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Places in Portsmouth

339 places to eat & drink in Portsmouth

3,389 places in Portsmouth: 339 places to eat and drink, 333 shops, 234 things to do and 68 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.

All places
3,389
150 per 1,000 residents
Eat & drink
339
15 per 1,000 residents
Shops
333
86 gifts · 17 antiques · 15 books
Things to do
234
50 outdoors · 56 arts · 53 landmarks
Places to stay
68
3 per 1,000 residents

What kind of places does Portsmouth have?

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The map

Where Portsmouth gathers

879 of Portsmouth’s 3,389 places sit within a five-minute walk of Congress St.

Congress St
879places in a five-minute walk of Congress St26% of Portsmouth’s places
★ What stands out · Eat & drink

339 places to eat & drink

223 restaurants, 55 cafés & treats, 49 bars & breweries. Local spots first.

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Things to do

234 things to do

75 fitness & sports, 56 arts & culture, 53 history & landmarks. Local spots first.

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See all 56 arts & culture →
Shops

333 shops

86 gifts & boutiques, 50 home & hardware, 40 clothing. Local spots first.

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See all 17 antiques & vintage →
Places to stay

68 places to stay

66 hotels & inns, 2 camping & rentals. Local spots first.

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Everyday

2,151 errands & services

Groceries, gas, the barber, the vet, the bank.

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Community

264 schools, churches & public places

Where Portsmouth learns, worships and gets things done.

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Next door

Portsmouth and its neighbors

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Places per 1,000 residents · all places listed
Newington388Portsmouth150Greenland68Kittery64New Castle54Rye50Eliot38

Talk & tips

Favorites, openings and closings from Portsmouth neighbors.

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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0), checked against the Census town line. Places added by neighbors go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Spot a mistake? Open the place and tap Edit mode.

How we sort and count

Each list puts neighbor favorites first (ratings and photos), then the most complete listings (a website, a phone number, a note), with local, independent spots ahead of national chains. Categories come from each place’s map category, so a café filed under “Shops” still shows up with the cafés. “A five-minute walk” is a quarter mile from the busiest spot on the map. Per-1,000 figures use the Census population.