So you're hungry—and you're ready for some down-home American food. Good news: we've found the freshest spots to satisfy your appetite. Here are the newest places to check out the next time you're in the mood for some easygoing eats.
Cornerstone Artisanal Pizza & Craft Beer
110 Brewery Lane
Cornerstone Artisanal Pizza & Craft Beer is a New American spot that got its start in Ogunquit, Maine, and recently expanded to Portsmouth. As the name suggests, its specialties are pizza and craft beer, with more than a dozen brews on tap.
Pizza options include the Market Sausage & Mushroom (housemade sausage, fire-roasted red sauce, herb and white wine roasted mushrooms, mozzarella blend and scallions) and the Cold-Picked Lobster (tarragon-sherry ricotta and mozzarella blend, finished with chilled Maine lobster salad, scallions & lemon aioli).
Cornerstone currently has only a single Yelp review, which awards it five stars.
Yelper Scooter S., who reviewed Cornerstone on June 29, wrote, "Delicious pizza. Like the chicken and fig. Great beer selection. Fantastic addition to [the] West End."
Cornerstone Artisanal Pizza & Craft Beer is open from 5 p.m.–10 p.m. on Monday-Thursday, noon–10 p.m. on Friday and Sunday, and noon–11 p.m. on Saturday.
The Statey Bar and Grill
238 Deer St.
The Statey Bar and Grill revives the 35-year-old State Street Saloon, which was tragically destroyed in a 2017 fire. The owners have now reopened in a new location, offering the same sports-bar vibe and menu.
New England sports teams are showcased on 25 flat-screen TVs, with daily specials like $6 Monday burger nights and $8 dozen-wing nights on Thursdays. The menu also continues to offer the bar's famed seafood chowder and $7 lobster rolls, as well as Bud and Bud Light drafts for $2-3.
The Statey's current Yelp rating of five stars out of three reviews indicates positive attention from users.
Yelper Gina C., who reviewed The Statey on June 14, wrote, "I finally got to go in last night to check it out. It is very big and kinda open, but not too open, around the dining room area. They have plenty of seating on the floor & around the bar. It was great to see Mo, a longtime bartender, still working for them."
Yelper Todd E. wrote, "Easily the best place in town to watch the game or just relax."
The Statey Bar And Grill is open from 11 a.m.-1 a.m. daily.
Gourmet Garage
92 Langdon St.
Gourmet Garage is a petite New American spot run by a husband-and-wife team, offering up dishes like ceviche and Kobe beef sliders. There's a selection of beer and wine, or diners can BYOB for no corkage fee.
Yelp users are still warming up to Gourmet Garage, which currently holds 3.5 stars out of three reviews on the site.
Yelper Melissa D., who was one of the first users to visit Gourmet Garage on June 4, wrote, "So happy to have found this hidden gem in an otherwise quiet, residential neighborhood. Fun, homey atmosphere."
Scott T. noted, "This place is amazingly good. It's tiny and by reservation only, but it's really really good. I had an appetizer of house-smoked jalapeno poppers with baby back ribs. Really, really good."
Check it out for yourself: Gourmet Garage is now open at 92 Langdon St.
