Ristorante Massimo

Ristorante Massimo Nestled in historic downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Ristorante Massimo's offers world-class Italian cuisine and Hospitality.
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We consider Italian food an art form and our goal is to create the ultimate dining experience as if it were a brilliant painting. Ristorante Massimo is a restaurant that offers authentic dishes from all regions of Italy: colorful antipasti; a variety of cheeses; crispy, warm Italian bread, homemade pastas; tender beef, pork, and poultry dishes; succulent seafood; seasonal vegetables; luscious dess

erts; Italian coffees—all artistically presented by our executive chef and our skilled staff—the truly talented artists behind the dining masterpieces. Focusing on small plates in appetizers, salads and pasta along with eclectic meat, cheese and condiment choices in chacuterie, the fare Upstairs at Massimo's accompanies the same superb wines and cocktails as served downstairs. A highlight for the new epicurean area offers guests the option of enjoying a glass or flight of high end wines without buying the whole bottle because of a state of the art wine preservation system in the new lounge. The more extensive cocktail list is designed by a lead bartender who focuses on creating custom cocktails for Upstairs while launching innovations of old favorites. With specifically selected antipasto options and a variety of daily hand-rolled pastas from the Romagna and Vento regions, the Upstairs menu reflects indigenous preparations with local recipes from Sicily, savory dishes inspired by Umbria and the finest food choices from Tuscany—all in perfect portions designed smaller to allow a better sampling of the way people dine in Italy.

Tonight’s special.House made farfalle, fresh English peas, guancalie, Parmesan, and butter. Call us at (603) 436-4000 to...
06/06/2026

Tonight’s special.
House made farfalle, fresh English peas, guancalie, Parmesan, and butter.
Call us at (603) 436-4000 to make a reservation!

For our bartender Peter, the song ‘watermelon man’ by the great Herbie Hancock evokes the feeling of summer more than an...
06/04/2026

For our bartender Peter, the song ‘watermelon man’ by the great Herbie Hancock evokes the feeling of summer more than any other. This new drink is an ode to summer: a refreshing margarita made with cucumber infused Cointreau and fresh watermelon purée.

05/28/2026

Dried tiny tomatoes for our butter-poached Maine lobster dish.
Call us at (603) 436-4000 to make a reservation!

Making our charred mandarin mostarda, which brings a smoky-sweet citrus bite to our butter-poached Maine lobster dish. C...
05/22/2026

Making our charred mandarin mostarda, which brings a smoky-sweet citrus bite to our butter-poached Maine lobster dish.
Call us at (603) 436-4000 to make a reservation!

We love creating an atmosphere of relaxed luxury for your special milestones. Call us today at (603) 436-4000 to book yo...
05/21/2026

We love creating an atmosphere of relaxed luxury for your special milestones. Call us today at (603) 436-4000 to book your next gathering.

Warm butter-poached Maine lobster, dried tiny tomatoes, burnt mandarin mostarda, pea shoots, charred bread. Call us at (...
05/19/2026

Warm butter-poached Maine lobster, dried tiny tomatoes, burnt mandarin mostarda, pea shoots, charred bread.

Call us at (603) 436-4000 to make a reservation!

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Join us for dinner, starting at 5 p.m.Give us a call to reserve a table at (603) 436-4000.
05/14/2026

Join us for dinner, starting at 5 p.m.
Give us a call to reserve a table at
(603) 436-4000.

We are closed tonight in honor of Mother’s Day.❤️
05/10/2026

We are closed tonight in honor of Mother’s Day.❤️

We’ve added some fun new items to the menu, starting tonight!
05/09/2026

We’ve added some fun new items to the menu, starting tonight!

Saffron pickled leeks.
05/07/2026

Saffron pickled leeks.

Address

59 Penhallow Street
Portsmouth, NH
03801

Opening Hours

Tuesday 5pm - 9:30pm
Wednesday 5pm - 9:30pm
Thursday 5pm - 9:30pm
Friday 5pm - 10pm
Saturday 5pm - 10pm
Sunday 5pm - 9pm

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