Best of Rhode Island 2008 Editors' Picks

Computers might be faster, cars more efficient and taxes higher than they were fifty years ago, but Ruffuls hasn't changed a lick. They still serve quick homestyle breakfast and lunch dishes, nothing fancy and nothing more than five bucks. As the recession looms, Ruffuls provides a kinder, gentler slice of Rhode Island, where the servers know you by name and you can still buy a ten-cent Peppermint Patty at the register.