Your Providence Guide: Where to Eat, Explore, and Wander Next

In Providence:

• Hemenway's — Upscale seafood, a proper sit-down version.

• Providence Oyster Bar — Casual, reliably good.

In Boston:

If you have an extra day, Boston's North End is worth it — and if you're headed that way anyway, take our Mostly Accurate Boston North End walking tour for the full history-and-food combo.

Fox Point has one of Providence's best clusters of immigrant-owned restaurants — a few more worth seeking out:

• Gardel — Argentinian tapas bar.

• Tea in Sahara — Moroccan cafe.

• Champa — Thai and Laotian restaurant.

Pizza in Rhode Island isn't one thing — it's at least three. Here's how to try them all.

Rhode Island "Party Pizza"

• Sal's Bakery — room temperature, old-school

• Silver Star Bakery — famous $2 strips

• Pizza Marvin — a hot take on the style

New Haven Style‍ ‍

• Pizza Marvin

• Providence Coal Fired Pizza

The Grilled Margherita

• Al Forno — invented the grilled pizza

Historic, revitalized neighborhood with 18th- and 19th-century architecture from Providence's industrial heyday, now lined with bars and restaurants.

Providence's Little Italy. The city's main restaurant strip, home to its best Italian food.

Completed in 1994, this urban green space has a river walk and Venetian-style pedestrian bridges — especially beautiful at night.

Cobblestone streets and protected historic architecture. A great neighborhood for an unhurried stroll.

Widely recognized as the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution.

Providence's signature arts and music festival, held every other week May through November. Check the schedule before you plan around it.

Admission is free on Sundays from 10am - 5pm and Thursday evenings from 5 - 8pm.

Historic, independent, member-supported library located on Providence’s historic Benefit Street.

Free, self-guided tours are available.

Best panoramic skyline views in the city, plus the Roger Williams statue.