Restaurants in the Campus Area $ - Inexpensive relaxed place where customers enjoy $$ - Moderately Inexpensive innovative food and cocktails either in the $$$ - Moderately Expensive dining area or at the bar. There is something $$$$ - Expensive for everyone. Take-out. 272 Thayer Street Adesso 490-2128 A popular California café serving nouvelle $$ cuisine in bright, pleasant surroundings. 161 Cushing Street Brickway On Wickenden 521-0770 Breakfast and lunch only, a popular spot for $$$ omelets and brunch. 234 Wickenden St Andreas 751-2477 A favorite student spot featuring Greek as $ well as American cuisine. Casual. 268 Thayer Street Cafe Nuovo 331-7879 Fusion cuisine with fresh gourmet $$ ingredients and great selection of uncommon meats as well. Angkor Restaurant 1 Citizens Plaza Authentic Cambodian cuisine in a 421-2525 comfortable Khmer atmosphere $$$ 333 Wickenden Street 383-2227 Café Paragon $$ A trendy, Euro-style hot spot serving a variety of wood grilled pizzas, pasta, Au Bon Pain burgers, and good house wines. It has its Authentic artisan breads and scrumptious own bar/dance area next door (Viva!) with pastries as well as inspired menus filled with an inside connecting passage. Open daily savory sandwiches, soups, salads and for lunch and dinner. entrees. 234 Thayer Street 223 Thayer Street 331-6200 751-0472 $$ $ Coffee Exchange Bagel Gourmet Ole An intimate gourmet coffee house with Inexpensive New York-style bagels and pastries and other small snacks. breakfast/lunch sandwiches and Mexican 207 Wickenden Street foods such as burritos to go. 273-1198 288 Thayer Street/250 Brook Street $ 453-5560 $ East Side Pocket The home of Middle Eastern and vegetarian Blaze food to go. Blaze is “Cooken with Fire” preparing 285 Thayer Street cuisine from different regions and cultures. 751-3251 Every thing is prepared on site from scratch $ with the freshest ingredients available. The friendly comfortable atmosphere offers a The Edge 284 Thayer Street Pleasant café and café fare with local coffee, 331-8111 pastries, and ample vegetarian and vegan $$$ options. 199 Wayland Avenue Local 121 490-2227 Elegant dining in a renovated Historic hotel $ in downtown Providence. Serves all local, organic foods from New England with menu Farmstead changing weekly. Innovative drink menu Upscale seasonal and very fresh, local and bar as well. artisan cheeses, meats, salads and 121 Washington Street sandwiches with the air of a pleasant and 274-2121 intimate shop. Open for lunch and dinner. $$$ 186 Wayland Avenue 274-7177 Louis Restaurant $$$ A favorite student hangout. Breakfast fare, pizzas. Fellini Pizzeria 286 Brook Street Gourmet pizza, sit down dining and take 861-5225 out. Delivery also available. $ 166 Wickenden Street 751-6737 Meeting Street Café $$ Giant selection of sandwiches, with combinations as interesting as their names. Guido’s Breakfast and dessert, too. Intimate family-run restaurant. Italian food. 251 Meeting Street, off Thayer No liquor. Order ice cream for dessert and 273-1006 they’ll fetch it from Big Alice’s next door. $$ 102 Hope Street 273-5812 The Mills Tavern $$ Upscale seasonal restaurant in Pilgrim Mills building with red brick walls and the air of Hemenway Seafood an 18th-century English tavern. Fusion Fine dining with a wide variety of seafood cuisine with meat and fish options, including and grilled foods. fresh oysters. Large bar, dinner only. 121 South Main Street 101 North Main Street 351-8570 272-3331 $$$ $$$ Kabob n’ Curry New Rivers Restaurant An excellent Indian restaurant with a Intimate, upscale, American bistro for relaxing atmosphere and décor. Student- dinner only. affordable and a campus favorite! Bring 7 Steeple St your own wine. 401-751-0350 261 Thayer Street $$$ 273-8844 $$ Nice Slice Pizzas, sandwiches and more. Kartabar 267 Thayer Street Mediterranean themed restaurant, 453-6423 proclaimed as “the premier Upscale $ European Lounge in Providence.” Not Just Snacks choose and five types of crust to choose Simple, authentic, inexpensive, spicy Indian from. food. Some to-go options. Good for 374 Wickenden Street vegetarians and meat eaters alike. Clean, 351-3663 plain environment. BYOB. $ 833 Hope Street 831-1150 Red Stripe $ Upscale brasserie with French influence. 465 Angell Street O-Cha 437-6950 O-Cha Restaurant is a famous, local Thai $$$ restaurant that offers a combination of Authentic Thai cuisine and gourmet Rue de l’espoir Japanese sushi. An outstanding French country-style 221 Wickenden Street restaurant. Saturday and Sunday brunch ($) 421-4699 is great! Reservations accepted. $$ 99 Hope Street 751-8890 Olives $$$ Bistro-style bar and dining with extensive martini and cocktail menus. DJ’s on Sakura Japanese Cuisine weekends. Make sure your socks don't have holes in 108 North Main St. them because if you're lucky, you'll be 751-1200 sitting shoeless in traditional Japanese style, $$ on the floor. 231 Wickenden Street Pakarang Exquisite Thai 331-6861 Thai food with a good variety of meat and $$ vegetarian dishes. 303 South Main St Shanghai 453-3660 American-Chinese cuisine with a great variety of dishes, a nice set-up, and a pretty Parkside Rotisserie & Bar impressive bar. Manhattan-style bistro with meat, salad, and 272 Thayer Street pasta dishes open for lunch and dinner. 331-0077 76 South Main St $$ 331-0003 $$ Spice Thai Bistro Serving quality authentic Thai food on the Eastside of Providence, Rhode Island. Phonatic Restaurant 110 Waterman Street A favorite student haunt for casual lunch 331-5282 and dinner. Vietnamese cuisine, with great $$ Pho rice-noodle soup and fresh spring rolls. 165 Angell Street Starbucks Coffee 454-1699 The leading retailer, roaster and brand of $$ specialty coffee in the world. 218 Thayer Street Pizza Pie-er 421-1677 Unique menu of pizzas. Wide array of $ toppings, sauces and crusts: ten sauces to Tokyo A great place for great sushi in a comfortable and relaxing setting. Call ahead for the wait time, as this popular place in Fox Point can be busy. 388 Wickenden Street 331-5330 $$ Taste of India True to its name, it carries the real flavor of India. Distinguished by its cozy environment, delicious Indian delicacies, served in the traditional Indian style, the Indian warmth and hospitality, Taste of India is just a place to be whenever you feel the need to eat Indian food. 230 Wickenden Street 421-4355 $$ X O Café and Steak House “Life is short, Order dessert first”, upscale steak house with private wine room and fusion cuisine. 125 North Main St 273-9090 $$$ Z Bar & Grill Located among the galleries and trendy coffee shops on Wickenden Street, Z-Bar exudes just the teeniest bit of snobbery. The huge front window and swiveling heads give it away: Z-Bar is a place to see and be seen, all to the tune of soulful R&B CDs. 244 Wickenden Street 831-1566 $$ 3 Steeple Street 3 Steeple Street is located in the second oldest industrial building in the United States. The dining room, with it’s wide plank floors, post & beam ceiling, stone walls and expansive glass windows overlooks the Waterfire canal and bustling city. 125 Canal Street 272-3620 $$ .