The last couple times I flew out of Logan over the past few months I either took the Amtrak to Boston from Kingston (which has a free lot, I parked here for 2 weeks with no issues) or I parked at Braintree. It's $7 a day and the shuttle was $18 round trip If you did want to do a hotel in Boston, I got a really good rate staying at the Bostonian in the North End when I got back late from a flight from Italy last month. Otherwise you're looking at like $100 or more for an Uber or one of the other private services. You can schedule ahead of time.

I had some of these last week in Italy filled with pistachio cream. SO delicious! I brought some of the cream back so I should try this recipe! :)

While this is not a BBQ place, The Food Shack (formerly Flat Waves) in Middletown has delicious brisket and pulled pork bowls/burritos. It's more like Hawaiian BBQ.

I'm currently living in Newport in a one bedroom and I go to Middletown/Portsmouth all the time for various things like Clements Market, my PT, my dentist, shopping, some nice French bakeries, coffee shops, hiking trails, etc. I'd personally vouch for Portsmouth just for proximity to lots of nice areas like Bristol, Newport, etc and it doesn't put you too far out from Providence IMO. I honestly don't even go to Providence very often since there's been plenty to do around here. It's just so scenic and there's so many nice restaurants, shops, cafes, etc. Narragansett is just over the bridges too. Maybe I'm just biased because I grew up in South Country and it's incredibly safe here. We never locked out doors and I never had to lock my bike up if you can believe it.

I don't know much about Riverside but East Providence is very nice yet still wouldn't exactly call it perfectly safe. I don't even leave a small bag or really anything visible in my car when I park in Providence or the surrounding areas and I used to live in Bushwick. Depending on where you move, you'll be off the 60 bus so you could take that around if you're concerned about parking. I take the bus or bike during the summer sometimes to avoid the parking situation.

So many things:

Monahan's Clam Shack Tilted Barn Brewery Food trucks, notably Butterheads Narrow River Paddling to the mouth Mission Burger/TSK Biking the Blackstone Greenway Eastside Pockets An All-Italia from Sandwich Hut Thames St and the Wharf especially during Christmas...

There's too many!

There's also a lot of great donuts here: Allie's Donuts RI Guys Donuts Knead Donuts Glaze n' Daze

Nice! The Shaw's claw game in Middletown is great. I showed a family how to win a few last time I was there! :)

Whoaaa, I hadn't been to D&B in years and I just saw what they have now. The games are so fancy! My nephew has been asking me to take him so I'll be planning an outing soon. :)

This is exciting. I love bowling too! :3

It's a real problem. Lol They're basically slot machines and they have payouts. Some are skill based though. I learned this wiggling the claw trick recently to swing the prize into the hole. I will say I won some squishmallows at Walmart after a few tries that are going for $30-40 a pop on Ebay.

I have been here and it IS awesome. It's a little bit of a hike but would go again.

Tickets is supposed to be a solid sports bar.

Bread and milk just didn't age well now that the current generations are all lactose and gluten intolerant. Lol

Buns bakery has incredible babka. Also, I went to this incredible French bakery last week that's only open for a few hours in the morning because they sell out pretty quickly. It's Le Bec Sucré on Aquidneck.

I've been going to Anthony's for years. Good quality stuff there.

Great recommendations on here. I've heard Oberlin was insane. If you feel like taking a ride down to Newport, it's really cute down here for Christmas and there's so many great restaurants. Perro Salado, Yagi Noodles, Bar'Cino, Giusto, Cabana, and Thames Street Kitchen. The White Horse Tavern was a cool experience since it's the oldest tavern in the country. I also love Bar and Board for charcuterie and wine.

Hm, so I don't know of any exclusively Jewish delis left but I've had pretty good bagels here. (lived in NYC for 6 years) Coffee & Bagel Connection in Narragansett had some tasty bagels with a good exterior crunch. Providence Bagel in URI was decent too. Second the recommendation for Bunz on Aquidneck for babka.

EDIT: I forgot to mention Jamos bagels who distributed out of Nitro bar but I heard he's closing shop to go to college. The Cheddar Jalapeño was SO GOOD.

Legit. While doing construction on Broadway recently, they just dug up some rails by the Island Liquors that used to be used for street cars. 😭

If they mean they were priced out of most of those states, they'd be correct.

Rejects Beer Co has an Octoberfest with bands playing today. Also, there's an escape room on Thames I think.