11 editor picks in Providence.
11 restaurants in Providence, editor-picked for restaurants open monday. Open on monday, the day most kitchens go dark. All restaurants in Providence.
Ben Sukle and Bethany Caliaro's Oberlin on Westminster runs hand-rolled pastas and a small raw bar. 2025 James Beard Outstanding Restaurant finalist.
OrderA pasta from the day's chalkboard and a half-dozen Rhode Island oysters from the raw bar.
TipThursday-Monday 17:00 onwards; walk-ins at the counter, book dining tables on Resy two to three weeks out.
Mill's Tavern in the old Pilgrim Mill building on North Main is downtown's regular business steakhouse. Wagyu, wood-grilled fish, award-winning wine list.
OrderA wood-grilled fish of the day, with a glass off the deep Italian section of the list.
TipMonday to Thursday 17:00-20:30, Friday and Saturday until 21:30. Reservations via OpenTable.
Apsara on Public Street is Providence's longest-running Cambodian kitchen, with a pan-Southeast Asian menu running through Vietnamese, Thai and Lao classics.
OrderNime chow with peanut sauce, plus the Singapore noodles or a Khmer curry.
TipClosed Wednesdays; the no-frills strip-mall storefront is the giveaway you are in the right place.
Hemenway's on the Providence River reopened March 5, 2025 after a refresh of the bar, raw bar and lobster tanks. Anchor downtown seafood since 1985.
OrderThe signature Shellfish Platter from the raw bar, or a one-and-a-quarter pound Maine lobster.
TipReservations via OpenTable; the raw bar takes walk-ins and has the best skyline view.
Massimo on Federal Hill's Atwells Avenue runs contemporary regional Italian under the DeQuattro family. Gluten-free menu, all-biodynamic Italian wines.
OrderWhatever pasta is being run as the regional special, with a glass of small-grower Italian red.
TipMonday through Thursday until 21:30, Friday and Saturday until 22:30. Resy reservations.
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.
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.
OrderHalf a dozen New England oysters from the raw bar, then the grilled Caesar and steak frites.
TipDinner Tuesday to Sunday; brunch Saturday and Sunday; the patio under the Pedestrian Bridge is the most-booked seat in summer.
Andino's on Federal Hill's Atwells Avenue is a longtime stalwart. Veal scaloppine, snail salad and the canonical Rhode Island hot-pepper calamari.
OrderSnail salad, RI calamari with cherry peppers, then a veal scaloppine.
TipOpen daily until 21:45 (22:45 Fri-Sat); Al Fresco on the Hill street seating runs June through early September.
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.
OrderAn order of double-fried drumsticks with sweet-and-spicy glaze, plus tteokbokki.
TipSister cafe Den Den Cafe Asiana on Benefit Street handles bibimbap and katsu in the daytime.
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.
The G Hospitality rooftop on Dorrance has a retractable glass roof, fire pits and the city's best State House view. Brick-oven flatbreads, raw bar.
OrderA flatbread off the brick oven, oysters, a cocktail at golden hour.
TipMon to Wed 16:00-22:00; Friday and Saturday to 02:00; the retractable roof opens in fair weather.
