The Nitro Bar

providence has built a quiet but real specialty coffee identity over the past decade, with a handful of independent spots that take what they're doing seriously. the nitro bar on broadway is one of them. cold-brew is the through-line here, the thing the place is genuinely known for, and if you've spent time in providence's west side you'll know broadway has the kind of low-key, lived-in character that suits a place like this. it's not performing anything. the cold-brew focus isn't a gimmick either, it's a whole approach to how coffee can be served, smooth and chilled and pressurized through the tap. when the weather in rhode island finally tips warm, a nitro cold-brew at 228 broadway is a pretty good place to land.