Federal Hill: Crime and Cuisine Food Tour
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10 new american places in Providence we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Providence | New American across every city.
New American cooking in Providence runs from seasonal tasting menus to the city's defining late-night counters, a span that says a lot about how the city eats. Champe and Lisa Speidel's Persimmon on Hope Street on the East Side runs four-night seasonal menus, while Derek Wagner's Nicks on Broadway on the West Side has drawn national attention. At the other end, the 1946 Olneyville New York System hot wiener counter stays open into the early hours.
Persimmon ★ 4.8
east-side · 99 Hope Street, Providence, RI 02906
Champe and Lisa Speidel's Persimmon on Hope Street runs four-night seasonal French-leaning cooking. Foie gras, RI shellfish, the city's special-occasion room.
Nicks on Broadway ★ 4.7
west-side · 500 Broadway, Providence, RI 02909
Derek Wagner's Nicks on Broadway in Providence is a 2026 USA Today Restaurant of the Year. Seasonal locally driven cooking; Wagner a 2025 Beard finalist.
Mill's Tavern ★ 4.5
downtown · 101 North Main Street, Providence, RI 02903
Mill's Tavern in the old Pilgrim Mill building on North Main is downtown's regular business steakhouse. Wagyu, wood-grilled fish, award-winning wine list.
Rooftop at the Providence G ★ 4.0
downtown · 100 Dorrance Street, Providence, RI 02903
The G Hospitality rooftop on Dorrance has a retractable glass roof, fire pits and the city's best State House view. Brick-oven flatbreads, raw bar.
Gracie's ★ 4.6
downtown · 194 Washington Street, Providence, RI 02903
Ellen Gracyalny's Gracie's on Washington Street has been Providence's special-occasion room since 1998. Five- and seven-course seasonal tasting menus.
Gracie's ★ 4.6
194 Washington Street, Providence, RI 02903
Gracie's on Washington Street has been Providence's pre-show special-occasion room since 1998. Five- and seven-course seasonal tasting menus.
Olneyville New York System ★ 4.8
olneyville · 18 Plainfield Street, Providence, RI 02909
Open until 02:00 most nights, 03:00 weekends, the 1946 Olneyville hot wiener counter is Providence's late-night feed. James Beard America's Classics 2014.
The Hot Club ★ 4.4
downtown · 25 Bridge Street, Providence, RI 02903
The Hot Club waterfront kitchen serves bar snacks late, with a 20:30 neon-flash tradition for kids at nearby Hasbro Hospital. Open to 02:00 weekends.
Iggy's Doughboys ★ 4.5
oakland-beach · 889 Oakland Beach Avenue, Warwick, RI 02889
Iggy's Oakland Beach order at the window: a dozen doughboys with cinnamon sugar plus a clam chowder for under $15. The Warwick original is year-round.
Spike's Junkyard Dogs ★ 4.0
downtown · 1623 Warwick Avenue, Warwick, RI 02889
Spike's jumbo all-beef Junkyard Dogs come loaded with tomato, pickle, scallion, banana pepper and mustard, from a Providence-born hot-dog counter in Warwick.
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