Bars

Escoheag, Rhode Island

Proclamation Ale Company is Rhode Island's most sought-after craft brewery — a West Greenwich farmhouse producing some of the most highly coveted hazy IPAs in New England, whose release days draw long lines of beer enthusiasts from throughout the Northeast.

298 Ives Rd, West Greenwich, RI 02817

Newport, Rhode Island

Common Ground presents live music and craft cocktails in downtown Newport, Rhode Island.

Newport, Rhode Island

Newport Craft Brewing & Distilling is one of New England's most comprehensively innovative craft producers — a Newport institution producing outstanding ales AND outstanding gin and whiskey in the most historically significant leisure city in New England. Newport's extraordinary Gilded Age heritage (the Newport Mansions, home to Cornelius Vanderbilt's "cottage" The Breakers, are among the most opulent private residences ever built in America) and Newport Craft's consistent quality create a brewery-distillery of genuine Rhode Island heritage significance.

293 JT Connell Hwy, Newport, RI 02840

Newport, Rhode Island

One Pelham East is Newport's premier live music bar — a two-story Thames Street venue with multiple bars, regular live rock and blues performances, and a festive atmosphere that captures the energy of Newport's famous summer social scene. Newport's combination of America's Cup yacht culture, Gilded Age mansion tourism, and the annual music festival circuit creates one of the most upscale yet authentically fun bar environments on the entire New England coast.

270 Thames St 02840

Newport, Rhode Island

Newport's Thames Street is one of New England's most animated bar corridors — a waterfront street serving one of America's most historically significant resort towns where America's Cup sailing heritage, Gilded Age mansions, and the Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals create an entertainment culture of extraordinary historical depth. Newport's dual identity as both a working waterfront and America's most exclusive summer resort creates a bar scene that serves everyone from fishermen to Forbes 400 members.

32 Broadway, Newport, RI 02840

Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Foolproof Brewing Company is Rhode Island's most playfully innovative craft brewery — a Pawtucket institution producing outstanding ales with names inspired by Rhode Island culture and geography. Pawtucket's remarkable industrial heritage (the Slater Mill Museum commemorates the site where the American Industrial Revolution began in 1793) and Foolproof's consistent creativity create a brewery taproom of genuine Rhode Island industrial heritage significance.

241 Grotto Ave, Pawtucket, RI 02860

Portsmouth, Rhode Island

Ragged Island Brewing is one of Rhode Island's most atmospheric craft breweries — a Portsmouth taproom producing outstanding ales in one of New England's most beautiful island settings. Rhode Island's remarkable maritime heritage (it was the first state to declare independence from Britain and the most important privateering colony in the American Revolution) and Ragged Island's exceptional craft quality create a brewery taproom of genuine Rhode Island character.

9 High Point Ave, Portsmouth, RI 02871

Providence, Rhode Island

Providence's craft cocktail scene has emerged as one of the most creative in New England — a city where RISD's design culture and Brown's intellectual culture create bartenders and bar owners who approach cocktail-making with unusual artistic and scientific rigor. The Providence cocktail community's extraordinary creativity reflects the broader creative culture of a city that produces some of America's most innovative artists, designers, and entrepreneurs.

Downtown Providence, RI 02903

Providence, Rhode Island

Providence's Federal Hill is one of America's most authentic Little Italy neighborhoods — a concentration of outstanding Italian restaurants and bars where Italian-American families have maintained their culinary and cultural traditions for over a century. Federal Hill's extraordinary Italian restaurants (like Camille's and Siena) and its walkable, atmospheric streets create an entertainment district of genuine Old World character that serves the entire Providence metropolitan area.

Federal Hill, Providence, RI 02903

Providence, Rhode Island

Narragansett Beer is Rhode Island's most beloved beer brand — a Providence institution that was once the most popular beer in New England (Stephen King famously used a Narragansett as a prop in Jaws), now reimagined as a craft brewery celebrating Rhode Island's extraordinary maritime and brewing heritage. Narragansett's remarkable cultural resonance in New England and its extraordinary Rhode Island community connection create a brewery taproom of genuine New England regional beer cultural significance.

39 Tockwotton St, Providence, RI 02903

Providence, Rhode Island

Nick-A-Nees presents a historic dive bar with live music near the Providence riverfront.

75 S Water St 02903

Providence, Rhode Island

Revival Brewing Company is Providence's most acclaimed craft brewery taproom — an institution producing outstanding ales that reflect Rhode Island's Italian-American culinary heritage (Providence's Federal Hill neighborhood is one of the finest Italian-American dining districts in America). Revival's remarkable connection to the Providence food culture and its consistent production of outstanding beers create a brewery taproom of genuine Rhode Island culinary heritage significance.

100 Shipyard St, Providence, RI 02903

Providence, Rhode Island

The Hot Club presents riverfront cocktails and views of the Providence skyline, a local landmark bar since 1975.

575 S Water St 02903

Providence, Rhode Island

The Salon presents craft cocktails and DJ sets in a speakeasy-style lounge in downtown Providence.

Providence, Rhode Island

Trinity Brewhouse presents craft beer and live music adjacent to Trinity Repertory Company in downtown Providence.

186 Fountain St 02903

Westerly, Rhode Island

Grey Sail Brewing of Rhode Island presents a taproom and live music in downtown Westerly.

63 Canal St 02891