Bistros, trattorias and the everyday places where Providence actually eats.
Bistros, trattorias, taverns and neighbourhood rooms: the mid-tier places where Providence actually eats.
15 places
Order Snail salad, RI calamari with cherry peppers, then veal scaloppine.
Andino's on Atwells is a Federal Hill stalwart. Veal scaloppine, snail salad and the canonical hot-pepper Rhode Island calamari; Al Fresco patio in summer.
Order Lobster ravioli or veal piccata; close with the house tiramisu.
Cassarino's on Atwells, opened 1988, is the candlelit Federal Hill room locals book midweek. Northern Italian classics, a marble bar, polished service.
Order Veal Milanese with a glass of Aglianico, or a flight of the pasta of the day.
Joe and Esther DeQuattro's Pane e Vino, on Federal Hill since 2002, pours Southern Italian cooking and a 120-bottle all-Italian list. Half-price Mondays.
4 of the casual dining on this list serve italian.
Order Whatever regional pasta is the special, plus a glass of small-producer Italian red.
Massimo on Atwells runs contemporary regional Italian under the DeQuattro family. Gluten-free menu, biodynamic wines, marble bar with seats.
Order A round of cicchetti and a glass of Lugana downstairs; a pasta upstairs.
Bacaro on South Water is part Venetian bacaro, part full Italian dining room. Cicchetti and salumeria at the downstairs bar; pasta and entree dining upstairs.
Order Whatever ravioli is being run from the downstairs market, with a glass off the Italian list.
Costantino's Venda on DePasquale Square pairs the 1938 Italian pasta market with a full restaurant. Hand-pressed ravioli, the fountain patio.
Order A pepperoni pie, a dozen shucked clams, a Pepperoni Negroni.
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.
Order Hot-stone bibimbap and a seafood pancake; an order of fried chicken to share.
Den Den Cafe Asiana on Benefit Street is the all-day Asian counter from the Den Den hospitality group. Bibimbap, soba, tonkatsu, rice bowls, gyoza.
Order Double-fried drumsticks with sweet-and-spicy glaze, plus an order of tteokbokki.
Den Den's Korean fried chicken counter on Angell Street: double-fried wings and drumsticks in plain or gochujang glazes; small dining room, takeaway.
Order Nime chow with peanut sauce and a Khmer curry; Singapore noodles if you want heat.
Apsara on Public Street is Providence's longest-running Cambodian kitchen, with a pan-Southeast Asian menu running through Vietnamese, Thai and Lao classics.
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Order Lomo saltado and a round of anticuchos; ask if there are salteñas at lunch.
Los Andes on Chalkstone is the Providence Peruvian and Bolivian destination, with a waterfall and koi-pond patio. Lomo saltado, anticuchos, salteñas.
Order Pistachio baklava, an order of muhammara and a lamb kabob plate.
Youssef Akhtarini's Aleppo Sweets on Ives opened in 2019, three years after his family resettled from Syria. Eight baklava plus a mezze menu.
Order A bowl of tonkotsu ramen, pork belly buns, a glass of cold junmai.
Wara Wara on Hope Street has been serving ramen, cold sake, oysters and tapas since 2016. Compact dining room; the bar takes counter orders late.
Order The fish sandwich and a side of fries; whatever local fish is on the chalkboard.
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.
Order A slice of the stuffed deep-dish, or a small pie of plain cheese for the comparison.
Sicilia's on Atwells has been a Federal Hill family pizzeria for 30-plus years. Home of the original deep-dish stuffed pizza; slice service, casual back room.
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