I've had clams for dinner four nights in a row. And I couldn't be happier. The first night was in Florence. I decided to "pregame" for my weekend on the island of Ischia with spaghetti and clams at some restaurant picked solely because a handsome Italian waiter pointed at me and drew me in. My second night of seafood was another night of spaghetti and clams. Mussels were also involved, and the meal was preceded by the best calamari I have ever had. I have to say, the difference between the two dishes (my clams in Florence vs. clams in Ischia) was HUGE. The Florence clams were better than anything I could get at home (which shouldn't be a surprise since I am stuck in the middle of the country) but the freshness of the Ischia clams just blew the others out of the water. Night three was a bit of a sad dinner. We decided to be like true Italians and go for dinner at 9:00 p.m., but we stuck true to ourselves and ended up going later than planned. We got stuck in an oceanside rainstorm and trudged into a restaurant soaked and hungry around 10:00. The restaurant was stuffy and lit with bright, awful fluorescents. But I had clams! Gnocchi with clams and porcini mushrooms, to be precise. I am sad to say, that I was not very impressed with that meal. The sauce, which I believe was a wine sauce, did not do much for me. However, the clams were still delish. The fourth night of clams may have been the best meal I have had since my arrival in Italy. (Adam, who ordered the same thing, agrees wholeheartedly) We got "linguine allo scoglio," which was flat spaghetti with seafood. Neither of us questioned what kind of seafood would be involved. We just went for it. Mussels, prawns, little shrimp, calamari, octopus, and, of course, clams made an appearance in the dish. I ate every. Last. Bite. And was sad when it was gone. While I enjoyed so many different things about this island, the fresh seafood definitely tops the list. I ordered it as often as I could and was never REALLY disappointed in the quality of the seafood. Tonight, after my final meal here, I am happy as a clam.