The West Side Neighborhood is an historically trendy neighborhood constantly reinventing itself. It’s a place where you’ll find innovative restaurants and unique retailers, tech entrepreneurs, artists, musicians, and ordinary working class people; homeowners and renters alike. All part of the diverse fabric called Home.
We’ve listed places we like to eat, play and shop around the West Side and beyond. We hope you find them helpful.
EAT & DRINK
Bayberry – 381 West Fountain Street
Nicks on Broadway – 500 Broadway
Seven Stars Bakery – 342 Broadway
The Nitro Cart – 228 Broadway
Julian’s – 318 Broadway
Pizzeria Gusto – 259 Broadway
Bagel Express – 262 Broadway
Hotline Pizza – 211 Broadway
Broadway Bistro – 205 Broadway
The Patio – 166 Broadway
Y Noodle – 425 West Fountain St.
Y Shabu Shabu – 393 West Fountain St.
The Slow Rhode – 425 West Fountain St.
Moniker Brewery – 432 West Fountain Street
Mi Ranchito – 1955 Westminster St.
Pan-A-Day – 7 Parade St.
Great Northern BBQ – 9 Parade St.
Hudson Street Deli – 68 Hudson St.
Pickerel – 3 Luongo Sq.
Kitchen – 94 Carpenter St.
Nice Slice – 767 Westminster St.
White Electric – 711 Westminster St.
Pastiche Fine Desserts – 92 Spruce St.
Troop – 60 Valley St.
Easy Entertaining Cafe catering – 166 Valley St.
Night Life
Riffraff – Bookstore & bar – 60 Valley St. #107A
Ogie’s Trailer Park – 1155 Westminster St.
The Avery – 18 Luongo Memorial Sq.
Costantino’s Bar – 275 Atwells Ave.
Gallery Z – 259 Atwells Ave.
Columbus Theater – 270 Broadway St.
Justine’s – 9 Olneyville Sq.
Fete Music Hall – 103 Dike St.
Shelter Arcade Bar – 103 Dike St.
AS220 – 115 Empire St.
345 by Plant City – 345 South Water St.
The Hot Club – 575 South Water St.
GROCERY
Urban Greens Co-op – 93 Cranston Street
Venda Ravioli – Italian Grocery – 265 Atwells Ave.
Tony’s Colonial – Italian Grocery – 311 Atwells Ave.
The Farmers’ Market –Thursdays from 3:30 pm to 7 pm between May 30th – Oct 31st – Dexter Park – Parade St.
Y Maru Maru – 267 Broadway
Price Rite – 325 Valley St.
*Stop & Shop – 204 Garfield Ave. and 333 West River St.
*Whole Foods – 601 North Main St.
*Dave’s Marketplace – 550 Pontiac Ave, Cranston, RI
Flowers
Jephry’s Flower Shop – 432 Broadway
Pharmacy
Walgreens – 333 Atwells Ave
CVS – 131 Webster Ave, 960 Broad St, and 100 Francis, inside the Providence Place Mall
Fitness & Wellness
Planet Fitness – 387 W Fountain St
Devine Cycle City – 425 W Fountain St
CrossFit Providence – 425 Washington St
West Side Wellness – 376 W Fountain St
The Bodhi Spa – 186 Broadway
Hair Salons
Ello Pretty – 60 Valley St #108
Vís a Vís – 377 Broadway
Sage – 168 Broadway
Nuevo Estilo – 1547 Westminster St
Last Stop Hair & Nails – 263 Broadway
Shopping
Rocket to Mars – – 144 Broadway
Dash Bicycle – 267 Broadway
Recycle-A-Bike – 1911 Westminster
*Garden City – 100 Midway Road, Cranston
*Providence Place Mall – 1 Providence Place
Banks
Citizen’s Bank – 870 Westminster
Santander Bank – 280 Atwells
Bank of America – 661 Broadway
BankRI – One Turks Head Place
Strolling
Atwells Ave – Providence
Broadway – Providence
Olneyville Square – Providence
Providence River Greenway – Providence
*India Point Park – Providence
*Swan Point Cemetery – Providence
*Thayer Street – Providence
*Wickenden Street – Providence
*Hope Street – Providence
Beaches
*Narragansett Beach – 39 Boston Neck Rd., Narragansett
*Goosewing – 125 South Shore Rd., Little Compton
*Second Beach – 315 Sachuset Point Rd., Middletown
*Ocean Avenue – 1 Ocean Avenue, Newport
Find your favorite beach in the Ocean State!
*An asterisk means that it is not on the West Side, but close enough that you should know about it!
**We didn’t list a large number of other awesome establishments on the great West Side of Providence and nearby, but that those, too, should be visited and/or frequented.
