Food & Drink

What’sUpNewp has learned that Tom Cullen, who has owned The Black Pearl on Bannister’s Wharf for the last 43 years, passed away at the age of 75 on Monday, August 15th. Born on May 15, 1941, Cullen has been an Owner of Black Pearl since 1973 and a resident of Beacon Hill Road in Newport […]

New England Patriots Tight End Rob Gronkowski took advantage of his rare Saturday off during Training Camp by spending the day in Newport, RI. Gronkowski spent Saturday afternoon playing cornhole down on Waites Wharf at @ The Deck. Gronkowski has apparently become fond of @ The Deck and The Landing, for the last several years he […]

Just a few short weeks after Tyler’s article on Yelp where he discussed all that’s good and bad from restaurant review websites, a woman has possibly taken “food critic” to an all-time low when she pretended to be someone she wasn’t. The woman visited Gary’s Handy Lunch on Lower Thames Street late last week, after complaining that she […]

Tyler’s Two Cents: Thoughts from Behind the Bar is a weekly lifestyle column, written by Tyler Bernadyn, that will appear every Tuesday on What’sUpNewp this summer. Beginning this week, another cycle of construction and rearrangement will begin on Broadway.  At first when I read that a new traffic pattern was planned for the next few […]

Sarah Fimple is the Beverage Manager at The Wharf Pub on Bowen’s Wharf in Newport, RI. Fimp’s Fave Five is back, Fimp’s Fave Five is here to tip you off on five new and/or great craft beers that are worth picking up at the liquor store, searching for around the city or stopping into The […]

Sarah Fimple is the Beverage Manager at The Wharf Pub on Bowen’s Wharf in Newport, RI. Fimp’s Fave Five is back, Fimp’s Fave Five is here to tip you off on five new and/or great craft beers that are worth picking up at the liquor store, searching for around the city or stopping into The […]

According to a recent study, 22 Bowen’s on Bowens Wharf in Newport is the best steakhouse in Rhode Island! Business Insider teamed up with Foursquare to create a list of the top-rated steakhouses in every state and Washington, DC, based on explicit ratings, visit popularity, and tip sentiment by users of the city-guide app. Here’s what […]

Cru Cafe, a Russel Morin Group Managed Company, has announced that they have decided to temporarily close. The announcement came recently on the cafe’s Facebook Page; “We are experiencing growing pains and have decided to temporarily close. It is our mission to provide our customers with the unparalleled service and product they deserve and we […]

After several months of renovations, we know have a better plan of what will become of the building previously was used as Teas & Javas, People’s Cafe and People’s Credit Union. Local Mercantile Newport Café, or Local Mercantile Cafe, will soon open at 282 Thames Street and is  “thoughtfully crafted dishes made by talented people”, […]

Sarah Fimple is the Beverage Manager at The Wharf Pub on Bowen’s Wharf in Newport, RI. Fimp’s Fave Five is back, Fimp’s Fave Five is here to tip you off on five new and/or great craft beers that are worth picking up at the liquor store, searching for around the city or stopping into The […]

Tyler’s Two Cents: Thoughts from Behind the Bar is a weekly lifestyle column, written by Tyler Bernadyn, that will appear every Tuesday on What’sUpNewp this summer. Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last decade, you probably have heard of Yelp and TripAdvisor. These two crowd-sourced review based companies are extremely prevalent in […]

Sarah Fimple is the Beverage Manager at The Wharf Pub on Bowen’s Wharf in Newport, RI. Fimp’s Fave Five is back, Fimp’s Fave Five is here to tip you off on five new and/or great craft beers that are worth picking up at the liquor store, searching for or stopping into The Wharf Pub and […]

Franklin Spa on Spring Street in Newport has landed itself a national media mention. Mallory Shaner, writer for Spoon University on MSN, recently asked residents from each of the 50 states (and DC) where their personal favorite diner was growing up (and even now). The list “Local Guide to the Best Diners Across America” includes one […]

It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything from or about Yesterday’s, but it looks as if that’s about to change. Notice has been given that an application has been filed by Yesterday’s Newport Inc., d.b.a. Yesterday’s, to transfer ownership of its Class BV alcoholic beverage license to Washington Square Bistro (Larry Goldstein), for the […]

Back on May 28, Thames Street’s Stoneacre Pantry owners, Christopher Bender and David Crowell, joined with owner Tony Lorusso of Lorusso’s Newport, to add a Puglia-influenced Italian dinner menu to Lorusso’s current breakfast and lunch selections. Since May, the trio has acquired Wellington Square Liquors and its Class A alcoholic beverage license and now they are looking to expand into Unit of […]