Food & Drink

Smoke House restaurant will re-open for the 2020 season with take-out only, beginning today, Monday, May 11th.   Smoke House will offer a wide variety of its most popular dishes via contact-free curbside pickup from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. daily.  Wine and beer will also be available at 50% off the list price.  Newport Restaurant Group says in a […]

Griswold’s Tavern took to it’s Facebook Page on Thursday evening to announced that it has permanently closed. The following letter signed by owner James “Jay:” Madden was shared; “Griswold’s Tavern which was named after the Griswold estate, known as the Art Association, was started on April 6, 1986. like most businesses that survived for thirty […]

With a new month comes some new options for restaurant take-out and delivery. Several more restaurants and cafes are joining the dozens of restaurants across Newport County that are open and available for take-out and/or delivery. See the list here – Newport County restaurants offering take-out & delivery Reminder – For the foreseeable future restaurants […]

Five Guys has permanently closed in Newport. On Facebook, the store announced “we are now closed in Newport due to COVID-19. Please visit us in Fall River at the Southcoast Marketplace.” The Newport location, which is located at 199 JT Connell Highway, has also been removed from the company’s website. Five Guys has not responded […]

Bar ‘Cino today announced that they will re-open for take-out on Friday, April 24th.  The Italian eatery, which is a member of Newport Restaurant Group, will offer a wide variety of its most popular dishes via contact-free curbside pickup from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. daily.  Wine and beer will also be available at 50% […]

Newport Craft Brewing & Distilling Co. today announced the hire of Rhode Island native and veteran brewmaster, Ben Chambers as their new brew master.  After more than a decade plying his trade at MillerCoors in Denver, CO, Sweetwater Brewing in Atlanta, GA, and Fatty’s Beer Works in Charleston, SC, Ben will return home to run […]

Flo’s Clam Shack reopens for the season at 11 am today. Their hours for now are Wednesday thru Sunday 11 am -9 pm (Raw bar opens at 4 pm Wednesday – Friday and at 11 am on Saturday and Sunday). Thursday nights at Flo’s will now be lobster night. Enjoy whole chilled cull lobsters for […]

Newport Restaurant Group is growing (again) in Rhode Island. What’s Up Rhode Island has confirmed that Newport Restaurant Group has plans in place for a new restaurant at 1000 Division Road in East Greenwich, which until recently was home to Outback Steakhouse. “It will be a new concept for us, we are currently finalizing the […]

What a year it has been for Bar ‘Cino! Newport Restaurant Group opened the restaurant in Washington Square in June 2019, and has since opened a second location outside of Boston. Today, The James Beard Foundation announced its list of Restaurant and Chef Award semifinalists in advance of the 30th annual James Beard Awards and […]

Custom House Coffee and Ragged Island Brewing Company have announced the release of a brand-new beer created in collaboration. The Custom House Coffee Stout will be available in Ragged Island’s Portsmouth Taproom starting on Wednesday, February 26th. The beer, created with Custom House Coffee’s high-quality Milano blend and organic Bali cold brew coffees, has a […]

The rumors aren’t true, Newport Blues Cafe isn’t permanently closing, becoming a hotel, becoming a restaurant, being changed into a store, or anything else you recently heard. After 13 years, Brian Foley, who owns the building, has decided to take over operations of the business from Kate and Jim Quinn, Foley will continue to run […]

Here’s what’s up for the week ahead when it comes to dine, drink and deliciousness; Dine & Drink News & Notes We asked, “Who makes the best slice in Newport?” and over 1,500 of your submitted your votes over the course of two weeks. The clear winner with over 25% of the vote was: Imbriglio’s! Newport […]

It’s beginning to look a whole lot more like the off-season around Newport. Many restaurants have already temporarily closed or are preparing to do so over the next few weeks. Temporarily Closing  This story was originally published on January 2nd, 2020, it will be updated as more information is received and confirmed.  12 Metre Cafe: Closed […]

Food Truck Festivals of America (FTFA) has confirmed with What’s Up Newp that the Newport Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival will return to Fort Adams this May. Due to the popularity of the event last year, the festival will be two days in 2020! The 2nd Annual event will return to Newport on Saturday, […]

The Newport Marriott’s Plank Bar, located in the hotel lobby, will host different musical acts each Friday evening from 6 to  9 pm. Additional performances are scheduled for the 32nd Annual Newport Winter Festival in February. Each week, solo musicians and duos will fill the Plank Bar with a mix of indie, folk, alternative, and popular […]

Burritos and bowls. That’s what the owners of Midtown Oyster Bar and Surf Club will be offering and specializing in when they open Freaky Burrito in March. The restaurant will open in Perry Mill (337 Thames Street), in the space that was formerly Roasted & Brewed Cafe. Larry Silverstein and Patrick Kilroy, Owners of Midtown Oyster Bar […]

Caleb & Broad has planned to close from January 20th – 30th for some extensive renovations. “It’s going to be a pretty big face lift, I’m calling it Caleb & Broad 2.0.,” Richard Willis, Owner of Caleb & Broad told What’s Up Newp on Monday. “Everything is going to stay within the design and where […]

After nearly eight years, Genie’s Hookah Lounge is preparing to close their location at 94 William Street, as their space is now available to lease. The colorful hookah lounge opened in March 2011 and since has offered flavored tobacco, tea & Middle Eastern/Persian fare. The restaurant has always been BYOB and has often featured a […]

A East Greenwich-based ice cream shop has announced plans to open a second location, and it’s going to be in Middletown! “We are so excited to announce that we will be opening a second Clementine’s location in Spring 2020,” Clementine’s Homemade Ice Cream wrote on their Facebook Page on December 14th. “We have found the […]

Tacos? Broadway now has more of that. Tijuana Burrito Grill opened at 66 Broadway on Monday. “We wanted to make sure we had everything in order and soft open before announcing to everyone that we were open,” Owner Francisco Morales told What’s Up Newp on Monday. “Our first day was very good”. Morales also owns […]

A ramen pop-up is opening on lower Thames Street this month and is promising to bring the freshest handmade noodles in the state to Newport.\ Chef Basil Yu has announced plans to open Yagi Noodles at 580 Thames Street, formerly Reclaimed Cafe and Lorusso’s Cafe. “I’m doing a little pop up at the old Lorusso’s […]