Providence Restaurant Popular to the Famous Set to Close

A downtown Providence restaurant, known for all-day breakfasts and plenty of celebrity sightings will be closing it's doors for good this month.

We've told you about the famous faces that have stopped into NicoBella's on Dorrance Street over the years, now sadly this Providence hot spot is set to close.

After a decade of serving locals and tourists alike, NicoBella's will become the fifth downtown Providence restaurant to close in the last few months.

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Why Is NicoBella's Closing?

Plenty of Providence locals are probably wondering just what went wrong.

NicoBella's has been a pretty popular downtown spots, serving breakfasts all-day and offering a unique environment full of local artwork. But as owner Daniel Crenca has told several news outlets, things have been tough since the pandemic.

Like many restaurants, surviving the closures and smaller crowds during 2020 left owners with a lot of debt to get out from under. Crenca has apparently never gotten fully back on his feet since then, so on May 1, 2025, NicoBella's will close their doors for good.

What Celebrities Have Eaten At NicoBella's?

Since opening in 2015, NicoBella's has shared several photos of it's famous diners.

Actor Sam Richardson (The Detroiters, Ted Lasso), James "Murr" Murray (Impractical Jokers), Ralph Macchio (The Karate Kid), former People's Sexiest Man Alive Paul Rudd, former PC head coach Ed Cooley, Charlie Hunnam (Sons of Anarchy), Edward James Olmos (Stand and Deliver, Battlestar Galactica) and most recently Chumlee of Pawn Stars have all stopped in for a bite and a photo with the owner.

Sadly all those celebrity sightings weren't enough to keep this downtown Providence spot open however.

NicoBella's plans to remain open with their regular schedule, breakfast and lunch seven days a week plus Friday and Saturday nights, from now until April 27. They will also be open on Easter Sunday until 1p.m. and plan to hold a farewell celebration on April 27, before closing for good on May 1.

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