Food: Tiverton & Beyond
Our favorite spots
We walk here just about every day. The best croissants in New England, decent coffee, great sandwiches and salads, focaccia, and really good house-made bread. They also have ice-cold beer or wine, should it be that time of the day. The staff is amazing as is the decor. The owners know how to create a beautiful environment. Note, it gets super busy on the weekends. Sometimes we just get provisions to finish our meal at home. You can always order on the phone to skip the line when you go for pickup.
33 locals recommend
Groundswell Cafe + Bakery
3883 Main RdWe walk here just about every day. The best croissants in New England, decent coffee, great sandwiches and salads, focaccia, and really good house-made bread. They also have ice-cold beer or wine, should it be that time of the day. The staff is amazing as is the decor. The owners know how to create a beautiful environment. Note, it gets super busy on the weekends. Sometimes we just get provisions to finish our meal at home. You can always order on the phone to skip the line when you go for pickup.
A short walk away, this is a bit like diner food, so as long as your expectations aren’t too high, you’ll have a great meal. That said, the dishes that I think are world class are the lobster roll and the turkey BLT.
26 locals recommend
Four Corners Grille
3841 Main RdA short walk away, this is a bit like diner food, so as long as your expectations aren’t too high, you’ll have a great meal. That said, the dishes that I think are world class are the lobster roll and the turkey BLT.
What's better than ice cream on a warm summer day? I love being able to walk over and get a scoop on a hot sunny day. Local tip, Gray's also has a convenience store inside to get ice cream in bulk, eggs, milk, bacon, the New York Times, Boston Globe etc...
50 locals recommend
Gray's Ice Cream
16 E RdWhat's better than ice cream on a warm summer day? I love being able to walk over and get a scoop on a hot sunny day. Local tip, Gray's also has a convenience store inside to get ice cream in bulk, eggs, milk, bacon, the New York Times, Boston Globe etc...
This is an excellent gourmet food store with cheeses, pastas, local produce, eggs and frozen farm-raised poultry and meats.
15 locals recommend
The Cheese Wheel Village Market
3838 Main RdThis is an excellent gourmet food store with cheeses, pastas, local produce, eggs and frozen farm-raised poultry and meats.
This is a cook’s heaven, with amazing food provisions including jams, olive oils, condiments, imported pasta, cookware, glassware, etc. This is my favorite fancy food shop in Rhode Island.
Groundswell Table + Provisions
3879 Main RoadThis is a cook’s heaven, with amazing food provisions including jams, olive oils, condiments, imported pasta, cookware, glassware, etc. This is my favorite fancy food shop in Rhode Island.
In Westport MA. Pretty solid brick oven pizza and a great beer selection.
27 locals recommend
Ten Cousins Brick Oven
977 Main RdIn Westport MA. Pretty solid brick oven pizza and a great beer selection.
This is our favorite restaurant in the area. It's a 25-minute drive from the house, but worth it. Make a reservation as they only have a few seats.
22 locals recommend
Little Moss
6 Bridge StThis is our favorite restaurant in the area. It's a 25-minute drive from the house, but worth it. Make a reservation as they only have a few seats.
This is a solid restaurant, good cocktails, a great burger, and well-prepared fish in a nice setting.
43 locals recommend
The Red Dory
1848 Main RdThis is a solid restaurant, good cocktails, a great burger, and well-prepared fish in a nice setting.
This Little Compton spot is cute, not the best coffee, but decent and worth sitting in the garden
17 locals recommend
Art Cafe
7 S of Commons RdThis Little Compton spot is cute, not the best coffee, but decent and worth sitting in the garden
I'm a soft-serve ice cream lover, this place has the best soft-serve around. My family tells me the other ice cream is good too. I stick with the coffee soft serve or vanilla/cholate swirl. Yum!
Helger's Ice Cream Shoppe
I'm a soft-serve ice cream lover, this place has the best soft-serve around. My family tells me the other ice cream is good too. I stick with the coffee soft serve or vanilla/cholate swirl. Yum!
Farmer’s market open Sat and possibly other days too, check this site. Super & local food!
6 locals recommend
Wishing Stone Farm
25 Shaw RdFarmer’s market open Sat and possibly other days too, check this site. Super & local food!
I'm not much of a breakfast person anymore, but my teen and adult kids love this place for brunch or breakfast, first come first serve. This place is halfway between the house and Lee's market.
46 locals recommend
The Barn Restaurant
13 Main StI'm not much of a breakfast person anymore, but my teen and adult kids love this place for brunch or breakfast, first come first serve. This place is halfway between the house and Lee's market.
Good fish market, as with all fish markets, ask when the fish was caught
13 locals recommend
Westport Lobster
915 Main RdGood fish market, as with all fish markets, ask when the fish was caught
The best place in the area to buy groceries, plus they have a great wine and liquor store attached. Besides the normal grocery store items, they have a good meat department and they carry lots of local produce from farms in the area.
55 locals recommend
Lees Market
796 Main RdThe best place in the area to buy groceries, plus they have a great wine and liquor store attached. Besides the normal grocery store items, they have a good meat department and they carry lots of local produce from farms in the area.
This a great gourmet food shop with wines, and the best butcher around. This is my favorite place to get steaks, ribeye, bavette, skirt, pork chops, local chickens, house-made charcuterie and sausages. Rick is the head butcher and knows his stuff. They also have good takeout pizza and prepared foods.
21 locals recommend
Farm & Coast Market
7 Bridge StThis a great gourmet food shop with wines, and the best butcher around. This is my favorite place to get steaks, ribeye, bavette, skirt, pork chops, local chickens, house-made charcuterie and sausages. Rick is the head butcher and knows his stuff. They also have good takeout pizza and prepared foods.
Oysters by the sea! Make a reservation and bring a sweatshirt too. It will cool off as the sun sets, but there’s no better place for oysters and a beer! Seating is outdoors on the water.
12 locals recommend
Westport Sea Farms
2065 Main RdOysters by the sea! Make a reservation and bring a sweatshirt too. It will cool off as the sun sets, but there’s no better place for oysters and a beer! Seating is outdoors on the water.
IMHO the best pizza in Rhode Island, with the trip to Providence if you are a pizza person.
7 locals recommend
Pizza Marvin
374 Wickenden StIMHO the best pizza in Rhode Island, with the trip to Providence if you are a pizza person.
For a first-class meal in Providence, excellent service, a beautiful restaurant, top-notch food, and cocktail program. Reservations are a must.
Bayberry Garden
225 Dyer StreetFor a first-class meal in Providence, excellent service, a beautiful restaurant, top-notch food, and cocktail program. Reservations are a must.
If you are really into wine and want to talk with other wine geeks before you buy, you have to travel to Providence. This is my favorite store, ask for Howard or Andrea, they are like encyclopedias of enoculture.
9 locals recommend
Campus Fine Wines
127 Brook StIf you are really into wine and want to talk with other wine geeks before you buy, you have to travel to Providence. This is my favorite store, ask for Howard or Andrea, they are like encyclopedias of enoculture.
When you want sushi quality fish, this is the place. The owner is a quality fanatic. The only place I go if I’m going to do crudo or sashimi.
Fearless Fish Market
721 W Fountain StWhen you want sushi quality fish, this is the place. The owner is a quality fanatic. The only place I go if I’m going to do crudo or sashimi.
Make a reservation for the Adirondack chairs on the lawn at sunset
23 locals recommend
The Lawn at Castle Hill Inn
590 Ocean DriveMake a reservation for the Adirondack chairs on the lawn at sunset
We don’t eat fried clams or fried fish very often, but when we do, this is the spot. The best fried fish sandwich and a cold beer with views that can’t be beat.
35 locals recommend
Evelyn's Drive-In
2335 Main RdWe don’t eat fried clams or fried fish very often, but when we do, this is the spot. The best fried fish sandwich and a cold beer with views that can’t be beat.
The best little fancy food store in Rhode Island. It’s tiny, but packed with delicacies I can’t get anywhere else in Little Rhody.
Hawes Fine Foods
107 Hope StreetThe best little fancy food store in Rhode Island. It’s tiny, but packed with delicacies I can’t get anywhere else in Little Rhody.
Note: the address for this is at the Tiverton Town Farm Recreation Area, 3588 Main Road, RI-77, Tiverton, RI 02878. This market is a must for provisioning. Besides all the yummy vegetables, this is the best place to get line caught fish from nearby waters. Look for Brightside Seafood and ask for Mike. The market is Open every Sunday form 10:00-1:30. A great mix of local farmers and crafts.
Tiverton Farmer's Market
10 Quintal DriveNote: the address for this is at the Tiverton Town Farm Recreation Area, 3588 Main Road, RI-77, Tiverton, RI 02878. This market is a must for provisioning. Besides all the yummy vegetables, this is the best place to get line caught fish from nearby waters. Look for Brightside Seafood and ask for Mike. The market is Open every Sunday form 10:00-1:30. A great mix of local farmers and crafts.
This place is great, on your way to the beaches in Little Compton. Local farm selling a mix of the produce they grow and provisions from elsewhere.
21 locals recommend
Walker's Roadside Stand
261 W Main RdThis place is great, on your way to the beaches in Little Compton. Local farm selling a mix of the produce they grow and provisions from elsewhere.
Fantastic coffee and breakfast sandwiches. Their hours are inconsistent so make sure you look them up or drop by on your way to Little Compton to see the schedule they post on the door.
The Nitro Bar at Walkers
Fantastic coffee and breakfast sandwiches. Their hours are inconsistent so make sure you look them up or drop by on your way to Little Compton to see the schedule they post on the door.
Every Saturday 9-1. This area is “Right to Farm” and dotted with fantastic farmers, we stop by the market to get some of the best fruits and vegetables. See the website for directions
9 locals recommend
Westport Farmers Market
50 Imperial AveEvery Saturday 9-1. This area is “Right to Farm” and dotted with fantastic farmers, we stop by the market to get some of the best fruits and vegetables. See the website for directions
Love this place for lunch and dinner. Great food and service. Just remember, during high season, all staff can get a little testy with the volume of people. Though you can walk in easily for lunch, make a reservation for dinner.
34 locals recommend
Bar 'Cino
22 Washington SquareLove this place for lunch and dinner. Great food and service. Just remember, during high season, all staff can get a little testy with the volume of people. Though you can walk in easily for lunch, make a reservation for dinner.
Best Ramen in Rhode Island. The make their own noodles and dumplings. It's BYOB is you need an adult beverage. Busy at peak dinner times, so be prepared to wait if you want to eat when everyone else does.
Yagi Noodles
Best Ramen in Rhode Island. The make their own noodles and dumplings. It's BYOB is you need an adult beverage. Busy at peak dinner times, so be prepared to wait if you want to eat when everyone else does.
Great cocktails and excellent comfort food in the historic town of Warren. It's a 25 minute drive from the house if there's no traffic. This is a regular spot for use, love the food, love the staff and the town is the cutest.
27 locals recommend
The Revival Craft Kitchen and Bar
50 Miller StGreat cocktails and excellent comfort food in the historic town of Warren. It's a 25 minute drive from the house if there's no traffic. This is a regular spot for use, love the food, love the staff and the town is the cutest.