Guidebook for Newport County

Deanna
Guidebook for Newport County

Food Scene

Great authentic and creative mexican and craft cocktails. Awesome margaritas and weekend brunch. They have another location in Middletown RI - Diego's Barrio Cantina, which is just as good! Best to make a reservation, if you're going for dinner.
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Diego's
11 Bowens Wharf
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Great authentic and creative mexican and craft cocktails. Awesome margaritas and weekend brunch. They have another location in Middletown RI - Diego's Barrio Cantina, which is just as good! Best to make a reservation, if you're going for dinner.
Great seafood and more, on the water. I love this restaurant for its high-quality food and great menu. Be sure to make a reservation!
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The Mooring Seafood Kitchen & Bar
1 Sayers Wharf
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Great seafood and more, on the water. I love this restaurant for its high-quality food and great menu. Be sure to make a reservation!
Great and inexpensive seafood. I used to think it was for tourists only, until I tried it!
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Benjamin's
254 Thames St
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Great and inexpensive seafood. I used to think it was for tourists only, until I tried it!
Great food, extensive beer & wine menus. No hard liquor. In an old diner-like atmosphere. Cool place!
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Noreys
156 Broadway
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Great food, extensive beer & wine menus. No hard liquor. In an old diner-like atmosphere. Cool place!
Best burgers around! BYOB
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Mission
58 Aquidneck Avenue
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Best burgers around! BYOB
Nothing fancy, but good local seafood, and pretty inexpensive. There's also a fish market. Busy on weekends.
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Anthony's Seafood
963 Aquidneck Ave
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Nothing fancy, but good local seafood, and pretty inexpensive. There's also a fish market. Busy on weekends.
Newport Vineyards has vineyard tours, wine tastings, great wine/gift shop and two farm-to-table restaurants (one for brunch/lunch, another for dinner). Weekend wine tastings are open-air with live music.
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Newport Vineyards
909 E Main Rd
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Newport Vineyards has vineyard tours, wine tastings, great wine/gift shop and two farm-to-table restaurants (one for brunch/lunch, another for dinner). Weekend wine tastings are open-air with live music.
I would say that this restaurant has "eclectic" Mexican. Great margaritas!
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Perro Salado
19 Charles St
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I would say that this restaurant has "eclectic" Mexican. Great margaritas!
Local brewery and rum distillery. They do tours and tastings.
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Newport Craft Brewing & Distilling Co.
293 JT Connell Hwy
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Local brewery and rum distillery. They do tours and tastings.
Great pizza, salads, and more. Delivery, take-out, and dine-in.
Carmella's Pizzeria
330 W Main Rd
Great pizza, salads, and more. Delivery, take-out, and dine-in.
Very good bakery that also serves coffee, lunch, etc.
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Provencal Bakery
750 Aquidneck Ave
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Very good bakery that also serves coffee, lunch, etc.
Great seafood and more. One of the most popular places in Newport. Be sure to make a reservation. 3 levels with 3 bars and two outside decks. Very lively and can be a bit noisy. They usually have live music later in t he evening on weekends.
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Midtown Oyster Bar
345 Thames St
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Great seafood and more. One of the most popular places in Newport. Be sure to make a reservation. 3 levels with 3 bars and two outside decks. Very lively and can be a bit noisy. They usually have live music later in t he evening on weekends.
This is a great farm market with fruit picking (in-season); fresh fruits and vegetables; house made sandwiches, salads, and soups, bakery items, and much more. Great for lunch and/or picnic items. They even have ice cream (best soft-serve vanilla around).
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Sweet Berry Farm
915 Mitchell's Ln
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This is a great farm market with fruit picking (in-season); fresh fruits and vegetables; house made sandwiches, salads, and soups, bakery items, and much more. Great for lunch and/or picnic items. They even have ice cream (best soft-serve vanilla around).

Getting Around

Almost all parking in Newport is metered or pay lots. Please see the link below for additional info. My favorite is the Long Wharf metered lot. Not too many people know about it, and you can park for up to 9 hours (many other spots have a 3 hour maximum). https://www.discovernewport.org/blog/post/the-ultimate-guide-to-parking-in-newport-ri/
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Newport
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Almost all parking in Newport is metered or pay lots. Please see the link below for additional info. My favorite is the Long Wharf metered lot. Not too many people know about it, and you can park for up to 9 hours (many other spots have a 3 hour maximum). https://www.discovernewport.org/blog/post/the-ultimate-guide-to-parking-in-newport-ri/

Parks & Nature

National wildlife refuge. Entry is free. Great flat nature trails along the ocean. This place is beautiful and one of my favorite places. Lots of wildlife, and pretty flat trails. About 2.5 miles if you do the entire loop.
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Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge
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National wildlife refuge. Entry is free. Great flat nature trails along the ocean. This place is beautiful and one of my favorite places. Lots of wildlife, and pretty flat trails. About 2.5 miles if you do the entire loop.
Best beach in RI! This beach is about 2 miles long and has the softest sand. It gets VERY crowded on the weekends, so plan on getting there by 10am to get in. Parking is $30 on weekends. They have full beach facilities (bathrooms, outdoor showers, snack shack, etc.). If you have the time, this is a must! On weekends, you will need to get there by 9:30, in order to get a spot in the parking lot, or you'll have a long wait until about 2:30pm. The beach/lot is free after 4:00pm.
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Second Beach
315 Sachuest Point Rd
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Best beach in RI! This beach is about 2 miles long and has the softest sand. It gets VERY crowded on the weekends, so plan on getting there by 10am to get in. Parking is $30 on weekends. They have full beach facilities (bathrooms, outdoor showers, snack shack, etc.). If you have the time, this is a must! On weekends, you will need to get there by 9:30, in order to get a spot in the parking lot, or you'll have a long wait until about 2:30pm. The beach/lot is free after 4:00pm.
This place is beautiful. Great nature trails, and some more "difficult" hikes (although probably on a max of 4 on a 1-10 scale). Take the trail out to Hanging Rock. You will not regret it! (it's only about 1 mile to it). There is a small admission fee.
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Norman Bird Sanctuary
583 3rd Beach Rd
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This place is beautiful. Great nature trails, and some more "difficult" hikes (although probably on a max of 4 on a 1-10 scale). Take the trail out to Hanging Rock. You will not regret it! (it's only about 1 mile to it). There is a small admission fee.

Sightseeing

If you have time, take a ride around Ocean Drive in Newport. You'll see incredible mansions and beautiful scenery along the ocean. There's also Brenton Point, where there are usually many kites flying and families having picnics. They have restroom facilities here too.
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Ocean Drive Historic District
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If you have time, take a ride around Ocean Drive in Newport. You'll see incredible mansions and beautiful scenery along the ocean. There's also Brenton Point, where there are usually many kites flying and families having picnics. They have restroom facilities here too.
This is a great walk along the ocean. Starting at Memorial Boulevard, it is paved for approximately 1.5-2.0 miles. After that, there are some "rougher" sections with dirt paths and some rocky areas. The total rount-trip length is about 7.0 miles, but you don't have to do the whole thing. You'll see beautiful ocean views/surf and many of the famous Newport mansions along the way. This is one of my favorite places!
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Cliff Walk
117 Memorial Blvd
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This is a great walk along the ocean. Starting at Memorial Boulevard, it is paved for approximately 1.5-2.0 miles. After that, there are some "rougher" sections with dirt paths and some rocky areas. The total rount-trip length is about 7.0 miles, but you don't have to do the whole thing. You'll see beautiful ocean views/surf and many of the famous Newport mansions along the way. This is one of my favorite places!

Arts & Culture

Great little local museum!
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Newport Art Museum
76 Bellevue Ave
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Great little local museum!

Entertainment & Activities

If you are here on a Thursday during the summer, you've got to check out a NewportFILM! They have a huge inflatable screen, and move around to various sites around Newport. Absolutely fantastic documentaries, pre-film music, and food vendors. BYOB! www.newportFILM.com
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newportFILM
174 Bellevue Ave
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If you are here on a Thursday during the summer, you've got to check out a NewportFILM! They have a huge inflatable screen, and move around to various sites around Newport. Absolutely fantastic documentaries, pre-film music, and food vendors. BYOB! www.newportFILM.com