Guidebook for Providence
Food Scene
Delicious cupcakes and tea, lovely quirky decor with ducks and bunnies inserted unobtrusively into famous paintings!
27 locals recommend
The Duck and Bunny
1005 Main StDelicious cupcakes and tea, lovely quirky decor with ducks and bunnies inserted unobtrusively into famous paintings!
Best brunch in Providence! Pretty glass ornaments dangling from the ceiling, an oversized rose at every table, and antiques on display that you can buy. Also has a pretty outdoor garden patio.
15 locals recommend
CAV Restaurant
14 Imperial PlBest brunch in Providence! Pretty glass ornaments dangling from the ceiling, an oversized rose at every table, and antiques on display that you can buy. Also has a pretty outdoor garden patio.
Great food (including brunch), great bar with unusual drinks, rock n'roll, art/hipster vibe. A couple of outdoor tables for warm weather.
124 locals recommend
Julian's
318 BroadwayGreat food (including brunch), great bar with unusual drinks, rock n'roll, art/hipster vibe. A couple of outdoor tables for warm weather.
Yummy thin-crust pizza by the slice, anarchist decor. Also check out the rest of Thayer St.; it's where the Brown and RISD students hang out. Lots of unique and quirky shops, cafes, and restaurants.
Nice Slice
267 Thayer StYummy thin-crust pizza by the slice, anarchist decor. Also check out the rest of Thayer St.; it's where the Brown and RISD students hang out. Lots of unique and quirky shops, cafes, and restaurants.
Tasty Italian food, sidewalk patio. Check out the rest of Hope St. near Rochambeau; lots of cute independent shops, bars, and restaurants.
14 locals recommend
Pizzico
762 Hope StreetTasty Italian food, sidewalk patio. Check out the rest of Hope St. near Rochambeau; lots of cute independent shops, bars, and restaurants.
Great French food in a romantic, upscale but unpretentious setting. Walk along the park, too!
25 locals recommend
Chez Pascal & The Wurst Kitchen
960 Hope StGreat French food in a romantic, upscale but unpretentious setting. Walk along the park, too!
Three Sisters
1070 Hope StGreat ice cream and coffee!
Seven Stars Bakery
342 BroadwayAwesome bakery and coffee shop.
The best coffee in Providence! There's also one in the Brown University Bookstore, a couple blocks south.
16 locals recommend
Blue State Coffee
300 Thayer StThe best coffee in Providence! There's also one in the Brown University Bookstore, a couple blocks south.
Yummy Italian pastries and coffee. Also walk along the neighboring Atwells Ave., the main drag of Federal Hill, Providence's Italian village. Lots of fantastic restaurants, unique shops, and cafes.
63 locals recommend
Pastiche Fine Desserts
92 Spruce StYummy Italian pastries and coffee. Also walk along the neighboring Atwells Ave., the main drag of Federal Hill, Providence's Italian village. Lots of fantastic restaurants, unique shops, and cafes.
Delicious food (including brunch) and great drinks in a beautiful, romantic waterfront setting.
24 locals recommend
Waterman Grille
4 Richmond SquareDelicious food (including brunch) and great drinks in a beautiful, romantic waterfront setting.
Fantastic food, industrial look and feel, kitchen right behind a bar in the dining room so you get to watch the chefs expertly prepare your food. Great for brunch as well, though it gets pretty busy.
122 locals recommend
nicks on broadway
500 BroadwayFantastic food, industrial look and feel, kitchen right behind a bar in the dining room so you get to watch the chefs expertly prepare your food. Great for brunch as well, though it gets pretty busy.
Arts & Culture
The museum of one of the best art schools in the US. Check out the RISD campus, too! It's quite lovely, especially along Benefit St., along the canal, and up the hill to the Brown University campus.
256 locals recommend
RISD Museum
20 N Main StThe museum of one of the best art schools in the US. Check out the RISD campus, too! It's quite lovely, especially along Benefit St., along the canal, and up the hill to the Brown University campus.
Drinks & Nightlife
Great low-key bar/pub with a cool, industrial view. Floor-to-ceiling windows and a huge patio overlooking the water, with 3 tall brick smoke stacks on the other side.
39 locals recommend
Club Hell
25 Bridge StGreat low-key bar/pub with a cool, industrial view. Floor-to-ceiling windows and a huge patio overlooking the water, with 3 tall brick smoke stacks on the other side.
Essentials
Whole Foods Market
601 N Main StGreat supermarket, very close by.
Shopping
Frog & Toad - East
795 Hope StAwesome little boutique full of fun, quirky, local goodies.