Bayberry Garden is a coastal new england restaurant in Downtown, Providence.
Tom and Natalie Dennen's Bayberry Garden in the Innovation District has a plant-filled dining room, sustainable raw bar, and a Pedestrian Bridge patio.
Signature dishes: Sustainable raw bar, Grilled Caesar, Steak frites
Must order: Half a dozen New England oysters from the raw bar, then the grilled Caesar and steak frites.
Tip: Dinner Tuesday to Sunday; brunch Saturday and Sunday; the patio under the Pedestrian Bridge is the most-booked seat in summer.
Address: 225 Dyer Street, Providence, RI 02903
Andino's on Federal Hill's Atwells Avenue is a longtime stalwart. Veal scaloppine, snail salad and the canonical Rhode Island hot-pepper calamari.
Signature: Veal scaloppine, Snail salad, Rhode Island calamari
Order: Snail salad, RI calamari with cherry peppers, then a veal scaloppine.
Tip: Open daily until 21:45 (22:45 Fri-Sat); Al Fresco on the Hill street seating runs June through early September.
Cassarino's, on Atwells since 1988, is the candlelit Federal Hill room locals book midweek. Northern Italian classics, marble bar, polished service.
Signature: Northern Italian pasta, Veal piccata, Tiramisu
Order: Lobster ravioli or veal piccata, finished with the house tiramisu.
Tip: Reservations via OpenTable; the bar serves the full menu walk-up.
Camille's, in a Bradford Street mansion since 1919, is the oldest continuously operating Italian dining room on Federal Hill. White-tablecloth.
Signature: Veal chop, Lobster fra diavolo, Tableside Caesar
Order: The veal chop, with tableside Caesar to start.
Tip: Book the front-room booths; the Roman Gardens private dining room is the city's anniversary destination.
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.
Signature: Double-fried wings, Sweet and spicy drumsticks, Tteokbokki
Order: An order of double-fried drumsticks with sweet-and-spicy glaze, plus tteokbokki.
Tip: Sister cafe Den Den Cafe Asiana on Benefit Street handles bibimbap and katsu in the daytime.
Apsara on Public Street is Providence's longest-running Cambodian kitchen, with a pan-Southeast Asian menu running through Vietnamese, Thai and Lao classics.
Signature: Nime chow, Singapore noodles, Khmer-style fish
Order: Nime chow with peanut sauce, plus the Singapore noodles or a Khmer curry.
Tip: Closed Wednesdays; the no-frills strip-mall storefront is the giveaway you are in the right place.
Los Andes on Chalkstone Avenue is Providence's Peruvian and Bolivian destination, with a waterfall and koi-pond patio. Lomo saltado, anticuchos, salteñas.
Signature: Lomo saltado, Anticuchos, Salteñas
Order: Lomo saltado and a round of anticuchos; salteñas if they have them at lunch.
Tip: Wednesday to Sunday for dinner with a 15:00 Sunday lunch; book the patio in summer.
