Welcome
Welcome to Sambar, your passport to a unique, eclectic restaurant/bar experience on quaint and historic Thames Street in Newport, Rhode Island. Savor our delectable international cuisine including our signature tapas menu and cocktails in our intimate and intoxication atmosphere. Sambar offer full bar service and is a great place to host your next event.

Later on in the evenings, Sambar hosts some of the areas most talented musicians. From live acoustic music to DJ’s spinning the newest hits, when the sun goes down, Sambar heats up!

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Sambar specializes in tapas, a traditional Spanish accompaniment to drinks, with Brazo-Mediteranean flake. View our current menu here, and please bookmark us, as we are significantly expanding our menu to accommodate European breakfast, luncheon, and Sunday brunch as well (seasonal).

Sambar’s full service bar offers a refreshing choice of beverages to compliment our exciting menu. Enjoy our outside patio while sipping on Red, White or Champaign sangria by the pitcher, a classic mojito, or its Brazilian counterpart, the Caphirina that is made with authentic Cachaca (a Brazilian spirit).


Sambar strives to be an active member in the community. We believe that it is our social, moral, and business reasonability to help improve the community in which we operate in. Here are just a few of recent charities that Sambar has contributed to…

   
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Specials:

Tuesday: Date Night...2 Dinners and a bottle of wine for $28
Thursday: Trivia Night starting at 8pm
Friday: Live Entertainment
Saturday: DJ Butch No Cover starting at 9:30pm
Sunday Funday:  $6.95 All you can eat wings...Over 7 flavors.


 
WINTER/SPRING HOURS

 

Open:

Monday-Friday 5pm til 1am
Saturday/Sunday 11am to 1am.  Brunch served till 3pm.


 
Address:

515 Thames Street
Newport, RI 02840
(401) 619-2505

info@thesambar.com