Guidebook for East Providence

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Guidebook for East Providence

Entertainment & Activities

Full Service Marina, charters and lessons. (1,000 feet)
Safe Harbor Cove Haven
101 Narragansett Ave
Full Service Marina, charters and lessons. (1,000 feet)
Ideal beach for a long, dog-friendly walk. Park at RISD's Tillinghast Farm, next door. (3 miles)
Rhode Island Country Club
150 Nayatt Rd
Ideal beach for a long, dog-friendly walk. Park at RISD's Tillinghast Farm, next door. (3 miles)
(2 miles)
Silver Spring Golf Course
3303 Pawtucket Ave
(2 miles)
(4 miles)
Barrington Yacht Club
25 Barton Ave
(4 miles)
Cinema, not movies.
36 locals raden deze aan
Avon Cinema
260 Thayer St
36 locals raden deze aan
Cinema, not movies.
Multi-screen movie theater.
9 locals raden deze aan
Showcase Cinemas Seekonk Route 6
100 Commerce Way
9 locals raden deze aan
Multi-screen movie theater.

Parks & Nature

Recreation and boat launch, ball-fields and off-leash dog area. (500 feet)
Haines Memorial State Park
3 Haines Park Rd
Recreation and boat launch, ball-fields and off-leash dog area. (500 feet)
Louff Carousel - remarkable wooden carved animals! Grab the brass ring... (1 mile)
15 locals raden deze aan
Crescent Park Looff Carousel National Historic Site
700 Bullocks Point Avenue
15 locals raden deze aan
Louff Carousel - remarkable wooden carved animals! Grab the brass ring... (1 mile)
Pretty views of the bay, great kids play area. Sit and watch the boats come and go. (1 mile)
Latham Park
Latham Avenue
Pretty views of the bay, great kids play area. Sit and watch the boats come and go. (1 mile)
Gorgeous views of the bay. (10 miles)
93 locals raden deze aan
Colt State Park
Route 114
93 locals raden deze aan
Gorgeous views of the bay. (10 miles)
Our favorite nearby spot for a picnic or long walk on the beach. This is a private facility, owned by the Rhode Island School of Design. On perfect summer weekends, you may be asked to show your RISD ID.
Tillinghast Place
231 Nayatt Rd
Our favorite nearby spot for a picnic or long walk on the beach. This is a private facility, owned by the Rhode Island School of Design. On perfect summer weekends, you may be asked to show your RISD ID.

Essentials

Strip mall with Rite Aid Pharmacy, liquors, restaurants. (3,000 feet)
42 locals raden deze aan
Shaw's
186 County Rd
42 locals raden deze aan
Strip mall with Rite Aid Pharmacy, liquors, restaurants. (3,000 feet)
Large shopping area: Target, Walmart, Home Depot, dozens of other stores.
17 locals raden deze aan
Target
2421 Cranberry Hwy
17 locals raden deze aan
Large shopping area: Target, Walmart, Home Depot, dozens of other stores.
Rite Aid
1086 Willett Ave
Riverside Cleansers
960 Willett Ave

Food Scene

The closest place to grab a bite. (2,000 feet)
Town Pizza
949 Willett Ave
The closest place to grab a bite. (2,000 feet)
Hole-in the wall restaurant, with adventurous menus, superbly done. No reservations. (5 miles)
15 locals raden deze aan
Eli's Kitchen
40 Market Street
15 locals raden deze aan
Hole-in the wall restaurant, with adventurous menus, superbly done. No reservations. (5 miles)
Great views, very good food. Walk down onto the town dock, to see an unusual boat or two! (5 miles)
18 locals raden deze aan
Trafford Restaurant
285 Water St
18 locals raden deze aan
Great views, very good food. Walk down onto the town dock, to see an unusual boat or two! (5 miles)
A favorite - classic New England fare, with a South Asian flair. (9 miles)
22 locals raden deze aan
DeWolf Tavern
259 Thames St
22 locals raden deze aan
A favorite - classic New England fare, with a South Asian flair. (9 miles)
Almost as good as New York! (3 miles)
Bagels Etc
259 County Rd
Almost as good as New York! (3 miles)
Very nice. (3 miles)
10 locals raden deze aan
TONG-D Restaurant
156 County Rd
10 locals raden deze aan
Very nice. (3 miles)
Our coffee is better ;-) (2,000 feet)
Dunkin'
925 Willett Ave
Our coffee is better ;-) (2,000 feet)
Fried fish in the park. Seasonal. (1 mile)
Blount Clam Shack at Crescent Park
684 Bullocks Point Ave
Fried fish in the park. Seasonal. (1 mile)
Fried fish (and ice cream) on the water. Seasonal. (5 miles)
28 locals raden deze aan
Blount Clam Shack on the Waterfront
335 Water St
28 locals raden deze aan
Fried fish (and ice cream) on the water. Seasonal. (5 miles)
Casual, friendly (5 miles)
33 locals raden deze aan
The Square Peg
51 Miller St
33 locals raden deze aan
Casual, friendly (5 miles)
The best bread and pastries. Several locations.
170 locals raden deze aan
Seven Stars Bakery
342 Broadway
170 locals raden deze aan
The best bread and pastries. Several locations.
Our favorite elegant restaurant, though you wouldn’t guess from outside. Try the chef’s choice dinner on Mondays. House specialty is duck.
17 locals raden deze aan
Metacom Kitchen
322 Metacom Ave
17 locals raden deze aan
Our favorite elegant restaurant, though you wouldn’t guess from outside. Try the chef’s choice dinner on Mondays. House specialty is duck.

Arts & Culture

(11 miles)
12 locals raden deze aan
Roger Williams University
1 Old Ferry Rd
12 locals raden deze aan
(11 miles)
Great Community Theater! (5 miles)
2nd Story Theatre
28 Market St
Great Community Theater! (5 miles)
Wonderful Art Museum (7.5 miles)
256 locals raden deze aan
RISD Museum
20 N Main St
256 locals raden deze aan
Wonderful Art Museum (7.5 miles)

Getting Around

Neighborhood bicycle shop. (1.5 miles) - Call to check if rentals are available.
Your Bike Shop
51 Cole St
Neighborhood bicycle shop. (1.5 miles) - Call to check if rentals are available.
Neighborhood Bike Shop (5 miles) - Call to check if rentals are available.
Your Bike Shop
51 Cole St
Neighborhood Bike Shop (5 miles) - Call to check if rentals are available.
Bicycle shop - not my favorite, but they have rentals (6 miles)
Trek Bicycle East Providence
414 Warren Ave
Bicycle shop - not my favorite, but they have rentals (6 miles)
Airport.
20 locals raden deze aan
T. F. Green Airport
2000 Post Rd
20 locals raden deze aan
Airport.
RIPTA bus route #33 - http://www.ripta.com/33 - takes you from Kennedy Plaza in downtown Providence to The Aerie in about 25 minutes.
Kennedy Plaza Passenger Terminal
1 Kennedy Plaza
RIPTA bus route #33 - http://www.ripta.com/33 - takes you from Kennedy Plaza in downtown Providence to The Aerie in about 25 minutes.

Drinks & Nightlife

Amazing antique duckpin bowling alley, on the top floor of a factory building.
14 locals raden deze aan
Breaktime Bowl and Bar
999 Main St
14 locals raden deze aan
Amazing antique duckpin bowling alley, on the top floor of a factory building.
A full schedule of music and performance. A small performance space that draws great acts. BYOB.
13 locals raden deze aan
Narrows Center for the Arts
16 Anawan St
13 locals raden deze aan
A full schedule of music and performance. A small performance space that draws great acts. BYOB.
This quirky neighborhood clubhouse draws some of the best musical acts around.
Common Fence Music
933 Anthony Rd
This quirky neighborhood clubhouse draws some of the best musical acts around.