Best Restaurants for Casual Hangouts in Rhode Island

Guest praise · Rhode Island

What makes a restaurant the right choice for your next visit to Rhode Island? For this guide to best restaurants for casual hangouts, the starting point is easy company without a formal occasion. Choose a Rhode Island restaurant that makes you want to linger, then give the table enough time to become the centre of the outing. An ordinary catch-up deserves its own good table. Casual dining can make a simple invitation feel like time well spent. Here, a useful starting point is an intimate gathering with a considered restaurant choice; the right shortlist leaves room to choose for the actual visit. The current list includes restaurants in Warren and Newport East.

To make your shortlist for Rhode Island personal, find a restaurant that fits the way you want to spend time together rather than inventing a special reason to meet. Planning around Warwick, Cranston, or another part of Rhode Island? Start with where you want to be, then find a table for the occasion. Continue the restaurant discovery through Coziest Atmosphere in Rhode Island alongside Great Value in Rhode Island. For a wider restaurant discovery beyond Rhode Island, follow Best for Casual Dining across the United States.

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#4

Eggs-Up Family Restaurant

Cumberland Hill, Rhode Island

78.7
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#5

IHOP

Newport East, Rhode Island

78.2
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#6

Checkers Pizza

Newport East, Rhode Island

75.2
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#7

Mr Greek's Pizza & Grill

Providence, Rhode Island

79.6
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#8

Rhody Slice

North Kingstown, Rhode Island

79.0
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#9

Franklin Spa

Newport, Rhode Island

79.6
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#10

Bacon N Beanz

Woonsocket, Rhode Island

64.0
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#11

Napolitano's Lounge & Brooklyn Pizza

Smithfield, Rhode Island

62.2
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#12

The Pantry

Westerly, Rhode Island

80.0
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#13

"The Original" Haven Brothers Diner Providence

Providence, Rhode Island

76.4
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#14

AJ's

West Warwick, Rhode Island

67.4
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#15

Green Eggs Breakfast

Bristol, Rhode Island

66.9
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#16

Poppy's

Cumberland Hill, Rhode Island

60.2
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#17

The Griddle

Cranston, Rhode Island

67.0
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#18

Nick & Joan's Place

Warwick, Rhode Island

75.0
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#19

B&B Dockside

Westerly, Rhode Island

77.8
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#20

Grainsley's Kitchen & Drinks

Warwick, Rhode Island

76.4
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#21

Johnny's Chalet

Warwick, Rhode Island

68.9
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#22

Pizza J

Providence, Rhode Island

78.8
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#23

IHOP

East Providence, Rhode Island

72.7
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#24

Gel's Kitchen 2

Warwick, Rhode Island

76.0
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#25

Danny's Breakfast Place

Woonsocket, Rhode Island

54.9
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