40 mid-range places in Providence, editor-picked. the comfortable everyday-good restaurants in Providence, with real cooking and no surprise on the bill. All Providence food.
New Harvest Coffee Roasters ★ 4.8
olneyville · 10 Sims Avenue Unit 101, Providence, RI 02909
New Harvest moved its main roastery and cafe to the Farm Fresh RI food hub on Sims Avenue in 2021. Single-origin espresso and filter; cuppings.
Olneyville New York System ★ 4.8
olneyville · 18 Plainfield Street, Providence, RI 02909
Open until 02:00 most nights, 03:00 weekends, the 1946 Olneyville hot wiener counter is Providence's late-night feed. James Beard America's Classics 2014.
Aleppo Sweets ★ 4.7
fox-point · 107 Ives Street, Providence, RI 02906
Youssef Akhtarini's Aleppo Sweets on Ives opened in 2019, three years after his family resettled from Syria. Eight baklava plus a mezze menu.
Tip: Closed Monday and Tuesday; the takeaway counter does the same baklava as the dining room.
Aleppo Sweets ★ 4.7
fox-point · 107 Ives Street, Providence, RI 02906
Aleppo Sweets is a turkish room in Fox Point. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Order the pistachio baklava and a Turkish coffee for the counter.
Tip: Closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Order the pistachio baklava and a Turkish coffee for the counter.
Nicks on Broadway ★ 4.7
west-side · 500 Broadway, Providence, RI 02909
Derek Wagner's Nicks on Broadway runs the city's most-booked weekend brunch. Seasonal market-driven plates; lines around the block by 10:30.
Bolt Coffee Roastery ★ 4.6
downtown · 96 Calverley Street, Providence, RI 02908
Bolt's Calverley Street roastery handles all of the company's wholesale and retail coffee. No cafe; the city's Bolt locations pour from here.
Long Live Beerworks ★ 4.6
west-end · 40R Sprague Street, Providence, RI 02907
Long Live Beerworks on Sprague Street is the West End brewery in a restored 4,000-square-foot mill. Eighteen drafts; views into the brewspace; cozy patio.
Tilted Barn Brewery ★ 4.6
downtown · 1 Hemsley Place, Exeter, RI 02822
Rhode Island's first farm brewery, Tilted Barn sits in an authentic New England post-and-beam barn in Exeter. Single-batch farmhouse ales sell out.
Seven Stars Bakery Hope Street ★ 4.6
east-side · 820 Hope Street, Providence, RI 02906
Seven Stars on Hope Street is the East Side breakfast bakery counter. Country bread, croissants, the city's most-recognised morning bun; weekend lines.
Pizza Marvin ★ 4.5
fox-point · 468 Wickenden Street, Providence, RI 02903
Chef Robert Andreozzi's Pizza Marvin on Wickenden runs New Haven-inspired pizza with a small raw bar; the Pepperoni Negroni is the house cocktail.
Tip: Walk-ins only; the small dining room turns over quickly between 18:00 and 21:00.
Pizza Marvin ★ 4.5
fox-point · 468 Wickenden Street, Providence, RI 02903
Chef Robert Andreozzi's Pizza Marvin on Wickenden runs New Haven pizza with a small raw bar; the Pepperoni Negroni is the house cocktail order.
Tip: Walk-ins only; the small dining room turns over quickly between 18:00 and 21:00.
Apsara ★ 4.5
west-side · 716 Public Street, Providence, RI 02907
Apsara is providence's quietest cambodian kitchen sits in a public street strip mall well off any visitor map; the food runs khmer, vietnamese, thai and lao.
Tip: Closed Wednesdays. Order the nime chow with peanut sauce and a fiery Singapore noodle.
Ellie's ★ 4.5
downtown · 250 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903
Ellie's on Westminster handles the bakery side of Ellen Gracyalny's group. Madeleines, eclairs, macarons; savoury quiche and tartines for the daytime crowd.
The Beehive Cafe ★ 4.5
downtown · 10 Franklin Street, Bristol, RI 02809
Beehive in Bristol pours New Harvest coffee and runs scratch-baked breakfast and lunch from a two-storey corner spot near Independence Park.
Apsara ★ 4.4
west-side · 716 Public Street, Providence, RI 02907
Apsara on Public Street is Providence's longest-running Cambodian kitchen, with a pan-Southeast Asian menu running through Vietnamese, Thai and Lao classics.
Tip: Closed Wednesdays; the no-frills strip-mall storefront is the giveaway you are in the right place.
Apsara ★ 4.4
west-side · 716 Public Street, Providence, RI 02907
Apsara on Public Street is Providence's longest-running Cambodian kitchen, with a pan-Southeast Asian menu running through Vietnamese, Thai and Lao classics.
Tip: Closed Wednesdays; lunch is the quickest sit. Counter is no-frills strip-mall style, but the cooking is serious.
Dune Brothers Fox Point ★ 4.4
fox-point · 170 Ives Street, Providence, RI 02906
Nicholas and Monica Gillespie's Dune Brothers built a Fox Point fish market, sit-down room and takeout window on Ives Street in 2024. Pier-to-plate fish.
Tip: The Jewelry District shack on Dyer Street is seasonal; the Fox Point room on Ives runs year-round.
Ceremony Coffee Roasters ★ 4.4
college-hill · 406 Brook Street, Providence, RI 02906
Ceremony is the Brook Street tea-and-coffee cafe that pours its own roasting partner's beans. Whole-leaf tea, espresso, communal workspace tables.
Whalers Brewing Company ★ 4.4
downtown · 1174 Kingstown Road, Wakefield, RI 02879
Whalers in Wakefield is the South County microbrewery whose Rise and Drift ales lead its flagship lineup. No kitchen, bring food in; cornhole.
The Hot Club ★ 4.4
downtown · 25 Bridge Street, Providence, RI 02903
The Hot Club waterfront kitchen serves bar snacks late, with a 20:30 neon-flash tradition for kids at nearby Hasbro Hospital. Open to 02:00 weekends.
Los Andes ★ 4.4
west-side · 903 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI 02908
Los Andes in Providence: peruvian room. Providence's only serious Peruvian and Bolivian room sits on Chalkstone Avenue across town from any.
Tip: Wednesday to Sunday for dinner; Sunday lunch from 15:00. Book the koi-pond patio in summer.
Borealis Coffee Riverside ★ 4.4
east-side · 250 Bullocks Point Avenue, Riverside, RI 02915
Borealis Coffee Riverside is a cafe room in East Side. Cycle here from downtown on the East Bay path, eight miles each way; the cafe closes at 15:00.
Tip: Cycle here from downtown on the East Bay path, eight miles each way; the cafe closes at 15:00.
The Wickenden Pub ★ 4.4
fox-point · 320 Wickenden Street, Providence, RI 02903
The Wickenden Pub is over 100 belgian beers from a wood-panelled fox point dive that has barely changed since the 1990s; not on any tourist map.
Tip: Take a bartender's suggestion off the Belgian list; the menu is too long to read cold.
Pizza Marvin Sunday ★ 4.4
fox-point · 468 Wickenden Street, Providence, RI 02903
Pizza Marvin opens Sundays for an all-day window with pies, raw bar and the Pizza Wine spritz. Walk-in only; the small dining room fills fast in summer.
Den Den Korean Fried Chicken ★ 4.3
east-side · 182 Angell Street, Providence, RI 02906
The Den Den group's Korean fried chicken counter on Angell Street. Double-fried wings and drumsticks in plain or gochujang glazes; small dining room.
Tip: Sister cafe Den Den Cafe Asiana on Benefit Street handles bibimbap and katsu in the daytime.
Den Den Korean Fried Chicken ★ 4.3
east-side · 182 Angell Street, Providence, RI 02906
Den Den's Korean fried chicken counter on Angell Street: double-fried wings and drumsticks in plain or gochujang glazes; small dining room, takeaway.
Tip: Half-and-half a tray of plain and spicy; orders ship in 12 to 15 minutes once you order.
Foolproof Brewing Company ★ 4.3
downtown · 241 Grotto Avenue, Pawtucket, RI 02860
Foolproof on Grotto Avenue in Pawtucket has been pouring craft beer for over a decade. Twenty-plus on tap; the taproom seats 40 and books for private events.
East Side Pockets ★ 4.3
college-hill · 278 Thayer Street, Providence, RI 02906
Thayer Street's Middle Eastern late counter for Brown and RISD students. Falafel, shawarma, kebab wraps until 02:00 weekends; only late option here.
The Wickenden Pub ★ 4.3
fox-point · 320 Wickenden Street, Providence, RI 02903
Wickenden Pub's bar food runs alongside its 100-plus Belgian beer list until 01:00 nightly. Fox Point's reliable late sit-down for a Belgian pint.
Hartley's Pork Pies ★ 4.3
downtown · 871 Smithfield Avenue, Lincoln, RI 02865
Hartley's Pork Pies on Smithfield Ave in Lincoln is the 1900 Yorkshire pork-pie recipe carried to Fall River, sold from a Providence-suburb takeout counter.
Tip: Closed Sunday through Tuesday. The original pork pie is best eaten the next day, room temperature with mustard.
Bayberry Garden ★ 4.3
downtown · 225 Dyer Street, Providence, RI 02903
Bayberry Garden's plant-filled Innovation District room does weekend brunch with sustainable raw bar and seasonal hashes; the Pedestrian Bridge patio.
Knead Doughnuts Elmgrove ★ 4.3
east-side · 139 Elmgrove Avenue, Providence, RI 02906
Knead Doughnuts' Elmgrove cafe runs the daily rotating brioche and cake-doughnut menu from 07:00-14:00. Counter ordering, small standing bar.
Den Den Cafe Asiana ★ 4.2
college-hill · 161 Benefit Street, Providence, RI 02903
Den Den Cafe Asiana on Benefit Street is the all-day Asian counter from the Den Den hospitality group. Bibimbap, soba, tonkatsu, rice bowls, gyoza.
Tip: Counter ordering; bring it back to the small dining room or take out. Late lunch is the quietest hour.
Wara Wara ★ 4.2
east-side · 776 Hope Street, Providence, RI 02906
Wara Wara on Hope Street has been serving ramen, cold sake, oysters and tapas since 2016. Compact dining room; the bar takes counter orders late.
Tip: Closed Sunday; the small bar turns over for walk-ins on weeknights.
Borealis Coffee ★ 4.2
east-side · 250 Bullocks Point Avenue, Riverside, RI 02915
Borealis Coffee is the East Bay roaster and cafe in an 1850s train depot in Riverside on the East Bay Bike Path. Specialty single-origin roasts, cuppings.
Providence Brewing Company ★ 4.2
olneyville · 10 Sims Avenue Unit 110, Providence, RI 02909
Providence Brewing Company is Rhode Island's first Hispanic-owned heritage-revival craft brewery, in the Farm Fresh RI food hub on Sims Avenue.
Massimo Sunday Brunch ★ 4.2
federal-hill · 134 Atwells Avenue, Providence, RI 02903
Massimo on Atwells opens Sundays at 10:30 for brunch, an Italian-leaning menu with mimosa packages. Federal Hill's most-booked Sunday brunch.
Den Den Cafe Asiana ★ 4.2
college-hill · 161 Benefit Street, Providence, RI 02903
Den Den Cafe Asiana on Benefit Street runs all day on the College Hill side. Bibimbap, Japanese soba and rice bowls; the Korean brunch counter.
Sicilia's Pizzeria ★ 4.0
federal-hill · 181 Atwells Avenue, Providence, RI 02903
Sicilia's on Atwells has been a Federal Hill family pizzeria for 30-plus years. Home of the original deep-dish stuffed pizza; slice service, casual back room.
Tip: The slice line moves quickly; sit-down dining at the back is rarely busy.
New Harvest Coffee at Hope Artiste Village ★ 4.0
downtown · 999 Main Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860
New Harvest's Pawtucket facility at Hope Artiste Village runs the wholesale roasting and a public-facing classroom; coffee education on Saturdays.