L17a - L19a: Olives, Ralphael Bar Risto, Union Brewery (Providence, RI)

Olives
108 N Main St
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 751-1200

Sara came up from NYC to hang out for the weekend, but I got held up at work and didn't make it out in time for us to head over to Newport as my coworker had suggested. Instead, our concierge suggested a martini bar near Brown University called Olives. We headed in at 8pm (I was ready to drink!) and it was just us and another couple. We each had two of my current favorite: extra dirty Grey Goose martini. There were plenty of other "martinis" available, but they were basically other mixed cocktails poured into a martini glass.

College kids began filling the bar and so we walked towards Kennedy Plaza to look for the RiRa, which our bartender suggested.

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Raphael Bar Risto
1 Union Station
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 421-4646

RiRa wanted to charge us $5 so we said forget it! However, we'd stumbled upon subterranean-ish strip mall that was not visible from Kennedy Plaza. There were more bars and a Capital Grille, so we stepped into the first one we saw. The bar was kinda swanky--the kind with low red lights, house music, and stainless steel. We both ordered champagne, which is one of my traditional faves and Sara's new love.

They also served these salty snacks that were basically crispy baked old spaghetti noodles covered in salt. Kinda tasty!

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Union Station Brewery
36 Exchange Terrace
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 274-2739

I'm guessing we drank champagne here, but Sara will have to confirm. At this point, we were getting a little tipsy, so Sara started discussing various STDs with the bartender, who was from Johnson & Wales. We probably should have gotten some sort of beer since we were at a brewery, but...

That was my adventure in Providence! We had the best eggs benedict at this place on Broadway (not Nick's). It looks like a pub from the outside, and is kind of crazily decorated inside with pirate flags and chop suey in neon. YUM!