Five Delicious NH Lobster Dishes
These five local lobster dishes are sure to please this summer.
Dripping with butter. Steamed and split. Fresh succulent lobster is on hand throughout New Hampshire. We picked a few favorite spots to inspire you to get on the road and get yours. Lobster bibs are waiting.
Slice expert Hillary Davis is the author of "Cuisine Niçoise: Sun-kissed Cooking from the French Riviera."
Place |
Item |
Description |
Tip |
In A Word |
Surf Restaurant |
Lobster Kristina |
Fresh steamed native lobster, served in lobster stock, blended with butter, cream, chives, then flambéed with cognac, all over jasmine rice. Wow. |
Chef Michael Buckley ensures only hard-shell, top-quality lobsters at his restaurants. |
Blissful |
Stairway Café |
Fresh Maine Lobster Benedict |
Two perfectly poached eggs with fresh Maine lobster meat, topped with Hollandaise sauce, on toasted English muffin. Loosen your belt. |
In good weather, sit outside on the cozy balcony for a view of downtown North Conway. |
Generous |
Wildcat Inn and Tavern |
Tuesday Nite Two-Lobster Special |
Two 1-pound steamed lobsters for $16.99 in a classic rambling country inn. Great atmosphere and food. |
Same night very cool open mic jamming for superb and sometimes surprising entertainment. Lobsters and music? How can you miss? |
Fun |
Markey’s Lobster Pool |
Lobster Roll |
Generous, mayonnaise-y, fresh lobster salad piled onto a toasted roll. Sit outside at a picnic table, order a beer on draught and bask in the sun. |
Cash only (ATM outside) |
Casual |
Petey’s Summertime |
Twin Lobster Dinner |
How’s this for fresh? They catch their own lobsters. Enjoy your twin lobster dinner with a side of creamy coleslaw. Petey’s seafood shack vibe with the ocean just across the street spells summer. |
Very popular and can have long waits for a table, so plan ahead. |
Beachy |