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Where to eat in Providence: a 3-day food itinerary

Three days of breakfast, lunch and dinner in Providence, RI, at about $120 a person a day. FoodTrip built it from its 29 picks in the city, of which 5 carry a James Beard Foundation honor.

Plan Providence for your dates and budget

Day 1: about $120 a person

9:00 AM · Breakfast

Newport Creamery

Bakery & Sweets · $ · about $14 a person · 673 Smith St

Eats Ranked pick

The Awful Awful, Newport Creamery's ice milk shake.

12:30 PM · Lunch

Olneyville New York System

Hot Dogs & Sausages · $ · about $16 a person · 18 Plainfield St

James Beard America's Classic

The Plainfield Street original, a James Beard America's Classic (2014).

7:00 PM · Dinner

Gift Horse

Seafood · $$$ · about $90 a person · 272 Westminster St

James Beard winner

Best Chef: Northeast winner 2025 (Sky Haneul Kim)

Day 2: about $120 a person

9:00 AM · Breakfast

Modern Diner

Breakfast & Diner · $ · about $14 a person · Pawtucket · 364 East Ave

Eats Ranked pick

A 1940 Sterling Streamliner diner car on East Avenue.

12:30 PM · Lunch

Tony's Colonial

Pizza · $ · about $16 a person · 311 Atwells Ave

Eats Ranked pick

Pizza strips at the Atwells Avenue Italian market.

7:00 PM · Dinner

Loma

Bar & Pub · $$$ · about $90 a person · 112 Spruce St

James Beard winner

Best New Bar winner 2026

Day 3: about $119 a person

9:00 AM · Breakfast

Wright's Creamery

Bakery & Sweets · $ · about $14 a person · 498 Kinsley Ave

Eats Ranked pick

Wright's ice cream on Kinsley Avenue.

12:30 PM · Lunch

Al Forno Restaurant

Italian · $$$ · about $60 a person · 577 S Water St

James Beard winner

Best Chef: Northeast winner 1993 (George Germon and Johanne Killeen)

7:00 PM · Dinner

Nicks On Broadway

American & Other · $$ · about $45 a person · 500 Broadway

James Beard finalist

Best Chef: Northeast finalist 2026 (Derek Wagner)

About $359 a person for the three days. Prices are estimates for food, tax and tip, without drinks. Times are suggestions: check each restaurant's hours and book ahead.

20 more places to eat in Providence

The planner swaps any stop for one of these, and uses them when your dates, meals or budget are different.

Costantino's Venda Bar & Ristorante · Italian · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Andino's Italian Restaurant · Italian · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Cassarino's Restaurant · Italian · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Angelo's Restaurant · Italian · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Massimo Ristorante · Italian · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Dune Brothers Seafood · Seafood · $$$ · Eats Ranked pick
Trattoria Appia · Italian · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Wally's Providence · Bar & Pub · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Roma · Italian · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Sam's New York System · Hot Dogs & Sausages · $ · Eats Ranked pick
Iggy's Doughboys & Chowder House · Seafood · $$$ · Eats Ranked pick
Apponaug Village Creamery · Bakery & Sweets · $ · Eats Ranked pick
Olneyville New York System Cranston · Hot Dogs & Sausages · $ · Eats Ranked pick
Wein-O-Rama · Breakfast & Diner · $ · Eats Ranked pick
Matos Bakery · Bakery & Sweets · $ · Eats Ranked pick
DePetrillo's Pizza & Bakery Smithfield · Pizza · $ · Eats Ranked pick
The Keep · Bakery & Sweets · $ · Eats Ranked pick
Cafe Alma · European · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
D. Palmieri's Bakery · Bakery & Sweets · $ · Eats Ranked pick
Rod's Grille · Breakfast & Diner · $ · Eats Ranked pick

How this plan was made

Every place on this page holds a MICHELIN Guide distinction or a James Beard Foundation honor, or was checked by hand for Eats Ranked. Chains are left out and no restaurant pays to be listed. For each day FoodTrip picks dinner first, then lunch and breakfast, keeps to the budget, uses a different cuisine each meal and keeps the day's stops close together. No place appears twice.

This is one plan out of many. Open it in the planner to set your own dates, meals a day, budget and party size, swap any stop, reserve a table and add the meals to your calendar. See every city FoodTrip covers.