Where to brunch in Providence. the morning rooms worth the queue, and the kitchens still doing it right at noon.

Brunch picks

Nicks on Broadway ★ 4.7

Seasonal scratch-kitchen brunch$18-32west-sideSat-Sun 09:00-14:00OpenTable; weekend lines

Derek Wagner's Nicks on Broadway runs the city's most-booked weekend brunch. Seasonal market-driven plates; lines around the block by 10:30.

Order: Daily-changing hash and the brunch chalkboard's pancake stack.

500 Broadway, Providence, RI 02909

Ellie's ★ 4.5

French bakery and breakfast cafe$8-18downtownTue-Thu 08:00-16:00; Fri-Sun 08:00-15:00 plus dinner 17:00-21:00Walk-in

Ellie's on Westminster handles the bakery side of Ellen Gracyalny's group. Madeleines, eclairs, macarons; savoury quiche and tartines for the daytime crowd.

Order: Croque monsieur, quiche Lorraine, kouign-amann to go.

250 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903

The Beehive Cafe ★ 4.5

Bristol breakfast and lunch cafe$10-18downtownMon-Sun 07:00-16:00Walk-in

Beehive in Bristol pours New Harvest coffee and runs scratch-baked breakfast and lunch from a two-storey corner spot near Independence Park.

Order: Avocado toast on Seven Stars bread and a New Harvest cappuccino.

10 Franklin Street, Bristol, RI 02809

Massimo Sunday Brunch ★ 4.2

Italian Sunday brunch$14-26federal-hillSunday 10:30-15:00OpenTable

Massimo on Atwells opens Sundays at 10:30 for brunch, an Italian-leaning menu with mimosa packages. Federal Hill's most-booked Sunday brunch.

Order: Bottomless mimosa with the Italian sausage hash.

134 Atwells Avenue, Providence, RI 02903

Den Den Cafe Asiana ★ 4.2

Korean and Japanese all-day brunch$10-18college-hillMon-Sun 11:00-21:00Walk-in

Den Den Cafe Asiana on Benefit Street runs all day on the College Hill side. Bibimbap, Japanese soba and rice bowls; the Korean brunch counter.

Order: Hot-stone bibimbap with a soft egg, plus seafood pancake.

161 Benefit Street, Providence, RI 02903

Bayberry Garden ★ 4.3

Coastal New England weekend brunch$14-26downtownSat-Sun 11:00-15:00Resy

Bayberry Garden's plant-filled Innovation District room does weekend brunch with sustainable raw bar and seasonal hashes; the Pedestrian Bridge patio.

Order: Veggie hash, raw oysters and a French 75.

225 Dyer Street, Providence, RI 02903 Book →

Seven Stars Bakery Hope Street ★ 4.6

Bakery breakfast counter$5-14east-sideMon-Fri 06:30-18:00; Sat-Sun 07:00-18:00Walk-in

Seven Stars on Hope Street is the East Side breakfast bakery counter. Country bread, croissants, the city's most-recognised morning bun; weekend lines.

Order: Morning bun, pain au chocolat, drip coffee.

820 Hope Street, Providence, RI 02906

Pizza Marvin Sunday ★ 4.4

Pizza, oysters and brunch cocktails$15-24fox-pointSunday 12:00-15:00Walk-in

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.

468 Wickenden Street, Providence, RI 02903

Knead Doughnuts Elmgrove ★ 4.3

Brioche doughnut and coffee window$5-12east-sideDaily 07:00-14:00Walk-in

Knead Doughnuts' Elmgrove cafe runs the daily rotating brioche and cake-doughnut menu from 07:00 to 14:00. Counter ordering, small standing bar.

Order: Maple bacon brioche, a classic glazed, drip coffee.

139 Elmgrove Avenue, Providence, RI 02906
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