Gem 42

Walk into Gem 42 and you've stepped into the kind of place that doesn't need gimmicks—just good pasta, good wine, and people who know what they're doing. It's tucked right on Bridge Street, that stretch where Newport's actually got some decent food going on, and they've built a proper reputation without the fuss. You're looking at authentic Italian done properly, the sort of restaurant where regulars book months ahead and the kitchen isn't trying to reinvent the wheel, just cook it better than most.