Ellie's operates as two restaurants in one: a Parisian eatery by day, pouring coffee and tea alongside baked pastries, breakfast sandwiches, and lunch, then transitioning into a French bistro with a dedicated dinner menu on weekends. The concept traces back to a small seven-seat bakery on Washington Street in 2012, before moves to Hope & Main in Warren and then 225 Weybosset Street in 2016. In 2024, a change in ownership at that building pushed Ellie's to relocate, and with support from Cornish Associates, it reopened at 250 Westminster Street.
The kitchen sources local ingredients through Farm Fresh Rhode Island, a network of regional farms and purveyors. Regulars point to the breakfast and pastry program — including a breakfast sandwich built on housemade tomato jam — as the strongest reason to come in, alongside a dining room that leans into its Paris-inspired decor and a staff known for warm, attentive service.
Rhode Island Monthly named Ellie's among its best of 2025 picks for the city.
The kitchen sources local ingredients through Farm Fresh Rhode Island, a network of regional farms and purveyors. Regulars point to the breakfast and pastry program — including a breakfast sandwich built on housemade tomato jam — as the strongest reason to come in, alongside a dining room that leans into its Paris-inspired decor and a staff known for warm, attentive service.
Rhode Island Monthly named Ellie's among its best of 2025 picks for the city.