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01/04/12
Primary Concern
Five Spots to Hit in Manchester This Week
Manchester, NH. Every four years, it morphs into central command for the national political machine. So if you only head up there once every primary cycle—or are just passing through on your way to the slopes—here are a few spots new to the area since McCain’s last ride in 2008.
X-MAN
A Go-To Martini Bar
You could defy the cold tundra of Manchester this week with a simple cup of java. A better option: slide
into this slick downtown martini bar for some lobster mac and cheese and Maple Martinis: maple
bourbon, vanilla vodka and maple syrup. Things get maple-ier the closer you get to Vermont.
- 411:
- XO on Elm, 827 Elm St, Manchester, NH, 603-560-7998
COPPER TONE
The Hottest New Spot. In Bedford.
And if you’re in Bedford (Manchester’s haughty older brother), the barely-a-few-weeks-old newcomer is
this rustic cathedral of upscale comfort food, complete with pork
porterhouses with baked beans, Caul Fat Wrapped Meatloaf and Luxury Bacon Bloody Marys
served with bacon skewers. If anyone asks, your Bentley is in the shop.
- 411:
- Copper Door, 15 Leavy Dr, Bedford, NH, 603-488-2677
FIRESTARTER
Guinness Short Ribs off Elm Street
Finishing up a long day on the campaign trail or a bruising set of mountain runs (or just tubing at
McIntyre) requires sustenance. Say, something combining your love of beer and your craving for seared beef.
Enter Firefly’s Guinness-braised boneless beef short ribs. Along with plenty of actual Guinness.
- 411:
- Firefly American Bistro & Bar, 22 Concord St, Manchester, NH, 603-935-9740
SO MINT
Your Late-Night Sushi Haven
Then again, sometimes the hour of the wolf draws near, and with it comes a fierce calling for the
protein-rich fury found in sushi. If that happens, head here for pre-midnight rounds of tempura shrimp, tuna
and three kinds of caviar rolls called The Boss. You are what you eat, after all...
- 411:
- Mint Bistro, 1105 Elm St, Manchester, NH, 603-625-6468
A REAL CORKER
The Bedford’s New Wine Bar
The Bedford Village Inn is southern New Hampshire fine dining and rustic charm at its best. And it recently
got better with the addition of Corks, the kind of cherrywood-accented den of oenophilia suitable for the
shimmering candidate and pundit gods alike. Ask for a seat near Blitzer’s beard.
- 411:
- Corks Wine Bar at the Bedford Village Inn, 2 Olde Bedford Way, Bedford, NH, 603-472-2001
Only what you need to know.