Guidebook for Providence
Shopping
After a day in Providence, you'll be inspired to create SOMETHING. Buy your raw materials here.
54 locals recommend
Rhode Island School of Design Store
20 College StAfter a day in Providence, you'll be inspired to create SOMETHING. Buy your raw materials here.
You can see the Nordstrom sign from the balcony. For a small city this mall has everything. It's a 15-20 min walk from the apt.
118 locals recommend
Providence
You can see the Nordstrom sign from the balcony. For a small city this mall has everything. It's a 15-20 min walk from the apt.
Restaurants, clothing stores, COFFEE.
THE SCENE if you are a college student (or a former one).
Thayer
Thayer StreetRestaurants, clothing stores, COFFEE.
THE SCENE if you are a college student (or a former one).
Food Scene
The food is delicious. I love the Salmon. It's so close by you won't need to use their valet parking service, unless you want to.
18 locals recommend
Mills Tavern
101 N Main StThe food is delicious. I love the Salmon. It's so close by you won't need to use their valet parking service, unless you want to.
Bookstore
10 Allstate ParkwayBooks, Coffee and lots of undergraduate people watching. Wi-fi too!
Blue State Coffee
300 Thayer StCoffee...
Coffee Exchange
207 Wickenden StThe Best Coffee in the City. really
Coffee and DELICIOUS pastries. Get there early. I try not to go too often.
170 locals recommend
Seven Stars Bakery
342 BroadwayCoffee and DELICIOUS pastries. Get there early. I try not to go too often.
My best friend and I had dinner her for my birthday last year. We stayed for hours and catching up and sipping wine. A more intimate setting than Mills Tavern with a slightly more affordable price.
21 locals recommend
Cafe Nuovo
My best friend and I had dinner her for my birthday last year. We stayed for hours and catching up and sipping wine. A more intimate setting than Mills Tavern with a slightly more affordable price.
Burgers (well.. sliders) and Beer. Half price burgers from 3pm-5pm daily.
24 locals recommend
Harry's Bar & Burger
121 N Main StBurgers (well.. sliders) and Beer. Half price burgers from 3pm-5pm daily.
Everything Else
I'm a student and I'm completely biased. Lovely Campus but the real gems are the Edna Lawrence Nature Lab and the Library. I can get you into both!
256 locals recommend
RISD Museum
20 N Main StI'm a student and I'm completely biased. Lovely Campus but the real gems are the Edna Lawrence Nature Lab and the Library. I can get you into both!
Want another adventure? Take Amtrak to Boston. It's a 50 minute trip to the heart of Boston. Recommendations there... Museum of Fine Arts (expensive but beautiful) Mike's (for Cannoli)
43 locals recommend
Providence Train Station
100 Gaspee StWant another adventure? Take Amtrak to Boston. It's a 50 minute trip to the heart of Boston. Recommendations there... Museum of Fine Arts (expensive but beautiful) Mike's (for Cannoli)
There's a whole lot of Brown in Providence. My favorite building is the Granoff Center http://brown.edu/academics/creative-arts-council/granoff/
Art, performance and great architecture.
100 locals recommend
Brown University
There's a whole lot of Brown in Providence. My favorite building is the Granoff Center http://brown.edu/academics/creative-arts-council/granoff/
Art, performance and great architecture.
Blackstone Boulevard
Blackstone BoulevardJogging and people watching.
Buy one sandwich, get one free Tuesdays! Super popular with RISD and Brown students (including myself). The line gets long around lunch and dinner time so come early..
8 locals recommend
Geoff's Superlative Sandwiches
401 S Main StBuy one sandwich, get one free Tuesdays! Super popular with RISD and Brown students (including myself). The line gets long around lunch and dinner time so come early..
Be inspired. Exhibits of the best artwork from RISD's graduate students.
Sol Koffler - RISD Graduate Student Gallery
169 Weybosset StBe inspired. Exhibits of the best artwork from RISD's graduate students.
Sightseeing
A small park that is so, SO close to the apartment. At Sunset it's popular with couples because it overlooks downtown Providence. In fact I have a friend who was proposed to here.
76 locals recommend
Prospect Terrace
60 Congdon StA small park that is so, SO close to the apartment. At Sunset it's popular with couples because it overlooks downtown Providence. In fact I have a friend who was proposed to here.
Essentials
It's a short walk to this Whole Foods, so if you don't feel like cooking, they have great meals to go.
186 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
601 N Main StIt's a short walk to this Whole Foods, so if you don't feel like cooking, they have great meals to go.