Italian-American scene
Providence & Rhode Island
Quick answer
Rhode Island has the highest share of Italian-Americans in the US, with Federal Hill, pizza strips and stuffies.
Federal Hill in Providence is the state's Little Italy; bakeries sell room-temperature 'pizza strips' and Rhode Island calamari is fried with hot cherry peppers.
What to order: Rhode Island calamari, pizza strips, a grinder.
- Neighborhoods
- Federal Hill, Knightsville (Cranston)
- Must-order
- Rhode Island calamari, pizza strips, a grinder
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