People seem to like Surf. The food is good, if not great.

Wilder

Black Trumpet

bario if you like margs!

flag hill for a tasting super fun.

stoneface brewery is great.

I heard drinks at The Library are great. Haven’t been yet though, but that came from a very good source.

Surf is nice. Watch people roll sushi and have a couple of painkillas. Nice view of the bridge from the dining room too.

Press Room has good cocktails and often live music

The Problematic Bachelor- equal parts vodka and sea water in an unwashed energy drink can

Ice skating at strawberry bank. They served wobbly sodas at the concession last time I went. https://www.strawberybanke.org/skate/schedule.cfm

Also Moxie or the Kitchen for food. Might wanna check out Liars Bench or Portsmouth Brewery for some cool brewhouse vibes.

Rooftop at the Envio for good views and Black Trumpet for a more intimate setting

Another vote for The Wilder. Fantastic cocktails.

The best spot for cocktails in the area is over the bridge in Kittery at The Wallingford Dram.

one drink there is like two drinks most other places. they are very generous pours

that painkilla is my #1 favorite portsmouth

Botanica Restaurant and Gin Bar

2nd this emphatically.

That hot tuna stone thing is pretty fun too

People have given you great suggestions. Flag Hill in Lee is good, you won't be disappointed.

Massimo’s for both cocktails and dinner, but if dinner is somewhere else, still go there. Or vice versa. Rooftop at the Envio is great for cocktails also.

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Wilder is a great choice for sure.

Row 34 has a great cocktail selection with a rotating cocktail list every few months.

Green Elephant has an underrated drink selection.

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agreed by far.

a solid choice.

flag hill: not worth the trouble, shitty wine, run by fools, and not-distilled-there liquor imported from elsewehre. just go to some of the breweries in portsmouth, a far better experience. Liar's bench, or Earth Eagle are good choices.

So good

The espresso martinis are 🔥

Surf has amazing food and a well rounded menu.

The wilder in portsmouth or the Wallingford dram in Kittery have the best cocktails. I'm pretty sure they're owned by the same people.

For things to do there is ice skating at strawberry banke, maybe live music at the press room, karaoke at Daniel's street, pool and darts at legends. The music hall might have something good going on. I'd check some local events websites and look around. There's always something going on. Just last weekend there was a great steely dan cover band in Kittery so who knows

Agree with the Dram. Tiny, so if you can't get in? The Wilder (same owners)... be forewarned it's a magnet for hipsters but if that doesn't bother you, great drinks and the food is underrated for this town

D street tavern!!

Lived in Portsmouth for a couple of years. The most underrated spot for cocktails is The Kitchen in the West End. Hands down the best, IMO.

Why would hipsters somewhere bother anyone? Also it’s 2023, hipsters aren’t a thing anymore.

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Raleigh Wine Bar has wonderful cocktails in an elegant (but not stuffy) space. Follow it up with a nitro espresso martini at The Wilder!

Dinnerhorn and Bratskellar Pub

Exactly what I planned to post!