Fire Damages Popular Rhode Island Restaurant Known for Its ‘Pond-to-Table’ Menu

Fire Damages Popular Rhode Island Restaurant Known for Its ‘Pond-to-Table’ Menu
Crews work on boarding up broken windows after a fire damaged Matunuck Oyster Bar in South Kingston, R.I., on May 20, 2025. Kimberlee Kruesi/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I.—One of Rhode Island’s most famous restaurants has been damaged after a fire broke out early Tuesday morning.

Union Fire District Steve Pinch says firefighters arrived at 3:45 a.m. to find heavy smoke and flames coming from the Matunuck Oyster Bar in South Kingstown. The cause of the fire was not immediately known, but the state fire marshal is investigating. No injuries have been reported.