figidini, Providence RI

My favorite place in Providence. The food is wonderful and Frankie's weekly specials are magnificent.

Thank you for providing me a dose of authentic Southern Italian cooking so close to home.

This restaurant is amazing and every time I go to Rhode Island it’s my first stop and only place I eat. Now this is what real Italian food not Americanized taste like. The pizza is amazing not to mention the atmosphere is so welcoming. I highly recommend.

The pizza crust is so tender and light with a great chew. The toppings are high quality. The owner and staff are thoughtful, friendly and accommodating. The cocktails are unique, beautifully presented and well balanced. Great place for a romantic date.

Got a reservation the same day, lovely window seat. The waitress was an absolute pleasure and clarified any questions. Service was exceptional despite them being short staffed. No shortcuts were taken, and I had the best Margherita pizza since Rome.

If they make just the crust I would still come back, but they nailed the toppings as well, the amount of flavor they packed into the sauce was unbelievable and so fresh. Highly recommend and I will certainlybe returning.

Great food is food that reminds you of a memory or experience, this is exactly what I experienced here, the neopolitan pizza took me back to the time I spent abroad in Italy and Malta. Amazing flavors, I don’t know how they were able to achieve such a dough. This place is as authentic as it can get. Definitely the best neopolitan style pizza in RI, probably the east coast.

Excellent service and the food was delicious. The cherry vanilla ice cream is hand made and the best I've ever tasted!

Favorite dine-in pizza place in Pvd! The margherita pizza is fantastic! My husband and I each get our own. Service is excellent (host/servers always friendly and helpful, bartenders are great [thanks for the delicious mocktails when I was pregnant! ]. Perfect date night spot. See you soon <3

Went here last Wednesday with my fiancé and we had an amazing time! The food + drinks + atmosphere was perfect for a romantic night out!

The ambiance was cute and warm inside. The menu was interesting with a display of different pizzas, entrees and perversions of authentic Italian dishes. The Panzanella salad had great taste but it is a travesty to call it Panzanella with olives, cheese and parsley inside? Definitely not Panzanella but tasty. (Pick a different name) same thing with a couple other items on the menu. The pizza is too dense and wet in the middle as a result of the sauce not being pureed or strained enough. Also tasted very "tinny" They could have a home run if they could take some moisture out of the pizza sauce, use less of it, and add oregano to it. It also might help if they used a smidgeon less yeast in the dough and let it rise another 12-24 hours. Would go back and try again to judge consistency.

This was such a good experience! I 10/10 recommend. Let me just say…we went to Rome in February, the pizza was that good. It was light, airy, and fresh. Heavenly! I recommend the margarita pizza and the goat cheese salad. You really just can’t go wrong when you go here.

I've eaten my way through Providence and have never wanted to send back a dish or walk out of a restaurant until now. We ordered the Chicken Thighs and an Arugula Pizza. The chicken was tough, over seasoned and difficult to stomach. The Pizza was less offensive, however the dough was bland and chewy. The waitress was friendly and she is carrying the entirety of the second star. Maybe it was on off night since there are so many good reviews, but I would never have served that food to anyone in my own home let alone a restaurant.

Every single thing about this place is 5 stars. Food, drinks, service, everything! One of my top places to eat/drink in RI!

I was having a 5-star time at figidini, right up to when they applied a hefty charge for a little olive oil for my pizza without warning, and were rude to me for the rest of my stay, after I dared protest.

I had originally wanted to get take-out, but was told they were short-staffed and only dine-in would be possible. I decided to arrange to go there.

When I arrived, there were three two-tops, one person sitting at the bar, a host/manager, a bartender, and a calm-looking kitchen - a little odd for “too busy for takeout, ” but ok.

I was welcomed an put in a cozy corner of the bar, so far so good. The bartender kindly told me there was vegan cashew cheese, but then told me they were out. Ok, no problem. Said was concerned the pizza would be slow since I was in a rush, but it came out very quickly. Great.

I asked for olive oil and red pepper for my pizza - I have lived in NYC for years and this is a fairly standard request. She asked me if I wanted my oil “grassy” or “peppery”, which I thought was unusual, but did not lead me to believe I was about to slather high grade olive oil on my pizza. She brought a small saucer with oil and a ramekin of pepper flakes, which I mixed, not realizing I was choking fancy oil. She at no point thought to mention to me this tiny bit of oil was special, and going to cost a sizeable percentage of the price of my pizza

I do not appreciate feeling misled or taken advantage of, and She never tried to educate me about what I was buying, despite her fairly slow, rainy weeknight. It seemed to me the bartender was just trying to improve her check average at my expense.

I enjoyed my pizza very much. Really, some of the best I’ve had recently, suitable for most gluten-intolerant people. I think only a card-carrying celiac would have a problem with it. Thin pizza, doughy crust, good flavor to the tomato, overall very well made. I had a pleasant chat with the host/manager about it. All was well.

When I got the check, I saw the charge, and it kind of soured my sense of enjoyment one should have after a $20+ pizza. It took me some time to get the bartender’s notice. She had been doing side work to leave, but now was chatting with the staff and then literally just standing there, so much so that the host/manager nearly intervened before she saw me.

I was as conciliatory and polite as I could be about my complaint. I explained never in my life had I been charged for oil for a pizza, and would have appreciated an opportunity to say, No thank you.

The bartender looked at me like I must be the hugest idiot she had possibly ever encountered. She pitched how special, expensive, imported their olive oil is, etc. I replied I appreciated the magic and value of the oil, but objected to having it explained after the fact, not before, I had clearly never been there before and could not have been expected to know, etc, etc.

This went on while, I remained polite, as her disdain for me became increasingly visible. If she had been apologetic or understanding, I might have let it go, but she had clearly decided working with the customer was not on her to-do list for me. I finally said plainly, I am very sorry, but I will not be paying for this charge.

She sighed loudly, grabbed my check roughly, huffed off to the register, huddled with the host/manager/owner? , came back, and slapped the check down in front of me in a manner I can safely say was the rudest I have ever witnessed at a full-service restaurant. And I have worked for years at full-service restaurants.

My next appointment had been cancelled, so I sat a few minutes, but now the bartender was banging around loudly behind the bar for my benefit, while fully ignoring me. I tipped 20%, despite everything, but the host/manager also deliberately ignored me when I said thank you as I left.

I read reviews of other brown-looking people feeling they were treated poorly here. Did the two blonds do it because this brown girl got uppity, or was it Equal Opportunity rudeness? I’ll never know. But it was an unfortunate encounter at an otherwise lovely establishment.

Beautiful comfortable atmosphere, wicked friendly and down to earth host/server who I think was one of the owners? Vegan cheese was in stock so I got the Vegan Margherita and my partner got the Arugula pizza which she said was her go to! They were both prepared quickly but fresh and hot. Delicious red sauce that tasted like freshly blended Roma tomatoes, whole basil leaves, and delicious chunks of vegan cheese that didn’t taste off like some vegan cheeses do. Partner said his had perfect ratios of prosciutto, cheese, and arugula. Crust was beautiful, crisp, chewy, decadent! Glad I had this place recommended and will recommend to others. So delicious!

Best Sicilian pizza I've found in this area. The chicken thighs with caper salsa, Burrata and Arugula pizzas are out of this world!