11 editor picks in Providence.
Providence bakes across a wide span, from old Federal Hill Italian counters to the city's new wave of doughnut and pastry rooms. Seven Stars Bakery built its reputation on the East Side, where the Hope Street flagship sells country bread, croissant and the morning bun. Scialo Bros has held its corner of Atwells on Federal Hill for more than a century, while Knead Doughnuts runs the modern gourmet doughnut counter at multiple storefronts including the Elmgrove cafe.
11 bakery places in Providence we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Providence · Bakery across every city.
Order Morning bun
Seven Stars opened its Hope Street flagship in January 2001 at Hope and Fourth.
Order Pain au chocolat
Seven Stars Broadway opened in 2007 as the West Side sister to the Hope Street original.
Order Cannoli, filled to order
Scialo Bros opened on Atwells in 1916 and reopened in 2021 after a pandemic-era closure.
Order Cake by the slice
LaSalle on Smith Street is the Smith Hill neighborhood Italian bakery; cakes, cookies, sandwiches, breakfast pastries, a steady morning line.
Order Brown butter glazed yeast doughnut
Knead Doughnuts on Cromwell Street in Providence, the Rhode Island gourmet doughnut counter using locally sourced flour and dairy with rotating seasonal.
Order Maple bacon brioche
Knead Doughnuts has multiple Providence storefronts; the Elmgrove cafe on the East Side is the steadiest.
Order Classic glazed brioche
Knead's Smith Street outpost serves the daily brioche and cake-doughnut rotation in the same morning window as the other shops; counter ordering.
Order Pistachio baklava
Youssef Akhtarini's Aleppo Sweets is the Ives Street Syrian counter that opened in 2019.
Order Original pork pie
Hartley's English pork pies use the 1902 recipe Thomas Hartley brought from England.
Order Kouign-amann
Ellie's reopened on Westminster Street in August 2024 after relocating from its longtime Weybosset Street room.
