Spats Restaurant & Pub, Providence

A pair of spat-clad feet decorates the sign outside Spats Restaurant & Pub, where patrons put their feet up as they sip craft beers and dig into hearty American and Italian entrees. Lunches of turkey-avocado wraps and thin-crust pizzas loaded with mashed potatoes and cheese make way for dinners of fish and chips and the California Girls burger, whose bites of avocado, onion strings, and bacon taste best when punctuated with the word “like.” Bartenders shake specialty martinis or blend extra-large frozen margaritas, and the bar’s taps release beers from breweries such as Magic Hat, Hoegaarden, and Stone. To keep things lively, Spats hosts special events throughout the week, such as karaoke and trivia, and plays major sporting events on its big-screen televisions.