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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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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.
OrderVeal Milanese with a glass of Aglianico, or a tasting of the daily pasta specials.
TipHalf-price wine all day Monday; the Atwells patio is the best people-watching seat on the Hill.
Alan Costantino's Venda complex on DePasquale Square pairs the 1938 pasta market with a full restaurant. Hand-pressed ravioli, the prettiest Hill patio.
OrderWhatever ravioli is being run from the market downstairs, with a pour from the Italian wine list.
TipFree live music on the DePasquale Plaza patio nightly in summer; the deli takes pasta orders to go.
Camille's, in a Bradford Street mansion since 1919, is the oldest continuously operating Italian dining room on Federal Hill. White-tablecloth.
OrderThe veal chop, with tableside Caesar to start.
TipBook the front-room booths; the Roman Gardens private dining room is the city's anniversary destination.
Cassarino's, on Atwells since 1988, is the candlelit Federal Hill room locals book midweek. Northern Italian classics, marble bar, polished service.
OrderLobster ravioli or veal piccata, finished with the house tiramisu.
TipReservations via OpenTable; the bar serves the full menu walk-up.
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Guided tour · 3.5 hours
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Guided tour · 3 hours
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Water activity · 2 hours
Enjoy a relaxing morning cruise around Boston Harbor with a moderately narrated tour of the main sights. Savor brunch as you sail in style aboard a classic 1920s-style boat.