Caldo verde Providence-style: slow-cooked linguica or chouriço sausage, white beans, paper-thin shredded kale and broken-up potatoes in a smoky, garlicky broth. The East Side Portuguese household staple.
Caldo verde came to Rhode Island with Azorean Portuguese immigration in the late 19th century, settling around Federal Hill, the East Side and Fox Point. The local linguica from Gaspar's and Costa's became the soup's anchor. Costantino's Venda Bar and Pane e Vino both run Portuguese-Italian fusion versions in town.
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Pane e Vino ★ 4.3
federal-hill · 365 Atwells Avenue, Providence, RI 02903
Joe and Esther DeQuattro's Pane e Vino, on Federal Hill since 2002, runs Southern Italian cooking with a 120-bottle all-Italian wine list. Half-price Mondays.
Costantino's Venda Bar and Ristorante ★ 4.2
federal-hill · 275 Atwells Avenue, Providence, RI 02903
Alan Costantino's Venda complex on DePasquale Square pairs the 1938 pasta market with a full restaurant. Hand-pressed ravioli, the prettiest Hill patio.
Camille's ★ 4.2
federal-hill · 71 Bradford Street, Providence, RI 02903
Camille's, in a Bradford Street mansion since 1919, is the oldest continuously operating Italian dining room on Federal Hill. White-tablecloth.
Cassarino's ★ 4.1
federal-hill · 177 Atwells Avenue, Providence, RI 02903
Cassarino's, on Atwells since 1988, is the candlelit Federal Hill room locals book midweek. Northern Italian classics, marble bar, polished service.