Cafe Pearl at RISD Museum — Restaurant in Providence

This is my favourite coffee place in Providence at the moment. Spacious, high ceilings, excellent coffee by baristas who know their beans, and fresh daily doughnuts from Knead. They have some sort of food menu too, probably with avocados on it, but I've honestly never seen past the doughnuts. Plus it's on Benefit Street, which is always a pleasure to visit, reminding you what beauty and history we have in our city.

My only negative about the place is that the wifi is super slow, but the atmosphere is quite fun as an alternative... You'll overhear lots of RISD and Brown students talking about how lame their professors are, how they're going to move to New York the day after graduation, or how the kids in their queer theory classes aren't queer enough... what...

The breakfast sandwich on a fresh biscuit was one of the best breakfast sandwiches I've had in Providence! I'd recommend that you pay the extra $2.00 for the biscuit upgrade and not skimp; it makes a big difference. My friend ordered the breakfast sandwich on an English muffin and it was good, but not quite as good as on the biscuit. The coffee here is also excellent. If you're planning to stay at the cafe, you should know that it can be tough to get a table. A lot of customers seem to study or work here for extended periods, so tables only infrequently become available. I'd recommend ordering your food and drink to go by default whenever you visit; you can always nab a table if you're lucky enough to have one become available while you wait...

My family and I recently visited the RISD Museum in Rhode Island, and it was a memorable experience. After enjoying the impressive art collections, we decided to grab some drinks from Cafe Pearl. We ordered a mocha latte, an Americano, and a hot chocolate.

However, when I tried to pay, my credit card was declined multiple times since it wasn’t a US card. I only had enough cash to cover the hot chocolate. I asked the staff to cancel the rest of the order, but to our surprise, they generously told us not to worry and gave us the mocha and Americano for free.

Their kindness truly made our visit...