Providence, RI
For Seafood in Providence, the local food press points to Gift Horse, Hemenway's Restaurant, and Bayberry Garden Restaurant. Picks from Rhode Island Monthly, updated June 2026.
Editor’s picks
Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Rhode Island Monthly. Updated June 2026.
Gift Horse · Downcity
Seven-to-nine locally harvested oyster varieties served with kimchi mignonette. Chef Sky Haneul Kim won the 2025 James Beard Best Chef: Northeast.
Hemenway's Restaurant · College Hill
A forty-year Rhode Island seafood icon. Heralded raw bar, signature Shellfish Platter, and river-view lunch in a recently refreshed room.
Bayberry Garden Restaurant · Innovation District
Sustainable raw bar and four-course seasonal tasting ($85) in a greenhouse-lit room at the foot of the Providence River Pedestrian Bridge.
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