EPTAlso as a followup: I am staying at the Marriott Downtown (not the Renaissance).
A Visitor's Guide to Providence (in Advance of MLG - Page 2
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battyone
United States180 Posts
Also as a followup: I am staying at the Marriott Downtown (not the Renaissance). | ||
AsmodeusXI
United States15536 Posts
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a9arnn
United States1537 Posts
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teylewr
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Some recommendations for food and drink since really you should try and avoid the mall, as thats just generic every mall food and providence has some good places, use yelp if necessary! Luxe burger bar-has build your own burger, really good burgers also pretty well priced beers, probably the best place close by, though it is pretty small so large numbers of people can be iffy especially in november without outside seating Ri-ra is a decent pub right nearby, though they usually have covers to pay for live bands, really loud not really good if you want to hang out and talk, but good for live music. Trinity brewhouse - my personal favorite bar around here, they also have good food/nachos, and likely the best place to grab a beer with your friends after, good music, good atmosphere and good local brews though if you want only brand name beers and dont like trying new things this isnt for you, but damn they have good beer! Walking into downtown about half a mile there are lots of other bars murphys, blakes, tazza, mcfadens( which can accommodate a lot of people although they turn most of their tables into a dance floor, but they have 2 bars and a lot of space) I cant speak too much about the others as I've only really stumbled upon them in pub crawls etc. For awesome burritos during the day or night, you can try Cilantros on weybosset... my favorite burrito of all time they also have a drink menu and are right next to a nice small bar Aruba Steves which isn't too bad in small groups, not loud if you just wanna chill and have a drink and chat about the games/starcraft. If you're looking for BBQ and are up for a bit of a longer walk or small drive check out Ricks Roadhouse, they have great atmosphere good beer selection, tons of good food, cornhole and a hot wing challenge that you can get your picture on the wall. For a piece of history there is Haven brothers food truck right near kennedy plaza with lots of delicious greasy food at night. There are many more bars/restaurants in the area as well as all of downtown providence is really just a couple of blocks, but those are my recommendations, which are much less pricy than you will find on federal hill, and not as far as Thayer street, and not as crappy/generic as the mall. | ||
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Jnai
United States442 Posts
Surprised you gave Trinity a good review... I have only heard negative things! Maybe I will have to get a beer there after watching MC take out Idra. =) | ||
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Echeon
United States19 Posts
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PantsB
United States77 Posts
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caydus
United States14 Posts
edit: as far as food goes, definitely go to olneyville for hot wieners! if you're visiting RI and never had a hot wiener before you're in for a good surprise! :D | ||
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EL33T_COL
Canada68 Posts
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Dark.Carnival
United States5095 Posts
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AndreiDaGiant
United States394 Posts
On November 03 2011 11:28 Dark.Carnival wrote: What kind of weather should we expect? its kinda chilly but snow is unlikely pretty nice for a hearty new englander like myself | ||
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Jnai
United States442 Posts
On November 03 2011 11:28 Dark.Carnival wrote: What kind of weather should we expect? If you are planning on doing a lot of walking, especially at night (back and forth from convention to Hotel) or early in the morning (waiting outside convention center so that you can get one of MLG's 35 total seats), bring a warm jacket. It might be 50s, it might be 10s. It might be bright and sunny, there might be a foot of snow. New England weather is weird around this time of year. Record high for MLG weekend is 72. Record Low is 10. =( | ||
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Dac
Canada538 Posts
On November 04 2011 01:59 Jnai wrote: If you are planning on doing a lot of walking, especially at night (back and forth from convention to Hotel) or early in the morning (waiting outside convention center so that you can get one of MLG's 35 total seats), bring a warm jacket. It might be 50s, it might be 10s. It might be bright and sunny, there might be a foot of snow. New England weather is weird around this time of year. Record high for MLG weekend is 72. Record Low is 10. =( Thats good to know though, i'll make sure to take bring cloathing for both cases (-10C to 22C)... Also the temperature is probably going to be a mess at the convention centre as well... it looks very modern it might turn out to be cold in there at times, but hot when it gets packed... i don't trust mechanical systems.... Thanks for all the information. | ||
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Zefa
United States297 Posts
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Dark.Carnival
United States5095 Posts
On November 05 2011 00:07 Dac wrote: Thats good to know though, i'll make sure to take bring cloathing for both cases (-10C to 22C)... Also the temperature is probably going to be a mess at the convention centre as well... it looks very modern it might turn out to be cold in there at times, but hot when it gets packed... i don't trust mechanical systems.... Thanks for all the information. MLGs are always cold inside | ||
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Dac
Canada538 Posts
That is surprising. | ||
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Pharax
Canada62 Posts
What would be the best spots to go about doing street / candid photography ? I'll be getting there a day early and I don't to miss that chance. Thanks | ||
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John Madden
American Samoa894 Posts
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Jnai
United States442 Posts
On November 11 2011 04:42 Pharax wrote: Dear OP, What would be the best spots to go about doing street / candid photography ? I'll be getting there a day early and I don't to miss that chance. Thanks I'm not a photographer so I'm not sure what you're looking for. =) DePasquale Plaza on Atwell's (big fountain) often has a cool scene. Shame you missed waterfire! http://waterfire.org/ | ||
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Snuggles
United States1865 Posts
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