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.

The flowers on our terrace are loving the rain this morning.
09/03/2026

The flowers on our terrace are loving the rain this morning.

08/29/2026

During this week’s Red Sox–Marlins game, longtime Red Sox announcer Dave O’Brien gave Ristorante Massimo an incredible shout-out, calling us one of his favorite places in Portsmouth and offering some very kind words about our restaurant. To be mentioned during a Red Sox game on a broadcast reaching baseball fans across New England and beyond was a moment we won’t soon forget. It was also really fun getting all your texts and videos of the exciting moment!
📷 from our beer distributor Josh over at NHD

The weekend is here! Come celebrate this big beautiful life with us. To make a reservation, call us at (603) 436-4000 o...
08/14/2026

The weekend is here! Come celebrate this big beautiful life with us.
To make a reservation, call us at (603) 436-4000 or secure your table directly via OpenTable.

So much love and elbow grease goes into making our beautiful bar shine. no didn’t
08/13/2026

So much love and elbow grease goes into making our beautiful bar shine.

no didn’t

A prelude to a beautiful meal.To make a reservation, call us at (603) 436-4000 or secure your table directly via OpenTab...
08/12/2026

A prelude to a beautiful meal.
To make a reservation, call us at (603) 436-4000 or secure your table directly via OpenTable.

Crispy lemon and crab Arancini, risotto steeped in lobster brodo, chilled Jumbo Lump Crab, summer corn aioli, frisee, an...
07/28/2026

Crispy lemon and crab Arancini, risotto steeped in lobster brodo, chilled Jumbo Lump Crab, summer corn aioli, frisee, and Calabrian chili.
To make a reservation, call us at (603) 436-4000 or secure your table directly via OpenTable.

Whipped Gorgonzola dolce, grilled peach, aged balsamic, and toasted pistachio.To make a reservation, call us at (603) 43...
07/24/2026

Whipped Gorgonzola dolce, grilled peach, aged balsamic, and toasted pistachio.
To make a reservation, call us at (603) 436-4000 or secure your table directly via OpenTable.

Our new summer menu items have dropped! House-cured pork belly, summer succotash of grilled corn, fava beans, blistered ...
07/19/2026

Our new summer menu items have dropped!
House-cured pork belly, summer succotash of grilled corn, fava beans, blistered shish*to pepper, tiny tomatoes, fine herbs
To make a reservation, call us at (603) 436-4000 or secure your table directly via OpenTable.

Do you have a favorite corner in our restaurant?”
07/16/2026

Do you have a favorite corner in our restaurant?”

Come on in and check out what our bartenders are up to these days. To make a reservation, call us at (603) 436-4000 or s...
07/12/2026

Come on in and check out what our bartenders are up to these days.
To make a reservation, call us at (603) 436-4000 or secure your table directly via OpenTable..

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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