Bars in Providence, RI: Cocktail Bars, Rooftops, Breweries and Late Nights

Eighteen Providence bars, grouped by the kind of night you’re after, each checked against its own website on October 22, 2026. Hours change with the seasons, so tap through before you head out.

Cocktail bars

The Eddy

95 Eddy Street, Downcity
A neighborhood craft cocktail bar downtown, with classic and contemporary drinks and food. Open every day, 4 PM to 1 AM.

Esther’s High Dive

191 Dorrance Street, Downcity
A newly opened cocktail bar with food and events. No reservations; open until 1 AM Fridays and Saturdays, closed Mondays.

Club Frills

79 Ives Street, Fox Point
A cocktail bar open Tuesday to Sunday until 1 AM. Classic cocktails are half price on Tuesdays.

The East End

244 Wickenden Street, Fox Point
A whiskey bar and bistro with a library of rare bottles. Happy hour every day from 4 to 6 with half-price oysters and burgers, and a late-night menu Thursday to Saturday.

The Wayland

485 Angell Street, Wayland Square
A neighborhood cocktail bar in the old Providence Wine Bar space, with wine, beer, zero-proof drinks and food. 21 and over.

Gift Horse

272 Westminster Street, Downcity
A raw bar, built around Rhode Island oysters and seafood, with low-ABV cocktails, spritzes, martinis and a small-producer wine list. Open Thursday to Monday from 4 PM.

Rooftops

Rooftop at the Providence G

100 Dorrance Street, Downcity
A year-round rooftop restaurant and lounge with skyline views, fire pits you can reserve and live music every weekend. Open until 2 AM Fridays and Saturdays; it asks guests to dress up on weekends.

Mare Rooftop

229 Waterman Street, East Side
A year-round rooftop with Mediterranean food, cocktails and wine, and igloos on the roof. Reservations through OpenTable.

Breweries and taprooms

Trinity Brewhouse

186 Fountain Street, Downcity
Downtown’s brewpub since 1994, with beer brewed on site, 17 TVs and a late-night food menu, steps from the arena. Under new owners since February 2026; open until 2 AM Fridays and Saturdays.

Narragansett Brewery & Taproom

271 Tockwotton Street, Fox Point
Narragansett’s Providence brewery, across from India Point Park and the start of the East Bay Bike Path, with a patio and food. Closed on Thanksgiving.

Long Live Beerworks

40R Sprague Street, West End
A taproom brewery with views into the brew space, a patio and weekly can releases. Closed Tuesdays.

Moniker Brewery

West Fountain Street, West Side
A lager brewery and beer garden with food and soccer watch parties.

Buttonwoods Brewery

50 Sims Avenue, Valley
A tasting room with rotating taps, guest beers and non-alcoholic options, plus the Screaming Unicorn kitchen. Closed Tuesdays; street parking and a lot behind the building.

Music, dancing and late nights

Courtland Club

51 Courtland Street, Olneyville
A cocktail bar, restaurant and performance space behind an unmarked door (just turn the knob). Sunday jazz at 6 and 8:30 PM, with reservations strongly recommended; the 8:30 show is 21+. DJs most other nights; closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

The Parlour

1119 North Main Street
Music, spirits and food: an open mic every Tuesday and a blues jam every Wednesday at 8, both with no cover, plus ticketed shows.

Black Sheep

397 Westminster Street, Downcity
A neighborhood bar near PPAC, Trinity Rep and the arena, with DJs, weekly drag events, sports on six TVs and food until 1:30 AM on weekends.

EGO Providence

73 Richmond Street, Downcity
An LGBTQIA+ nightclub with DJs, open Thursday to Sunday and until 3 AM on Fridays and Saturdays. Its Halloween run is October 29 to November 1.

Ogie’s Trailer Park

1155 Westminster Street, West End
A trailer-park-themed bar with a kitchen window, cocktails, brunch and events. Open until 2 AM Fridays and Saturdays.

Making a night of it? See what’s on this weekend, concerts, where to eat first or late-night pizza.

Sources: each bar’s own website, linked from its name above, checked October 22, 2026.