Best of NH 2022 Delis, Butcher Shops, Catering, Cafés, Lunch and Breakfast

Where to enjoy a leisurely brunch or take a mid-afternoon break, plus where to find the best cuts of meat for the grill, classy catering and much more.

Editor’s Picks

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From Editor’s Pick Pressed Café

Breakfast Sandwich 
It’s always a happy day when Basic Ingredients in Bristol opens for the season. For 30 years they’ve delighted Newfound Lake residents and summer visitors with baked goods (fresh bread, pies, scones, muffins, cookies and ridiculously good sticky buns) and to-go meals (paella, mac and cheese, chicken parm, tofu spinach lasagna and more), but this year we need to call out their biscuit breakfast sandwich. You could just get biscuits, but why would you skip piling on bacon, egg and cheese? Reading this in the colder months? Visit their Facebook page to see where the food truck is hanging out.

Outstanding Lunch
Happily, the Pressed Café is continuing to expand, with New Hampshire locations now in Bedford, Salem, Spit Brook Road in Nashua and the drive-thru on Cotton Road in Nashua. Make sure to check out the day’s special, but if you decide to dive deeper into the menu, you might find it tough to make a decision. The paninis are delicious, and other offerings include breakfast all day, açai bowls, smoothies, vegan items, soups, salads, their signature power bowls, toasts (avocado, smoked salmon, labneh, hummus or Nutella and peanut butter) and much more. For liquid-only meals, try a smoothie or something from the raw juice and tonics menu.

Readers’ Poll Winners

Breakfast Place Overall
Polly’s Pancake Parlor
Sugar Hill
pollyspancakeparlor.com

Breakfast Place Overall Multilocation Local
Tucker’s
Multiple Locations
tuckersnh.com

Breakfast Place Concord Area
The Post
Concord
postrestaurantnh.com

Breakfast Place Dartmouth/Lake Sunapee Region
Lou’s Restaurant & Bakery

Hanover
lousrestaurant.com

Breakfast Place Great North Woods Region
Full Send Bar and Grill
Pittsburg
fullsendbarandgrill.com

Breakfast Place Lakes Region
The Farmer’s Kitchen

Farmington
farmerskitchen-nh.com

Breakfast Place
The Purple Finch Café
Bedford
purplefinchcafe.com

Breakfast Place Manchester Area Multilocation Regional
The Friendly Toast
Bedford and Portsmouth
thefriendlytoast.com

Breakfast Place Monadnock Region
The Riverhouse Café

Milford
damngoodgrub.com/riverhousecafe

Breakfast Place Monadnock Region Multilocation Local
The Red Arrow 24 Hr Diner

Multiple Locations
redarrowdiner.com

Breakfast Place Nashua Area
Suzie’s Diner

Hudson
suziesdiner.com

Breakfast Place Salem Area
Maddie’s

Salem
maddiesnh.com

Breakfast Place Salem Area Multilocation Local
MaryAnn’s Diner

Derry, Salem and Windham
maryannsdiner.com

Breakfast Place Seacoast Region
The Airfield Café
North Hampton
theairfieldcafe.com

Breakfast Place Seacoast Region Multilocation Regional
The Friendly Toast
Portsmouth and Bedford
thefriendlytoast.com

Breakfast Place White Mountains Region
Red Wagon Bakery
Canaan
redwagonbakery.com

Brunch
The Old Salt
Hampton
oldsaltnh.com

Butcher Shop
Tuckaway Tavern and Butchery
Raymond
thetuckaway.com

Caterer
Celebrations Distinctive Catering
Manchester
celebrationsmenu.com

Diner Overall Winner
Tilt’n Diner

Tilton
thecman.com

Diner Concord Area
Northwood Diner

Northwood
Facebook

Diner Concord Area Multilocation Local
The Red Arrow 24 Hr Diner

Multiple Locations
redarrowdiner.com

Diner Dartmouth/Lake Sunapee Region
4 Aces Diner

West Lebanon
4acesdiner.com

Diner Lakes Region
George’s Diner
Meredith
georgesdiner.com

Diner Manchester Area
Airport Diner
Manchester
thecman.com

Diner Manchester Area Multilocation Local
The Red Arrow 24 Hr Diner

Multiple Locations
redarrowdiner.com

Diner Monadnock Region
Peterborough Diner
Peterborough
peterboroughdiner.com

Diner Monadnock Region Multilocation Local
The Red Arrow 24 Hr Diner

Multiple Locations
redarrowdiner.com

Diner Nashua Area
Joey’s Diner

Amherst
joeysdiner.com

Diner Salem Area
The Bacon Barn

Londonderry
baconbarndiner.com

Diner Salem Area/Multilocation Local
MaryAnn’s Diner

Derry, Salem and Windham
maryannsdiner.com

Diner Seacoast Region
Roundabout Diner and Lounge

Portsmouth
roundaboutdiner.com

Diner White Mountains Region
Littleton Diner

Littleton
littletondiner.com

Delicatessen
Biederman’s Deli
Plymouth
biedermans.com

Food Truck
Up in Your Grill
Merrimack area
upinyourgrill.com

Gourmet To Go
Angela’s Pasta & Cheese Shop
Manchester
angelaspastaandcheese.com

Sandwich Shop
Biederman’s Deli
Plymouth
biedermans.com

Sandwich Shop Multilocation Local
Wrap City Sandwich Company
Londonderry
wrapcitysandwiches.com

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