Knead Doughnuts Elmgrove ★ 4.4
Knead Doughnuts has multiple Providence storefronts; the Elmgrove cafe on the East Side is the steadiest. Daily rotating brioche and cake-doughnut menu.
Worth the queue: Maple bacon brioche
Neighbourhoodeast-side
HoursMon-Fri 06:30-18:00; Sat-Sun 07:00-18:00
Location
Address: 820 Hope Street, Providence, RI 02906
Also in east-side
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Seven Stars Bakery Broadway ★ 4.6
Seven Stars Broadway opened in 2007 as the West Side sister to the Hope Street original. Country breads, pain au chocolat, the same croissants.
Worth the queue: Pain au chocolat
Scialo Bros Bakery ★ 4.5
Scialo Bros opened on Atwells in 1916 and reopened in 2021 after a pandemic-era closure. Cannoli filled to order from brick ovens dating to the 1920s.
Worth the queue: Cannoli, filled to order
LaSalle Bakery ★ 4.3
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Worth the queue: Cake by the slice
PVDonuts ★ 4.6
PVDonuts on Wickenden, opened 2016 by Paul and Lori Kettelle and sold in 2025, is Providence's brioche-doughnut counter. Heavy on butter, light on sugar.
Worth the queue: Weekly rotating brioche flight
Knead Doughnuts Elmgrove ★ 4.4
Knead Doughnuts has multiple Providence storefronts; the Elmgrove cafe on the East Side is the steadiest. Daily rotating brioche and cake-doughnut menu.
Worth the queue: Maple bacon brioche
Knead Doughnuts Smith Street ★ 4.2
Knead's Smith Street outpost serves the daily brioche and cake-doughnut rotation in the same morning window as the other shops; counter ordering.
Worth the queue: Classic glazed brioche