A Side of Fresh Air

22 scenic spots for outdoor dining and drinking.

We can’t explain it. For some reason, food just tastes better when you eat it
outside (especially if it’s seventy-five degrees and not too humid). In Rhode Island, the al fresco dining season is super short, but the options—from a tucked-away two-top in a city courtyard to a perch that scopes the sea—are surprisingly varied. So go ahead, book a table at one of these top al fresco eateries (the state’s best) and explore the great outdoors.

Dining Out

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	Troup House Restaurant L’Epicureo’s owners have ditched downtown and gone decidedly down-home with their newest venture, Troup House. By Karen Deutsch
	Aspire September: As its name suggests, Aspire has high hopes, but it’s unclear how the city’s newest venture will make its culinary mark. By Karen Deutsch
	Trio August: Narragansett’s newest nightspot, Trio, aims to sate the beach-going masses by offering a menu that’s comforting to the core. By Karen Deutsch

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Troup House Restaurant

L’Epicureo’s owners have ditched downtown and gone decidedly down-home with their newest venture, Troup House.

By Karen Deutsch

Aspire

September: As its name suggests, Aspire has high hopes, but it’s unclear how the city’s newest venture will make its culinary mark.

By Karen Deutsch

Trio

August: Narragansett’s newest nightspot, Trio, aims to sate the beach-going masses by offering a menu that’s comforting to the core.

By Karen Deutsch

Local Flavor

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	Harvest Lunch Getting locally grown food into school cafeterias means paydirt for kids and farmers alike.
	The Bugman Cometh Brace yourself. David Gracer wants you to eat bugs. And his logic has legs: Protein-rich insects one day may be the key to our survival. By Tracey Minkin
	A Sweet Job At the state’s largest apiary, tucked away on Block Island, bees make honey that tastes of their all-wildflower diet. Sue and Chris Littlefield do nothing to get in the way. By Pippa Jack

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