Eat & drink in Dover
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Dover has 16 local food & drink spots in our guide: Stages at One Washington (Chef Evan Hennessey's tasting-menu chef's table in…); La Festa Brick & Brew (Central Ave's wood-fired pizza anchor — Neapolitan…); Stalk (Chef-owner Nicole Nocella's modern American bistro…); Ember Wood Fired Grill (An 1865 firehouse turned two-story wood-fire resta…).
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Stages at One Washington
$$$Chef Evan Hennessey's tasting-menu chef's table inside the Washington Street Mills — a tiny, reservation-only room that puts out six- and nine-course menus built around foraged ing…
La Festa Brick & Brew
$$Central Ave's wood-fired pizza anchor — Neapolitan-style pies pulled from a brick oven, a deep craft-beer list, and the kind of fast, casual energy that fills the dining room every…
Stalk
$$$Chef-owner Nicole Nocella's modern American bistro on Central Ave — a tiny, scratch-made room with a seasonal menu that pulls from local farms and rotates constantly. Vegan, pescat…
Ember Wood Fired Grill
$$$An 1865 firehouse turned two-story wood-fire restaurant — hand-cut steaks, fresh local seafood, and house-made pasta downstairs by the fireplace, a more casual upstairs with a 170-…
La Dolce Vita
$$$Mediterranean-Italian dining on Washington Street from Adel Semmar, the longtime owner of Portsmouth's Cafe Mediterraneo. Veal, lamb, fresh pasta, and a 60-bottle wine list in a co…
Cara Irish Pub & Chameleon Club
$$Fourth Street's full-on Irish pub downstairs and live music club upstairs — Guinness on tap, fish-and-chips done right, and a Chameleon Club stage that hosts everything from local …
Thirsty Moose Taphouse
$$The Dover outpost of the Portsmouth-born taphouse — 100+ rotating drafts heavy on New England breweries, a sprawling pub menu, and a Washington Street location that turns into the …
Newick's Lobster House
$$A Great Bay institution since 1948 — three generations of the Newick family, a cavernous dining hall with water views in every direction, and the XL lobster roll that Seacoast loca…
Garrison City Beerworks
$$A 7-barrel nanobrewery on Central Ave with a rotating 13-tap lineup heavy on New England IPAs, fruited sours, and saisons — plus a Street Taco Kitchen turning out one of downtown D…
Sonny's Tavern
$$Central Ave's neighborhood gastropub from husband-and-wife team Dean Baltulonis and Amanda Gouin — New American small plates that punch above pub-grub weight, a serious cocktail pr…
Coffee & Breakfast
Breakaway Cafe
$Formerly Flight Coffee Dover — the same award-winning espresso program, now under owner Ben on the corner of Central and Third. House-made bagels that sell out daily, lox cured in-…
Adelle's Coffeehouse
$Tucked onto Hale Street between the public library and City Hall — a fiercely independent, locally roasted coffeehouse that's won Dover's Neighborhood Favorite award six years runn…
Two Bees Cafe + Patisserie
$$First Street's French-and-Mediterranean-leaning patisserie — handcrafted pastries, croissants, seasonal sandwiches and salads, plus a thoughtful coffee, beer, and wine list. The mo…
Janetos Market
$A nearly-100-year-old family-run Italian market on Main Street — butcher counter, deli, bakery, and a from-scratch sub program where the meatball sub is built around their own meat…
