Just when winter could use a burst of vibrancy, a bunch of holidays enter the chat. From colorful cakes with surprises and fruit-filled pastries, to hearty breads and spicy specials, restaurants and bakeries across Rhode Island are ready to dish out delicacies worth waiting all year for.
This popular restaurant rolls out a week-long celebration (March 2-8) in honor of Holi, the Hindu festival of color. Don’t miss out on traditional dishes and delish dinner specials, along with a curated cocktail list, henna tattoos, festive leis, and more, while bidding adieu to winter. Providence
A king cake or baby cake is the sweetest way to bring a little bit of New Orleans to Little Rhody for Mardi Gras, and LaSalle has them at both locations. These wildly colorful and spongy cakes are topped with mini coins and beads, and one lucky eater will find the tiny plastic baby in their slice. Providence
On a sunny corner on the East Side, you’ll find the baker who founded PVDonuts, creating “Jew-ish” pastries. Among them are Hamantaschen, little triangle-shaped cookies with either raspberry or apricot filling that are central to the holiday of Purim. Providence
This Atwood Avenue bakery puts a new spin on zeppole season. They still have the traditional cream-filled versions, along with fun varieties including whipped cream and raspberry, chocolate cream, pistachio, ricotta cheese, and even a St. Paddy’s Day crossover – Irish cream. You gotta try ‘em all. Johnston
Locals wait all year for this bakery’s luscious, cream puff-style zeppole, prepared in the traditional style with house-made pastry shells. Want something a little different? They also have other flavors, including a decadent version filled with chocolate mousse. Smithfield
Irish eyes are smiling when the soda bread returns to this family-owned bakery. This dense scone-like bread is good enough to eat on its own, or add some sweet butter and a bowl of their hot soup. Dine in at either cafe, and grab a few to bring home. Middletown and Newport
You don’t need the luck of the Irish to find great soda bread. Just motor over to SoCo Bread on Main Street and enjoy one or two with a hot cuppa coffee. The resourceful bakers serve up two versions: the OG and one with caraway seeds and unexpected notes of citrus and licorice. Wakefield
Vienna plans to offer their much-anticipated king cakes for Fat Tuesday once again this year, and fans can’t wait to get their hands on these scrumptious colorfully iced cinnamon desserts. It all pairs well with coffee or a French 75 back at home (because this is Mardi Gras, after all). Barrington
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