Rhode Island’s Federal Hill leads a list of dining locations for fine ethnic food
 Rhode Island is blessed with a large variety of great dining options, partly because of the multi-ethnic heritage of the state, which has welcomed waves of immigrants -- and their cuisines -- from Italy, Portugal, French Canada, Ireland, and other lands. One dining hot spot is Federal Hill in Providence, which is the city’s Little Italy. Many restaurants were founded early in the 20th century and are still family-operated. Every nuance of authentic and superb Italian foods can be found “on the Hill.” The capital city of Providence, now into its second decade of a downtown revitalization, also is home to many fine restaurants, many of them scattered along a charming, walkable waterfront park. Finally, befitting its nickname of the Ocean State, Rhode Island’s seaside communities from Bristol to Newport to Westerly offer fresh seafood of all kinds, with an emphasis of the quahog, a large, prized local clam.
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