Shopping & Dining in Manchester

Manchester residents, along the thousands of workers and visitors that come to the city each day, appreciate the convenience and enjoyment of having a wide range of shopping and dining alternatives available to them throughout the community. In fact, Manchester has emerged as the premier dining destination north of Boston and as a regional hub for tax-free shopping.

Manchester Dining
There are hundreds of restaurants, cafés and diners in Manchester providing fine dining and casual dining alternatives or just a quick bite to eat on the run. Manchester also boasts an impressive array of ethnic restaurants featuring a diversity of culinary offerings such as Greek, Italian, Hungarian, Bosnian, French Canadian, Mexican, Middle Eastern, Indian, Nepalese, Thai, Japanese, Vietnamese, Chinese and more.

Each year, when New Hampshire Magazine and the Hippo name their picks for the best restaurants in New Hampshire, Manchester restaurants always lead the pack. Several Manchester establishments have also been featured in publications such as the New York Times, Bon Appétit, Roadside Magazine, Yankee Magazine, Country Living Magazine and on the Food Network.

Click Here for more information on Manchester's award winning restaurants.

Click Here to watch a review of Mint Bistro, one of Manchester's hottest new restaurants.

Click Here to watch a video clip on Van Otis Chocolates, a Manchester institution since 1911.

Tax-Free Shopping
With over 5 million square feet of retail space, Manchester is the shopping center of the region. The Mall of New Hampshire, with almost 1 million square feet, features department stores such as Macy's, JCPenney and Sears, alongside 125 specialty stores and 4 full-service restaurants. The adjacent South Willow Street area compliments the Mall, which together provide most of national retail and chain restaurant establishments familiar to consumers that operate in the New England area.

Outlet shopping is just a short drive away in Tilton and Conway, where thousands of shoppers take advantage of New Hampshire's tax-free status. Downtown Manchester also boasts several small boutiques and unique shops and neighborhood shopping centers dot the city.

Visit Intown Manchester for a downtown directory and map.

Visit Downtown's Got It, our Downtown Merchant's Association Web site.

Click Here to learn more about the Mall of New Hampshire.