Guidebook for Providence

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Guidebook for Providence

Food Scene

Everything there is fabulous and delicious. Get take-out or eat-in. Amazing chocolate mousse, fruit tart, chocolate torte, etc.
63 locals recommend
Pastiche Fine Desserts
92 Spruce St
63 locals recommend
Everything there is fabulous and delicious. Get take-out or eat-in. Amazing chocolate mousse, fruit tart, chocolate torte, etc.
Delicious noodles, scallion pancakes, and dumplings. Rarely a line for even a large party. BYOB.
8 locals recommend
Noodles 102
102 Ives St
8 locals recommend
Delicious noodles, scallion pancakes, and dumplings. Rarely a line for even a large party. BYOB.
Wimpy-skippys! They sound ridiculous, but they are pepperoni/spinach calzones that are better than any calzone you've every had. Also make good pizza and right near Pastiche for dessert. Get take-out and go sit on the fountain in the nearby square for a perfect Federal Hill experience.
13 locals recommend
Caserta Pizzeria
121 Spruce St
13 locals recommend
Wimpy-skippys! They sound ridiculous, but they are pepperoni/spinach calzones that are better than any calzone you've every had. Also make good pizza and right near Pastiche for dessert. Get take-out and go sit on the fountain in the nearby square for a perfect Federal Hill experience.
Very good margaritas- within walking distance so you don't have to worry about a designated driver.
9 locals recommend
Tortilla Flats
355 Hope St
9 locals recommend
Very good margaritas- within walking distance so you don't have to worry about a designated driver.
Delicious and well-priced Indian food. Definitely try the Pesto Naan and fried cauliflower.
27 locals recommend
Rasoi
727 East Ave
27 locals recommend
Delicious and well-priced Indian food. Definitely try the Pesto Naan and fried cauliflower.
Lots of food and shops! Within walking distance, which is good, because a favorite past-time of the locals is watching people struggle to park here.
33 locals recommend
Thayer Street
Thayer Street
33 locals recommend
Lots of food and shops! Within walking distance, which is good, because a favorite past-time of the locals is watching people struggle to park here.
Raspberry danishes! Very tasty and popular, so expect lines on a weekend morning.
170 locals recommend
Seven Stars Bakery
342 Broadway
170 locals recommend
Raspberry danishes! Very tasty and popular, so expect lines on a weekend morning.
A wide range of restaurants and outdoor cafes (mostly Italian). Everything from simple home meals (Angelo's) to handmade pasta, to fancy candlelit dinners. Venda Ravioli is a great market to check out! There is usually live music on weekend summer nights near the big fountain.
134 locals recommend
Federal Hill
134 locals recommend
A wide range of restaurants and outdoor cafes (mostly Italian). Everything from simple home meals (Angelo's) to handmade pasta, to fancy candlelit dinners. Venda Ravioli is a great market to check out! There is usually live music on weekend summer nights near the big fountain.
Excellent service. Clean, good Japanese food. Outdoor seating available. Bar, sushi bar, and regular seating. Good prices and amazing salad dressing. You can walk there and they usually have sports on in the bar area if that's what you're into. Lunch has delicious bento boxes.
40 locals recommend
Haruki East
172 Wayland Ave
40 locals recommend
Excellent service. Clean, good Japanese food. Outdoor seating available. Bar, sushi bar, and regular seating. Good prices and amazing salad dressing. You can walk there and they usually have sports on in the bar area if that's what you're into. Lunch has delicious bento boxes.
Excellent tacos! Vegetarian friendly. Order ahead online to skip the line!
IVES STORE - Tallulah's Taqueria
Excellent tacos! Vegetarian friendly. Order ahead online to skip the line!
Excellent pastries (you can't go wrong) and good coffee/hot chocolate.
7 locals recommend
Madrid European Bakery and Patisserie
199 Wayland Ave
7 locals recommend
Excellent pastries (you can't go wrong) and good coffee/hot chocolate.
Excellent thin crust pizza by the slice!
Fellini Pizzeria
Excellent thin crust pizza by the slice!
American brasserie. Good food, vegetarian options, decent prices.
48 locals recommend
Red Stripe
465 Angell St
48 locals recommend
American brasserie. Good food, vegetarian options, decent prices.
Delicious hand-crafted pizza that you can watch being made! Indoor and outdoor seating. Downtown on an interesting street with many cool shops and food options.
11 locals recommend
Providence Coal Fired Pizza
385 Westminster St
11 locals recommend
Delicious hand-crafted pizza that you can watch being made! Indoor and outdoor seating. Downtown on an interesting street with many cool shops and food options.
Quality Korean food downtown.
13 locals recommend
Mokban Korean Bistro
217 Westminster St
13 locals recommend
Quality Korean food downtown.
Fresh veggies, food trucks, arts, and crafts in Lippitt Park, which Al's has a playground! Saturdays May thru October 9am to 1pm
28 locals recommend
Hope Street Farmers' Market
Blackstone Boulevard
28 locals recommend
Fresh veggies, food trucks, arts, and crafts in Lippitt Park, which Al's has a playground! Saturdays May thru October 9am to 1pm

Sightseeing

Look out over the whole city and in a beautiful neighborhood. Great for viewing fireworks, sunsets, etc. Romantic spot to bring a blanket and picnic.
76 locals recommend
Prospect Terrace
60 Congdon St
76 locals recommend
Look out over the whole city and in a beautiful neighborhood. Great for viewing fireworks, sunsets, etc. Romantic spot to bring a blanket and picnic.

Essentials

Market Basket cheaper than all of the above, 10 min away by car in South Attleboro. great selection , service and prices.
You can walk there and ask for the food to be delivered to the house.
186 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
601 N Main St
186 locals recommend
You can walk there and ask for the food to be delivered to the house.
Cheaper than Whole Foods. But really only accessible by car.
54 locals recommend
Stop & Shop
850 Manton Ave
54 locals recommend
Cheaper than Whole Foods. But really only accessible by car.
Also has a minute clinic for walk-in healthcare while you are visiting.
56 locals recommend
CVS
481 Angell St
56 locals recommend
Also has a minute clinic for walk-in healthcare while you are visiting.
Park nearby rather than fighting the traffic into this small parking lot, unless going on off hours.
Trader Joe's
Park nearby rather than fighting the traffic into this small parking lot, unless going on off hours.

Shopping

Awesome and weird gift shop with Rhode-Islandy t-shirts, magnets, etc.
36 locals recommend
Frog & Toad - East
795 Hope St
36 locals recommend
Awesome and weird gift shop with Rhode-Islandy t-shirts, magnets, etc.
Easier to park, fewer college students everywhere- no chains, gas stations are here, redbox, and only a 5-10 min walk north from our house.
Hope Street
Hope Street
Easier to park, fewer college students everywhere- no chains, gas stations are here, redbox, and only a 5-10 min walk north from our house.
Local artists, affordable prices, beautiful complementary wrapping!
Studio Hop
810 Hope St
Local artists, affordable prices, beautiful complementary wrapping!
Local bookstore, great selection of art and non-fiction
Symposium Books
240 Westminster St
Local bookstore, great selection of art and non-fiction
Great overall bookstore for readers of all ages, friendly
17 locals recommend
Books On The Square
471 Angell St
17 locals recommend
Great overall bookstore for readers of all ages, friendly

Entertainment & Activities

Waterfire is when braziers in the river are filled with logs and burned from sundown to midnight. Usually on Saturday nights and accompanied by music, performance art, food, and drinks. Check the schedule: http://waterfire.org/ It is awesome! Also, even if you don't go, be aware that it will cause some traffic issues downtown.
43 locals recommend
Downtown Providence
43 locals recommend
Waterfire is when braziers in the river are filled with logs and burned from sundown to midnight. Usually on Saturday nights and accompanied by music, performance art, food, and drinks. Check the schedule: http://waterfire.org/ It is awesome! Also, even if you don't go, be aware that it will cause some traffic issues downtown.
Friendly zoo in nice park.
190 locals recommend
Roger Williams Park Zoo
1000 Elmwood Ave
190 locals recommend
Friendly zoo in nice park.

Getting Around

Train station - for Amtrak and commuter rail to Boston.
100 Gaspee St
100 Gaspee Street
Train station - for Amtrak and commuter rail to Boston.
Bus station for buses throughout the state- including beaches, parks, and shopping. Also, you can catch buses to nearby cities. Taking the bus to Newport is a good way to spend the day and avoid getting stuck in traffic. http://www.ripta.com/
Kennedy Plaza Passenger Terminal
1 Kennedy Plaza
Bus station for buses throughout the state- including beaches, parks, and shopping. Also, you can catch buses to nearby cities. Taking the bus to Newport is a good way to spend the day and avoid getting stuck in traffic. http://www.ripta.com/

Parks & Nature

You can pick up the east bay bike path near the bridge to East Providence. It goes to Bristol and is very scenic- many water views, some fishing, goes by several parks.
71 locals recommend
East Bay Bike Path
71 locals recommend
You can pick up the east bay bike path near the bridge to East Providence. It goes to Bristol and is very scenic- many water views, some fishing, goes by several parks.
Nice playground for the kids, big green areas for picnics, frisbee, etc. Near a food plaza and across the street from an ice cream shop. At the end of Blackstone Boulevard- a lovely place to walk/bike/exercise. Has a farmer's and art market on Saturday mornings in the warm months.
15 locals recommend
Lippett Memorial Park
1015 Hope Street
15 locals recommend
Nice playground for the kids, big green areas for picnics, frisbee, etc. Near a food plaza and across the street from an ice cream shop. At the end of Blackstone Boulevard- a lovely place to walk/bike/exercise. Has a farmer's and art market on Saturday mornings in the warm months.