Modern American tapas is alive and well at Moxy in Portsmouth, with many delectable and distinctive creations in bite size portions.  Try a little of this and a little of that, and soon you'll be going back again and again.

Here's some background on Chef and owner Matt Louis, according to Moxyrestaurant.com:

A New England rising star, Matt has earned kudos from The James Beard Foundation, Food & Wine, New York Magazine, The Boston Globe, The Boston Herald, Boston Magazine, Yankee Magazine, WCVB TV5 Chronicle, WMUR TV, The Portsmouth Herald, NH Business, Gear Patrol, Business Insider, The Phantom Gourmet and more.

Moxy via Facebook
Moxy via Facebook
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That's a whole lot of accolades, and very well-deserved.  Matt and his partners had a vision and brought it back to his native New Hampshire, where he opened both Moxy and The Franklin, both in Portsmouth.

LoveFood.com has named Moxy as the bucket list restaurant you must visit in New Hampshire, with locally sourced fresh farm ingredients, fresh fish, and local clams.

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Look at that goat meat hand pie with chili aioli, or the mini beef burgers with cheddar, pickles, onions, on an everything spice brioche!

And who can resist this Crispy Pork Belly with white pepper, sweet potato butter, fennel relish, and fried garlic?  I never would've concocted that food combo, and yet here it is as tasty as everything else on the menu.

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Moxy via Facebook
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So, next time you want to cross an item off your bucket list, head to Moxy at 106 Penhallow Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, to tickle your taste buds.

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