College Hill

Urban Outfitters
Thayer Street

285 thayer st, +1 401 351-4080‎ this is technically a chain, but if you're looking for some more popular or, as it may be, generic threads or quirky gifts, check this place out.

City Sports
271 thayer st

271 thayer st, +1 401 521-6555‎

Bedlam
183 Angell St

183 angell st, +1 401 351-4731‎. your one stop shop for goth, fetish, punk, industrial and renaissance clothing…if you’re into that sort of thing.

Eastside Marketplace
165 Pitman Street
+1 401 831 7771
8 AM - 10 PM

Eastside Marketplace is a local grocery store owned by residents of the east side of providence. The place has fresh local meats and produce as well as organic foods. The selection of organic foods is very popular with customers. The market also serves free coffee to shoppers. Eastside Marketplace also serves hot food, which is cooked and prepared right in the store. Customers can stop in the cafe section of the store and enjoy a meal as well as buy a cup of coffee.

Red Carpet Smoke Shop

108 1/2 waterman st, +1 401 421-4499‎

Brown University Bookstore
244 Thayer St

244 thayer st, +1 401 863-3168‎. if you ever happen to be cavorting around brown university and you think to yourself, “hey, i really wish there was place around here i could grab a book and a drink, throw on my brown sweater and contemplate the world and it’s ills,” stop in at the university bookstore. there’s sure to be plenty of rich students doing the same.

Curiosities
460 Wickedon St

Tiny antique shop with an array of different antiques. Keep your eye open because a lot of the stuff is scattered. They have many old cameras.

Ethnic Concepts
335 Wickedon St

Small tobacco shop. You will find t-shirts, glass pipes, guitars, posters, and variety of tobacco products.

Marc Allen Clothiers
200 South Main St

200 s main st, +1 401 453-0025‎. this is for the men who want to walk into an office and have people say, “i thought he was just the intern, but he must have gotten a promotion.” yeah, those guys.

Berk’s Shoes & Clothing

272 thayer st, +1 401 831-0174‎. definitely works for the ladies with their selection of flats, heels, boots and everything in between. they have a small section for the gentleman; guys, if your girlfriend is walking in here, get your official pocketbook holder jersey on. you’ll need it.

Army & Navy Thayer Street

279 thayer st, +1 401 272-8217‎ a great place to find cheap t-shirts, bags, coats, you name it. some rare finds are to be had as well.

Mod Mama

16 south angell street, +1 401 273-7800. if those wal-mart strollers don’t suit your way of life, walk that bundle of joy in here and get them situated in a fly carriage that all the kids in the playground are sure to be jealous of.

Tibet Gift Shop

112 waterman st, +1 401 331-2005‎

Some other economy boosters worth mentioning:

College Hill Bookstore

144 waterman st, +1 401 751-7446‎ if the brown bookstore just isn't for you.

La Femme Boutique

112 waterman st # 1, +1 401 270-7016‎

Parla Di Amore

297 thayer street, floor 2, +1 401 331-1029‎