Mod lighting and furnishings and an arbored patio set a swanky tone at this restaurant inside one of the old Amoskeag Mills buildings. (You might recognize the neon sign that reads food). The kitchen churns out updated comfort food. Start with pan-seared crab cakes or the lemongrass-chicken salad. Stellar entrée picks include possibly the best steaks in the state, including a huge 20-ounce porterhouse, as well as superb grilled pork "mignon" with sweet-potato hash and a spicy honey-chipotle aioli. The same owners run the excellent and similarly hip seafood restaurant, Starfish Grill, at 33 South Commercial Street.
Visit the Travel Talk forums for help on planning your trip