Our Story

Located in beautiful downtown Keene, just off the circle.

21 Bar & Grill opened in 2006 under a husband and wife duo, The Barretts. Their thought was that Keene NH was in need of calm, relaxing environment for all to enjoy some good quality food, as well as wind down with one of their MANY selections of house recipe martinis. It was known as Keene’s martini bar for many years and gathered quite the loyal following.

Fast forward to 2020, the world was in middle of its first pandemic in a over a hundred years and the Barrett’s were ready to pass the torch. Elizabeth Wood had managed 21 Bar & Grill for the previous 11 years. It was time for her husband, Matthew Wood, and herself to take over the reigns. On May 1st, the papers were signed by the woods to purchase 21 Bar & Grill (coincidently 5 days after the birth of their first child). The pandemic