This accessibility guide helps people with mobility challenges in Salem stay engaged in the community. The Access Navigators team takes to the streets to inspect restaurants and cultural attractions for physical barriers that impact accessibility and regularly updates our findings in this handy guide. You can contribute by adding your observations using our online assessment report!
Map link: salem.accessnavigators.com
Restaurant/Attraction | Entry | Restrooms | Interior | Parking | Comments | |||
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| Romano's Pizzeria | 154 Main St. Salem, NH 03079 | http://www.romanospizzanh.com/index.php | Pull side clearance, free of steps, proper size | 2 grab bars, clearances all around | Clear path between furniture, low tables | 2 van access handicap parking | ||
| Border Brewery and Barbeque | Casual Restaurant | 224 N Broadway, Salem, NH 03079 | http://www.borderbrewsupply.com/ | Good, semi-tight corner in hallway leading to dining area | Accessible restrooms, 3 grab bars in bathroom | All high tables except for one standard height table that can be pulled out and set up | On-site parking lot with 6 accessible spaces | Salem, NH |
| The Colosseum | Italian Restaurant | 264 North Broadway, Salem, NH 03079 | http://www.thecolosseumrestaurant.com/1001/Page.aspx | Good | Good, men's restroom had 1 grab bar, women's had 2 | Good, spacious, standard height tables | On-site parking lot with 6 accessible spaces | Salem, NH |
| JajaBelle's Pastry and Coffee Shop | Pastry and Coffee Shop | 182 Main St, Nashua, NH 03060 | https://www.jajabelles.com/blank-c13dw | Doorway large enough, pull side clearance to the right of door (angled) if no outside chair is there | Unable to assess, closed when visited | Clear paths and standard height tables, counter at an accessible height (about waist height) | Reported from employee of parking services: A few handicapped spaces along main street. Can park anywhere with a valid handicapped parking permit, but must follow time restrictions. The town does not have a map or record of number and locations of the specifically designated handicapped spots though. | Salem, NH |
| Tuscan Kitchen | Authentic Italian food, higher-end pricing | 67 Main St, Salem, NH 03079 | http://www.tuscanbrands.com/Kitchen/Salem/ | Wide doorway, pull-side clearance, double doors, plants are around the entry way however not blocking pull-side clearance, might need assistance with opening the heavier door | Restrooms located on the upper and lower level, elevator accessible, one stall in each with 2 grab bars and moveable space in entire bathroom, electric flush | Both high and standard height tables in all dining rooms, there is plenty of room to navigate throughout the dining room, chairs and other furniture are movable, elevator available to access the lower dining rooms near the main entrance | 4 accessible parking spaces, all have van access | Salem, NH |
| New Chief Wok | 224 N Broadway Salem, NH 03079 | http://www.newchiefwoksalem.com/ | Pull side clearance, entry hallway a bit tight, may need some assistance | 2 grab bars, restroom tight but accessible | Clear path between furniture, standard height tables | 6 accessible parking spaces | ||
| Wasabi Steakhouse | 236 N. Broadway Salem, NH 03079 | http://www.nhwasabisteakhouse.com/ | First door wide enough doorway, need assistance with second door | Tight getting into bathroom, high chairs and buckets blocking but staff willing to move, need staff to move changing table in restroom stall, hand dryer far from sink. | Hibachi standard height tables | 2 accessible parking spaces | ||
| Maddie's Bagel and Eatery | 240 N. Broadway Salem, NH 03079 | https://www.maddiesnh.com/ | Pull side clearance, free of steps | Can only use one of two bathrooms because blocked by baby chairs, 2 grab bars | Tight interior but staff will assist guests with a proper table, all standard height tables | 2 accessible parking spaces | Outside seating in the summer time | |
| Giovanni's | 141 Main Street Salem, NH 03079 | https://originalgiovannis.com/location/salem-nh/ | Enter main entrance door, pull side clearance, free of steps, wide doorway. | 2 grab bars, clearance into doorway, very big and accessible | Main counter is high but staff willing to come around to take your order at a table, standard height tables | Available and convenient parking right outside or restaurant | ||
| The Copper Door | A higher-end restaurant with seasonal and local fare. | 41 S Broadway, Salem, NH 03079 | https://www.copperdoorrestaurant.com/ | Entry free of steps, wide doorways, pull-side clearance, two sets of doors, first is a large copper door that is heavy, and the second is a wooden door to the interior, both doors have a power asssist button that opens the door | On right side of restaurant: one restroom with multiple stalls including one tightly dimensioned accessible stall with 2 grab bars. On the left side of the restaurant: two single restrooms, 3 grab bars in each, space is accessible | Both high-top and standard height tables throughout the restaurant, most furniture is movable and the dining rooms are spacious and would allow mobilization, outdoor seating is spacious and would be accessible | Six accessible parking spaces | "Not too fancy, not too casual, just right!" |
| Granfanally's | Pub | 354 N Broadway, Salem, NH 03079 | http://www.granfanallys.com/index.php | Vestibule is not big enough for pull side clearance with second door, need to have someone open both doors at same time, lacks pull side clearance with first door as well | 1 accessible bathroom with 3 grab bars | Good clearance inside, many standard height tables | One accessible parking space in front of building |
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