Restaurants in Newport
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White Horse Tavern
If you’d like to eat at a tavern opened by a 17th-century pirate that once served as an annual meeting place for the colonial Rhode Island General Assembly, try this historic, gambrel-roofed beauty. It opened in 1687, and is one of America’s oldest taverns. Menus for dinner (at which men should wear a jacket) might include baked escargot, truffle-crusted Atlantic halibut or beef Wellington.
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Black Pearl
For a bowl of superb clam chowder seasoned with lots of dill, enter the good-looking black-beamed tavern of this old reliable, covered in old maps and nautical charts. They’ve also got hearty corned beef sandwiches, fish and pot pie. Attached to the tavern is the more formal Commodore’s Room, where you can eat oysters, steaks and racks of lamb. A Hot Dog Annex supplies cheap snacks.
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La Forge Casino Restaurant
This joint stands out for one reason only: seats in the back are not only inside the famed Newport Casino, some of them practically sit on an enclosed grass court. If you eat here (Irish-themed decor), avoid the front room. Passable food ranges from burgers and calamari to more expensive entrees. Some forego solids and stick to booze – the bar’s open till midnight.
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Salas’
Above Percy’s Bistro but with a separate entrance, this Newport institution for the hearty, hungry and thrifty serves simple and tasty Italian and seafood dishes, plus a children’s menu. Huge plates of pasta in red-clam sauce are sold by weight, and you’re likely to be a little sentimental for the place after eating their fantastic clam boil.
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Scales & Shells
Enter this half-casual, broad, noisy room for small linen-clad tables set with grated parmesan and Tabasco sauce tended by waitresses in T-shirts. The decor is marked by an open kitchen and a blackboard menu. Have your squid, swordfish or lobster mesquite grilled for a change. In summer, a swamped U-shaped bar serves a huge waiting crowd.
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Brick Alley Pub & Restaurant
This centrally located, ever-popular place has a huge menu of snacks, sandwiches, bar food, Mexican specialties and a salad bar, as well as Newport’s most elaborate drinks list. A large patio holds many yellow umbrellas and brightly colored Adirondack chairs. The pub is not a chain, but it feels like one.
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Aloha Café
Inside the old brick Seaman’s Church Institute, locals and fishermen sit at one of a few tables or at the bar to enjoy dirt cheap coffee, eggs, meatball sandwiches, BLTs and soup. The wood-paneled room has a map mural of Narragansett Bay from the 1930s with iconographic rabbits and whales.
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Mooring
A harborfront setting and a menu brimming with fresh seafood make this an unbeatable combination for seaside dining. Tip: if it's packed, bypass the crowds, take the side entrance to the bar, grab a stool and order the meaty clam chowder and a 'bag of doughnuts' (tangy lobster fritters).
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Cafe Zelda
This bistro’s wainscoting, lit by dim, frosted lamps, rises above the unfortunately carpeted floor. Enjoy a seasonal menu, which might offer hanger steak, pork chops with littlenecks, lamb or wild mushroom risotto. A cozy and popular bar is in a separate space next door.
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Coffee Grinders
Enjoy espresso and a pastry on some benches at this small shingled shack at the end of Banisters Wharf. You’ll be surrounded by water, with great views over yacht activity and crustaceans being unloaded at the Aquidneck Lobster Company.
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Franklin Spa
This old-school joint slings hash, eggs and grease for cheap. Enjoy your freshly squeezed orange juice, homemade turkey noodle soup or coffee cabinet at a Formica-topped table on a worn white-and-red tiled floor.
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Upscales
Scales & Shells’ more genteel 2nd-floor dining room has higher prices and more gentlemen in pressed pants. Come early or make a reservation; there’s often a two-hour wait in summer.
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Panera Newport
Fresh-made pastries, good salads and sandwiches, and free wi-fi rake in a crowd at this café near the tourist office.
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Wharf Pub
Come here for reasonable prices, good portions and fast service. Think sandwiches, fried calamari and burgers.
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Gary's Handy Lunch
Newport's working folk kick-start their day over coffee and simple breakfast fare at this old-school diner.
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Bailey’s Beach Club
Newport’s members-only WASP nest on a private beachfront property.
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