21 Congress St
Portsmouth, NH 03801
(603) 427-8645
In England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and across Europe, the pub or “local” is the center of town life. A place to enjoy a pint with friends, relax with family, share news and be entertained. At The British Beer Company enjoy that same pub experience here in New England. Our staff will make you feel right at home, while our menu offers American Favorites and British Classics. Feeling parched? Have a pint from our extensive local and international beer list. See you at the pub!
- Open daily at 11am. - Nightly and game time drink specials. - Back bar with 5 LCD TV's. - Breakfast Sunday's 11am-1pm
Do you like a little story? Do you indulge a curious palate? Do you enjoy exceptional beer in all it's many magnificent manifestations? Definitely come see us soon! "The qualites which Native Americans attribute to the "Eagle of the Earth" (common wild turkey) speak to our philosophy as brewers and business owners: ecological, charitable, resilient, and unconventional. Ben Franklin adds "...a true original Native of America... He is besides, though a little vain & silly, a Bird of Courage, and would not hesitate to attack a Grenadier of the British Guards who should presume to invade his Farm Yard with a red Coat on." "Brewings" is our nod to the first brewers, women from who's cast iron cauldrons came special brews for their families and communities. Cheers to you, intrepid imbibers, for sharing our adventures in beer."
The three of us, John Petrovato, David Lovelace & Jon Strymish, have worked together on various bookstores and cafes for over two decades. We are currently building a unique blend of bookstore, cafe and wine/beer bar for downtown Portsmouth. Collectively we have over 75 years of owning bookstores and cafes in New England. Our other locations offer highly selective used and discount titles and host readings, music and community events. Our vision for Portsmouth couples all this with an upscale café serving espresso, baked goods and small plates. We plan to push past the all too familiar hybrid of stale muffins and paperbacks, create bookstore cafe with European flair – a literary salon with fine books and wines. The bookstore will resemble John Petrovato’s two Boston area shops, Raven Books in Harvard Square and on Newbury Street. The bookstore will stock around 15,000 well selected titles with an emphasis on literature and the arts. The Raven’s are not musty bookshops but have established themselves as two of the best shops in the country. In fact, as opposed to the growing trend of bookstores closing, both Raven’s have had their best year yet in 2011. The Raven won The Boston Globe’s “best of the new” in 2010, and The Boston Phoenix’s reader’s poll in 2011 and has been featured on MSN’s website and a dozens of other literary journals and magazines. Jon Strymish recently sold New England Mobile Book Fair in Newton, MA. NEMB was a highly respected as well as the largest independent bookstore in New England for the past 2 decades. Over the past twenty years, David Lovelace’s store, The Montague Bookmill, has become an iconic cultural presence in Western Massachusetts. The bookmill had been co-owned with both John Petrovato and Jon Strymish over the past 20 years. The bookstore, café and performance space has been featured numerous times in The New York Times, The Boston Globe and Yankee Magazine. After selling the Bookmill, Dave wrote and published a book with Penguin. The Cafe will offer espresso and pastries in the morning and move on to creative small plates through the evenings. We will feature a small, handpicked selection of fine wines and micro beers to complement the food. Our readings and musical acts will showcase both local and national acts. We are experienced and connected – we’ve booked music for 20 years. Our intention is not to build a nightclub but to book events that nicely complement the bookstore. Even as more and more titles are downloaded, as the opportunity for browsing fine books shrinks, the surviving independent will become increasingly valued and the very presence of beautifully bound books will provide a rare pleasure. We believe bookshops can do more than survive but actually flourish by offering a palpable sense of place. Working closely with Jon Lannan, an architect with the Nathan Sargent Company, we will create a unique and striking look to our commercial space.
The One Hundred Club is where business and pleasure mix in an atmosphere of distinction. New memberships are accepted on a limited basis and membership is defined as either individual or corporate.
Legends is open 365 days a year and open until 1:00 am every night. It's a great place for your large group, or just you and a friend. We have 14 regulation size tables, 7 dart boards, air hockey, fooz ball, and various other video games to have a great time with. We have a state of the art jukebox and 14 televisions, which always have the game on.. Legends has an amazing beer list of over 35 beers including several local, with 12 on tap. We have a full liquor bar with a large wine selection as well. Legends has a full menu, which is american pub fare, that specializes in our own New York style pizza. We have very reasonable pool rates, and great drink prices with drink specials daily.
We're known for being the local hang out with great food and drinks.....and we are the best place in town to catch a game! We like to work hard and play harder, and we pride ourselves on knowing our clientele and what they like. If you haven't eaten here, we GUARANTEE you'll love it, and with our "Main Event" menu, even the pickiest eater can be satisfied! Whether it be for beers while catching up, or the celebration of a Boston team victory, most everyone in Portsmouth has at least one great Tj's story to tell their friends.
Built on the concept that diverse entertainment and live performance enriches our community and the human experience, Birdseye Lounge dedicates itself to providing exceptional entertainment for our patrons. We are a 200+ capacity music and entertainment venue located in the heart of beautiful Portsmouth, NH, providing patrons the opportunity to experience national, regional and local acts. With a full bar onsite, you are welcome to come in, relax and press pause on your sometimes hectic life. Entertainment includes live bands representing a wide variety of musical genres, as well as other performing art such as comedy and spoken word performers. A “birdseye” in musical notation, or a “fermata” by its formal name, is an indication to a performer that a note can be prolonged, paused or sustained for a longer time than the indicted time value. As it were, this serves as a perfect metaphor for what we wish our patrons to do while at Birdseye Lounge. You can find Birdseye Lounge in the Vaughn Mall right next to the Worth Parking Lot (commonly referred to as the “Whale Lot”). You can find sufficient parking in either the Worth Lot, across the street in the Bridge Street Lot or in the Municipal parking garage located right behind the Lounge. To find out about upcoming shows and to purchase tickets, please visit the following link. http://www.brownpapertickets.com/profile/814476
Legends is open 365 days a year and open until 1:00 am every night. It's a great place for your large group, or just you and a friend. We have 14 regulation size tables, 7 dart boards, air hockey, fooz ball, and various other video games to have a great time with. We have a state of the art jukebox and 14 televisions, which always have the game on.. Legends has an amazing beer list of over 35 beers including several local, with 12 on tap. We have a full liquor bar with a large wine selection as well. Legends has a full menu, which is american pub fare, that specializes in our own New York style pizza. We have very reasonable pool rates, and great drink prices with drink specials daily.
On the corner of Ladd St. and Market St. is the entrance to The Federal Cigar Bar! We have over 30 different scotches, whiskeys, and bourbons not to mention a great selection of beer, wine, and cocktails as well. Federal Cigar Bar offers a wide selection of fine and premium cigars, available in the store upstairs as well as the bar humidor downstairs. Exquisite in taste, aroma, and distinction; all of our fine cigar blends by the industry's best and long standing manufacturers have been cultivated from the old world traditions of rich tobacco histories from Cuba, Nicaragua, and Central America. No matter what you're looking for, we'll help you find anything from the best priced cigar, to the most rare and expensive cigars. Once you have selected the perfect drink or cigar, Federal Cigar Bar offers a luxurious experience for all. Whether you prefer intimate seating at a table for two, or socializing with a group of friends at our spacious bar and Club Room couches, we invite you to come experience the rich history of Portsmouth and fine cigars.
Things are a little darker downstairs in the Jimmy LaPanza Lounge. We're open late with great food and amazing beers brewed in-house. We've got pool, shuffleboard and staff to keep you satisfied. Don't forget to ask the bartender if Jimmy has been by.
We're known for being the local hang out with great food and drinks.....and we are the best place in town to catch a game! We like to work hard and play harder, and we pride ourselves on knowing our clientele and what they like. If you haven't eaten here, we GUARANTEE you'll love it, and with our "Main Event" menu, even the pickiest eater can be satisfied! Whether it be for beers while catching up, or the celebration of a Boston team victory, most everyone in Portsmouth has at least one great Tj's story to tell their friends.
Do you like a little story? Do you indulge a curious palate? Do you enjoy exceptional beer in all it's many magnificent manifestations? Definitely come see us soon! "The qualites which Native Americans attribute to the "Eagle of the Earth" (common wild turkey) speak to our philosophy as brewers and business owners: ecological, charitable, resilient, and unconventional. Ben Franklin adds "...a true original Native of America... He is besides, though a little vain & silly, a Bird of Courage, and would not hesitate to attack a Grenadier of the British Guards who should presume to invade his Farm Yard with a red Coat on." "Brewings" is our nod to the first brewers, women from who's cast iron cauldrons came special brews for their families and communities. Cheers to you, intrepid imbibers, for sharing our adventures in beer."