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This comes from the Northeast Cyclocross list
completely without permission
Here¹s the word from two Providence crossers on where to go and what to do off
the bike while you¹re in our kewl city. If you¹re going to overspend on
anything while you¹re here, we¹d pick dining and entertainment. Our restaurants
and bars are plentiful, smoke-free, and mindblowingly good. Get directions
before you head out because our streets are notoriously confusing. Always bring
a bike lock if you are riding and be courteous.
W=short walk from host hotel, B=under 15 minute bike from Biltmore C=Car
Best bike shop: The HUB 181 Brook St. 383-9934 open house after pro race
Saturday B
Best Gen X/Y hipster bike messenger bar: The Red Fez, 49 Peck St. 272-1212 W
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Best dive bars (rocker meets working stiff): Safari Lounge 101-103 Eddy St. W
One Up (rocker meets college kid) 125 Canal St. 272-3151 W
Best live local alternative bands: AS220 115 Empire St. 831-9327 W say hi to
Bert
Best dance bar: Club Hell 73 Richmond St. 351-1977 W
Best jazz club: Hi-Hat 3 Davol Square 453-6500 W say hi to my accountant Larry
Best microbrew: Trinity Brewhouse 186 Fountain St. 453-2337 W
Second best microbrew: Union Station 36 Exchange Terrace (on other side of
Kennedy plaza from host hotel) 274-2739 W
Best yuppie martini bar: Bevo 566 S. Main St. 751-2386 W
Second best yuppie bar: Hot Club 575 S. Water St. 861-9007 W/B
Best Coffeehouse: Coffee Exchange 207 Wickenden St. 273-1198 W/B
Best cheap eats: Apsara (Vietnamese) 716 Public St. 785-1490 (off Elmwood,
15 blocks from race course-don¹t ride your bike here at night) B
Cuban Revolution (Cuban) 149 Washington St. 331-8829 W
New Japan (Japanese home cooking) 145 Washington St. 351-0330 W
Geoff¹s (killer sandwiches, deliberately rude staff) 163 Benefit St.
751-2248 W
Haven Brothers Diner (greasy late night) next to City Hall W
Angelo¹s (family Italian) 141 Atwells Ave. 621-8171 W
Best vegan: Garden Grille 727 East Ave. Pawtucket (on Providence line)
726-2826 C
Whole Foods supermarket (has a great café) 601 N. Main St. 621-5990 B
Best midrange: Fellini (funky pizza) 166 Wickenden St. 751-6737 W/B
Bob and Timmy¹s (wood grilled pizza) 32 Spruce St. (off Atwells) 453-2221
W/B
Best explore and discover restaurants on your own: Federal Hill: Atwells Ave,
look for the pineapple and Italian stripe in the street, you¹re there. 32
restaurants at last count W
Best place for Moules & Frites and pretending you¹re in Belgium: Red Stripe 465
Angell St. 437-6950 B
Most eclectic: CAV 14 Imperial Place 751-9164 W
Best 5 star to take your rich sponsor after you win Nationals: Al Forno 577 S.
Main St. 273-9760 W/B
Café Nuovo 1 Citizens Plaza 421-1345 W
Best holiday shopping: Yeah the Providence Place Mall is right there but
support our local businesses on Wickenden St., Thayer St. and Westminster St.
Under 10 entertainment: Providence Children¹s Museum 100 South St. 273-5437 W
Roger Williams Zoo in Roger Williams Park
Teen/Gen Y entertainment: Dave & Busters (video game nirvana) Providence Place
Mall 4th floor-you need a chaperone over age 25 for every 4 people under age
21.
Imax Movie Theater 4th floor Providence Place Mall W
For the sophisticated types:
RISD museum 224 Benefit St. 454-6500 W
Art Galleries Wickenden St. B
Trinity Repertory Company 201 Washington St. 351-4242 W
Best tattoo/bodypiercing (not my bag, baby): Artfreek Tattoo 5 Steeple St.
454-5640 W
Rhode Island Lexicon: we have a grating low class variation on the Boston accent
Cabinet: milkshake Johnnycake: cornmeal
breakfast delicacy
Frappe: milkshake Doughboy: fried dough
Milkshake: Chocolate milk Malaseda: Portuguese doughboy
fried in beef fat
Quahog: clam Bubblah: water
fountain
Littleneck: clam Triple deckah:
apartment housing
Stuffie: Breaded stuffed clam No suh! or Geddout!:
expressions of disbelief
How to shake hands like the Don from Federal Hill: Say ³¹Ow ah¹ yah² and extend
hand palm down.
Steepest hill to bike up-17% grade, I DARE YOU: Jenkes St. from Kennedy Plaza
take Washington St. east towards College Hill, left on North Main St. Right up
any side street, immediate left on Benefit St., Right up Jenkes. Hahahaha! Wus!
B/W
Most romantic view of Downcity: Prospect Park: corner of Cushing &
Congdon,College Hill-can be combined with Jenkes Hill dare. W/B
In Case of Road Rash/hypothermia: Roger Williams Medical Center 825 Chalkstone
Ave, 456-2121 B
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