Tasting menus, Michelin stars, and the kitchens redefining what fine dining means in Providence.

Food tour in Providence

Downcity Providence Food Tour

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Al Forno

Order A grilled pizza Margherita and the baked penne with tomato cream.

Johanne Killeen's Al Forno on South Water Street invented grilled pizza in 1980. Wood-fire kitchen, baked pasta, Providence's most enduring fine-dining room.

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Persimmon

  • ★ 4.8
  • French fine dining
  • $$$$

Order Whatever Champe is plating from the Rhode Island shellfish run, plus the long-standing foie gras course.

Champe and Lisa Speidel run Persimmon out of a small Hope Street dining room. Seasonal French-leaning cooking; the city's most-booked special-occasion room.

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Gift Horse

Order An oyster flight across the nine Rhode Island growing regions; the kitchen's seasonal raw bar plates.

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.

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Italian tours and tastings in Providence

2 of the fine dining on this list serve italian.

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Mill's Tavern

  • ★ 4.5
  • International
  • $$$$

Order A wood-grilled fish of the day with a small-grower Italian red.

Mill's Tavern in the Pilgrim Mill building on North Main is downtown's regular business steakhouse. Wagyu, wood-grilled fish and an international wine list.

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Gracie's

Order The seven-course chef tasting with the optional wine pairing.

Gracie's on Washington Street has been Providence's pre-show special-occasion room since 1998. Five- and seven-course seasonal tasting menus.

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Oberlin

Order Whichever pasta is being run that night and a half-dozen Rhode Island oysters.

Ben Sukle and Bethany Caliaro's Oberlin on Westminster runs hand-rolled pastas and a small raw bar. 2025 James Beard Outstanding Restaurant finalist.

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Hemenway's

Order The shellfish platter from the raw bar plus a one-and-a-quarter pound Maine lobster.

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.

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Sarto

Order A regional pasta off the chalkboard and a glass of small-grower Italian red.

Sarto returned to its Dorrance Street room in 2024 under G Hospitality. Regional Italian; 2024 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence list; weekend live jazz.

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Where to stay in Providence

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Fine Dining in Providence, FAQ

Where should I eat fine dining in Providence?

Editor picks in Providence include Al Forno, Persimmon, Gift Horse, plus the full fine dining chapter on TableJourney.