Food

Providence is an awesome food city, so it is hard to go wrong, but here are some of our go-to local spots:

Maria's Cucina: One of our favorites of the many Italian restaurants in Providence, located inside a 100 year old Victorian home (which also serves as the home of the local Italian-American club).

Estiatorio Fili: A small, new Greek spot with great food and wine and the owner is always sitting at the bar.

Aguardente: a menu featuring dishes from Portugal, Guatemala, and the Azores, and yummy cocktails.

Bayberry Garden: Farm-to-table seasonal dishes, botanical decor, outdoor seating, and good wine.

Cielito: A great upscale Mexican spot opened by a James-Beard award nominated chef.

Durks: Good BBQ and a fun atmosphere! Indoor or outdoor seating.

Haruki: our fav for sushi.

The East End: A variety of good food and drinks with intimate, warm and cozy ambience inside, and small outdoor seating option.

Oberlin: modern seafood and pasta dishes paired with a good wine list.

Pasquale's: Located 40 minutes south of Providence (maybe perfect for the drive home?), Pasquale's is run by a Naples native and offers Associazione Vera Pizza Napoletana award winning pizza, as well some classic Italian dishes.

Bars

Trinity Brewhouse: a classic RI brewery. Very causal; mostly beer but also a full bar.

The Dean Bar: a tiny, moody, cocktail lounge that feels like a tucked-away speakeasy.

Providence GPub: a restaurant/sports bar with three stories and tons of TVs showing games. They have a great rooftop and pool tables and other games in the basement.

Ogie's Trailer Park: a fun, dog-friendly dive bar with pub food, outdoor seating.

Myrtle: 5 mins from our house with cocktails and live music every night!

Local Coffee Shops

Bolt Coffee

Coffee Exchange

Nitro Bar

Seven Stars Bakery

White Electric

Family Fun

The Providence Children's Museum is awesome.

Visit The Roger Williams Park Zoo during the day (in the same park as our wedding venue) and take a ride on the Carousel, or visit at night for the Jack-o-Lantern Spectacular!