8 seafood places in Providence we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Providence | Seafood across every city.
Providence sits at the head of Narragansett Bay, and its seafood ranges from white-tablecloth rooms to fish-market shacks. Hemenway's on the Providence River downtown reopened in March 2025 after a refresh, while Ben Sukle and Bethany Caliaro's Oberlin on Westminster works a more contemporary raw-bar and pasta menu. In Fox Point, the Gillespies' Dune Brothers runs a fish market and sit-down room.
Oberlin ★ 4.6
downtown · 266 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903
Ben Sukle and Bethany Caliaro's Oberlin on Westminster runs hand-rolled pastas and a small raw bar. 2025 James Beard Outstanding Restaurant finalist.
Hemenway's ★ 4.3
downtown · 121 South Main Street, Providence, RI 02903
Hemenway's on the Providence River reopened March 5, 2025 after a refresh of the bar, raw bar and lobster tanks. Anchor downtown seafood since 1985.
Bayberry Garden ★ 4.3
downtown · 225 Dyer Street, Providence, RI 02903
Tom and Natalie Dennen's Bayberry Garden in the Innovation District has a plant-filled dining room, sustainable raw bar, and a Pedestrian Bridge patio.
Dune Brothers Fox Point ★ 4.4
fox-point · 170 Ives Street, Providence, RI 02906
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.
Gift Horse ★ 4.8
272 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903
Ben Sukle's downtown raw bar where 2025 James Beard winner Sky Haneul Kim cooked until October 2025; new menu under Sukle and John Robinson.
Oberlin ★ 4.6
266 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903
Ben Sukle and Bethany Caliaro's Oberlin on Westminster runs hand-rolled pastas and a small raw bar. 2025 James Beard Outstanding Restaurant finalist.
Hemenway's ★ 4.3
121 South Main Street, Providence, RI 02903
Hemenway's reopened March 5, 2025 after a refresh of the bar, raw bar and lobster tanks. Downtown riverside seafood since 1985 on South Main.
Rooftop at the Providence G ★ 4.0
downtown · 100 Dorrance Street, Providence, RI 02903
The Providence G rooftop runs DJ nights to 02:00 on weekends with the kitchen open for flatbreads and raw bar. Retractable glass roof, fire pits.