New American spot with an open kitchen & cozy seating serves small plates including pasta & seafood.
"WHAT: A compact neighborhood draw whose kitchen boasts a thrilling superpower: the ability to make crudo and pasta, two of America’s most ubiquitous restaurant dishes, seem like revelations.
WHY: After opening their tiny, counter-only tasting-menu restaurant Birch in 2013, Benjamin Sukle and his wife, Heidi, followed with Oberlin in early 2016. Their sophomore effort taps winningly into Providence’s Italian-American heritage. Crudos are stripped down to their purest expression: exquisite raw fish (Connecticut royal red shrimp; bluefish; small, silvery scup) dressed in olive oil and lemon and little else. Their austerity primes the palate for lush, house-made noodles like chiatarra cacio e pepe." [Eater]
New American Restaurant
Website: Oberlin
Address: 186 Union St, Providence, RI 02903