The greatest clam chowders usually come from a dockside restaurant, but if you don’t live in a Lifetime movie, you might not have access to one. The next best thing on a rainy day is the canned stuff.

Diners recommend these chain restaurants for flavorful New England clam chowder worth trying.

There are quite a few types of soup out there, but it's hard to argue that any of them are more comforting than a good old bowl of chowder. Of course, there are different iterations of chowder, with ...