The order is the hot Lobster Roll — lobster steamed and poached in house-made lobster butter, topped with micro celery and lemon, served on a toasted New England bun (market price). Close behind is the Copps Island Roll ($20), fried Copps Island oysters with tartar and little gem, and a dozen raw oysters runs $33 at the raw bar.
From-scratch New England clam chowder ($8) and lobster bisque ($15) round it out, along with steamed littleneck clams ($21) and roasted Copps Island oysters ($16). Most rolls land between $10 and $20.
This is a fast-casual room, not a white-tablecloth one — order at the counter, grab a seat, and eat off paper with a side of Cape Cod chips and house slaw. The appeal is freshness and value, not ceremony.
It is open Tuesday to Saturday from 11:30am to 9pm and Sunday to 8pm, closed Monday. No reservations — it is walk-in only.
Knot Norm's suits a no-fuss solo lunch, an easy first date over oysters or a fast team lunch. For other Norwalk tables, compare Harbor Lights, Alma Bistro or Mecha Noodle Bar.
Not for a formal sit-down dinner or a special-occasion night — it is a counter-service spot with paper napkins, no table service and no reservations.
Fast-casual New England seafood. The signature is a hot lobster roll poached in house-made lobster butter; it also serves fried Copps Island oysters, from-scratch clam chowder and a raw bar.
From Copps Island Oysters, the fourth-generation Bloom family shellfish farm founded off Norwalk and Westport in 1994 — among the last traditional oyster farms in the United States.
At 10 First Street in South Norwalk, near the mouth of the Norwalk River; there is also a second location in Newport, Rhode Island.
It is good value: rolls run roughly $10-20, the lobster roll is market price, clam chowder is $8 and a dozen raw oysters is $33.
No — it is counter-service and walk-in only, open Tuesday to Saturday 11:30am-9pm and Sunday to 8pm, closed Monday.
Knot Norm's is walk-in only — no reservations. Find it at 10 First Street in South Norwalk.
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Knot Norm's anchors part of our Norwalk guide — hot lobster rolls and Copps Island oysters from a fast-casual counter near the Norwalk River.
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