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Hemenway’ s
The Backstory: Hemenway’ s serves some of the most consistent, best local seafood in Providence. It’ s the first place we take out-of-towners who want the local seafood experience in the city combined with a more upscale atmosphere. Part of Newport Restaurant Group, the restaurant celebrated its fortieth anniversary last year with a complete dining room renovation and menu update. What to Order: The yellowfin, hamachi or tuna crudo served
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with creative accents like harissa, cured cucumbers and hazelnut; coconut-cilantro crema and chili oil; or black garlic aioli and soy-ginger vinaigrette. Don’ t miss the spicy tuna and native lobster sushi rolls, or the chef specialties featuring the fresh catch of the day— often halibut, swordfish or black bass— served with creatively prepared local produce. The seafood-stocked paella and whole lobsters prepared steamed, fisherman’ s-style or stuffed with mac and cheese are always a hit. |
Fun Perks: Try the Power Lunch special, which includes an appetizer and entree( chowder or salad to start, followed by items like local monkfish or fish and chips) for $ 35 with coffee and a cookie to go, available Monday through Friday from 11:30 a. m. to 3 p. m. Handroll Happy Hour also features sushi rice and a variety of fillings hand-wrapped in a sheet of seaweed for just $ 7, available Monday through Friday from 3 to 5 p. m. 121 South Main St., Providence, 351-8570, hemenwaysrestaurant. com |
Metacom Kitchen
The Backstory: Chef Rick Allaire is well respected in the local dining scene for leading kitchens at various Rhode Island institutions for decades. He opened his own restaurant, Metacom Kitchen in Warren, in 2014. He and his wife closed the restaurant and put the building up for sale in 2024 while Allaire revamped Scales & Shells in Newport, but then changed their minds and brought Metacom Kitchen back to life last fall.
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