16 editor picks in Providence.
Italian food is the backbone of Providence dining, concentrated on Federal Hill's Atwells Avenue and downtown's South Water Street. Al Forno on South Water invented grilled pizza in 1980 under Johanne Killeen and George Germon, while Federal Hill carries the classic neighborhood rooms: Pane e Vino, Andino's, Cassarino's and Camille's, the last in a Bradford Street mansion since 1919. Costantino's Venda complex on DePasquale Square pairs a pasta market with a full restaurant.
16 italian places in Providence we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Providence · Italian across every city.
Order A grilled pizza Margherita and the baked penne with tomato cream.
Al Forno on South Water Street invented grilled pizza in 1980 under Johanne Killeen and the late George Germon.
Order A round of cicchetti at the downstairs bar with a glass of Lugana, then a pasta upstairs.
Bacaro on South Water Street has a Venetian-style enoteca downstairs and a full Italian dining room upstairs.
Order Whatever regional pasta is the special, plus a glass of small-producer Italian red.
Massimo on Federal Hill's Atwells Avenue runs contemporary regional Italian under the DeQuattro family.
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, runs Southern Italian cooking with a 120-bottle all-Italian wine list.
Order A regional pasta off the chalkboard and a glass of small-grower Italian red.
Sarto returned to its downtown Dorrance Street room in 2024.
Order Snail salad, RI calamari with cherry peppers, then veal scaloppine.
Andino's on Federal Hill's Atwells Avenue is a longtime stalwart.
Order Lobster ravioli or veal piccata; close with the house tiramisu.
Cassarino's, on Atwells since 1988, is the candlelit Federal Hill room locals book midweek.
Order The veal chop, with tableside Caesar to start.
Camille's, in a Bradford Street mansion since 1919, is the oldest continuously operating Italian dining room on Federal Hill.
Order Whatever ravioli is being run from the downstairs market, with a glass off the Italian list.
Alan Costantino's Venda complex on DePasquale Square pairs the 1938 pasta market with a full restaurant.
Order Snail salad, RI calamari with cherry peppers, then veal scaloppine.
Andino's on Atwells is a Federal Hill stalwart.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Order A grilled pizza Margherita and the baked penne with tomato cream.
Johanne Killeen's Al Forno on South Water Street invented grilled pizza in 1980.
Order A regional pasta off the chalkboard and a glass of small-grower Italian red.
Sarto returned to its Dorrance Street room in 2024 under G Hospitality.
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