What To Eat in New Hampshire
Vintage diners continue to flourish in the Granite State, where the maple-syrup consciousness is high. Thus, it is a great place to have breakfast. But don’t neglect first-rate seafood down by the shore and one of the best turkey dinners in the east up in the Lakes Region. Good ice cream shops are found throughout New Hampshire.
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High whole-grain consciousness, a bounty of maple syrup, and the tradition of farm-worker hours make New Hampshire a significant breakfast state. At Polly's Pancake Parlor in the White Mountains, stone-ground buckwheat, corn, or whole wheat flour pancakes can be dressed with fancy-grade syrup, granulated maple sugar, or butter-thick maple spread.
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The Yankee version of Irish-American corned beef-and-cabbage, boiled dinner also includes root vegetables. It is never fancied-up with gravy or upscale cuts of meat. Leftover boiled dinner is used to make the next morning's corned beef hash.
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Grape-Nuts pudding and Grape-Nuts ice cream are big favorites in this part of the world. What's good about adding the hard little pebbles of cereal to creamy dessert is that the cereal softens to become ribbons of earthy grain that contrasts so nicely to its ethereal medium. In a state with high ice cream consciousness, Grape-Nuts ice cream is a must-eat sensation.
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Lou’s Restaurant
70 years after opening, Lou’s Restaurant draws Dartmouth regulars and out-of-towners for unconventional crullers, messy avocado toast & hot coffee.
Four Aces Diner
Worcester Diner #837 in Lebanon, New Hampshire, Four Aces serves hash house fare with a Yankee twist: big food, low prices and greasy-spoon ambiance to spare.
Blink’s Fry Doe
Blink's is a popular stand on the Hampton, New Hampshire, boardwalk, selling long strips of fried dough with creative toppings.
Polly’s Pancake Parlor
Pancakes are made from stoneground flours or cornmeal and served with elegant maple syrup, plus maple sugar. maple hurricane sauce & smooth maple spread.
Bishop’s Ice Cream
Bishop's has been a summertime destination for ice cream lovers for more than three decades. We love the unique New England specialty flavor, Grapenuts.
Rye Harbor Lobster Pound
A minimal menu features lobster at its best, including sherry-scented lobster rolls and fluffy chowder, which is a swirl of butter, cream, and sweet crustacean.
Ice House
For casual summertime food eaten under a sunny sky, a picnic table at The Ice House is the right spot: burgers, fried clams, chowder, & ice cream star.
Puritan’s Back Room
A popular, all-purpose New Hampshire restaurant, Puritan's has something for everyone; it boasts of being the place chicken tenders first were served.
L.A. Burdick
Artisan pastries accompany coffee and the world's best hot chocolate at L.A. Burdick, one of New England's top chocolatiers.
