Bacaro Enoteca
Bacaro's ground-floor bar is the closest Providence gets to a true Venetian bacaro. Cicchetti plates, salumeria boards, Italian wines by glass.
25 upscale places in Providence, editor-picked. Occasion restaurants in Providence: destination kitchens for celebrations and visits. All Providence food.
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Nicks on Broadway
Order Whatever the chalkboard's running for the week, plus the brunch hash that built the room's reputation.
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.
The Eddy
Drink Spicy Siesta
The Eddy on Eddy Street, open since 2012, is the city's reference craft cocktail bar. Classic and creative cocktails, cheese, charcuterie, oysters.
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Oberlin
Order A pasta from the day's chalkboard and a half-dozen Rhode Island oysters from the raw bar.
Ben Sukle and Bethany Caliaro's Oberlin on Westminster runs hand-rolled pastas and a small raw bar. 2025 James Beard Outstanding Restaurant finalist.
Ellie's Evening Wine Bar
Ellie's runs as a French pastry cafe by day, then converts to a wine and small-plates room on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings. Old World list.
The Hot Club
Drink Cold can of Narragansett
The Hot Club has been the family-run Providence River waterfront bar near Hasbro Hospital for nearly 40 years. Cheap drinks; the 20:30 neon flash.
Bacaro
Order A round of cicchetti at the downstairs bar with a glass of Lugana, then a pasta upstairs.
Bacaro on South Water Street has a Venetian-style enoteca downstairs and a full Italian dining room upstairs. Cicchetti, salumeria plates, Italian wines.
Sarto
Order A regional pasta off the rotating section, with a pour from the small-producer red list.
Sarto returned to its downtown Dorrance Street room in 2024. Regional Italian with a 2024 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence list; weekend live jazz.
Los Andes
Order Lomo saltado and a round of anticuchos; salteñas if they have them at lunch.
Los Andes on Chalkstone Avenue is Providence's Peruvian and Bolivian destination, with a waterfall and koi-pond patio. Lomo saltado, anticuchos, salteñas.
Ogie's Trailer Park
Drink Frozen tiki cocktail
Ogie's Trailer Park on Westminster pairs trailer-park decor (AstroTurf, lava lamps) with a tiki-leaning patio; frozen drinks, wing night, trivia.
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The Wickenden Pub
- ★ 4.4
- Cocktail bar
- $$$
- Fox Point
Drink Belgian Trappist on draft
Wickenden Pub is the Fox Point dive with one of the longest Belgian beer lists in New England (over 100). Cash and cards; pints and friendly bartenders.
Lucky Enough Eat and Drink
Drink Vito Lantz's classic Negroni
Bartender Vito Lantz and Art Chamberland's Lucky Enough on Westminster opened in 2021 as a horseshoe-bar neighborhood spot. Classic and frozen cocktails.
Sarto Wine Bar
Sarto's bar is the casual side of the downtown Italian room: a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence list, regional pastas, and live jazz on weekend evenings.
Hemenway's
Order The signature Shellfish Platter from the raw bar, or a one-and-a-quarter pound Maine lobster.
Hemenway's on the Providence River reopened March 5, 2025 after a refresh of the bar, raw bar and lobster tanks. Anchor downtown seafood since 1985.
Massimo
- ★ 4.3
- Italian
- $$$
- Federal Hill
Order Whatever pasta is being run as the regional special, with a glass of small-grower Italian red.
Massimo on Federal Hill's Atwells Avenue runs contemporary regional Italian under the DeQuattro family. Gluten-free menu, all-biodynamic Italian wines.
Pane e Vino
- ★ 4.3
- Southern Italian
- $$$
- Federal Hill
Order Veal Milanese with a glass of Aglianico, or a tasting of the daily pasta specials.
Joe and Esther DeQuattro's Pane e Vino, on Federal Hill since 2002, runs Southern Italian cooking with a 120-bottle all-Italian wine list. Half-price Mondays.
Bayberry Garden
Order Half a dozen New England oysters from the raw bar, then the grilled Caesar and steak frites.
Tom and Natalie Dennen's Bayberry Garden in the Innovation District has a plant-filled dining room, sustainable raw bar, and a Pedestrian Bridge patio.
Andino's
- ★ 4.3
- Italian
- $$$
- Federal Hill
Order Snail salad, RI calamari with cherry peppers, then a veal scaloppine.
Andino's on Federal Hill's Atwells Avenue is a longtime stalwart. Veal scaloppine, snail salad and the canonical Rhode Island hot-pepper calamari.
The Malted Barley
Drink Local craft beer flight
The Malted Barley on Westminster pairs 37 craft drafts and 80 bottles with hand-rolled artisan soft pretzels. The Everything is the standard.
Costantino's Venda Bar and Ristorante
- ★ 4.2
- Italian
- $$$
- Federal Hill
Order Whatever ravioli is being run from the market downstairs, with a pour from the Italian wine list.
Alan Costantino's Venda complex on DePasquale Square pairs the 1938 pasta market with a full restaurant. Hand-pressed ravioli, the prettiest Hill patio.
Massimo Wine Bar
- ★ 4.2
- Wine bar
- $$$
- Federal Hill
The bar inside the DeQuattro family's Massimo on Atwells pours an all-biodynamic and organic Italian list. Same kitchen as the dining room; walk-ins.
Cassarino's
- ★ 4.1
- Italian
- $$$
- Federal Hill
Order Lobster ravioli or veal piccata, finished with the house tiramisu.
Cassarino's, on Atwells since 1988, is the candlelit Federal Hill room locals book midweek. Northern Italian classics, marble bar, polished service.
Rooftop at the Providence G
Order A flatbread off the brick oven, oysters, a cocktail at golden hour.
The G Hospitality rooftop on Dorrance has a retractable glass roof, fire pits and the city's best State House view. Brick-oven flatbreads, raw bar.
Trinity Brewhouse
Drink Tommy's IPA on tap
Trinity Brewhouse on Fountain Street is Providence's original brewpub since 1994. New ownership, chef and brewer in 2026; 10-plus local taps.
Pane e Vino Wine Bar
- ★ 4.0
- Wine bar
- $$$
- Federal Hill
The DeQuattro family's Pane e Vino on Federal Hill carries a 120-bottle list broken by Italian region. Monday is half-price wine, full menu.
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