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What Happened to PVDonuts After Food Paradise? (Providence, RI)

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As of September 2026, PVDonuts has closed — confirmed via diningandcooking.com, February 2026.

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Yelp ·

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What the source shows: Dining and Cooking reported Feb. 13 2026 that the Wickenden St. shop was temporarily closed with plans to reopen following a 2025 ownership sale; a Yelp listing for the same address was still marked closed as of an August 2026 update, with no independently confirmed reopening found.

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What happened after Food Paradise?

PV Donuts appeared as the Providence stop on Worth the Wait, showcasing the shop's rotating monthly menu of hand-crafted specialty donuts made fresh daily. Known online as PVDonuts, the shop bills itself as Rhode Island's first specialty donut shop and relocated to 158 Wickenden St. in 2023, according to Dining and Cooking. The original founders sold the business in 2025, per the same report, and Dining and Cooking reported on 2026-02-13 that the Wickenden Street shop had posted, "We are currently closed. We will reopen soon." A site check on 2026-09-09 found pvdonuts.com live with an active online-ordering widget.

PVDonuts, a Providence specialty doughnut shop that began as a 2016 pop-up before opening a storefront on Ives Street, hosted Casey Webb for its brioche-style doughnuts on Man v. Food's Season 8 Providence episode (aired 2019-08-20). WPRI and Turn to 10 reported in 2023 that PVDonuts left its Ives Street lease and relocated to 158 Wickenden Street. Dining and Cooking reported on February 13, 2026 that founders Lori and Paul Kettelle had sold the business in 2025, and that the Wickenden Street shop was temporarily closed with plans to reopen soon. A Yelp listing for that address was still marked closed as of an August 2026 update, roughly six months later, with no independently confirmed reopening date found by this research.

Featured on Food Paradise

Season / episode
Season 11, Episode 14
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Worth The Wait
What was featured
the shop's rotating monthly menu of hand-crafted specialty donuts
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
PVDonuts
Season / episode
Season 8, Episode 8
Original air date
Episode title
—
What was featured
brioche-style specialty doughnuts, the shop's signature item
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
PVDonuts

Frequently asked questions

Is PVDonuts still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, PVDonuts has closed — confirmed via diningandcooking.com, February 2026.

What happened to PVDonuts after Food Paradise?

PV Donuts appeared as the Providence stop on Worth the Wait, showcasing the shop's rotating monthly menu of hand-crafted specialty donuts made fresh daily. As of September 2026, PVDonuts has closed — confirmed via diningandcooking.com, February 2026.

Is PVDonuts permanently closed?

As of September 2026, PVDonuts has closed — confirmed via diningandcooking.com, February 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is PVDonuts located?

158 Wickenden St, Providence, RI 02903. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Food Paradise featured PVDonuts?

Season 11, Episode 14 of Food Paradise. The episode is titled “Worth The Wait”.

Is PVDonuts still using the Food Paradise menu or branding?

PV Donuts appeared as the Providence stop on Worth the Wait, showcasing the shop's rotating monthly menu of hand-crafted specialty donuts made fresh daily. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Visit info

Address
158 Wickenden St, Providence, RI 02903
Venue type
bakery
Official website
None found

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Sources

  • diningandcooking.com — https://www.diningandcooking.com/2512776/in-providence-rosalina-closes-pvdonuts-closed-but-says-will-reopen/
  • pvdonuts.com — https://www.pvdonuts.com/
  • Man v. Food S8E8 (Travel Channel, aired 2019-08-20, per IMDb)
  • turnto10.com — https://turnto10.com/news/local/pvdonuts-ives-street-fox-point-providence-closing-moving-specialty-doughnuts-lease-special-events
  • wpri.com — https://www.wpri.com/business-news/pvdonuts-reveals-location-of-new-shop/
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/pvdonuts-providence-5

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