Best of Rhode Island 2008 Editors' Picks

Seven Stars seems to create a classic every time their bakers pick up a piece of dough. This year, we became obsessed with the salt-sprinkled focaccia at the ever-popular East Side dough den (and its newer West Side counterpart). Dotted with holes to catch small pools of olive oil and a shower of rosemary, these five-inch squares are perfect with salad or as a European-style breakfast. Plan to get there early in the a.m. because they always sell out.