Where Hanover Gathers in November While EBA's Plans a Comeback

For decades, Everything But Anchovies on Allen Street closed at 2:10 a.m. Maureen Bogosian told the Valley News why it was never 2:00: "because the phones didn't stop at 2 o'clock and people would be furious if they were on hold." Those ten extra minutes say a lot about the place. Students, Dartmouth teams, people who worked in town and people looking for a quiet corner to read all ended up in the same room.

EBA's closed in 2017. This month, Maureen's son Eddie Bogosian said he wants to bring some version of it back, and he gave the effort a name. "We've been missing that third space for a long time," he told the Valley News.

Executive Councilor Karen Liot Hill told the same paper, "I don't think anywhere else has really taken its place." No single room has. From now through early December, though, Hanover's third space comes back in pieces, spread across a few downtown addresses instead of one green booth.

What Is Actually Coming Back, and When

The comeback started with a YouTube interview. In mid-September, Noah Kahan, who grew up in the Upper Valley, called EBA's "the greatest restaurant in the world" while talking with Nardwuar. After hearing it, Bogosian decided "now is the time." He capped preorders for the restaurant's Dragon Juice sauce at 100, and most were gone within a week.

As of the latest update on everythingbutanchovies.com, this is where things stand:

• Merchandise: On sale now, including a heavyweight tee for $36 and a hoodie for $68, all made to order.
• Dragon Juice: The first batch is still in testing and licensing. New orders are paused. December 15 is a shipping target but "not a confirmed ship date," according to the October 18 update.
• Pop-ups: Pop-ups are being planned for the Upper Valley, but "no event date or tickets are available yet."
• Frozen pizza: Still in development, with a retail interest list open.
• A restaurant: The site calls an Upper Valley gathering place a "longer-term ambition" and says "no reopening plan is confirmed."

Bogosian also told the Valley News that he'd reopen tomorrow in a perfect world, but restaurant margins are thin, so the plan is to start small. That means Hanover's third space for this winter has to come from rooms that are already open. The good news is that the calendar is about to give those rooms back to locals.

The Line at Lou's Is About to Break

Two days after the EBA's story, the Valley News went inside Lou's Restaurant & Bakery on South Main Street. In October, the weekend line there starts at the front door and runs all the way back to the kitchen. Lou's closes at 2 p.m. On one recent Sunday around 1, staff walked down the line to warn people they probably wouldn't get a table before closing. Owner Jarett Berke said fall visitors, Dartmouth events and the hotels in town keep October crowded even after the outdoor seating closes.

Berke's own figures show how far traffic drops after that.

On a weekday in January, the room gets about a third of the people it sees on an October Saturday. Lou's has 88 seats, 13 of them at the counter, under a pressed-tin ceiling. Everything is baked downstairs, including the bread. The place turns 80 next year. Berke said business "trails off in November," which means the counter that has a line out the door this month should be much easier to get into within a few weeks.

Allen Street Still Has a Table After Dark

EBA's was on Allen Street, and so is one of the closest things downtown has to its after-hours role. Still North Books & Bar, at 3 Allen Street, stays open until 9 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays. It runs 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Its October 2026 calendar had a Word Game Night on Fridays from 6 to 9 p.m., with Scrabble, Bananagrams, Ransom Notes and crosswords set out for anyone who walks in. The same calendar listed author readings, literary trivia, a craft night and book clubs. The November schedule will appear on that page under the next month.

Still North closes at 9, more than five hours earlier than EBA's did, so it helps to know which kitchens stay open past dinner.

Who Is Still Serving After 8

Many of the memories collected on the EBA's site come from late at night: theater kids walking over after strike, night-shift staff at DHMC ordering delivery. Here's downtown's current evening map, based on each business's posted hours:

Tuk Tuk is the change since last winter. It left its downstairs spot at 5 South Main Street after Commencement this year and moved to 44 South Main, as The Dartmouth reported in March. The restaurant says the new space has above-ground indoor and outdoor seating and a sushi bar. Ramunto's runs Monday pizza-and-beer and Tuesday calzone specials. Out toward Route 120, longtime general manager Patrick Reed bought Jesse's Steaks, Seafood & Tavern in September 2025 and planned to keep the décor and menu largely as they were, the Valley News reported. Jesse's lists a weekday happy hour with $4 drafts from opening until 6 p.m.

For a daytime table, Umpleby's Bakery Café at 3 South Street is open 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.

A November Calendar That Is Mostly Free

Liot Hill's point about EBA's was price: a family of four could eat for around $20, and a teenager with $10 could make a night of it. The closest thing Hanover has to that this November is a calendar of low-cost and free events, and Dartmouth and the town library run most of it.

Saturday, November 7, packs the most family programming into one day:

1. 11 a.m. The Instrument Petting Zoo and Performance at Top of the Hop, Hopkins Center, 4 East Wheelock Street. It's free, and registration is encouraged but not required.
2. 1 to 2 p.m. Storytime in the Galleries at the Hood Museum, inspired by the exhibition "Holding Knowledge."
3. 1 to 4 p.m. The Hood's free, all-ages Maker Drop-In runs at the same time, so anyone who comes late to storytime can stay and make something.

The rest of the month's listings:

The Community Sing comes closest to the old EBA's crowd. It's an open invitation, it's free, and it's at Top of the Hop on a Tuesday night in November, the month Lou's owner says business starts to trail off. For dinner on the way in, Tuk Tuk's kitchen runs until 9:15 p.m. and Ramunto's stays open until 9.

December 4 Puts Everyone in the Same Place

The season ends with one night when all these scattered rooms open at once. Celebrate the Season runs Friday, December 4, from 4 to 8 p.m. in downtown Hanover, and it's free. Downtown businesses stay open late with special offerings, giveaways, raffles and refreshments, and Santa & Friends will be at Mascoma Bank, according to the Upper Valley Business Alliance listing. The Hood has a seasonal craft activity from 4 to 6 p.m. tied to the evening. The next morning at 11, the Hop holds a free family Cookie Contest with holiday tunes in the HOP Courtyard Cafe. Its registration wording is inconsistent, so check the event page before you go.

Dartmouth's tree lighting, with caroling by the New England School of the Arts, is on the Green from 5 to 5:30 p.m. Downtown shops keep their extended hours until 8 p.m.

For more on how the year runs here, our Hanover neighborhood guide and our earlier resident's guide to fall in Hanover cover the weeks before this one.

At LIVE UV LIFE, we follow Hanover's calendar for the same reason you do: the town feels different in each season. If a quieter winter on Main Street has you thinking about your own home's next chapter, Lori is happy to talk it through, starting with a free home valuation.