Providence: Federal Hill Dinner Stroll with Italian Dinner
Savor the flavors of Providence’s Little Italy on a guided dinner stroll. Enjoy a 4-course Italian meal with antipasto, house-made pastas, and desserts.
What to order at Massimo
- Must order
- Whatever pasta is being run as the regional special, with a glass of small-grower Italian red.
- Signature dishes
- Regional Italian pastas, Biodynamic Italian wines, Branzino
- Editor tip
- Monday through Thursday until 21:30, Friday and Saturday until 22:30. Resy reservations.
CuisineItalian
Price$$$
Neighborhoodfederal-hill
HoursMon-Thu 11:30-21:30; Fri-Sat 11:30-22:30; Sun 10:30-21:30
Phone+14012730650
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Signature dishes: Regional Italian pastas, Biodynamic Italian wines, Branzino
Must order: Whatever pasta is being run as the regional special, with a glass of small-grower Italian red.
Tip: Monday through Thursday until 21:30, Friday and Saturday until 22:30. Resy reservations.
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Location
Address: 134 Atwells Avenue, Providence, RI 02903
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Pane e Vino ★ 4.3
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.
Signature: House-made pasta, Veal Milanese, Italian wine list
Order: Veal Milanese with a glass of Aglianico, or a tasting of the daily pasta specials.
Tip: Half-price wine all day Monday; the Atwells patio is the best people-watching seat on the Hill.
Andino's ★ 4.3
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 ★ 4.1
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 ★ 4.2
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.
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Pane e Vino ★ 4.3
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.
Signature: House-made pasta, Veal Milanese, Italian wine list
Order: Veal Milanese with a glass of Aglianico, or a tasting of the daily pasta specials.
Tip: Half-price wine all day Monday; the Atwells patio is the best people-watching seat on the Hill.
Sarto ★ 4.4
Sarto returned to its downtown Dorrance Street room in 2024. Regional Italian with a 2024 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence list; weekend live jazz.
Signature: Regional Italian pasta, House charcuterie, Wine Spectator list
Order: A regional pasta off the rotating section, with a pour from the small-producer red list.
Tip: Wednesday and Thursday 16:00-22:00, Friday and Saturday to 23:00; jazz on weekend evenings.
Bayberry Garden ★ 4.3
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: Sustainable raw bar, Grilled Caesar, Steak frites
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.
Andino's ★ 4.3
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 ★ 4.1
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 ★ 4.2
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.