Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Providence for grown-ups.

Where to drink

The Eddy ★ 4.7

Cocktail bardowntownMon-Thu and Sun 16:00-01:00; Fri-Sat 16:00-02:00

The Eddy on Eddy Street, open since 2012, is the city's reference craft cocktail bar. Classic and creative cocktails, cheese, charcuterie, oysters.

Signature drink: Spicy Siesta

Food: Charcuterie, cheese and oysters

95 Eddy Street, Providence, RI 02903

The Hot Club ★ 4.5

Waterfront dive bardowntownMon-Thu 12:00-01:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-02:00; Sun 12:00-01:00

The Hot Club has been the family-run Providence River waterfront bar near Hasbro Hospital for nearly 40 years. Cheap drinks; the 20:30 neon flash.

Signature drink: Cold can of Narragansett

Food: Bar snacks: fries, fried pickles, burgers

25 Bridge Street, Providence, RI 02903

The Wickenden Pub ★ 4.4

Belgian beer barfox-pointMon-Sun 16:00-01:00

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

320 Wickenden Street, Providence, RI 02903

Lucky Enough Eat and Drink ★ 4.4

Cocktail and beer barwest-sideMon-Thu 17:00-01:00; Fri-Sun 12:00-01:00

Bartender Vito Lantz and Art Chamberland's Lucky Enough on Westminster opened in 2021 as a horseshoe-bar neighborhood spot. Classic and frozen cocktails.

Signature drink: Vito Lantz's classic Negroni

Food: Scratch-kitchen American food

1492 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02909

Rooftop at the Providence G ★ 4.0

Rooftop bardowntownMon-Wed 16:00-22:00; Thu 16:00-01:00; Fri-Sat 15:00-02:00; Sun 14:00-22:00

The Dorrance Street rooftop at the Providence G has the city's most-photographed view of the State House dome. Brick-oven flatbreads, oysters.

Signature drink: Skyline-view negroni

Food: Brick-oven flatbreads, raw bar

100 Dorrance Street, Providence, RI 02903

Trinity Brewhouse ★ 4.0

BrewpubdowntownSun-Thu 11:00-01:00; Fri-Sat 11:00-02:00

Trinity Brewhouse on Fountain Street is Providence's original brewpub since 1994. New ownership, chef and brewer in 2026; 10-plus local taps.

Signature drink: Tommy's IPA on tap

Food: American pub classics

186 Fountain Street, Providence, RI 02903

The Malted Barley ★ 4.3

Craft beer and pretzel bardowntownMon-Thu 16:00-23:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-01:00; Sun 12:00-22:00

The Malted Barley on Westminster pairs 37 craft drafts and 80 bottles with hand-rolled artisan soft pretzels. The Everything is the standard.

Signature drink: Local craft beer flight

Food: Hand-rolled artisan pretzels

334 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903
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