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I'm not sure it's accurate to say these are the best towns to live in RI.
They chose the best towns to live in New England for very specific categories. 2 towns in RI made the list -- Warren for Food, and Wickford (NK) for Historic Architecture. They chose Marblehead, MA for Coastal Town and noted Westerly as a worthy alternative.
I'm not sure it's accurate to say these are the best towns to live in RI.
They chose the best towns to live in New England for very specific categories. 2 towns in RI made the list -- Warren for Food, and Wickford (NK) for Historic Architecture. They chose Marblehead, MA for Coastal Town and noted Westerly as a worthy alternative.
I think the selection of Warren in the food category is apt. It's remarkable how much Warren punches above its weight on the food front. Particularly when you consider that Warren isn't like Nantucket, Edgartown, Provincetown, Bar Harbor, etc. where its population swells with affluent visitors for a chunk of the year. I'm actually also very familiar with Bristol, VT (the runner up in the category) and agree it's a great, underrated little town. But it's not in the same league as a place like Warren when it comes to food.
I'm less convinced about Wickford. It's an adorable village and it's architecturally impressive. It's not unworthy of the nod. That said, there are plenty of towns across the region that I think could easily be argued are at least fairly comparable to Wickford and a few that I would have a hard time arguing are bested by Wickford.
Metacom Kitchen and Bywater are my favorites on the higher end. They both have very casual atmospheres but the food is on par fancier, more expensive places in Boston or Providence. Bywater did an impromptu pre-fixe menu for us on a Sunday in December for $65/each (about 10 large courses, more than we could hope to finish). A La Carte is more reasonable. Bywater definitely focuses more on the seafood, but I had the best pork chop I've ever had in my life there. So it's not just seafood. Metacom Kitchen does a "Daily Duck" which is almost always what I go with (preparation changes daily), but everything is very good. Bywater has a pretty unique beverage program (not just beer/cocktails/wine, but really unique ciders and other beverages), so it's worth asking for recommendations.
The Revival and Waterdog are great upper mid-range places. The food is very good and both have a nice atmosphere.
For even more casual, The Square Peg is a good pub environment with a solid menu. Chomp makes excellent (if a bit excessive) burgers, and The Guild actually has a very good kitchen for a "beer hall."
Amaral's and Blount have good fried seafood (I prefer Amaral's) and reasonable prices.
If not supports all of their not so subtle dog whistles, at least goes purposefully deaf - indicating some bias.
In the Massachusetts forum, they're actively part of the dog whistle brigade.
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