16 editor picks in Providence.
16 restaurants in Providence, editor-picked for restaurants open sunday. Where to eat a sit-down dinner on sunday. All restaurants in Providence.
Derek Wagner's Nicks on Broadway in Providence is a 2026 USA Today Restaurant of the Year. Seasonal locally driven cooking; Wagner a 2025 Beard finalist.
OrderWhatever the chalkboard's running for the week, plus the brunch hash that built the room's reputation.
TipWeekend brunch is the busiest service; arrive at 10:00 sharp or book ahead through OpenTable.
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.
Ellen Gracyalny's Gracie's on Washington Street has been Providence's special-occasion room since 1998. Five- and seven-course seasonal tasting menus.
OrderThe seven-course tasting menu with pairings; ask for the chocolate dessert flight to close.
TipSister bakery Ellie's, two blocks away on Westminster, opens late as a wine and small-plates room.
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.
Sarto returned to its downtown Dorrance Street room in 2024. Regional Italian with a 2024 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence list; weekend live jazz.
OrderA regional pasta off the rotating section, with a pour from the small-producer red list.
TipWednesday and Thursday 16:00-22:00, Friday and Saturday to 23:00; jazz on weekend evenings.
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.
Los Andes on Chalkstone Avenue is Providence's Peruvian and Bolivian destination, with a waterfall and koi-pond patio. Lomo saltado, anticuchos, salteñas.
OrderLomo saltado and a round of anticuchos; salteñas if they have them at lunch.
TipWednesday to Sunday for dinner with a 15:00 Sunday lunch; book the patio in summer.
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.
Camille's, in a Bradford Street mansion since 1919, is the oldest continuously operating Italian dining room on Federal Hill. White-tablecloth.
OrderThe veal chop, with tableside Caesar to start.
TipBook the front-room booths; the Roman Gardens private dining room is the city's anniversary destination.
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.
