Best of Rhode Island 2009 Editors' Picks

The small upstairs Victorian parlor at elegant Hotel Manisses boasts a theatrical cocktail menu. Flaming coffees are prepared in front of you; the Café Manisses pairs nutty Frangelico with Godiva Chocolate Liqueur and brandy, poured, lit and topped with homemade whipped cream. Hideously romantic, this is the cocktail as performing art.