Cafés & Coffee Shops Beaucoup Café Brack's Custom House Coffee Drift Café Empire Tea & Coffee Nitro Bar Simple Merchant Coffee Breakfast Annie's Belle’s Corner Café Cru Café Franklin Spa Kellie's Café Le Bec Sucré Ma's Donuts Lunch Flo's Clam Shack Newport Lobster Shack Scratch Kitchen and Catering The Black Pearl The Carriage House at The Elms The Chanler The Landing The Lawn Terrace at Castle Hill Inn Dinner Audette Bar 'Cino 22 Bowen's Brick Alley Pub Clark Cooke House Flora at Gardiner House Giusto Jo's American Bistro Mamma Luisa Ristorante Midtown Oyster Bar The Lobster Bar The Mooring Seafood and Kitchen Bar The White Horse Tavern Drinks & Nightlife Bar 12 Buskers Forty One North One Pelham East Pour Judgement Speakeasy The Brenton Hotel The Fastnet Pub The Vanderbilt Sweets & Treats Cold Fusion Gelato Del's Lemonade Frosty Freeze Get the Scoop Broadway Kilwin's Ice Cream Newport Sticks and Cones Seaside Scoops
The Cliff Walk is a scenic 3.5-mile public walkway tracing Newport’s pristine coastline, with crashing Atlantic waves on one side and iconic Gilded Age mansions on the other. This beloved path offers some of the city’s most breathtaking views and is not to be missed—comfortable walking shoes are recommended.
The International Tennis Hall of Fame preserves the rich history of tennis and celebrates its champions, set within a National Historic Landmark that first opened in 1880 as a social club for Newport’s turn-of-the-century summer elite.
Experience the grandeur of America’s Gilded Age through this distinguished collection of historic house museums. The Preservation Society of Newport County maintains eleven remarkable properties spanning the mid-18th century through the Gilded Age. The collection includes The Breakers, Marble House, Rosecliff, The Elms, Chateau-sur-Mer, Kingscote, Isaac Bell House, Green Animals Topiary Garden, Hunter House, Chepstow, and The Breakers Stable & Carriage House—each offering a glimpse into the opulent lifestyles of Newport’s summer elite.
Enjoy a scenic ten-mile drive along the Atlantic coastline, passing historic landmarks and sweeping ocean views. Highlights include grand seaside mansions, Hammersmith Farm—childhood home of Jacqueline Kennedy—Brenton Point State Park, Fort Adams State Park, and Gooseberry Beach. Ocean Drive also offers some of Newport’s most picturesque spots for biking, kite flying, picnicking, fishing, and scuba diving. The route may be accessed from the intersection of Ocean Avenue and Coggeshall Avenue, or from Thames Street and Wellington Avenue.
Thames Street is the lively heart of Newport, lined with bars, restaurants, boutiques, historic homes, marinas, and public access points to Newport Harbor. Stretching along the waterfront, it offers a quintessential blend of coastal charm, history, and vibrant local energy.