A Little Bit About a Lot of Things

Leah, Kim and I hopped in the car for a little road trip to Providence, RI. Providence is just about an hour away from Boston, and there are TONS of cute places to eat.

First stop, PVDonuts. Their handmade donuts are over the top delicious and cute to boot. Check out their Instagram page to see the rotating monthly menu. The line can get long, so if you know you’re going to make a stop there, I suggest ordering ahead, you don’t have to wait in line (go straight to the side counter)! There’s a link in their Instagram bio to help you place an order.

It was insane just how many boxes of donuts we piled into Leah’s car, but it sure smelled delicious!

Now that we had our sweets in hand, on to the savory. We have all seen those amazing Instagram photos of bagels stacked high on sticks, and we wanted to see them (and taste them) for ourselves. Rebelle Artisan Bagels hand rolls and boils their bagels. Stop in for one of their delicious egg and cheese sandwiches. Their breakfast sammie is a spinach, pepper and onion frittata with cheddar and bacon and their Spanish tortilla is a pesto and onions frittata with chorizo and manchego cheese. How could you go wrong with either?!

We headed into Downtown Providence to check out Yoleni’s, a wonderful Greek marketplace, similar to Eataly but on a much smaller scale. They have over 800 Greek products (we loved the tea and the honey), an amazing dried fruit and nut display case and a restaurant where you can get the MOST delicious authentic Greek yogurt. (we had ours with sour cherry!!!) Make sure to try some of their freshly baked savory pitas while you are there.

We needed to take a little break from eating, so we took a short walk over to Craftland, a great shop to pick up some gifts from local artists.

Next stop, lunch. Save room. Seriously. It might not look like much on the outside, but the food here at Bucktown is outstanding! We were lucky enough to hang out with Ashley, one of the owners while we ate. This young chef has talent beyond her years, bringing you delicious comfort food from her family’s recipes.

Make sure to bring some friends with you so you can try one of everything. Not to be missed are the chicken biscuit and the hush puppies. They have seafood plates, fish sandwiches, and fried green tomatoes on the menu too (to name a few things). Stop over on Monday nights from 5pm-10pm for $1 oysters and beer and wine specials. And good news for Bostonians, they are planning a second location in Mission Hill.

Barely able to move, we stopped back downtown to pick up some sweets for the road. First stop, Waffle Providence, who specializes in Liege waffles. There waffles are decadent on their own, with their brioche dough and pearl sugar, but you can get them with any number of sweet (or savory) toppings. Build your own from their extensive list of toppings or get one with a scoop of ice cream from The Ice Cream Machine.

Just around the corner is Knead Doughnuts. I had visited their other location with my friend Ziggy, so I didn’t pick up any doughnuts here this time. A more extensive post on them coming later this week.

If you’re heading to Providence, and it’s not a Sunday or a Monday (because they’re closed), make sure to stop by and try Ellie’s – they have some of the most delicious cakes and treats.

Where are your favorite spots in Providence?

Tags: casual dining, desserts, rhode island, road trip