Restaurants

The creative passion of award-winning chefs, many in their twenties and early thirties, fuels Rhode Island's vibrant restaurant scene. Abundant fresh seafood makes for outstanding variations on New England staples like fish 'n' chips, clam chowder, and stuffed quahogs (hard clams)—all best savored at a beachside clam shack. Then there's the more typically Rhode Island fare, such as the johnnycake (a thin corn pancake cooked on a griddle), coffee milk, Del's frozen lemonade, and Gray's Ice Cream. Authentic Italian-American restaurants can be found in Providence's Federal Hill neighborhood.