The Adorable Rhode Island Village For Antiquing And Amazing Eats
Go for the fun-tastic treasure hunting (the consignment shops are loaded with affordable gems — and I also ADORE Brown & Hopkins Country Store, The Hen House & Trish Hampton Pet Boutique) and stay for these marvelous cafes and eateries in Chepachet, Rhode Island:
1. The Village Bean is a popular meet-up spot in Northwestern Rhode Island.
It has villagers and visitors alike coming back over and over for their generously sized mugs of coffee, freshly baked muffins and other treats, and brekkie classics. In addition, they roll out a brand-y new menu of seasonal specials every single month.
And the fanastic exterior that reminds me of somewhere you might have stumbled on in the town of Twin Peaks (where are my early 90’s tv and Kyle MacLachlan fans?) makes the perfect backdrop for your next Story or REEL.
2. You thought you couldn’t get party pizza or calzones in Chepachet? Enter DePetrillo’s Pizza & Bakery. Their trays of those Italian classics are the stuff that foodie dreams are made of. Customers also go gaga over their pizza chips and traditional pepperoni and cheese pies.
3. The Tavern on Main’s tag line “Eat, Drink, Be Scary” wholeheartedly embraces the whispers that this restaurant dating back to the 1800’s may indeed be haunted. (They even run some events during Halloween season. Watch for THOSE come Fall.)
See for yourself — wink — on any given night from 4 to 8:30 pm with their hearty dinner specials (their parms and seafood get glowing reviews), $12 cocktails (think the Sugar Cookie Martini is $13 but whatevs), and mouthwatering desserts.
4. Walk in to Who Cut The Cheesecake and suprise, you will find at least 20 different minis, from lemon blueberry (which I ate the other day and let me tell you it was creamy, flavorful and light as feather), hot fudge sundae and cookie dough to cookies n cream, carrot cake, key lime and so many more. Made fresh every single day and they usually sell out.
They have full size cheesecakes too (along with a full coffee menu and ice cream) but I just LOVE the mini concept because it’s a terrific way to sample a bunch of flavors without feeling overly full or stuffed.
Speaking of which, you can walk out with 6 of the minis (decisions, decisions) for something like $25. This would be something wonderful to bring to someone’s house if you’re visiting for coffee or if you’ve been invited for dinner. I mean, once they taste these sweet little cheesecakes, they too will fall in dessert love.
5. If you’re looking for traditional American breakfast food six days a week, why not the family owned Gentleman Farmer in Chepachet? (Pssst: On Fridays, the cutoff is 2pm.) Locals and those who visit the area on the regular in search of fab antique finds (a friend of mine found a mirror at one of the stores in town that was very Anthropologie-esque for a pretty reasonable price) love the comfort food based menu to pieces.
Also, who doesn’t heart a well-made pancake at 1 or 2 o’clock in the afternoon? This old school, diner-style eatery on Putnam Pike was bustling with activity when we popped in not long ago.
6. And we can’t wait for the Purple Cat Soda Fountain (formerly the Purple Cat Diner) which is currently under construction. It will feature an ice cream parlor, antique soda fountain and a barn with two stories of space for vintage vendors to set up shop. It’s going to be swell.
As always if you patronize any of these terrific shops or restaurants after reading THIS, please let them know you were inspired by Patty J and PattyJ.com.
Photo Credits: Additional images above are from the Who Cut The Cheesecake and DePetrillo’s IG’s.