A food-centric Providence Guide

Written By Abigail Smallwood

Visiting us from elsewhere in New England or even farther afield? Thanks for making the trip! We adore our unique little corner of the world and made this food-centric guide to help connect you with all our favorite things near the Myrth HQ so you can make a day of it!

While we are still new(ish) in town we have been visiting the area for years, and even hosted our wedding in RI over 10 years ago. That said, we are still discovering gems so we intend to keep this a working list that we add to over the time. Hopefully we’ll be able to add little stars to let you know which of these spots serve on Myrth dishware (goals!!). Do check back whenever you are planning a visit to little Rhody and maybe even bookmark this for a future trip.

Cafes

  • Bolt Coffee - our fav coffee spot (in photo).

  • Ceremony - modern tea house, cafe and market.

  • Seven Stars Bakery - fantastic bread and pastries.

  • Little Sister - Puerto Rican & Latin-inspired all-day café.

  • Irregardless Biscuit - damn fine biscuits + breakfast.

  • Riffraff Bookshop - Cafe + bookshop.

  • White Electric Coffee - excellent employee run shop.

  • The Coffee Exchange - great coffee.

  • Aleppo Sweets - Middle Eastern bakery.

Casual Bites

  • Pizza Marvin - our fav pizza (in photo).

  • Tuxpan Taqueria - Beard nom’ed Mexican.

  • La Lupita - family run central Mexican food.

  • Plant City - vegan food hall.

  • Champa - stellar Thai + Lao.

  • There, There - dinerish burger joint.

  • Olneyville NY System - weiners + coffee milk.

  • Cafe Zoey - satisfying sandwiches and coffee.

  • Frank + Lauries - From the Thick Neck folks. Opening in 2024.

Fancier Fare

  • AlForno - a PVD classic!

  • Oberlin - extraordinary new American, small plates.

  • Gift Horse - beautiful raw bar.

  • Pickerel - cozy ramen bar.

Drinks

  • Hot Club - old school waterfront bar.

  • Courtland Club - food by Nimki, jazz on Sundays.

  • Glou - sweet little neighborhood bar.

  • The Eddy - stylish cocktail bar downtown.

  • Myrtle - drinks, music, vintage.

Shops, etc.

  • Stock Culinary Goods - Near Little Sister and a Seven Stars.

  • Maruichi Japanese Food & Deli - Expanding from Boston and opening in April 20, 2024!!

  • Fox Point Grocers - Specialty Food Shop

  • East Side Cheese & Provisions

  • Venda Ravioli - Italian Specialty

  • Floral Reserve Flower Market - Check for public retail hours. Amazing flower selection for your Myrth vases.

  • Rocket to Mars - A quirky little vintage shop near all the Federal Hill spots like There, There and Irregardless.

  • Homegrown - Nursery + garden shop.

  • Worlds Fair Gallery - Featuring PVD based artists, by appointment.

  • Aster Fields - Art + homewares.

  • Degen Knit Club HQ - PVD’s only knitting store + gathering space, coming in 2024.

Things to do

  • RISD Art Museum (free on Sundays). There’s a Bolt Coffee here.

  • Providence Athenæum.

  • WaterFire in the summer. Grab a vegan bite at nearby Plant City.

  • Wander College Hill with a black sesame latte from Ceremony. End at Prospect Terrace Park for a view of the city.

  • Stroll through Fox Point for cute little shops and end at Pizza Marvin.

  • Roger Williams Park + Botanical Center. I hear there are food trucks on Fridays.

  • Picnic in India Point Park with snacks from Fox Point Grocers.

  • Visit the Hope Street Saturday Farmers Market.

  • Catch an indie movie at Avon Cinema. Maybe dinner at Champa in Fox Point before.

  • The Providence Flea, a vintage and indie maker market on Sundays. Outdoors June - Sept. Indoors Oct - May.

Abigail Smallwood http://www.myrth.us
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