Rhode Island Diner Named Among 12 Best New Restaurants In The U.S.: Eater

PROVIDENCE, RI — Rhode Island's restaurant scene is getting some national attention, thanks to a Providence food truck turned new diner.

There, There made the food blog Eater's 2023 list of the 12 best new restaurants in the United States.

"Truly beside myself at the moment," owner and chef Brandon Teachout said on There There's Instagram. "Thank you to @eater recognizing our team’s hard work. Our team (past and present) rules. Our guests rule. We are so damn thankful to anyone and everyone that has helped take us from a pop-up to here. Our community is a true gem, and we wouldn’t be here without you."

According to Eater, being among the best new restaurants is not just about a fun experience. It is about being "part of the national dining conversation." The 12 restaurants selected reflect "something larger about the way we eat."

Eater writer Erika Adams reviewed There, There raved about the diner's "pride in the art of stuffing meat, seafood, and vegetables between two slices of bread."

"There, There, in a postage stamp of a building that was once home to a beloved hole-in-the-wall diner in the city’s West End," Adams wrote. "There, There takes its name seriously: It’s a carb-filled, comforting place to just chill out for a sec. The Dream Burger — two beef patties stacked one on top of the other, smushed just enough to get a good sear but not enough to call it a smash burger — has made regulars out of neighborhood passersby. The Kale Roll, a quirky send up of a classic New England clam roll, has a split-top bun filled with fried nuggets of cornmeal battered, crispy kale, and a pickle relish, finished off with a dusting of a barbecue rub."

See Eater's Best New Restaurants of 2023.

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