![]() If shellfish isn’t your thing, the grass-fed Brenton sliders, goat cheese and fig-glazed flatbread, and plant-based meatball are equally delicious for lunch or dinner. Then devour the native mussels that are bathed in coconut curry white wine sauce, and order extra bread to soak it all up. Three directions of water views are the perfect accompaniment for a chill sunset. If you score a room at the Brenton Hotel (31 America’s Cup Ave.), Newport’s newest boutique hotel overlooking the harbor, order a Naked Topsides cocktail or local Whaler’s Brewing RISE APA from the chic Living Room restaurant, and take it to the roof. One of the Brenton Hotel’s three rooftop areas. Here are our top picks within the city and a bit beyond. There’s plenty of time to slurp, sip, and savor your way to a mouthwatering summer in Newport-and nearby. (Yes, Newport is on an island.) If staying elsewhere, you can park at Mary Street or the Mooring restaurant parking lot, or take your chances with hourly street parking and pay via the Passport app. ![]() ![]() Rest assured-your palate won’t be on vacation even if the skies are cloudy.ĭowntown Newport is wonderfully walkable, so if you’re lodging downtown, stroll along the wharves to a waterfront table for lunch, then hop in an Uber to explore the rest of Aquidneck Island. Menus are replete with locally caught seafood and farm-raised produce (calamari is even the state’s official appetizer, so you know it’s gotta be good), as well as Rhode Island-crafted wines, beers, and spirits. ![]() The area also has become known for far more than just fried clams and lobster rolls. Lucky for us (and you!), Newport-an easy 90-minute drive from Boston-and its surrounding communities are a wealth of plein-air dining options, from the bustling downtown harborfront to the rural Sakonnet River and across Narragansett Bay. Wouldn’t you rather be near the beaches this summer, relishing the coastal breeze on an open-air waterfront patio while sipping an Aperol spritz? We would too, so you’ll find us exploring these delightful restaurants’ al fresco dining spaces and savoring local culinary delicacies until fall weather forces us back inside. ![]()
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