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The Best Places to Drink and Do in Providence

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The best places to drink and do in Providence, according to the experts: Forbes Travel Guide, James Beard Awards, and Punch have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Ocean & Harvest Spa comes out on top.

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Loma and The Clarke Cooke House hold the next two places. James Beard Awards shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Esquire next.

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  • Cocktail Bars
  • Speakeasies
  • Tiki Bars
  • Wine Bars
  • Beer Bars
  • Dive Bars
  • Pubs
  • Gastropubs
  • Taverns
  • Izakayas
  • Outdoors
  • Shopping
  • Activities
  • Museums
  • Amusement Parks
  • Venues
  • Landmarks
  • Clubs
  • Spas

  1. Rank 1. Ocean & Harvest Spa

    The awards

    Address
    1 Bluff Ave, Westerly, RI · Westerly
    Online
    Website
    Save On the Way What's Around

  2. Rank 2. Loma

    The awards

    Address
    112 Spruce St, Providence, RI · Providence
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  3. Rank 3. The Clarke Cooke House

    The awards

    Address
    24 Bannister's Wharf, Newport, RI · Newport
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Wednesday 11:30 AM–4 PM, 5 PM–10:30 PM

    Reserve
    Resy
    Online
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  4. Rank 4. Club Frills

    American Burger Joint

    Club Frills is a cocktail bar dressed as a 70s basement, with fake wood paneling, a disco ball, and tabletops that are marble only in spirit. It wears the dive costume without the sticky floors or the low prices. The drinks run low-ABV and funky, often in colors not found in nature, and the kitchen turns out a burger built around diced olives. It was a James Beard semifinalist for Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service.

    The awards

    Address
    79 Ives St, Providence, RI · Providence
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Wednesday 5 PM–1 AM

    Reserve
    Resy
    Online
    WebsiteInstagram
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  5. Rank 4. Marcelino's Boutique Bar

    The awards

    Address
    1 W Exchange St, Providence, RI · Providence
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  6. Rank 6. Courtland Club

    The awards

    Address
    51 Courtland St, Providence, RI · Providence
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    Tock
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The score comes from the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin star outweighs a listicle. When you sort by what's nearby, distance changes the order, never the score.

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      Four fifths of the score is the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin Key outweighs a listicle. The last fifth is where it is: the ranked places to eat and things to do around it, and how safe the country is. When you sort by what's nearby, distance from you changes the order, never the score.

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        Do Score

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