Al Forno - Providence Restaurant

  • Address: 577 South Main St, Providence, RI 02903-4319
  • Phone: +1 401 273 9760
  • Email:
  • Website:www.alforno.com
Average Rating
4.5
 63+ reviews
from 3 sources
Yahoo! Travel
4.0
 21+ reviews
Yelp
4.5
 23+ reviews
CitySearch
5.0
 19+ reviews
Al Forno
577 South Main St
Providence, RI 02903-4319

Al Forno Details

Descriptions from Across the Web

  • Al Forno has long been written up as one of Providence's finest upscale restaurants. The ambience is quiet and casually romantic, with European accents. Their cuisine is Northern Italian, made with the freshest local ingredients. Wood-grilled pizza and clam appetizers are very popular as are thei... more on Yahoo! Travel
  • The Scene :Culinary lore has it that Al Forno is the birthplace of grilled pizza. You probably won't find a patent hanging on the wall, but once you have a taste of the ultra-thin pizzas, rich with wood-grilled flavor, you'll be a believer too. From the moment you step into this two-story, ivy-co... more on CitySearch
  • When it opened in 1980, Al Forno, which means "from the oven" in Italian, put Providence on the national dining map, and it continues to garner ebullient praise from critics and patrons. From the oven come a number of stellar dishes, among them thin-crust pizzas, roasted duck with prune-stuffed g... more on Fodor's
  • Food rooted in the various regional cuisines of Italy and Southern France, re-crafted to jibe with ... more on Gayot

Reviews From Across The Web read all

5.0
I love this place

(August 07, 2004 00:00)

I will come back here again and again--especially for the wine list--it is fantastic! Robert P, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

5.0
worth the hype!!!

my wife and i went there for a saturday early dinner we arrived at about ten of seven, the place was crazy busy, did not get seated till about 8:45pm. we both said boy this better be good after all this, oh my was it ever good!!! very simple very fresh outstanding ... jaylaurino, a user of citysearch.com. Read full review on CitySearch

5.0
Suzanne M. 's review

I grew up in RI, and I remember my dad taking me here for the first when I was 13 or 14. I had their 5 cheese penne and he ordered a grilled pizza. ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp

5.0
yummm

wish they had the crunchy pasta dish still on the menu...it was their best dish by far...wait staff can be a little prissy, but the mojitos [only available when the outdoor seating ... A Yahoo! User, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

5.0
terrific food

upstairs best tables.. share the margaretta pizza as a starter.. cricket177, a user of citysearch.com. Read full review on CitySearch

Directions

Cross Street :Tockwotton Street

Hours

Tu-F 5p-10p; Sa 4p-10p; closed Su-M

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  • Read more about Al Forno on Yahoo! Travel
  • www.alforno.com
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