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There's lots of great food places in NH. Will the burritos be ''as good'' as your favorite burrito spot in San Diego? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ We'll let you be the judge. The places listed here were deemed good enough for someone to take the time to type an entry.
There's lots of great food places in NH. Will the burritos be ''as good'' as your favorite burrito spot in San Diego? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ We'll let you be the judge. The places listed here were deemed good enough for someone to take the time to type an entry.


== BBQ ==
= Mac n Cheese =


NH has some surprisingly good BBQ, here are some ones to try:
=== Mr Mac's ===
 
[https://mr-macs.com/]
 
= Wings =
 
= Steak =
 
=== Buckley's Great Steaks ===
 
[https://www.buckleysgreatsteaks.com/]
 
=== Tomahawk Tavern ===
 
[https://www.tomahawktavern.com/]
 
= BBQ =
 
NH has some surprisingly good BBQ (for what little exists, remember it's New England), here are some ones to try:


=== Goody Cole's Smokehouse ===
=== Goody Cole's Smokehouse ===
[https://goo.gl/maps/CpqiL4xZi9ShZ7Qo8 Google Map]
[https://goo.gl/maps/CpqiL4xZi9ShZ7Qo8 Google Maps]


[http://goodycoles.com/ Website]
[http://goodycoles.com/ Website]
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=== Smokehaus ===  
=== Smokehaus ===  
[https://goo.gl/maps/GY8SPucuvHVkEZpd6 Google Map]
[https://goo.gl/maps/GY8SPucuvHVkEZpd6 Google Maps]


[http://www.smokehausbbq.com/ Website]
[http://www.smokehausbbq.com/ Website]
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No BBQ debate or conversation will be taken seriously unless Smokehaus is mentioned as a top contender. Their brisket is good -- really good. Be sure to check the board to the right of the cashier because they always have specials worth checking out. If you're lucky enough to be there when they're offering brisket chili, don't be dumb and not order it.
No BBQ debate or conversation will be taken seriously unless Smokehaus is mentioned as a top contender. Their brisket is good -- really good. Be sure to check the board to the right of the cashier because they always have specials worth checking out. If you're lucky enough to be there when they're offering brisket chili, don't be dumb and not order it.


== Burgers ==
=== Traveling Texas Smoke Shop ===
 
[https://www.facebook.com/TravelingTexasSmokeShop Website]
 
=== Rubbin Butts BBQ ===
 
[https://rubbinbuttsbbqnh.com Website]
 
=== KC's Rib Shack ===
 
[https://www.ribshack.net Website]
 
= Diners =
 
=== Puritan Backroom ===
[https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1013395302 OpenStreetMaps]
 
[https://www.puritanbackroom.com/ Website]
 
One of the oldest restaurants in New Hampshire, Puritan Backroom invented the fried chicken tender and mudslides. Many say it's got the best fried chicken tenders.
 
=== Red Arrow Diner ===
 
[https://www.redarrowdiner.com/]
 
=== Chez Vachon ===
 
[https://chezvachon.com/ Website]
 
French Canadian food. Huge portions for an affordable price. They have a banana bread French toast that is to die for.
 
=== 99s ===
 
[https://www.99restaurants.com/locations/#location-new-hampshire/ Website]
 
You're not a Granite Stater until you've been to 99s. Hell, you're not a New Englander until you've been to 99s. The steak tips are good.
 
=== Roundabout Diner ===
 
[https://www.roundaboutdiner.com/]
 
= Pub/Bar food=
 
=== Industry East ===
 
[https://www.industryeastbar.com/gallery]
 
=== Portsmouth Gas Light Co. ===
 
[https://www.portsmouthgaslight.com/]
 
= Seafood =
 
===Jumpin' Jay's Fish Cafe ===
 
[https://www.jumpinjays.com/ Website]
 
=== Weathervane ===
 
[https://weathervaneseafoods.com/ Website]
 
=== Surf ===
 
[https://www.surfseafood.com/]
 
=== Row 34 ===
 
[https://www.row34.com/nh]
 
= Burgers =


=== Wild Willy's Burgers ===
=== Wild Willy's Burgers ===
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This burger place offers burgers, angus burgers, and fancy bison burgers. They also do frappes (New England term for "milkshake").
This burger place offers burgers, angus burgers, and fancy bison burgers. They also do frappes (New England term for "milkshake").


=== Lexie's - Peace Love Burgers ===


== Mexican Food ==
[https://www.peaceloveburgers.com/ Website]
 
= Pizza =
 
=== Alley Cat Pizzeria ===
 
https://alleycatpizzerianh.com/
 
=== Nik and Charlies ===
 
[https://nikandcharlies.com/ Website]
 
Located in [[Greenland]], Nik & Charlie's passes the grease test when it comes to high-quality pizza.
 
=== G & P Pizzeria ===
 
[https://www.gppizzeria.com/ Website]
 
Located in [[Chester]], G & P Pizzeria's alfredo sauce is basically boiled cream but their pizzas are great and the maple pizza is decadent and amazing.
 
Plus when King Sununu told all the restaurants to contact trace G&P dug out some kids old stained spiral notebook and told their customers "sign it or don't, we don't care".
 
=== Ramunto's Brick Oven Pizza ===
 
[https://ramuntos.com/]
 
=== Luigi's West End Pizzeria ===
 
[https://www.luigisportsmouth.com/]
 
=== White Lake Pizza ===
 
[https://www.whitelakepizza.com/]
 
=== Tilton House of Pizza ===
 
[https://www.thopnh.com/]
 
This is a good place to go if you like really stringy mozzarella.
 
=== Elm House of Pizza ===
 
http://www.elmhop.com/
 
=== Wakefield House of Pizza ===
 
[https://wakefieldhouseofpizza.com/ Website]
 
Located in downtown [[Wakefield]], this place may not look impressive but their pizza will knock your socks off.
 
=== Pizza Barn ===
 
[https://www.pizzabarnnh.com/]
 
They also have homemade ice cream.
 
=== Crush Pizza ===
 
[https://www.crushpizza.com/]
 
= Bistros, Tavern and Tapas food =
 
I'm lazy so I'm just going to group all of these into one category
 
=== Moxy ===
 
[https://moxyrestaurant.com/ Website]
 
=== Black Trumpet ===
 
[https://www.blacktrumpetbistro.com/ Website]
 
=== The Oak House ===
 
[https://www.toasttab.com/the-oak-house-110-main-st/v3 Website]
 
= Italian =
 
=== Tuscan Market ===
 
[https://www.tuscanbrands.com/]
 
=== Mike's Italian Kitchen ===
 
[https://www.mikesitaliannh.com/]
 
=== Lui Lui ===
 
[https://www.luilui.com/]
 
= Mexican =


"Wait, NH has good Mexican food?!", you gasp. Yes, it's true. Check out these spots for your Mexican food fix:
"Wait, NH has good Mexican food?!", you gasp. Yes, it's true. Check out these spots for your Mexican food fix:
=== Vida Cantina ===
[https://www.vidacantinanh.com/ Vida Cantina]
=== Margarita's ===
https://www.margs.com/newhampshire
= Puerto Rican =
=== Cafe El Camino ===
http://www.cafeelcamino.com/
= Pan Caribbean =
Since a lot of Carribean cuisines tend to have similar range of foods we'll just make it it's own category (similar range of African and Indian influences). Anything from Jamaica, Haiti, Trinidad, Barbados, Saint Vincent etc will go here. (Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican and just food with origins from Latino countries will go in it's own category)
= Indian Food =
=== Himalayan Curry House ===
https://himalayancurrynh.com/
= Asian Cuisine =
This will crisscross over various different East and Southeast Asian cuisines that people *tend* to serve together. (Yes, we are aware that Asia is bigger than that, no we don't care)
=== Saigon Market ===
https://saigonasianmarket.business.site/
=== Nikki's Banh Mi ===
https://nikkisbanhmi.com/
=== Golden Tao ===
https://www.goldentaonh.com/
=== Zhong's Restaurant ===
http://zhongsrestaurant.com/
They have really good turnip cakes and scallion pancakes.
=== Gorham Dynasty Buffet ===
https://www.gorhamdynastybuffet.com/
=== North Garden ===
https://www.northgardenrestaurant.com/
=== Euphoria Gourmet Vietnam ===
https://euphoriagourmetvietnam.com/
=== Kisaki Japanese Cuisine ===
https://kisakisushi.com/
=== Yama - Young's Restaurant ===
http://www.youngsmenu.com/
=== Saigon Tokyo Restaurant ===
https://www.saigondovernh.com/
=== Bali Sate House ===
https://www.balisatehouse.com/
= Ice Cream =
People in NH '''love''' ice cream. Makes total sense considering it's freezing and snpowng half the year.
=== RoseLynn Ice Cream ===
[https://goo.gl/maps/Fc6Ye9K1Gzi3mbLL6 Map]
[https://www.facebook.com/Roselynn-Homemade-Ice-Cream-112012698815900/ Website]
If you are into ice-cream,  Roselynn in Epping makes their own, and were very vocal against snusnu for the lockdowns, even snubbing them and taking donations for their free breakfasts. Freshly made bread and muffins also
= Vegetarian & Vegan =
=== The Green Beautiful ===
[https://www.osmap.us/#17/42.97474/-71.44823 OpenStreetMaps]
[https://www.happycow.net/reviews/the-green-beautiful-manchester-297083 Profile on HappyCow]
[https://www.instagram.com/greenbeautifulmht/ Instagram]
Restaurant offering a breakfast & lunch comfort food menu. Dishes include a breakfast hash, seitan steak, mac cheese, bagels, and more. Open Mon 7:00am-5:00pm, Wed-Sun 7:00am-5:00pm. Closed Tue. Kitchen closes at 3pm.
=== The Green Elephant ===
[https://www.google.com/maps/place/35+Portwalk+Pl,+Portsmouth,+NH+03801/@43.0781121,-70.7635414,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89e2bf0bca97c15d:0x2152dda181184426!8m2!3d43.0781121!4d-70.7613527 Google Map]
[https://www.greenelephantnh.com/ Website]
[https://www.facebook.com/greenelephantnh Facebook]
Serves Pan Asian vegetarian (and vegan) cuisine in a bright space with plenty of seating. Open Wed 11:30am-10:00pm, Thu-Sat 11:30am-1:00am, Sun 11:30am-9:30pm.
=== The Friendly Toast ===
[https://thefriendlytoast.com/ Website]
[https://www.facebook.com/FriendlyToast Facebook]
Bedford Location: 125 S River Rd, Bedford, New Hampshire, USA, (603) 836-6238
Portsmouth Location: 113 Congress Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801, (603) 430-2154
Serves meat, vegan options available. New England group of diner-style restaurants with bar. Offers all-day breakfast and marked vegan options, including vegan mac n cheese, pancakes, tofu scramble, breakfast burrito, veggie burger, and the impossible burger. Open Mon-Sun 7:00am-9:00pm.
= Fine Dining =
=== Cotton ===
[http://www.cottonfood.com/]

Latest revision as of 20:26, 16 March 2024

We often get the question, "Where can I find great Mexican food in NH?", or "Where's the best BBQ place?".

There's lots of great food places in NH. Will the burritos be as good as your favorite burrito spot in San Diego? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ We'll let you be the judge. The places listed here were deemed good enough for someone to take the time to type an entry.

Mac n Cheese

Mr Mac's

[1]

Wings

Steak

Buckley's Great Steaks

[2]

Tomahawk Tavern

[3]

BBQ

NH has some surprisingly good BBQ (for what little exists, remember it's New England), here are some ones to try:

Goody Cole's Smokehouse

Google Maps

Website

Great BBQ. Some free staters say "the best", others disagree. But the one thing everyone agrees is "it's damn good".

Smokehaus

Google Maps

Website

No BBQ debate or conversation will be taken seriously unless Smokehaus is mentioned as a top contender. Their brisket is good -- really good. Be sure to check the board to the right of the cashier because they always have specials worth checking out. If you're lucky enough to be there when they're offering brisket chili, don't be dumb and not order it.

Traveling Texas Smoke Shop

Website

Rubbin Butts BBQ

Website

KC's Rib Shack

Website

Diners

Puritan Backroom

OpenStreetMaps

Website

One of the oldest restaurants in New Hampshire, Puritan Backroom invented the fried chicken tender and mudslides. Many say it's got the best fried chicken tenders.

Red Arrow Diner

[4]

Chez Vachon

Website

French Canadian food. Huge portions for an affordable price. They have a banana bread French toast that is to die for.

99s

Website

You're not a Granite Stater until you've been to 99s. Hell, you're not a New Englander until you've been to 99s. The steak tips are good.

Roundabout Diner

[5]

Pub/Bar food

Industry East

[6]

Portsmouth Gas Light Co.

[7]

Seafood

Jumpin' Jay's Fish Cafe

Website

Weathervane

Website

Surf

[8]

Row 34

[9]

Burgers

Wild Willy's Burgers

OpenStreetMaps

Website

This burger place offers burgers, angus burgers, and fancy bison burgers. They also do frappes (New England term for "milkshake").

Lexie's - Peace Love Burgers

Website

Pizza

Alley Cat Pizzeria

https://alleycatpizzerianh.com/

Nik and Charlies

Website

Located in Greenland, Nik & Charlie's passes the grease test when it comes to high-quality pizza.

G & P Pizzeria

Website

Located in Chester, G & P Pizzeria's alfredo sauce is basically boiled cream but their pizzas are great and the maple pizza is decadent and amazing.

Plus when King Sununu told all the restaurants to contact trace G&P dug out some kids old stained spiral notebook and told their customers "sign it or don't, we don't care".

Ramunto's Brick Oven Pizza

[10]

Luigi's West End Pizzeria

[11]

White Lake Pizza

[12]

Tilton House of Pizza

[13]

This is a good place to go if you like really stringy mozzarella.

Elm House of Pizza

http://www.elmhop.com/

Wakefield House of Pizza

Website

Located in downtown Wakefield, this place may not look impressive but their pizza will knock your socks off.

Pizza Barn

[14]

They also have homemade ice cream.

Crush Pizza

[15]

Bistros, Tavern and Tapas food

I'm lazy so I'm just going to group all of these into one category

Moxy

Website

Black Trumpet

Website

The Oak House

Website

Italian

Tuscan Market

[16]

Mike's Italian Kitchen

[17]

Lui Lui

[18]

Mexican

"Wait, NH has good Mexican food?!", you gasp. Yes, it's true. Check out these spots for your Mexican food fix:

Vida Cantina

Vida Cantina

Margarita's

https://www.margs.com/newhampshire

Puerto Rican

Cafe El Camino

http://www.cafeelcamino.com/

Pan Caribbean

Since a lot of Carribean cuisines tend to have similar range of foods we'll just make it it's own category (similar range of African and Indian influences). Anything from Jamaica, Haiti, Trinidad, Barbados, Saint Vincent etc will go here. (Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican and just food with origins from Latino countries will go in it's own category)

Indian Food

Himalayan Curry House

https://himalayancurrynh.com/

Asian Cuisine

This will crisscross over various different East and Southeast Asian cuisines that people *tend* to serve together. (Yes, we are aware that Asia is bigger than that, no we don't care)

Saigon Market

https://saigonasianmarket.business.site/

Nikki's Banh Mi

https://nikkisbanhmi.com/

Golden Tao

https://www.goldentaonh.com/

Zhong's Restaurant

http://zhongsrestaurant.com/

They have really good turnip cakes and scallion pancakes.

Gorham Dynasty Buffet

https://www.gorhamdynastybuffet.com/

North Garden

https://www.northgardenrestaurant.com/

Euphoria Gourmet Vietnam

https://euphoriagourmetvietnam.com/

Kisaki Japanese Cuisine

https://kisakisushi.com/

Yama - Young's Restaurant

http://www.youngsmenu.com/

Saigon Tokyo Restaurant

https://www.saigondovernh.com/

Bali Sate House

https://www.balisatehouse.com/

Ice Cream

People in NH love ice cream. Makes total sense considering it's freezing and snpowng half the year.

RoseLynn Ice Cream

Map

Website

If you are into ice-cream, Roselynn in Epping makes their own, and were very vocal against snusnu for the lockdowns, even snubbing them and taking donations for their free breakfasts. Freshly made bread and muffins also

Vegetarian & Vegan

The Green Beautiful

OpenStreetMaps

Profile on HappyCow

Instagram

Restaurant offering a breakfast & lunch comfort food menu. Dishes include a breakfast hash, seitan steak, mac cheese, bagels, and more. Open Mon 7:00am-5:00pm, Wed-Sun 7:00am-5:00pm. Closed Tue. Kitchen closes at 3pm.

The Green Elephant

Google Map

Website

Facebook

Serves Pan Asian vegetarian (and vegan) cuisine in a bright space with plenty of seating. Open Wed 11:30am-10:00pm, Thu-Sat 11:30am-1:00am, Sun 11:30am-9:30pm.

The Friendly Toast

Website

Facebook

Bedford Location: 125 S River Rd, Bedford, New Hampshire, USA, (603) 836-6238

Portsmouth Location: 113 Congress Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801, (603) 430-2154

Serves meat, vegan options available. New England group of diner-style restaurants with bar. Offers all-day breakfast and marked vegan options, including vegan mac n cheese, pancakes, tofu scramble, breakfast burrito, veggie burger, and the impossible burger. Open Mon-Sun 7:00am-9:00pm.

Fine Dining

Cotton

[19]