Why is July our favorite month? It’s packed with sunshine, fireworks, outdoor concerts, and amazingly fresh food! Sample the best meals in the city at bargain prices during Providence Restaurant Weeks, running from July 8th through the 21st. Three course, prix fixe lunches are offered for $14.95, and three-course, prix fixe dinners are just $29.95. 

During the two-week stretch, eat your way through downtown at more than a dozen participating restaurants: Aspire, Bravo, Cafe Nuovo, Capital Grille, Capriccio, Centro, Fleming’s, Gracie’s, Local 121, Luxe Burger Bar, McCormick & Schmick’s, Ri Ra, tazza, and Ten Prime Steak & Sushi. 

Visit the website often for updated menus. You’re expected to enjoy dessert—so you’ll definitely want to save room for bread pudding, crème brulee, tiramisu, or other favorite treats. Please note that Bravo and Luxe Burger Bar are offering 2-for-1 specials, and Aspire, Cafe Nuovo, Centro, Fleming’s and Gracie’s are participating for dinner only. 

Providence Restaurant Weeks is a twice-yearly event organized by the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau, and sponsored by American Express, Creekstone Farms, Newport Storm, Open Table and Rhode Island Monthly. 

(Photos of Cafe Nuovo: Marianne Lee).