Newport, RI July 2022

Day 1

We left on Wednesday morning and arrived in Newport about an hour before check in at the Outlook Inn, so we drove down Bellevue and around Ocean Ave, with a very quick stop at Fort Adams (didn't go in the fort) and Starbucks (Jose was starving).

The Outlook Inn was a great place to stay.  See my review of the B&B HERE.

We walked down to Thames St and had lunch at the Gaslamp Grille - I had a very expensive but tasty Lobster BLT.  

Rented bikes and rode to Cliff Walk.  Kind of boring north of Narragansett St and part of it was closed.  So we rode around to Webster St and walked to the  Breakers and visited that mansion.

Quick drink for Jose at the Smokehouse.  Great place for people watching.

Dinner at Board and Bistro - we shared mushroom risotto, shrimp  and avocado small plate, duck drumettes small plate, scallops small plate.   

Red Velvet cupcake at Cupcake Charlie's.

Day 2

Breakfast at the B&B - Chorizo hash with over easy eggs and watermelon.

Mocktail and delicious seafood chowder at Wharf Southern Kitchen and Whiskey Bar.

Picked up Python and Alligator jerky at Gourmet Exotic Jerky.

Split a ham and cheese croissant from The Cookie Jar.

Sunset sail on the Adirondack II.  Met the owners of The Hard Pressed Cider Company, who were very pleasant to talk with.

Cheese pizza at a tiny place that had wood in the name - don't see it on Google.

Day 3

Breakfast at the B&B - French Toast with raspberry simple syrup and fresh berries and bacon.  Chatted with a nice couple doing east coast shoreline vacation ending at Bar Harbor, ME.

Quick drive through Narragansett and stop near Point Judith Lighthouse (which apparently you can't visit anymore).  

Stop at the Stonington tiny beach for an hour.

Super quick stop at the Clinton Crossing Outlets.

Late lunch at Steamed in Madison with friends visiting from out of town.

Final Observations

The restaurants in the main touristy area are not diverse at all - mostly seafood and pub type food.  But if you go outside of the touristy area there is more variety.  

It was noticeable how homogenous the people were that were visiting.  It looked like almost everyone could have been related.  Blondish, blue eyes...

Food portion sizes were bigger than I expected, which was kind of good because the food definitely was not cheap.