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Loma

Providence, USA · Latin American-inspired classic cocktail bar · North America

LOMA is an intimate Providence cocktail bar inspired by a 1960s–70s Latin American home bar, pairing inventive drinks and rotating featured spirits with Latin jazz, boleros and vintage salsa.

Description source · Checked 2026-09-20

Plan Your Visit

112 Spruce St, Providence, RI 02903, USAFederal Hill

Style
Latin American-inspired classic cocktail barChecked 2026-09-20 · Source
Booking
The owner accepts walk-ins only; seating is first come, first served, with no reservations.Checked 2026-09-30 · Source
Menu
Classic and inventive cocktails, with monthly featured backbar spirits paired with classic cocktails.Checked 2026-10-05 · Source

Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.

The score & its evidence

Seven signals. One score.

37.4 / 100

The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.

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Signal / 100Score
Guest ratings
80.2
World's 50 Best
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Top 500 Bars
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Spirited Awards
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Regional Recognition
38.1
Serious press
21.7
Social Vibes
65.8

Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%

Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.

Social Vibes

Score read updated:

positive1 cited source; source types shown below· high confidence

Sentiment score

94/ 100

The existing 94/100 remains the proprietary Social Vibes score. This source review clarifies the evidence without recalculating it.

Score context

16-seat Federal Hill living-room bar from Leishla Maldonado and the Cortave brothers. Guests and press praise Latin house cocktails, NA list and homelike service; walk-in only, tiny room, no reservations.

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Guest score details

Highlights in the stored read

  • Latin American house cocktails
  • thoughtful NA list
  • intimate living-room room
  • family hosts who interview the guest

Reservations in the stored read

  • no reservations
  • 16 seats
  • walk-in waits

Other cited sources

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Crowd signal

Google 5.0★ across 179 reviews.

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Awards

Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.

No recorded global awards in the scored window.

Regional Recognition

Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.

James Beard Awards

Reviews & press