Mother's Day Brunch Spots: The 10 Best In Rhode Island

BOSTON — After Mom had to take a back seat to the COVID-19 pandemic for two years in a row, don’t leave her behind this year. Make a reservation instead at a restaurant on OpenTable's list of the 10 best brunch spots in Rhode Island.

In Rhode Island, restaurants making the online reservation service’s list include:

• Nicks on Broadway – Providence
• Troop PVD – Providence
• The District– Providence
• Federal Taphouse and Kitchen — Providence
• Newport Vineyards Overlook — Middletown
• Bridge Restaurant and Raw Bar — Westerly
• Uptown Food & Spirits — Warren
• Tumblesalts Café — North Providence
• MainSail at Marriott Newport — Newport
• The River Social — Providence

OpenTable said an analysis of its data shows Mother’s Day reservations to its clients are up 39 percent compared with pre–pandemic 2019, and up 13 percent compared with 2021.

And in a survey of 1,255 adults, 45 percent said they plan to make up for time lost with their mothers and mother figures during the pandemic by “going big” this year. And 48 percent of moms surveyed said their ideal Mother’s Day involves going out to brunch or dinner.

Related: Mother's Day Gift Guide 2022

Among those, nearly half (47 percent) are opting for brunch. OpenTable’s list of the best brunch spots includes 18 in California, nine in Nevada and eight in Texas.

The most popular cuisines represented on the list are American (30 percent), French (19 percent), contemporary American (11 percent) and seafood (10 percent).