Restaurants in Providence, RI: 21 Places to Eat, From Federal Hill to Fox Point
Twenty-one Providence restaurants, bakeries and markets by neighborhood, each checked against its own website.
Twenty-one Providence restaurants, bakeries and markets, grouped by neighborhood, each checked against its own website on October 19, 2026: address, what it serves and anything it says about hours. Restaurants change hours often, so tap through before you go. Planning a night out? Pair dinner with a show from our this weekend page.
Federal Hill
The city’s Italian neighborhood, along Atwells Avenue, a short walk west of downtown and WaterFire.
Camille’s
171 Bradford Street
Classic Italian on Federal Hill since 1914. Reserve a table through its site.
Angelo’s Civita Farnese
141 Atwells Avenue
Italian comfort food served since 1924, and named Best Locally Owned Family Friendly Restaurant in 2019, per its site.
Massimo
Federal Hill
A seasonal Italian menu drawn from Italy’s regional cooking, from the DeQuattro family. Serves brunch, lunch and dinner, and has a gluten-free menu.
Pastiche Fine Desserts
92 Spruce Street
A take-out dessert bakery since 1983. Known for its carrot cake, tiramisu and fresh fruit tart; you can pre-order online.
Harry’s Bar & Burger
Federal Hill and North Main Street
Sliders, Certified Angus burgers, craft beer and boozy milkshakes, at two Providence locations. Walk in or order online.
Andino’s
171 Atwells Avenue
Old-school Italian on Federal Hill since 1988, per the restaurant.
Trattoria Appia
Federal Hill
Southern Italian, formerly Trattoria Zooma: pasta made daily in its own pastificio, pizza from a wood-fired oven, and vegan and vegetarian options. It also runs pizza classes on Thursdays and gnocchi classes on Sundays.
Scialo Bros. Bakery
Federal Hill
A family-run Italian bakery on Federal Hill since 1916, baking everything from scratch in brick ovens that date to the 1920s.
Venda Ravioli
Federal Hill
An Italian grocery and restaurant, with Costantino’s Venda Bar & Ristorante and The Cafe in Venda under the same roof.
Tony’s Colonial Food
311 Atwells Avenue
An Italian specialty grocery on Atwells Avenue.
Downcity and the riverfront
Oberlin
266 Westminster Street
A downtown dinner spot; its site lists dinner Thursday through Monday, 5 to 10:30 PM.
Ten Steak & Sushi
55 Pine Street
Prime and Wagyu steaks, sushi and cocktails, downtown since 2001 and a few steps from PPAC, which makes it an easy pre-show dinner.
Hemenway’s
121 South Main Street
A seafood restaurant on the river, with a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence every year since 2012. Its site lists 11:30 AM to 10 PM Monday through Saturday and to 9 PM Sunday, plus a weekday lunch special.
Providence Coal Fired Pizza
385 Westminster Street
Coal-fired pizza downtown.
Trinity Brewhouse
186 Fountain Street
A downtown brewpub with its own beer, burgers, wings, pizza and soccer on the TVs. Its site lists 11 AM to 1 AM Sunday through Thursday and to 2 AM Friday and Saturday.
Fox Point and the East Side
Al Forno
577 South Water Street
On South Water Street by the Providence River. Dinner Tuesday through Saturday, 5 to 8:30 PM, per its site; call (401) 273-9760.
Persimmon
99 Hope Street
An East Side restaurant with indoor dining and take-out, including batched cocktails and wine to go. Its seasonal cocktails can be ordered alcohol-free.
Pizza Marvin
468 Wickenden Street
“A modern house of pizza,” in its own words, on Wickenden Street in Fox Point.
West End, Olneyville and beyond
Julian’s
318 Broadway
Open since 1994 for brunch, dinner and drinks, with plenty of vegan options, indoor and outdoor seating, and take-out.
Olneyville N.Y. System
18 Plainfield Street
Rhode Island hot wieners. The order the shop itself recommends: “three all the way with coffee milk and a large fry.” A second location is at 1012 Reservoir Avenue in Cranston.
Los Andes
903 Chalkstone Avenue
Peruvian and Bolivian cooking: ceviche, churrasco anticuchero, pescado a lo macho and paella. Its site lists dinner Wednesday through Sunday.
Where to get pizza in Providence
Wood-fired at Trattoria Appia on Federal Hill, coal-fired at Providence Coal Fired Pizza downtown, and Pizza Marvin on Wickenden Street; Harry’s and Trinity Brewhouse also have pizza on the menu. Details for each are above.
More food guides
Coming soon: brunch in Providence, the best bars, and new restaurant openings. For tonight’s shows near these restaurants, see the events calendar.