At first glance it seems like an attempted suicide by cop, or the guy’s just a fucking idiot.

Snagged a tub of the Baklava ice cream from the Puritan recently and it was life changing

Damn, how much snow did you get? Looks like a foot and a half at least.

I moved here about a year and a half ago after graduating from college and I love it. Underrated food scene, fun bars, nice parks. Plus it’s super convenient for everything, 1 hr to the mountains, beach, and Boston. I’m not really into running much myself but my favorite brewery, To Share, has a running club which sounds like something you might be interested in.

Lots of new apartments going up in and around downtown, that would be the ideal location so you can walk to bars and restaurants. Outside of that most neighborhoods are safe, and it is a small city so just a short drive to downtown from wherever you are. Only areas I would avoid would be the Kalivas Union neighborhood southeast of downtown and the Piscataquog neighborhood on the West Side.

Derryfield Park has a pretty cool view

Golden Bowl is solid, big fan of their Spicy Sate Beef Pho and their Chicken and Rice with nuoc cham. Buba Noodle is alright too, less authentic but it does have a better atmosphere.

Now I’ve got your attention, any thoughts on wind holds at Cannon Saturday?

Thanks for the update, Eric!

Pulpit Rock blend is bomb

Too many apartment projects to count now in and around downtown Manchester, going to look like a much different place about 5 years from now

Pretty sure the OP is Eric himself, talking in the third person

Big, bad, scawy Manchester

None of the outlets I check seen to be hyping up this storm. NWS, WMUR, WBZ etc. They did a pretty decent job with the last two storms and if anything, under-forecasted. I don’t think they were very laughable events for the thousands of people that lost power.

Chez Vachon

Shaskeen, Strangebrew, Industry East, 815, Shopper’s, City Hall Pub, To Share Brewing, Candia Road Brewing

Caribbean Market on Lake Ave in Manch is a tiny little place but I think it qualifies as a proper Mexican grocery store

Do yourself a favor and go to El Tenampa in Manchester. No bullshit, delicious, authentic tacos. Meat, tortilla, cilantro, onion, lime, a side of salsa verde and maybe a negra modelo if you’re into that.

There are multiple authentic hispanic food spots in Manchester: Taqueria y Pastelitos, El Tenampa, Antojitos Colombianos, Rita Supermarket and Restaurant #2, El Rincon, Begy’s Taqueria, Dulces Bakery.

El Rincon as others have mentioned is an awesome sit-down restaurant - their margaritas are top notch. Consuelos is solid as well. Taqueria Y Pastelitos and El Tenampa are more bodega-like spots that mostly do takeout, you can get some really great authentic tacos and other items from these places. Rita Supermarket and Restaurants #2 is another bodega specializing in Dominican food, highly recommend. Dulces Bakery has some of the best empanadas i’ve ever had, they also make all different flavors of tres leches and other baked goods. Right around the corner from there is Antojitos Colombianos, a small restaurant serving up authentic Colombian food. All of the above mentioned are in Manchester and some are in seedy spots, but there is a lot of great food here if you know where to look!

Industry East and 815 for cocktails, The Goat or Bonfire for country bar vibe and live music, Strangebrew and Shaskeen for dive bar vibes and live music. Shoppers and Thirsty Moose are solid sports bars. I can throw some restaurant/cafe recommendations your way if you can narrow down what kind of food you’re looking for

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Manchester restaurant scene is so underrated. Campo will be missed but it was far from the best restaurant in the city, or even downtown. North End Bistro, Hooked/Ignite, Crown Tavern, Firefly, Industry East, and Birch on Elm when it reopens will all pick up the slack. The variety of food you can find downtown and scattered across the city is pretty amazing too. Nepalese, Indian, African, Colombian, Mediterranean, Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese, etc. I think Manchester is one of the few places in Northern New England that you can find authentic mexican food as well, like corn tortillas with nothing but meat, cilantro, onion, and maybe a side of salsa verde. The Shaskeen is also still a great place to enjoy drinks, live music, and more.

Lots of young professionals in Manchester and the population is only growing as more apartments pop up all over the city. The nightlife is great for a city of its size. There are fancy cocktail bars, country bars, irish pubs, dive bars. I would spend a night or two out bar-hopping on Elm St. before you decide to move here to get a taste for it. I’m personally in my mid 20s but a lot of the people I meet out on the town (besides college students) are in their late 20s or early 30s, so right around your age. Seems to be a healthy mix of liberals and conservatives but it’s hard to gauge how people lean politically, especially in a purple state such as NH. Politics aside, I’ve found people here are generally down to earth, much more so than in a place like Portsmouth for example. Huge diversity of restaurant/food options, depends what kind of cuisine you’re into. Google maps is your friend. Access to the outdoors is awesome, there are various cool parks and trails right in and outside of the city. Monadnock region is 45 minutes to the west, Atlantic Ocean is 45 minutes to the east and the Whites are just an hour north. Tourists are a non-factor. Manchester is a great place to live, but there’s nothing to really draw many tourists here at least at this time. Now for the negatives: homeless population is growing, crime is increasing, and parts of the city are rundown and depressing. Stay away from these parts and it’s not really something you ever have to worry about. Manchester is absolutely not a decaying shithole as most members of this sub would have you believe, and I think you should give it a chance.

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