10 editor picks in Providence.
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.
10 new american places in Providence we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Providence · New American across every city.
Order Whatever Champe is plating from the Rhode Island shellfish run.
Champe and Lisa Speidel's Persimmon on Hope Street runs four-night seasonal French-leaning cooking.
Order Whatever the chalkboard's running for the week, plus the brunch hash that built the room's reputation.
Derek Wagner's Nicks on Broadway in Providence is a 2026 USA Today Restaurant of the Year.
Order A wood-grilled fish of the day, with a glass off the deep Italian section of the list.
Mill's Tavern in the old Pilgrim Mill building on North Main is downtown's regular business steakhouse.
Order A flatbread off the brick oven, oysters, a cocktail at golden hour.
The G Hospitality rooftop on Dorrance has a retractable glass roof, fire pits and the city's best State House view.
Order The seven-course chef tasting with the optional wine pairing.
Ellen Gracyalny's Gracie's on Washington Street has been Providence's special-occasion room since 1998.
Order The seven-course chef tasting with the optional wine pairing.
Gracie's on Washington Street has been Providence's pre-show special-occasion room since 1998.
Try Hot wieners 'all the way'
Open until 02:00 most nights, 03:00 weekends, the 1946 Olneyville hot wiener counter is Providence's late-night feed.
Try Bar snacks: fries, fried pickles, burgers
The Hot Club waterfront kitchen serves bar snacks late, with a 20:30 neon-flash tradition for kids at nearby Hasbro Hospital.
Try Doughboys with cinnamon sugar
Iggy's Oakland Beach order at the window: a dozen doughboys with cinnamon sugar plus a clam chowder for under $15.
Try Junkyard Dog with all the toppings
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.
