BY LAND:

• Follow Rt. 24 South through Fall River and into Tiverton, RI
• Take second exit after bridge to Portsmouth, RI(Newport Beaches) Right at end of exit to light. Right at light onto Rt. 138 South (East Main Rd).
• Follow Rt. 138 South until you see a sign for "Newport Beaches". Turn left here onto Aquidneck Avenue (Fleet Bank will be on your right before the turn)
• Follow through 1 light to end and take left at second light.
• Follow this road (Memorial Boulevard) past the beach on your left and up through the center of Newport. At the intersection of Memorial Boulevard and Thames Street, take a left (same direction as signs for Ocean Drive).
• Follow Thames Street about 2/3 mile to Cafe Zelda's at 528 Thames Street on your left.

• Follow Rt. 95 North into Rhode Island
• Take Rt. 138 East Exit
• Follow Rt. 138 to Rt. 1. Take left onto Rt. 1
• Follow Rt. 1 until the Newport Bridge (Rt. 138 Exit)
• Go over both bridges and take first exit in Newport (Scenic Newport). Take right at end of ramp.
• At 2nd light, take right onto America's Cup Ave. Follow America's Cup through town until you reach the intersection of America's Cup Avenue and Thames Street (the wave statue will be on your right immediately before this).
• Follow Thames Street about 2/3 mile to Cafe Zelda's at 528 Thames Street on your left.

BY SEA:

From Falmouth, U.K.
2,094 nautical miles west

From The Azores
1,980 nautical miles west/northwest

From Bermuda
650 nautical miles northwest

From St. Thomas
1,500 nautical miles north

Considered to be one of the finest brick and brownstone buildings in the city of Newport, RI, 528 Thames Street has had a long history of entertaining both locals and visitors. Built in 1895, the building was originally constructed as a liquor store/brewery and a private function hall. Outside, the slanted roof was designed to collect water and bring it to the cistern in the basement of the building to help with the brewery operations.

Proprietor Ernst Voigt started the long-standing tradition of treating his customers right, and would often give complimentary meals to his good clients at the restaurant. His brewery within the building made its rounds delivering Weiss Beer to Newport, Rhode Island residents on Clydesdale horses, on loan from the stables at the mansions on Bellevue Avenue.

In the 1940's, McGee's Pub took over operations and ran the establishment as a local speakeasy and tavern until 1982. Then the building was purchased by Murray Davis, the founder of Cruising World Magazine in the 1980's. Davis named the establishment Cafe Zelda, after F. Scott Fitzgerald's wife and her influence in creating the roaring 20's lifestyle. In 1986, current owners Tom & Roxanne Callahan purchased the building and the business from Davis. Today they continue the 100-year-old tradition of serving quality seafood and steaks to restaurant customers in a lively and inviting atmosphere in the heart of downtown Newport, RI.

Cafe Zelda is also the Storm Trysail Club Newport Station. We are proud to be active in our community and involved with such worthy causes as: Days of Taste, Leukemia Cup, Taste of Newport, YMCA Summer Camps, The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center and countless golf tournaments.