Newport · United States
The Newport food cheat sheet
One page from Chef Amazing · November 2026
The dish to eat
Rhode Island's clear clam chowder, quahogs and potatoes in their own broth with no cream or tomato, eaten with a bag of hot fried clam cakes.
Best at The Black Pearl, Bannister's Wharf. Get: A cup of chowder on the patio
Five places, and what to order
- Evelyn's Drive-Inclassic · Nanaquacket Pond, TivertonGet: Clear chowder, clam cakes and the lobster chow mein
- Gray's Ice Creamclassic · Tiverton Four CornersGet: Coffee, maple walnut or strawberry
- Milk & Honey Bazaarfamily-run · Tiverton Four CornersGet: Cheese cut to order for a picnic
- The Lobster Barfor stuffies · Bowen's WharfGet: The spicy clam and chourico stuffie
- Brick Alley Pubfor lobster roll · Thames StreetGet: The lobster roll
The market
Farmers market. Aquidneck Island produce, seafood, bread, flowers
In season this November
Aquidneck Growers' Market produce
How it works here
Tip: Tip 18-22% at sit-down restaurants, a dollar or two a drink at the bar.
Book: Book the hot places on Resy or OpenTable, often the day tables drop (2-4 weeks out); counters and slices are walk-in.
When locals eat: Lunch noon-2pm, dinner 6-9pm; it gets late only in the big cities.