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Is The Hungry Monkey Still Open? Food Paradise Update (Newport, RI)

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As of September 2026, The Hungry Monkey is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

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hungrymonkeycafe.com ·

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What happened after Food Paradise?

The Hungry Monkey appeared as the Newport stop on Bigger Is Better, spotlighting the diner-style café's breakfast and lunch plates and its playful monkey mascot theme. The Hungry Monkey Cafe operates in the Broadway district of Newport, Rhode Island. A banner on its own website reads, "Featured on Travel Channel's 'Food Paradise,' Receiving National Attention." A site check on 2026-09-09 found hungrymonkeycafe.com live with content dated 2024, listing delivery and pickup options and continued hours for the Broadway location.

For the final segment of his Newport, Rhode Island stop, host Casey Webb visited this Broadway diner to attempt the 'Go Bananas Challenge,' a stuffed French toast platter built from an entire loaf of Portuguese sweet bread and topped with bananas, blueberries, strawberries and whipped cream, weighing about 4 pounds, according to the episode synopsis on Wikipedia's Man v. Food season 10 page. Webb had 30 minutes to finish the plate but ran out of time with about a third of the challenge left, per the same source, and paid the $39.95 challenge price for the loss. The Hungry Monkey Cafe describes itself on its own website as a diner-style restaurant in Newport's Broadway district serving breakfast and lunch daily. The restaurant's website also notes an earlier appearance on Travel Channel's 'Food Paradise,' with a linked 2021 Newport Daily News article describing that visit by the same host, Casey Webb.

Featured on Food Paradise

Season / episode
Season 11, Episode 15
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Bigger Is Better
What was featured
the café's mascot-themed breakfast and lunch diner fare
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
The Hungry Monkey
Season / episode
Season 10, Episode 5
Original air date
Episode title
—
What was featured
4-pound stuffed French toast 'Go Bananas' eating challenge
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
The Hungry Monkey

Frequently asked questions

Is The Hungry Monkey still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, The Hungry Monkey is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What happened to The Hungry Monkey after Food Paradise?

The Hungry Monkey appeared as the Newport stop on Bigger Is Better, spotlighting the diner-style café's breakfast and lunch plates and its playful monkey mascot theme. As of September 2026, The Hungry Monkey is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

Where is The Hungry Monkey located?

124 Broadway, Newport, RI 02840. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Food Paradise featured The Hungry Monkey?

Season 11, Episode 15 of Food Paradise. The episode is titled “Bigger Is Better”.

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Visit info

Address
124 Broadway, Newport, RI 02840
Venue type
diner
Official website
hungrymonkeycafe.com

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