Wedge of the East Side between College Hill and the Seekonk. Historically Portuguese and Cape Verdean; today a mix of student housing, Syrian baklava counters, Lebanese takeout and slice-pizza late-night.
Chef Robert Andreozzi's Pizza Marvin on Wickenden runs New Haven-inspired pizza with a small raw bar; the Pepperoni Negroni is the house cocktail.
Signature: New Haven-style pizza, Shucked clams, Pepperoni Negroni
Order: A pepperoni pie and a dozen of the shucked clams, washed down with a Pepperoni Negroni.
Tip: Walk-ins only; the small dining room turns over quickly between 18:00 and 21:00.
Chef Robert Andreozzi's Pizza Marvin on Wickenden runs New Haven pizza with a small raw bar; the Pepperoni Negroni is the house cocktail order.
Signature: New Haven-style pies, Shucked clams, Pepperoni Negroni
Order: A pepperoni pie, a dozen shucked clams, a Pepperoni Negroni.
Tip: Walk-ins only; the small dining room turns over quickly between 18:00 and 21:00.
Youssef Akhtarini's Aleppo Sweets on Ives opened in 2019, three years after his family resettled from Syria. Eight baklava plus a mezze menu.
Signature: Baklava, Mezze, Lamb kabob
Order: Pistachio baklava, an order of muhammara and a lamb kabob plate.
Tip: Closed Monday and Tuesday; the takeaway counter does the same baklava as the dining room.
Nicholas and Monica Gillespie's Dune Brothers built a Fox Point fish market, sit-down room and takeout window on Ives Street in 2024. Pier-to-plate fish.
Signature: Fish sandwich, Fish and chips, Underutilised local species
Order: The fish sandwich and a side of fries; whatever local fish is on the chalkboard.
Tip: The Jewelry District shack on Dyer Street is seasonal; the Fox Point room on Ives runs year-round.
Knead Doughnuts on Cromwell Street in Providence, the Rhode Island gourmet doughnut counter using locally sourced flour and dairy with rotating seasonal.
Worth the queue: Brown butter glazed yeast doughnut
Youssef Akhtarini's Aleppo Sweets is the Ives Street Syrian counter that opened in 2019. Eight baklava styles from walnut to chocolate pistachio.
Worth the queue: Pistachio baklava
Wickenden Pub is the Fox Point dive with one of the longest Belgian beer lists in New England (over 100). Cash and cards; pints and friendly bartenders.
Signature drink: Belgian Trappist on draft
Food: Bar food
Narragansett Beer moved its brewery and taproom from Pawtucket to a new 18,000-square-foot Fox Point facility on Tockwotton Street in 2021. RI brand.
The 15th annual Rhode Island Seafood Festival lands September 12-13 at India Point Park in Providence. Lobster rolls, chowder, oysters from across the state.
Fellini on Wickenden has been the family pizza counter since 1980. New York-style slices, fast service, open to 02:00 weekends; the cheap late slice.
Try: Slice and a soda
Pizza Marvin opens Sundays for an all-day window with pies, raw bar and the Pizza Wine spritz. Walk-in only; the small dining room fills fast in summer.
Order: Pepperoni pizza, a dozen clams, a Pizza Wine spritz.
Fellini on Wickenden has been the late-slice pizza counter since 1980. Open to 02:00 Thursday to Saturday; small patio in summer; cheap NY slices.
Try: New York-style slice
Wickenden Pub's bar food runs alongside its 100-plus Belgian beer list until 01:00 nightly. Fox Point's reliable late sit-down for a Belgian pint.
Try: Bar snacks with 100-plus Belgian beers
Wickenden Pub is the Fox Point Belgian beer dive: 100-plus Belgian beers on the list, no airs, a regulars' crowd, open until 01:00 nightly and steady on Belgian classics.