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Where to eat in Hooksett, NH

4 local favorites in Hooksett, NH, picked from best-of lists, local press and reviews. Updated Fri, Oct 9.

Local favorites in Hooksett

Pub · $$

Second Brook Bar & Grill

1100 Hooksett Rd, Hooksett

Friendly neighborhood bar and grill with hearty home-style plates, daily specials and creative appetizers like shepherd's pie egg rolls.

Known for steak tips and shepherd's pie egg rolls

Pub · $$

New England's Tap House Grille

1292 Hooksett Rd, HooksettWebsite

Big gastropub with around four dozen draft lines, skillet poutine, pork belly tacos and a rotating chef's burger.

Known for craft beer and skillet poutine

Breakfast & lunch · $

Tucker's

1328 Hooksett Rd, HooksettWebsite

Busy breakfast-and-lunch spot from a small NH-owned group, known for large plates, breakfast burritos and house-baked bread.

Known for breakfast burritos and big portions

Tapas · $$

Granite Tapas and Cocktail Lounge

1461 Hooksett Rd, Hooksett

Evening small-plates lounge serving salted caramel wings, steak lettuce wraps and bang bang shrimp alongside craft cocktails.

Known for small plates and cocktails

Our local-favorite lists are free and picked by us from best-of lists, local press and reviews. Nobody pays to be on them. Hours and seasons change, so check before you go. Know a place we missed, or see one that closed? Tell us.

Nearby favorites

Chinese & Japanese · $$ · Bow · 5 mi away

Chen Yang Li

520 South St, Bow

Long-running Chinese and Japanese restaurant with a sushi bar and downstairs pub, known for crispy duck and house specialties.

Known for crispy duck and sushi

Diner · $ · Manchester · 7 mi away

Red Arrow Diner

61 Lowell St, ManchesterWebsite(603) 626-1118

Tiny 1922 lunch-car diner downtown serving breakfast, comfort plates and homemade desserts around the clock, a perennial Best of NH winner.

Known for all-day breakfast and blue plates

Farm-to-table · $$$ · Concord · 9 mi away

Revival Kitchen & Bar

11 Depot St, ConcordWebsite(603) 715-5723

Chef Corey Fletcher's downtown dinner spot by the old depot, cooking a seasonal menu from New England farm ingredients with a deep whiskey list.

Known for lobster poutine

American · $$ · Goffstown · 9 mi away

Putnam's Waterview Restaurant

40 Main St, GoffstownWebsite(603) 497-4106

Village restaurant overlooking the Piscataquog River with a long specials board, comfort food, seafood and a summer ice cream window.

Known for chicken tenders and prime rib specials

Bar & grill · $$ · Auburn · 9 mi away

Auburn Pitts Bar & Grill

167 Rockingham Rd, AuburnWebsite(603) 622-6564

Casual roadside bar and grill beside the old racetrack site, with wings, burgers, a weekday buffet and a fire-pit patio.

Known for wings, burgers and the patio

Italian · $$ · Candia · 10 mi away

Cello's Farmhouse Italian

143 Raymond Rd, CandiaWebsite(603) 483-2000

Rustic farmhouse-style Italian restaurant serving handmade pasta, big parm plates and house limoncello desserts, often with a wait on weekends.

Known for handmade pasta and chicken parm

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