Federal Hill: Crime and Cuisine Food Tour
Enjoy a food tour with a felonious twist. Come take a taste of Providence's Italian neighborhood while also learning about its historical characters who didn't always ...
6 street food places in Providence we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Providence | Street Food across every city.
Providence street food is anchored by Rhode Island's own inventions, served from counters, shacks and carts rather than sit-down rooms. The 1946 Olneyville New York System in Olneyville Square is the hot wiener reference, founded by Greek immigrant Anthony Stevens. Iggy's Doughboys clam shack at Oakland Beach and Del's Lemonade carts round out the local canon.
Olneyville New York System ★ 4.8
olneyville · 18 Plainfield Street, Providence, RI 02909
The 1946 hot wiener counter in Olneyville Square, founded by Greek immigrant Anthony Stevens and his son Nicholas. James Beard America's Classics winner 2014.
East Side Pockets ★ 4.4
college-hill · 278 Thayer Street, Providence, RI 02906
East Side Pockets on Thayer Street has been the College Hill Middle Eastern counter since 1997. Syrian-family-run; falafel, kebab wraps, late-night hours.
Iggy's Doughboys and Chowder House ★ 4.6
oakland-beach · 889 Oakland Beach Avenue, Warwick, RI 02889
Gaetano 'Iggy' Gravino's Oakland Beach clam shack in Warwick, founded 1989. Award-winning RI clam chowder, doughboys, clam cakes; the year-round counter.
Dune Brothers Providence Shack ★ 4.4
downtown · 239 Dyer Street, Providence, RI 02903
Dune Brothers' seasonal Jewelry District seafood shack: counter service, picnic tables, fish sandwiches using underused species like dogfish.
Del's Lemonade trucks ★ 4.5
downtown · 1260 Oaklawn Avenue, Cranston, RI 02920
Del's Lemonade has pushed frozen lemonade carts across Rhode Island from a Cranston HQ since 1948, when Angelo DeLucia adapted a Naples family recipe.
PVDFest Food Truck Village ★ 4.2
downtown · Downtown Providence, Providence, RI 02903
PVDFest Food Truck Village pulls dozens of mobile vendors into downtown Providence over a September weekend each year. Free admission, block-party setup.
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