Ellie's ★ 4.5
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.
Nicks on Broadway is a new american brunch spot in West Side, Providence.
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.
Must order: Daily-changing hash and the brunch chalkboard's pancake stack.
Address: 500 Broadway, Providence, RI 02909
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.