Eat in
Forty seats inside and a patio out back. Order at the counter and we bring it to your table.
- Breakfast until 11:30 am
- Lunch from 11:30 am to 3 pm
- Free Wi-Fi and a water station
Bakery and caféin Fox Point, Providence
Coffee, bread and pastries baked here every morning. Breakfast until 11:30, lunch until 3.
Our menu
Coffee, bread, breakfast and lunch
Most popular
What our regulars order most
Baked or made here every morning. Tap any of them to order ahead.
Visit us
On Wickenden Street in Fox Point, between Brook and Hope Streets. Walk in, no booking needed.
214 Wickenden Street, Providence, RI 02903
Opening hours
Open every day
- Monday7 am – 4 pm
- Tuesday7 am – 4 pm
- Wednesday7 am – 4 pm
- Thursday7 am – 4 pm
- Friday7 am – 4 pm
- Saturday7:30 am – 4 pm
- Sunday8 am – 3 pm
Getting here
- Two-hour street parking on Wickenden Street
- Buses stop at Wickenden and Brook Streets
- Bike rack at the front door
- Step-free entrance and an accessible restroom
About us
A family bakery, since 2014
Nora Hartwell opened Hartwell & Rye in 2014 with a counter, twelve seats and one small oven. Her friend Sam Ellery came to run the coffee, and the café has grown to forty seats and a back patio.
Read our story“I still shape the bread every morning. If it isn’t good enough at 6 am, it doesn’t go on the counter.”
Nora Hartwell, founder and head baker
2014The year we opened
Ways to visit
Sit down, order ahead for pick-up, or let us bring breakfast to your office.
Order ahead
Order online and pick up at the counter. You pay when you collect, by card or phone.
- Ready in about 15 minutes
- Order up to 7 days ahead
- The full menu, including whole loaves
Catering
Pastry boxes, sandwich platters and whole loaves for offices and parties of 10 to 80 people.
- Boxes from $45
- Order 48 hours ahead
- Free delivery in Fox Point and College Hill
Out of the oven
Every morning
- 6:30 amCroissants and buns
- 7:00 amSourdough and rye
- 10:00 amCookies and tarts
- 11:15 amFocaccia for lunch
From the oven
Baked here, every morning
Nora and the bakers start at 4:30 am. Everything on the counter is made in our kitchen that morning, and the bread has fermented for 48 hours before it goes in the oven.
- Organic flour from a mill in Maine
- Cultured butter in every croissant
- Unsold bread goes to a local food pantry each evening
Why customers choose us
Four things that have not changed since we opened in 2014.
- 4:30 am
Baked here every morning
The bakers start at 4:30, so everything on the counter was made today.
- 48 hours
Slow sourdough
Our bread ferments for two days before it is baked, for a better crust and flavour.
- 40 seats
Room to sit down
Forty seats inside and a back patio, where dogs are welcome.
- 15 min
Quick to order ahead
Order online and collect at the counter in about 15 minutes.
Come in for breakfast
Coffee and pastries from 7 am, breakfast until 11:30 and lunch until 3.
214 Wickenden Street · Open from 7 am · (401) 555-0172