The best restaurants in Providence cluster on Federal Hill for Italian and downtown Downcity for everything else. On Federal Hill, Camille's has been serving since 1914 and remains the white-tablecloth standard, with Cassarino's, Andino's, Pane e Vino, and Mediterraneo all running long-tenured kitchens nearby. Downtown, Hemenway's anchors the seafood scene at Carr Plaza on the river. New Rivers on Steeple Street has been a New American mainstay since the 1990s. The college-influenced creative kitchens scattered around the Jewelry District and the East Side round out a food scene that competes with cities three times Providence's size.
