"Castle Hill sits at the halfway point along Newport’s famous 10-mile-long Ocean Drive loop. You’ll feel like you’re making your way to the end of the earth as you pull up to the Agassiz Mansion, home of the Castle Hill restaurant, where you’ll be greeted by a valet and guided through the elegant wood-and-leather studded lobby of the hotel to the Aurelia dining room. The prix-fixe, six-course menu starts at $165 per person, but is worth it for things like Rhode Island fluke prepared with rhubarb and wasabi, or venison with white asparagus. We also love going for lunch, grabbing a lawn seat or something on the Lawn Terrace, and watching the boats as they sail through the narrow channel. Use it as a summery daytime spot to enjoy sweeping views of Conanicut Island, Narragansett Bay, and the Newport Bridge with a drink in hand, much like the Vanderbilts probably did back in the day." - danielle rose
