6 editor picks in Providence.
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.
6 street food places in Providence we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Providence · Street Food across every city.
Try Hot wieners 'all the way'
The 1946 hot wiener counter in Olneyville Square, founded by Greek immigrant Anthony Stevens and his son Nicholas.
Try Falafel pita
East Side Pockets on Thayer Street has been the College Hill Middle Eastern counter since 1997.
Try Doughboys, clam cakes, chowder
Gaetano 'Iggy' Gravino's Oakland Beach clam shack in Warwick, founded 1989.
Try Fish sandwich and fries
Dune Brothers' seasonal Jewelry District seafood shack: counter service, picnic tables, fish sandwiches using underused species like dogfish.
Try Frozen lemonade
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.
Try Mobile vendors, citywide
PVDFest Food Truck Village pulls dozens of mobile vendors into downtown Providence over a September weekend each year.
