Food & Drink

New England Homemade Donuts (NEHD) has announced the opening of a new location located inside the Patriot Petroleum building at 2340 West Main Rd. in Portsmouth. NEHD has been serving happy customers at their East Main Rd location for the past year and says they are excited to bring their handcrafted donuts, pastries, breakfast sandwiches, […]

Sardella’s Ristorante Italiano has announced that they have opened a new restaurant next door to them on Memorial Boulevard. Imbriglio’s Pizzaria Resto Bar Napoletana (also referenced as Imbriglio’s Pizzeria, Imbriglio’s Pizza Napoletana, Imbriglio’s Pizzeria Napoletana and Bar ), is now open and is serving traditional Neopolitan Pizza with a custom Brooklyn style setting.  In a […]

Stoneacre Brasserie has confirmed with What’sUpNewp that they have sold Stoneacre Tapas at 515 Thames Street and will not be opening for the summer season. Owners Christopher Bender and David Crowell are excited for the continued growth of Stoneacre Brasserie in Washington Square, and “are committed to the revitalization of this historic part of our […]

As they enter the final stage of their permitting process with the Town of Portsmouth and State of R.I., Ragged Island Brewing Company has announced that they received unanimous approval from the Portsmouth Zoning Board regarding the approval of their new brewery. In July of 2018, Ragged Island Brewing Company confirmed with What’sUpNewp that they had […]

Lorusso’s Cafe at 580 Thames Street has reopened as The Reclaimed Café. Doors opened for their soft opening on March 30th and the re-branded and renamed restaurant has announced they are now serving breakfast, brunch, espresso bar and lunch from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm daily. Photo via The Reclaimed Café The Reclaimed Café announced […]

It ain’t your grand-pappy’s Moonshine. No backyard still, cleaned perhaps annually, hidden in the trees behind the barn. Transported in oversized boots, in cars speeding away from pursuing police. This is much more genteel – a Moonshine that’s made from that same corn meal, but is meant to be sipped, exploding in flavors that surprise […]

As they enter the final stage of their permitting process with the Town of Portsmouth and State of R.I., Ragged Island Brewing Company has shared their vision for the future home of Ragged Island Brewing Company. In July of 2018, Ragged Island Brewing Company confirmed with What’sUpNewp that they had entered a purchase and sales […]

The Annual Newport Saint Patrick’s Day Parade is arguably one of the busiest days of the year in Newport, and there’s no secret that our city needs a pick-me-up when the crowds go home. For the 9th year in a row, Brick Alley Pub will once again host their Annual Post-Parade Day Clean-Up! For the 5th […]

In celebration of 39 years in business, Sardella’s will once again offer original menu prices from the 1980’s! Sardella’s Italian Restaurant was founded by a former mayor of Newport, Richard Sardella, in 1980. Newport’s oldest Italian Restaurant celebrated their 35th Anniversary in 2015 by offering their 1980 menu and pricing to the public for just […]

Archetype Pizza Company has abruptly closed after being evicted this week from their location at 372-380 Thames Street. Archetype Pizza, operated by Newport Rock LLC, opened in the spring of 2018, just a few short months after Via Via was evicted from the property for a judgement of $88,000. According to documents on the door […]

The Newport Restaurant Group (NRG) announced today that they recently presented the Rhode Island Community Food Bank with a $5,000 donation through its recent holiday gift-card program. Between November 14, 2018 and December 31, 2018, $1.00 from every gift card purchased was earmarked for the food bank. “We are so proud to support the Rhode […]