# A travel guide to Nashua, NH, USA


## AKA The Gate City

Hello, and welcome to the *gate city*. We are happy you are visiting. Nashua is a a half hour drive from Manchester, and an hour drive to Boston and Portsmouth. We're famous for having a [Dunder Mifflin](http://theoffice.wikia.com/wiki/Dunder_Mifflin_Nashua) branch in the show *The Office*. We were twice named one of the best places to live by [Money magazine](http://time.com/money/5108196/best-places-to-live-every-state-us/).


![Nashua city hall](city.jpg)


## Travel Tips

* We're only a half hour drive from the [Manchester Airport](https://www.flymanchester.com/). If you can, fly into Manchester. The airport is smaller, and the staff are friendly.
  * Parking in Manchester is only $10/day compared to Boston which is $70 for the first day, and $30 for each additional.
* We're about an hours drive from Boston's Logan airport.
* We have Uber, also Lyft. There tend to be more Uber drivers than Lyft.
* Cabs have to dispatched, you can't hail them.
* There are basically 3 areas of Nashua: Downtown, South Nashua, and North Nashua.
  * Most people in Nashua reference these places based on their exits on Route 3.
  * Downtown mostly has mom and pop stores (exits 4, 5, and 6)
  * South end has the mall (exits 1 and 2)
  * North end has a bunch of offices, and strip malls (exits 7 and 8)
* There are teal bikes for rent in town. [You can use an app to ride them around](https://www.veoride.com/).
* The busses are fantastic. View the [schedule online](https://www.nashuanh.gov/456/Routes-Schedules).

## Murals

The city of Nashua has a bunch of awesome murals. You can see where all the murals are in [this google map](https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1QDZzmmF54-I8nXO0vhxPcLkFig0&hl=en&ll=42.760100231886256%2C-71.46786625000004&z=16). Nashua's murals were made by [Positive Street Art](http://www.positivestreetart.org/), a really cool non-profit in town

![A mural dedication was held on the morning of Veterans Day, 2017 where this above image was taken. It depicts veterans in attendance representing their branch by standing in front of the respective figure](mural1.jpg)

## Coffee Land

We have quite a bit of coffee shops. However most of them close by 3. We have the standard Starbucks, and New Hampshire is known for loving [Dunkin dounuts](https://www.dunkindonuts.com/en). However we have other great coffee shops in town!

* [Terragia](https://www.facebook.com/terragia/)
* [Bonhoeffers](http://www.bonhoefferscafe.com/)
* [Jaja Belles](https://www.jajabelles.com/blank-c13dw)
* [City Moose Cafe](http://www.citymoosenh.com/)
* [Pressed Cafe](http://www.pressedcafe.com/)
* [Great Harvest Bread Company](http://greatharvestnashua.com/)
* [Seedling Cafe](http://theseedlingcafe.com)
* [Riverwalk Cafe](https://riverwalknashua.com/)

## Bars

Nashua has a load of bars. Generally speaking they are open until 1am, and they are fantastic. This list will probably never be complete, but here are some local favorites.

* MT's Wine and bar
* The Peddler's Daughter
* Nashua Garden
* Codex
* O'briens
* San Francisco Kitchen
* Riverwalk cafe
* The Flight Center
* Fuego bar and grill
* Fody's Great American Tavern
* Stella Blu
* 110 Grill
* Martha's exchange
* Odd Fellows Brewery

## Food

There is quite a large range of food given the size of the city. Many restaurants are also [coffee shops](#coffee-land). Nashua's restaurants usually fall into two categories. Places that close at 3pm, and places that open at 5pm. Eating between the hours of 3-5pm is quite hard. Outside of this list, there are many chain restaurants in town, and the food court in the mall is usually good.

### Breakfast

* Riverwalk Cafe
* Norton's Classic Cafe
* Midfield Cafe
* City Room Cafe
* Poor Pierre's
* Temple Street Diner
* Nancy's Diner
* City Moose Cafe

### Lunch

* Nashua Garden - Deli in a bar
* California Burrito
* Cedars Cafe - Mediterranean affair
* City moose cafe
* Crane - Chinese
* Fratello's - Italian
* Giant of Siam - Thai
* El Colima - Mexican
* Caza Mescal - Mexican
* City Room Cafe
* Norton's Classic Cafe
* Poor Pierre's
* Temple Street diner
* Nancy's diner

### Dinner

* Stella Blu - Tapas in a bar setting
* Peddler's Daughter - Irish bar and food
* Riverwalk BBQ
* Surf - Seafood
* Martha's Exchange - American food, with beer brewed on site
* Fratello's - Italian
* 110 Grill
* Fody's Tavern

## Shopping

Incase you didn't know, New Hampshire has no sales tax! That means shopping doesn't come with extra costs. The [Pheasant lane mall](http://www.simon.com/mall/pheasant-lane-mall) is one of the largest malls in NH. The nearby [Merrimack outlets](http://www.premiumoutlets.com/outlet/merrimack) are home to several upscale outlet stores. 

There are also several local businesses that are worth shopping at.

### Clothing

* [Fresh of nashua](http://www.freshofnashua.com/)
* Dick Avard's Haberdashery
* [camaraderie boutique](https://www.camaraderiestyle.com/)


### Furnature/Home décor 

We have the standard Lowes, and Home Depot. Both of which are quite nice, but here are other places in town you may not think of.

* [Pompanoosuc Mills](https://www.pompy.com/)
* [Scontsas home décor and Jewelry](http://www.scontsas.com/site/)
* [Glorious Possibilities](https://www.gloriouspossibilities.com/)
* [Nashua Wallpaper and paint](http://www.nashuablinds.com/)
* [Snap! It's Vintage](http://downtownnashua.org/meet-the-langs-at-snap-its-vintage/)

### Flowers and gits

* [Fortin Gage](https://fortingage.com/)
* [Flower Outlet](https://nashuafloweroutlet.com/)
* [Terragia](https://www.facebook.com/terragia/)
* [League of NH Craftsmen Nashua Fine Craft Gallery](http://nashua.nhcrafts.org/)
* [Headlines Boutique](http://shopheadlines.com/)

### Jewelry

* [Cardin Jeweler](https://www.cardinjewelers.com/)
* [Scontsas home décor and Jewelry](http://www.scontsas.com/site/)
* [League of NH Craftsmen Nashua Fine Craft Gallery](http://nashua.nhcrafts.org/)
* [Marquise Jewelers](http://www.marquisejewelers.com/)
* [Barmakian Jewelers](https://www.barmakian.com/)
* [Longs Jewelers](https://www.longsjewelers.com/)
* [Belden Jewelers](http://stores.sterlingjewelers.com/nh/nashua/310-daniel-webster-hwy-.html?cid=YEXT)


## Great American Downtown

Nashua has a non-profit in town called [Great American Downtown](http://downtownnashua.org/) which is really focused on improving Nashua. They host, and coordinate many events in Nashua. [Their calendar](http://downtownnashua.org/events/) usually contains any events that are happening in town.
