The Seacoast food & drink guide
98 spots across 9 towns — what each is known for, curated by locals. Also see happy hours and food events.
Where should I eat and drink on the Seacoast?
The Local Loop's food & drink guide covers 98 restaurants, bars, breweries, and coffee shops across 9 Seacoast towns — each with what it's known for, price level, and contact details, curated by locals.
Updated July 10, 2026 · refreshed every morning
Portsmouth
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Treeline Outfitters
A space to share stories and adventures Our Taproom, your community table Inside our Portsmouth store, the taproom is where explorers meet after the trail. Cold drinks, warm people, and plenty of plans for the next outing.
Read more →“Not just another outdoor store—Treeline is a campfire, a taproom, and a community where the stories matter more than the summit.”
Visit Treeline Outfitters →Moxy
$$$Chef Matt Louis's modern American tapas spot, tucked into a Penhallow Street basement. Small plates inspired by New England farmers and fishmongers — the brick-oven flatbreads and …
Black Trumpet
$$$Evan Mallett's two-story Ceres Street bistro and wine bar, named for the wild local mushroom. Globally inspired plates anchored by Seacoast ingredients in a brick-walled 1800s buil…
Cure
$$$Chef Julie Cutting-Strebel's State Street bistro — New American comfort food done with serious technique. The handmade pastas, charcuterie board, and one of the most thoughtful win…
Row 34
$$$Portwalk Place's progressive oyster bar from the team behind Boston's Island Creek Oysters. Raw bar, fried clams, and one of the deepest craft beer lists in the Seacoast — a benchm…
Ristorante Massimo
$$$A Portsmouth institution since 1994. Massimo Morgia's old-world Italian dining room — brick-and-stone grotto walls, white tablecloths, fresh pasta, and a wine cellar that takes Ita…
Kittery
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When Pigs Fly Pizzeria
Known for their legendary artisan breads, When Pigs Fly expanded into Neapolitan-style wood-fired pizza and it was a game-changer. Their Kittery Foreside location is the perfect spot for a casual family dinner with some of the best dough on the Seacoast.
Read more →“Wood-fired everything, from bread to pizza.”
Visit When Pigs Fly Pizzeria →Bob's Clam Hut
$$A Route 1 institution since 1956. Fresh-off-the-boat fried clams, lobster rolls, and seafood platters served roadside. Worth the line every time.
Anju Noodle Bar
$$Innovative Asian-style dishes — roasted eggplant, duck yakisoba, Shoyu ramen — in a trendy Kittery Foreside space. Creative cocktails and a rotating specials menu.
Festina Lente
$$$Rustic-meets-upscale Italian in the heart of Kittery Foreside. Fresh pasta, locally sourced ingredients, and a warm neighborhood atmosphere that keeps regulars coming back.
When Pigs Fly Pizzeria
$$Neapolitan-style wood-fired pizza from the famous artisan bread makers. Fresh mozzarella made in-house daily. Perfect for families.
The Black Birch
$$Sophisticated gastropub with farm-to-fork fare, craft cocktails, curated wines, and a rotating tap list. Small plates and hearty mains in a cozy Foreside setting.
York
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The Goldenrod
$$A York Beach institution since 1896 — famous for the Goldenrod Kisses salt water taffy pulled in the front window, homemade ice cream churned on-site, and a sit-down restaurant ser…
Clay Hill Farm
$$$Elegant farm-to-table dining on 11 acres in a Cape Neddick estate built in 1780. Live piano many nights, certified wildlife habitat grounds, and a kitchen that leans hard on Maine …
Flo's Hot Dogs
$A roadside shack on Route 1 in Cape Neddick that's been pulling lines down the block since 1959 — for steamed hot dogs and one secret onion-based relish. Cash only, tiny counter, n…
Cape Neddick Lobster Pound
$$$Dockside seafood at the mouth of the Cape Neddick River since 1959. Steamed lobster, fried clams, and a raw bar served indoors or out on the water — tides rolling in under the deck…
Inn on the Blues
$$Live blues, jazz, and rock seven nights a week across from Short Sands Beach. The kitchen turns out Cajun-leaning small plates and seafood, the bar mixes well, and the music is the…
Frankie & Johnny's Natural Foods
$$$Chef John Shaw's quirky, fiercely local, all-natural Cape Neddick favorite — BYOB, cash or check only, and reservations a must. Massive portions, world-class salads, and entrees bu…
Rye
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The Carriage House
$$$Modern New England cooking and a raw bar right across from Rye Beach, in a two-story landmark that has been feeding this stretch of coast since 1931. The menu stays small on purpos…
Petey's Summertime Seafood & Bar
$$Don't let the name fool you — Petey's is open year-round, and the lobster rolls are jammed so full of meat the bun barely contains them. Fried clams, steamers, and the whole New En…
Ray's Seafood Restaurant
$$Over 50 years in business and still one of the Seacoast's oldest continually operating seafood spots. Ray's catches its own lobsters, the chowder is the real deal, and the patio is…
Atlantic Grill
$$$Tucked at Foye's Corner just minutes from downtown Portsmouth, Atlantic Grill turns coastal classics into something a little more creative — think haddock piccata, shrimp scampi, a…
Summer Sessions Cafe
$Inside the surf shop directly across from Jenness State Beach — also known to locals as the Sandpiper Cafe. Bagel breakfast sandwiches, smoothies, acai bowls, grain bowls, paninis,…
Exeter
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Sea Dog Brewing Co.
$$Riverside brewpub right on the Squamscott with one of the prettiest patios in town. The 25-year-old New England clam chowder is the move, the burgers are huge, and there's live mus…
Otis
$$$$Tiny 20-seat room on Front Street serving a weekly-changing five-course tasting menu — easily the most ambitious cooking in Exeter. Book a month out, dress up a little, and let che…
Il Cornicello
$$$Old-world Italian on Water Street — handmade pastas, seasonal Northern Italian plates, and a wine list that takes the room seriously. Cozy, warm, and consistently named one of the …
Epoch Gastropub
$$$The bar and dinner room inside the historic Exeter Inn — creative seasonal small plates, a proper cocktail list, and the kind of dim, leather-banquette vibe that makes a weeknight …
Las Olas Taqueria
$Cafeteria-style Mexican counter that locals swear by — fresh-pressed tortillas, killer carnitas tacos, and one of the best burritos on the Seacoast. Fast, cheap, gluten-friendly, a…
Street
$$Globe-trotting small plates from Bangkok to Beirut — falafel, pho, bibimbap, killer burgers, and a punchy cocktail list. The patio off Clifford Street is one of the most underrated…
Hampton
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The Old Salt at Lamie's Inn
$$The Lafayette Road institution that built its reputation on one bowl of chowder — thick, creamy, award-winning, and shipped by the can to people who can't make the drive. Show up f…
Wally's Pub
$$The Ashworth Avenue rock club that put Hampton Beach on the live-music map. National acts roll through all summer, local bands keep the dance floor honest the rest of the year, and…
Bernie's Beach Bar
$$New Hampshire's largest oceanfront deck and the busiest concert calendar on the strip — Wiz Khalifa, Collie Buddz, and the POP 2000 Tour all roll through in a single summer. Salt a…
Sea Ketch Restaurant
$$Slinging seafood from the heart of the boardwalk since 1973. Multi-level oceanfront decks, three full-service bars (two of them outside), and a menu built on chowder, lobster rolls…
Breakers at Ashworth by the Sea
$$$The grown-up dinner option on Ocean Boulevard — Ashworth's oceanfront dining room turning out fresh seafood, classic New England plates, and signature cocktails with an Atlantic vi…
Dover
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Stages at One Washington
$$$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…
Stratham
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Tailgate Tavern & Marketplace
$$Stratham's go-to neighborhood pub. Big menu of pizzas, sandwiches, salads, burgers, and pub classics like French onion soup and buffalo mac and cheese. Known for being genuinely gl…
Sue's Korean Kitchen
$$The reason people from Portsmouth and Exeter detour to Stratham. Bibimbap, bulgogi, kimchi stew, and homemade banchan from a small family-run kitchen tucked into a Portsmouth Ave p…
PepeNero Pizzeria & Restaurant
$$Neapolitan-style pizza with a crisp, charred crust and an Italian menu that goes well past the pie — subs, pasta dinners, gluten-free options, and homemade desserts. A reliable Str…
Mama Lena's Pizzeria
$A 30-plus-year Stratham institution sharing the plaza with Tailgate. Classic East Coast pizzeria — pies, calzones, subs, pasta — the kind of unfussy neighborhood spot every small t…
Newmarket
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The Stone Church
A converted 1832 church turned live music venue, The Stone Church is one of New England's most unique spots to catch a show. With great beer, incredible acoustics, and a lineup that punches well above its weight, this is the beating heart of Newmarket's music scene.
Read more →“Live music in a setting you won't forget.”
Visit The Stone Church →The Riverworks Restaurant & Tavern
$$The anchor of Newmarket's waterfront — chef-inspired casual fare, a big craft beer list, and live music on the regular. Grab a window table overlooking the Lamprey River and settle…
Gepetto's Pizzeria
$The longtime Newmarket family pizza spot locals are loyal to for life. Classic pies, calzones, oven subs, and Italian dinners — nothing fancy, just consistent and right every time.
The Oak House
$$A vibrant Main Street gastropub with smash burgers, loaded truffle fries, smoked plates, and one of the best vegan menus on the Seacoast. Full bar, late hours, and the kind of crow…
Watershed Restaurant
$$Clean, seasonal, regional New American — the kitchen sources from the Seacoast watershed and lets the ingredients speak. Hanger steak, cod piccata, a serious burger, and a happy ho…
Hopestill Restaurant & Winery
$$$Newmarket's most unexpected gem — a working winery making dry wines, vermouth, and amaro from East Coast grapes, paired with a creative Mediterranean and Portuguese menu. Cozy, int…
