A Comprehensive Look at Locations for Events, Meetings

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BOSTON
VENUE
GUIDE
A Comprehensive Look
at Locations for Events,
Meetings & Entertaining
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Tower. A semiprivate room can host 35 for cocktails, and
two private dining rooms seat 16 and 42. (406 Stuart St.,
617.399.0015)
SPLASH ULTRA LOUNGE AND BURGER BAR5
An homage to Las Vegas’s luxe megaclubs, Splash opened
in the leather district in September 2009. The 250-person
lounge, which is available for buyout, includes a roof deck
with a fountain and cabanas. The bar offers specialty
martinis and cocktails, along with gourmet burgers and
Mediterranean tapas. (150 Kneeland St., 617.426.6397)
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CURE LOUNGE
Named for the ideal temperature at which to serve a
martini, this South End spot spikes theirs with creative
ingredients like blueberries and basil. The 3,000-squarefoot space, which opened in late 2005, features translucent floor-to-ceiling curtains that create semiprivate
spaces for as many as 70. The entire venue holds 165. (1
Appleton St., 617.728.0728)
Cure Lounge opened in January 2011 beneath the Wilbur
Theater. The subterranean nightclub in the former Aria
space includes two distinct areas: the main lounge and
private back lounge. The club is available for private and
semiprivate events for 20 to 382 guests. (246 Tremont St.,
617.695.2250)
VINTAGE LOUNGE
This massive nightclub opened is in a classic theater
near Boston Common.. The entire venue is available for
private parties for as many as 700, and there are several
smaller semiprivate spaces throughout. (1 Boylston Place,
617.351.7000)
Leather chairs, plush couches, and comfy ottomans are
on hand at this sleek but cozy financial district lounge,
A 200-seat venue with a full bar and 21 HD TVs, Stats
along with specialty cocktails and tapas and mezze
opened in South Boston in July 2010. Casual comfort
menus. The lounge is available for buyout for dinners
food gets a twist in items like the edamame and avocado or receptions, with a total capacity of 250. (72 Broad St.,
veggie burger, and 40 beers are offered. Two private event 617.482.1900)
NEW VITO’S TAVERN
spaces hold 20 and 30. (77 Dorchester St., 617.268.9300)
STODDARD’S FINE FOOD & ALE
The North End’s first sports bar, Vito’s Tavern, is available
Open since April 2010, this gastropub is set in an 1868
for buyout, with a capacity of 65 guests. Opened in July
Downtown Crossing building, newly outfitted with
2011, the space, which is reminiscent of a private club,
antique Boston streetlamps and a 100-year-old oak-andfeatures a marble bar and distressed leather banquettes.
mahogany bar. Vintage-clad bartenders pour absintheAn eclectic menu features the Italian staples the
spiked cocktails and 100 tap beers. Buyouts accommodate neighborhood is known for, with a twist. (54 Salem St.,
140. (48 Temple Place, 617.426.0048)
857.277.0229)
STATS BAR & GRILLE
TASTINGS WINE BAR AND BISTRO5
Wine-themed artwork and handcrafted tabletops set the
mood at this restaurant, which opened in Foxborough’s
Patriot Place complex in 2008. Tastings offers more than
2,000 bottles along with specialty dishes like local rack of
lamb with honey-foamed aioli. The space seats 75, plus 30
on the patio and 12 in the semiprivate wine room.
(201 Patriot Place, Foxborough, 508.203.9463)
WEST END JOHNNIES
Open since March 2008, this Red Sox-centric West End
spot (formerly known as Johnny’s On the Side) offers
two private rooms with TVs, seating 10 and 15. The rest
of the 400-seat restaurant is filled with photographs
and other sports-related mementos collected by
co-owner John Caron, a former property manager
at Fenway Park. The eclectic menu includes gnocchi,
haddock and clams, and Reuben sandwiches. (138
Portland St., 617.227.1588)
THE ESTATE
NEW GUILT
This more intimate space beneath brother club Royale,
opened in June 2011, with room for 409. Guilt is available
for semiprivate events nightly and buyout on weekends.
The space has four HD TVs, a retractable screen and
projector, greenrooms, two full bars, and two V.I.P. areas.
(275 Tremont St., 617.338.7699)
GYPSY BAR
This bar and nightclub offers spaces for dancing, lounging, and private functions. Gypsy Bar has three recently
renovated semiprivate suites adjacent to the dance floor.
Each is equipped with its own dedicated bar service and
security. The suites hold 15, 20, and 25 people. Tables are
also available in the V.I.P. area or the front bar area on a
first come, first served basis. (116 Boylston St., 617.482.7799)
NEW OCEAN CLUB
The 62,000-square-foot Ocean Club opened in July 2011.
It is perched on Marina Bay with skyline views and is
available for buyout, with a capacity of 1,600. It offers
Opened in April 2011, Temazcal Tequila Cantina offers
live entertainment, four bars, ping-pong tables, and a
300 tequilas , water views, and upscale Mexican food
volleyball court. Twelve waterfront cabanas are available
CLUBS
in an environment that is both sleek and relaxed. The
for rent, with personal table service, mini fridges, plasma
NEW BIJOU
restaurant has no private space, but seats 134 in its large
TVs, and towel service. DJs and live bands provide enterOpened June 2011, Bijou is a theater district restaurant and tainment. The space is open exclusively on weekends. (333
open space. (250 Northern Ave., 617.439.3502)
TRINA’S STARLITE LOUNGE
nightclub named after the first theater to use an electric- Victory Road, Quincy, 617.689.0600)
This Inman Square venue owned by husband and wife
ROYALE
lit sign in 1882. With more than 9,000 square feet of
In 2010, this nightclub opened inside the circa-1918
Trina and Beau Sturm and Silvertone owner Joshua Childs, space and capacity for 650, the Stephen Chung-designed
theater-district opera house formerly occupied by Roxy.
is available for buyout and can hold 109 guests. A smaller
venue features three floors of distinctive experiences:
private area known as the Parlour has its own bar and can the first-floor, ivy-and-slate-covered foyer; a second-floor New black wood flooring surrounds the main stage,
hold 50 guests. In a nod to 1960s America, Trina’s decor
dining space; and a third-floor, full-service nightclub with ornate chandeliers hang from the gold-lined ceiling, and
groups can book “sky
includes starbursts, vintage Life magazine prints, and
LED-illuminated bars and a DJ booth. The menu consists
rooms” reminiscent of
twinkling lights. In addition to craft cocktails and bottled of utensil-free small plates from executive chef Michael
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opera boxes. Buyouts
beers, Trina’s also serves casual American fare like fried
Navarette, who comes to the Bijou kitchen after stints at
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hold 775. (279 Tremont
chicken and buttermilk waffles, wings, and four types of
Sorellina, Cafeteria, and South End Buttery. (51 Stuart St.,
St., 617.338.7699)
hot dogs. (3 Beacon St., Somerville, 617.576.0006)
617.357.4565)
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TEMAZCAL TEQUILA CANTINA
BOATS & YACHTS
BOSTON SPORTFISHING
This in-shore and deep-sea charter operation offers two
different fishing boats, each for a different angler experience. Also available April through August are Boston
Harbor cruises, whale-watching excursions, corporate
event charters, and bachelor/bachelorette parties. The
larger of the company’s boats is 36 feet and offers room
for six. (696 East 1st St., 617.775.7745)
CHARLES RIVERBOAT COMPANY
This company offers private charter options for 20 to
60 guests, as well as sightseeing cruises. The Lexington
seats 130 or holds 145 for receptions, and two smaller
vessels are available. The Charles Riverboat Company
can coordinate two- or three-hour cruises for a
minimum of 30 guests. Beverage options, hors d’oeuvres,
and entertainment are available. (100 Cambridge Place,
Cambridge, Suite 320 617.621.3001)
mph ride, available May to September. (1 Long Wharf,
617.227.4321)
CONSTITUTION YACHT CHARTERS
This company operates more than 40 charter boats in
the Boston Harbor, which are all available for private
events. One of the largest ships, the Yacht StarShip,
holds 600 people. The Majestic Princess holds 360, and
the smaller Secret Love holds 65. (28 Constitution Road,
617.241.9640)
COURAGEOUS SAILING CENTER
This sailing center on Pier 4 also moonlights as an event
venue. The venue provides contact with preferred area
vendors and is available for use throughout the warmer
months. (Pier 4, Charlestown Navy Yard, 617.727.9268)
FULL MOON CLASSIC YACHT CHARTERS
The Full Moon is a 1948 yacht with wood decks and
varnished rails. The boat spends summers in the Boston
CHARLES RIVER CANOE & KAYAK
Harbor and heads to Fort Lauderdale during the winter.
This company has five rental locations, including Allston The yacht can hold 49, and staff can coordinate music,
and Cambridge. Guests can rent canoes, recreational
menus, and decor for private events. (117 Hanover St.,
kayaks, faster sea kayaks, and more. Catering and picnic 617.622.3421)
services can be arranged. There are custom guided tours LIBERTY FLEET OF TALL SHIPS
available from Kendall Square, and group discounts are The tall ship schooner Liberty Clipper offers daily Boston
Harbor cruises from June through September. The
available for groups renting more than eight boats.
125-foot ship can host Boston Tea Party reenactment
(2401 Commonwealth Ave., Newton, 617.965.5110)
CHIPMARINER CHARTERS
sails, Sunday brunch sails, corporate charters, and
Chipmariner’s 28-foot boat takes eight passengers from private events for 115 people. The main salon can seat 40
its dock at Constitution Marina, through the Charles
for meetings or dinners, and 30 people can stay on the
River locks, and out into Boston Harbor with the option
ship overnight. (67 Long Wharf, 617.724.0333)
of stopping at either Spectacle Island or George’s Island. MASSACHUSETTS BAY LINES INC.
This company operates year-round from Rowes Wharf
Whale-watching and fishing trips are also offered. (28
in downtown Boston. There are five vessels for private
Constitution Road, 508.944.4195)
CODZILLA
charter and music cruises around the harbor. The
This ride out of Boston’s Long Wharf aims to thrill and
largest ships, the M/V Freedom and the M/V New Boston,
soak riders on a 2,800-horsepower speedboat with
both hold 380. The M/V Seaport Belle, a 62-foot replica
music blaring from the onboard speakers. As many as
steamship, holds 100 for events. (60 Rowes Wharf,
135 people can be accommodated on the 40-minute, 40
617.542.8000)
ODYSSEY CRUISES
This cruising vessel offers space for 600 with its onboard
catering facilities, jazz band, 1,650-square-foot observation deck, and in-house event planning. Odyssey offers
cruises around Boston Harbor for lunch, dinner, and
cocktails. (60 Rowes Wharf, 617.654.9720)
PRINCESS YACHT CHARTERS LTD.
The Marika offers groups of 25 to 150 a 110-foot floating
event space. Trips begin at Rowes Wharf, continue to the
inner harbor islands, and return to Boston to see the U.S.S.
Constitution, Charlestown, and the North End. (60 Rowes
Wharf, 617.951.2460)
ROWES WHARF WATER TRANSPORT
In addition to water taxi services, this company’s fleet
offers private cruises to all the harbor islands, sunset
cruises, charters, and private tours. Customers may
choose from a varied array of vessel types to suit almost
any need. 60 (Rowes Wharf, 617.261.6620)
SALEM FERRY
This ferry connects the city of Boston to the historic town
of Salem by high-speed catamaran. The trip takes less
than an hour and gives riders views of the Massachusetts
shoreline. The ride offers fully narrated tours of both
city’s harbors and a full-service concessions bar is available onboard. (10 Blaney St., Salem, 978.741.0220)
SEAPORT ELITE YACHT CHARTERS
These yacht charters are designed for more intimate
cruises of 120 guests. They offer their services for private
or corporate events, for day or night cruises, and keep
party planners on staff. (200 Seaport Blvd., 866.429.9283)
SPIRIT CRUISES, BOSTON
The laid-back sister ship to the Odyssey, the Spirit of Boston
offers groups of 600 extensive buffets, singing waitstaff,
and views of Boston. The Spirit also is available for groups
as small as 20. (200 Seaport Blvd., Suite 75, 866.429.9283)
WHALE WATCH
Guests on the Voyager III—a 113-foot high-speed
catamaran—are taken to Stellwagen Bank for
guaranteed whale sightings April through October.
The vessel is equipped with snack bars, restrooms, and
multimedia displays. (116
Updates & additions East Howard St., Quincy,
[email protected] 617.770.0040)
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CONFERENCE CENTERS, CONVENTION
CENTERS & AUDITORIUMS
BATTERYMARCH CONFERENCE CENTER
The Northeastern University-owned Batterymarch Conference
Center offers 1,155 square feet of event space. It also has four
amphitheaters and 26 meeting rooms, which can accommodate five to 100 people. (89 Broad St., 2nd Floor, 617.556.8000)
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY5
In the South End, this venue has more than 8,000 square feet
of indoor function space, including the 300-seat Symphony
Hall Replica Auditorium; a historic lobby with murals by
Charles Mills; and several furnished classrooms and computer
labs. There are also 5,000 square feet of outdoor space available. (41 Berkeley St., 877.400.2348)
BOSTON CONVENTION & EXHIBITION CENTER
Open since 2004, the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center
is the largest convention center in New England. Owned and
operated by the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority,
the venue has 516,000 square feet of contiguous event space.
There are 82 configurable meeting rooms, eight registration
areas, and a 40,020-square-foot ballroom. (415 Summer St.,
617.954.2000)
executive dining room can accommodate 400 for banquets.
The Koumantzelis Auditorium seats 480 and has a large stage,
and an outdoor area can be tented to host 250. (175 Forest St.,
Waltham, 781.891.2273)
EXCHANGE CONFERENCE CENTER
In a landmark Boston Fish Pier building, the Exchange
Conference Center was renovated into its current state by
the Massachusetts Port Authority. Managed by East Meets
West Catering, the facility has several function rooms, which
can each accommodate 150 people. (212 Northern Ave.,
617.790.1900)
METRO MEETING CENTERS—BOSTON
HQ GLOBAL WORKPLACES
M.I.T. ENDICOTT HOUSE
HQ offers ready-to-use offices and meeting rooms. The space
offers a reception area, furnished offices, six meeting rooms
that accommodate 25, videoconferencing capabilities, and
support staff. Another location at 60 State Street is in a 38-story
building. It has three meeting rooms; the smallest seats six and
overlooks Faneuil Hall Market, and two larger rooms seat 12.
(101 Federal St., Suite 1900; 60 State St., Suite 700; 800.956.9543)
Built in 1934 , this space was designed for groups
of 120. There are seven meeting rooms, two
seminar rooms, an amphitheater-style lecture
hall, and a large foyer, as well as a deck and
gazebo. Endicott House offers 37 guest rooms
accommodating 50 people, and dining is available on site. (80 Haven St., Dedham, 781.326.5151)
THE INTERNATIONAL
NORTON’S WOODS CONFERENCE CENTER
Once a private golf club, the International is now a business
The university’s myriad function and dining spaces offer
retreat 40 minutes from Boston. The space anchors two golf
facilities to meet many different needs. More than 100
courses and offers guests custom-fit clubs. The lodge contains
different spaces are available with a combined reception
50 guest rooms and 15 meeting configurations. A ballroom
capacity of 2,000. Other events facilities include the Castle, Tsai accommodates 400 guests; the conference center, which
Performance Center, and Metcalf Trustee Center. (225 Bay State splits into three rooms, holds 150. (159 Ballville Road, Bolton,
Road, 617.353.3520)
978.779.1330)
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
CAMPUS CENTER AT UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON5
This venue in the University of Massachusetts Boston provides
multi-purpose event spaces as well as a view of the Boston
Harbor. There are several conference rooms that accommodate
as many as 75 guests and a 8,100-square-foot ballroom that
can hold 600. The venues’ scenic outdoor space can hold up to
10,000. (100 Morrissey Blvd., 617.287.4802)
CONFERENCE CENTER AT BENTLEY5
This conference center at Bentley University in Waltham has
several pavilions, meeting rooms, dining rooms, and outdoor
spaces for events. The Adamian Pavilion seats 250, while the
square feet of space and a banquet capacity of
200. The building is contemporary in design,
airy and sophisticated. Catering is provided by
on-site contractor Restaurant Associates. (77
Ave. Louis Pasteur, 617.432.8990)
JOHN B. HYNES VETERANS MEMORIAL CONVENTION CENTER
In Boston’s historic Back Bay, the Hynes Convention Center
has 176,480 square feet of flexible exhibit and auditorium
space. The venue has 38 meeting rooms, a 24,544-square-foot
ballroom, and wireless Internet throughout the space. The
center is attached to more than 3,100 hotel rooms and two
shopping malls. (900 Boylston St., 617.954.2000)
THE JOSEPH B. MARTIN CONFERENCE CENTER AT HARVARD
MEDICAL SCHOOL
This conference center at Harvard Medical School offers an
amphitheater, as well as six event spaces with a total of 4,200
This Financial District meeting center offers
all-inclusive meeting packages, with or without
meals, with 10 rooms to choose from. There is a
total of 14,500 square feet of meeting space.
(101 Federal St., 617.737.1200)
This meeting and event space, at the American
Academy of Arts and Sciences in Cambridge on
five and a half wooded acres, features elegant
decor reminiscent of the English countryside.
The facility can accommodate 250 banquet
guests and 350 for receptions in its 5,000 square
feet of event space. (136 Irving St., Cambridge,
617.576.5062)
OFICIO
A boutique office space with private rooms in
the Back Bay, this minimalist loft space is available for buyout. It can accommodate 35 seated
or 75 standing. A conference room holds 10; a
smaller private room has seven seats.
(30 Newbury St. 857.239.9843)
SEAPORT HOTEL AND SEAPORT WORLD TRADE
CENTER
On the water in the seaport district, this
428-room hotel and convention facility offers
118,000 square feet of event space in 41 event
rooms. The Commonwealth Hall offers the most
space, with 118,000 square feet. On site are Aura
restaurant, Tamo Bar, and Seaport Café.
(1 Seaport Lane, 617.385.4000; 200 Seaport Blvd.,
617.385.5000)
SIMMONS COLLEGE
Simmons College offers conference and meeting
space and services at its conveniently located
campus in Boston’s Fenway area. The school
has catering services and many banquet and
conference-style meeting rooms, the largest of
which offers 3,900 square feet of event space.
(300 The Fenway, 617.521.2158)
STARR CENTER
In the Schepens Eye Research Institute, this
conference center offers space for all types of
receptions, meetings, and banquets, with stateof-the-art facilities and audiovisual capabilities.
On-staff event planners are available to ensure
a smoothly run event. The center offers 2,500
square feet of breakout space. 185 Cambridge St.,
617.912.2573)
TEMPLE ISRAEL
CAMPUS
CENTER
University of Massachusetts Boston
A unique venue perfect for your next meeting, training, reception, seminar,
corporate party or special event. Our campus offers a variety of spaces with
beautiful views of the city skyline and Boston Harbor. This temple offers the newly renovated Levi
Auditorium for members and nonmembers.
The 4,414-square-foot space can accommodate
443 and has a kitchen. There are also several
conference rooms with audiovisual capabilities. They can accommodate between 10 to 50
people. The light-filled lobby can be rented for
cocktail receptions and pre-event gatherings.
(477 Longwood Ave., 617.566.3960)
THOMPSON ISLAND CONFERENCE CENTER5
The Thompson Island is part of the Boston
Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. The
island’s conference center is primarily an
outdoor venue, but one that offers full dining
and reception packages for groups as large as
1,000. The island is accessible from Boston via a
25-minute ferry ride. (Thompson Island, P.O. Box
127, 617. 830.5102)
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This institution offers events spaces that
can accommodate 500 people. The Cohen
Auditorium seats more than 600. The university
is near the city of Boston and Logan Airport,
and is convenient to both via public transit. (108
Packard Ave., Medford, 617.627.5000)
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HOTELS
DOUBLETREE SUITES BY HILTON BOSTON
This 308-suite hotel is adjacent to historic Harvard
University. Ten meeting rooms provide 9,500 square feet of
COPLEY SQUARE HOTEL
function space, with the largest room—the Longfellow—
This 143-room boutique hotel’s guest rooms feature 42-inch
measuring 2,627 square feet. Also on site: the Skuller Jazz
LCD TVs and workstations with ergonomic chairs. The on-site Club. (400 Soldiers Field Road, Cambridge, 617.783.0090)
restaurant, Xhale, has a 14-seat private dining room. Minibar, THE ELIOT HOTEL
Decorated with Paris in mind, this Back Bay hotel offers 95
a high-end martini lounge, can host private parties for 60.
guest rooms, 79 of which are luxury suites. Two meeting
(47 Huntington Ave., 617.536.9000)
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT—BOSTON CAMBRIDGE
rooms total 1,450 square feet and hold 75 people for a
This 197-room hotel on the Charles River offers sweeping
reception. Also on site are two restaurants: the contemporary
views of the Boston skyline and historic Cambridge. Two
French Clio and Uni, a sashimi bar. (370 Commonwealth Ave.,
meeting rooms total 2,892 square feet; the larger seats 320
617.267.1607)
EMBASSY SUITES BOSTON—LOGAN AIRPORT
guests. The hotel has a Japanese steak house and sushi bar
This 273-suite hotel is a mile from Logan Airport. There are
Bisuteki Tokyo. (777 Memorial Drive, 617.492.7777)
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT—BOSTON DOWNTOWN TREMONT
six meeting rooms on site, the largest of which—the Mystic
This 315-room downtown property includes seven meeting
Ballroom—offers 2,400 square feet of event space. Also
rooms, offering a total of 13,000 square feet. The largest
on site: an indoor pool and a fitness center. (207 Porter St.,
space is the 4,320 square foot Empire Ballroom, which seats
617.933.5105)
FAIRMONT BATTERY WHARF
450. (275 Tremont St., 617.426.1400)
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT—SOUTH BOSTON
One of several upscale lodging options along Boston’s
This 164-room hotel has two meeting rooms; the larger is 638 redeveloped waterfront, this harbor-view hotel has 150-room
square feet, with a maximum seating capacity of 50. There
property features nine meeting rooms, including the 150-seat
are also three suites and the Courtyard Lounge, open daily
Constitution Ballroom, a 12-seat boardroom, and an adjacent
for breakfast. (63R Boston St., 617.436.8200)
skylit pavilion that holds 50 people for receptions and
CROWNE PLAZA BOSTON—NATICK
cocktail events. (3 Battery Wharf, 617.994.9016)
Seventeen miles west of downtown Boston on the
FAIRMONT COPLEY PLAZA HOTEL
Open for nearly a century, this historic hotel offers 383 guest
Framingham border, this hotel offers more than 12,000
rooms and 13 meeting rooms with more than 23,000 square
square feet of flexible banquet and meeting space that
feet of event space. The hotel’s opulent grand ballroom is 5,720
can accommodate 400 people. The nine meeting rooms,
square feet and has a banquet capacity of 1,100. In early 2012,
including the skylit Plaza Ballroom and the executive
renovation of the steak house the Oak Room began. Completion
boardroom (with overstuffed chairs), are all on one level.
is expected by June 2012, when the eatery will become the Oak
(1360 Worchester St., Natick, 877.384.0706)
DAYS HOTEL BOSTON
Long Bar and Kitchen. (138 St. James Ave., 617.267.5300)
Across the street from the Charles River, this 117-room Days
FIFTEEN BEACON HOTEL
This sleek 63-room property offers a two-bedroom suite for
Hotel is the company’s only location within Boston proper. It
offers two event spaces totaling 1,500 square feet, able to accom- meetings that is 1,400 square feet. The Beacon Hill property
also includes modern steak house Mooo and the wine
modate 50 people. Also on site is Chinese restaurant Joyful
cellar, a private dining room for 36 people. (15 Beacon St.,
Garden. (1234 Soldiers Field Road, 617.254.1234)
DOUBLETREE BY HILTON BOSTON—DOWNTOWN5
617.670.1500)
Once a high school and now one of the Boston theater district’s
FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON BOSTON LOGAN AIRPORT
Three miles from Logan Airport, this Starwood property
newest hotels, this DoubleTree is decorated according to feng shui
principles, as a nod to the neighboring Asian community. Its meet- offers 180 guest rooms and five meeting spaces. The hotel’s
ing rooms offer a total of 4,544 square feet of event space, including largest space, the Hampton Room, is 1,800 square feet
with a banquet capacity of 100. Dining is available on site
a 2,406-square-foot courtyard. (821 Washington St., 617.956.7900)
at Japanese steak house Bisuteki and at
contemporary American restaurant Landing
Café. (407 Squire Road, 781.284.7200)
FOUR SEASONS HOTEL BOSTON
This 273-room high-end hotel includes 77
suites and 15 meeting rooms, many directly
overlooking the public garden. At 3,710 square
feet, the grand ballroom is the largest available meeting room, with high, chandeliered
ceilings and a contemporary European
aesthetic. The Bristol Lounge and living room
features a fireplace. American cuisine can be
had at the 150-seat restaurant. (200 Boylston
St., 617.338.4400)
HAMPTON INN BOSTON LOGAN AIRPORT
Five minutes from Logan Airport, this budget
property offers 227 guest rooms and three
meeting rooms, the largest of which is 576
square feet of event space. Also on site is
American bar and grill Two Doors Down.
(230 Lee Burbank Hwy., Revere, 781.286.5665)
HAMPTON INN BOSTON/NATICK
This 188-room hotel, 18 miles from downtown
Boston in the historical town of Natick,
features 7,500 square feet of dedicated meeting space. The 1,575-square-foot Plymouth is
the largest of the 10 meeting rooms and can
accommodate 140 for a banquet. (319 Speen St.,
Natick, 508.653.5000)
HAMPTON INN & SUITES BOSTON CROSSTOWN
CENTER
This 175-room property adjacent to Boston
Medical Center offers two meeting spaces; the
larger is 912 square feet. Also on site: the Halisi
Day Spa. Rudi’s Resto Café and Verve Lounge
are closed in 2012 for renovation.
(811 Massachusetts Ave., 617.445.6400)
NEW HARBOR HOTEL PROVINCETOWN
The Harbor Hotel Provincetown, which opened
in May 2011, is a sun-splashed spot at the tip
of Cape Cod. The hotel’s banquet area, touted
as Cape Cod’s largest, accommodates 250. The
waterfront space offers a projector and screens,
Wi-Fi, rental assistance, and free parking. Fullservice catering is available. (698 Commercial
St., Provincetown, 800.422.4224)
HILTON BOSTON BACK BAY
This 390-room Back Bay property offers 17
meeting areas totaling 15,000 square feet. The
largest available space is a 3,800-square-foot
ballroom. The hotel restaurant, Forty Dalton,
offers locally sourced, casual cuisine.
(40 Dalton St., 617.236.1100)
HILTON BOSTON DOWNTOWN FINANCIAL
DISTRICT
Built in 1928 as Boston’s first skyscraper, the
Art Deco building is a 362-room Hilton. The
10,000 square feet of meeting space includes
15 rooms; the largest, a ballroom, holds 150.
Nix’s Mate will replace Caliterra after the
space is redone and open in spring 2012.
(89 Broad St., 617.556.0006)
HILTON BOSTON LOGAN AIRPORT
A NEW POINT OF VIEW
Celebrate with sophistication and style. The all-new Harbor View Ballroom
boasts unique floor-to-ceiling windows with spectacular views of Boston
Harbor and a seasonal outdoor patio. Or choose from the Grand Ballroom
or Palm Garden – both luxurious spaces for your next event. Our grand
spaces set the stage for a truly stunning experience on Boston’s waterfront.
To book your event or for more information, call
617.227.0800 or visit MarriottLongWharf.com.
Connected to Logan Airport via sky bridge, this
sprawling property offers 599 guest rooms,
30,000 square feet of meeting space, and 27
meeting rooms, including the 5,641-squarefoot international ballroom, with a reception
capacity of 800. On-site dining options include
Berkshires and Café Presto—both open for
breakfast—and Connolly’s Publik House, a
gastropub. (1 Hotel Drive, 617.568.6700)
HOLIDAY INN BOSTON—BEACON HILL
This centrally located property includes
nine function rooms totaling more than
5,800 square feet. The largest space, the
3,236-square-foot Beacon Hill ballroom, holds
350 people for a reception. (5 Blossom St.,
617.742.7630)
HOLIDAY INN BOSTON—BROOKLINE
This Brookline 225-room hotel has five
meeting areas offering a total of 6,348 square
feet of event space. The largest, the Whitney
Room, measures 2,352 square feet. The hotel’s
Atrium Café offers American fare for breakfast
and dinner. (1200 Beacon St., Brookline,
617.277.1200)
HOLIDAY INN BOSTON—SOMERVILLE
BOSTON MARRIOTT LONG WHARF
296 State Street, Boston, MA 02109
617.227.2867, MarriottLongWharf.com
This 184-room property offers 3,950 square
feet of meeting space across eight rooms, the
largest of which—the grand ballroom—is
3,500 square feet and holds 300 for a reception.
The hotel’s Nantucket Grill serves local New
England seafood and classic American cuisine.
(30 Washington St., 617.628.1000)
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HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS BOSTON
LE MÉRIDIEN CAMBRIDGE
This 118-room property is near many of Boston’s government buildings. There are two available meeting rooms,
the larger of which is 1,580 square feet and holds 150 for
a reception. (69 Boston St., 617.288.3030)
Adjacent to the M.I.T. campus, this 210-room hotel’s
meeting space includes a 200-capacity ballroom, an
8,000-square-foot rooftop garden that holds 300, and a
boardroom for 12. (20 Sidney St., Cambridge, 617.577.0200)
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL AND SUITES
THE LENOX
The 112-room hotel is near the CambridgeSide Galleria
shopping center. One 800-square-foot meeting
room holds 40 guests. (250 Monsignor O’Brien Hwy.,
Cambridge, 617.577.7600)
Open since 1900, this Copley Square property has 214
rooms and suites. There are eight function rooms, the
largest of which, the Dome Room, features a domed
ceiling and holds 250 for receptions. (61 Exeter St.,
617.421.4905)
HOMEWOOD SUITES BY HILTON CAMBRIDGE-ARLINGTON
This 100-room hotel straddles the Cambridge-Arlington
border, four miles from Boston proper. There is one
250-square-foot meeting room and on-site breakfast.
(1 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, 781.643.7258)
LIBERTY HOTEL5
This unique property is inside an 1851 building that
formerly housed the Charles Street Jail. The 298-room
hotel’s 3,000-square-foot ballroom holds 225 for a formal
sit-down dinner or 300 for a theater-style presentation.
For outdoor events, the courtyard (the former prison
yard) holds 250. (215 Charles St., 617.224.4000)
and lounge; in-room spa treatments; and pet-friendly
facilities. (155 Portland St., 617.557.9955)
RADISSON HOTEL BOSTON
This 365-room, theater district hotel offers 16,000
square feet of event space in 10 rooms. The largest room,
the 57 Carver Ballroom, can accommodate 500 guests.
The 200-seat Rustic Kitchen bistro offers Mediterranean
cuisine. (200 Stuart St., 617.482.1800)
RAMADA BOSTON
This Wyndham property is part of an eight-acre
family-oriented complex with two restaurants, a family
fun center, and other attractions. The hotel offers five
meeting rooms; the largest is 2,250 square feet.
(800 Morrissey Blvd., 617.287.9100)
RENAISSANCE BOSTON HOTEL & SPA AT PATRIOT PLACE
Adjacent to the New England Patriots’ Gillette Stadium,
this Marriott property offers 154 guest rooms and four
suites. Twelve meeting rooms seat 250; Spa Epoche
MANDARIN ORIENTAL BOSTON
includes 14 treatment rooms; and Twenty8 Food &
Part of a mixed-use complex within the Prudential
Spirits has a 12-seat private dining room or can host
Center in Back Bay, this 148-room luxury hotel includes 12 50 with a buyout of the main dining room. (28 Patriot
suites. The enhanced Suite 811 was added in 2010. It offers Place, Foxborough, 508.543.5500)
RENAISSANCE BOSTON WATERFRONT HOTEL
a “suite controller” that includes on-screen navigators,
HOTEL VERITAS
This massive 21-story waterfront hotel next door to the
touch screens, intuitive remote controls, and preset,
This Harvard Square hotel debuted in 2010. Originally a one-touch keypads. The suite serves as a stay room or
World Trade Center includes 471 guest rooms and 21
circa-1880s private home, the 30-room property is outfit- an intimate meeting room for four. The 4,200-squaremeeting rooms. The 10,700-square-foot Pacific Grand
ted with Colonial moldings, while the original carriage foot ballroom holds 600 for receptions and can be
Ballroom seats 1,000. (606 Congress St., 617.388.4111)
RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT BOSTON HARBOR ON TUDOR
house was rebuilt and serves as the main entrance.
divided into two smaller spaces holding 225 each. The
Two-bedroom suites can host meetings for six, and a
WHARF
adjacent gallery holds an additional 776. Also on site: a
This all-suite hotel is directly on Boston Harbor in
cocktail terrace seats 10. (1 Remington St., Cambridge,
16,000-square-foot spa. (776 Boylston St., 617.535.8888)
NEW HOTEL MARLOWE
Charlestown. The eight-floor property includes 168
617.520.5000)
HYATT HARBORSIDE AT BOSTON’S LOGAN INTERNATIONAL
The Kimpton property near Harvard and M.I.T. was
guest rooms and one 450-square-foot meeting room.
renovated in spring 2011. New linens and decor have
(44 Charles River Ave., Charlestown, 617.242.9000)
AIRPORT
One mile from Logan Airport, this hotel offers 274
RITZ-CARLTON BOSTON COMMON
been added, and meeting areas have new furnishings.
This 193-room property across from the Public Garden
guest rooms, 22,000 square feet of event space and
The hotel has added eco-friendly banquet initiatives.
offers 10,000 square feet of meeting space, including
Boston Harbor views. There are 16 meeting spaces
Meetings include recycled papers and locally sourced
a recently renovated, 3,500-square-foot ballroom that
outfitted in dark woods and vibrant colors, including
beverages. The hotel’s Serrano Ballroom seats 200 or
a 5,000-square-foot grand ballroom. (101 Harborside
holds 350 for receptions. An on-site restaurant, Bambara, features floor-to-ceiling windows providing views of
Boston Common and the city skyline, with space for
Drive, 617.568.6030)
is available for buyout for 120. (25 Edwin H. Land Blvd.,
HYATT REGENCY BOSTON DOWNTOWN
300 people. A 100,000-square-foot SportsClub/LA is
Cambridge, 617.868.8000)
Three blocks from Boston Common, this 498-room hotel MARRIOTT COURTYARD BOSTON LOGAN AIRPORT
connected to the hotel. (10 Avery St., 617.574.7100)
SEAPORT HOTEL AND SEAPORT WORLD TRADE CENTER
offers 30,000 square feet of function space in 21 rooms, This 351-room hotel sits one mile from Logan Airport
On the water in the seaport district, this 428-room hotel
and offers 24-hour shuttle service to and from the
the largest of which is 5,046 square feet and accomterminals. Three meeting rooms provide a total of 1,900 offers 118,000 square feet of event space in 41 rooms,
modates 900 for a reception. The property’s business/
including the 44,600-square-foot Commonwealth
square feet of function space. Concourse A, the largest
casual Avenue One restaurant offers a contemporary
Complex. On-site dining options include the Aura
of the event rooms, is 1,189 square feet. (225 McClellan
menu for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. (1 Ave. de
restaurant, Tamo Bar & Terrace, and Seaport Café and
Hwy., 617.569.5250)
Lafayette, 617.912.1234)
HYATT REGENCY CAMBRIDGE, OVERLOOKING BOSTON5
MARRIOTT RENAISSANCE BOSTON WATERFRONT HOTEL5
bakery. (1 Seaport Lane, 617.385.4000)
With architecture reminiscent of a Mayan pyramid,
Near Logan Airport and the convention center, this
SHERATON BOSTON HOTEL
This Back Bay property is connected by covered
this striking 469-room property offers views of Boston
21-floor hotel has 450 rooms and 21 suites, as well as 21
walkway to the Hynes Convention Center, the Shops
across the Charles River and features a 16-story atrium
meeting rooms with more than 20,000 square feet of
at Prudential, and Copley Place. There are 54 on-site
lobby and a courtyard. The 25,000 square feet of event
space. The 10,700-square-foot Pacific Grand Ballroom
space includes the 7,008-square-foot president’s
seats 1,000. The hotel’s restaurant, 606, serves modern meeting spaces, including the 20,000-square-foot
Constitution Ballroom, which seats 400. (39 Dalton St.,
ballroom. (575 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, 617.441.6481) farm cuisine with regional influences; it has outdoor
THE INN AT HARVARD
seating and two private dining rooms. (606 Congress St., 617.236.2000)
This small hotel offers 111 rooms right on the campus
SHERATON COMMANDER HOTEL ADD STARBURST
617.338.4111)
In a circa-1927 building in Harvard Square, this hotel
of Harvard University. Five meeting areas are available, IN THE WORKS MARRIOTT RESIDENCE INN SEAPORT
The still-evolving Fort Point Channel continues to see
offers 174 guest rooms and six meeting spaces, for a
totaling 5,500 square feet. Also on site: the Atrium
development in 2012. When renovation and restoration total of 7,147 square feet. The largest of the rooms is
Living Room restaurant. (1201 Massachusetts Ave.,
are completed on the circa-1900, six-story Stillings
the 3,197-square-foot George Washington Terrace. The
Cambridge, 617.491.2222)
THE INN @ ST. BOTOLPH
Building at 368 Congress Street, a 120-room hotel will
hotel’s Nubar restaurant emphasizes New England
Designed for high-end business travelers, this 16-suite
come on line. Lee Kennedy Company has handled the
ingredients. (16 Garden St., 617.547.4800)
TAJ BOSTON5
hotel in the Back Bay is the sister property of the XV
gutting and early rehabilitation of the property. It is
Once the Ritz hotel, this 273-room property includes
Beacon. Studios and one- and two-bedroom suites
estimated that the hotel will be open by May 2013.
feature bay windows, gas fireplaces, full kitchenettes,
Ground-floor retail and restaurant spaces are part of the 15 private function rooms totaling more than 18,000
square feet, none more appealing than the restored
and 42-inch TVs. The hotel has no designated event
project. (368 Congress St.)
THE MIDTOWN HOTEL
1927 roof deck. Open from April through November,
space, but larger suites include meeting tables
This budget Back Bay property has 159 guest rooms and the 3,400-square-foot deck offers panoramic skyline
and audiovisual capabilities. (99 Saint Botolph St.,
three meeting rooms. The largest space, the Beacon
views and can host dinners for 130. (15 Arlington St.,
617.236.8099)
INTERCONTINENTAL BOSTON
Room, can accommodate 96 people. The hotel is pet617.536.5700)
Decked out in blue-hued reflective glass, this 424-room
W BOSTON
friendly. (220 Huntington Ave., 617.262.1000)
The city’s highly anticipated first W Hotel opened in the
harbor-front has 32,000 square feet of event space, from MILLENNIUM BOSTONIAN
This 201-room hotel overlooks Faneuil Hall and
theater district in October 2009. The property features
140-square-foot boardrooms to the 10,500-square-foot
Quincy Market. The 3,400-square-foot Seasons
235 rooms and suites; Market, a restaurant from chef
Rose Kennedy Ballroom. Also on the premises is Miel
Ballroom seats 190 in a light-filled room where new
Jean-Georges Vongerichten; a Bliss Spa; and 5,000
Brasserie Provençal, a French restaurant that seats 120.
bay windows provide unobstructed Boston Commons
square feet of meeting space. The largest room seats 150
(510 Atlantic Ave., 617.747.1000)
KENDALL HOTEL
views. A smaller meeting room seats 70. (26 North St.,
banquet-style. (100 Stuart St., 617.261.8700)
What was once the Engine 7 Firehouse is now the
WESTIN BOSTON WATERFRONT
617.523.3600)
This 920-room property is connected to the Boston
Kendall Hotel, a luxury boutique just across the bridge NINE ZERO
This Kimpton property opened near Beacon Hill in June Convention & Exhibition Center by a 64-foot-high sky
from Boston in Cambridge. The 77-room hotel’s decor
2007. Nine Zero offers 2,400 square feet of meeting
bridge. The hotel has 22 meeting spaces that range
is eclectic, as is the menu at on-site organic/local
from 10-person breakfast rooms to the 1,675-seat grand
restaurant Black Sheep. Two function spaces measure space in three flexible event rooms with sleek, modern
decor. The property has 190 guest rooms, as well
ballroom. Sauciety, an American grill with a private
850 square feet each. (350 Main St., Cambridge,
as KO Prime, a trendy steak house. (90 Tremont St.,
dining room, seats 30. (425 Summer St., 617.532.4600)
617.577.1300)
THE LANGHAM BOSTON
THE WESTIN COPLEY PLACE BOSTON
617.772.5805)
Overlooking the gardens of Post Office Square, this
OMNI PARKER HOUSE HOTEL
The Westin Copley Place Boston, an 803-room
This is a 551-room hotel in a landmarked 1855 building
318-room hotel is in a 1922 bank building that retains
Starwood property, offers more than 54,000 square
off Boston Common. Its 18 meeting rooms include the
details like the Federal Reserve seal, still displayed in
feet of function space. The largest of the hotel’s 27
3,513-square-foot rooftop ballroom, which holds 450 and meeting rooms—the American Ballroom—measures
the hotel restaurant Bond. Twelve rooms are available
features panoramic views. A second ballroom holds 232. 15,337 square feet. There are five on-site restaurants
for events, with the largest holding 400 guests.
(60 School St., 617.227.8600)
(250 Franklin St., 617.451.1900)
and bars, including the Mediterranean-themed
LA QUINTA INN & SUITES BOSTON SOMERVILLE
THE ONYX HOTEL
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This 147-room budget hotel is three blocks from the
This small and colorful downtown boutique includes
Fisheries restauSullivan Square T stop in Somerville. There is one
112 guest rooms and one 500-square-foot meeting
rant and bar. (10
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617.262.9600)
HOTEL COMMONWEALTH
This 149-room boutique in Kenmore Square debuted
ground-floor event space the Gallery in January
2010. Featuring light colors and hardwood floors, the
1,700-square-foot venue offers four interconnected
rooms—three smaller rooms all leading into one larger
room—with a total seating capacity of 50.
(500 Commonwealth Ave., 617.933.5000)
ART GALLERIES & MUSEUMS
COPLEY SOCIETY OF ART
This nonprofit organization, founded in 1879, is committed to the advancement, enjoyment, and promotion of
visual arts. The Back Bay gallery is available for meetings and special events. It can accommodate 200 people
for a cocktail reception, or 70 for a sit-down dinner.
(158 Newbury St., 617.536.5049)
Gallery, and the courtyard. There are also several conference rooms and lobbies that can be rented. Catering
is provided by Catered Affair, and there is a list of
preferred vendors. (700 Boylston St., 617.536.5400)
NEW-BOSTON TEA PARTY SHIPS & MUSEUM
A waterfront destination honoring Boston’s
Revolutionary War history, Boston Tea Party Ships &
Museum debuted in June 2012. The space is available
DTR MODERN GALLERIES
for buyout, holds 150 seated and 500 reception. A tavern
This art gallery focuses on 20th-century masters, aiming and tearoom accommodates 150 seated or 225 for
to build collections of corporate and private collectors.
cocktails. A theater offers a 28-foot screen and seating
Available for corporate and charity events, it can host
for 75. (Congress Street Bridge, 617.737.3317)
THE COMMONWEALTH MUSEUM5
60. DTR also has locations in Palm Beach, Florida, and
With the ability to host banquets, meetings, and recepNew York City. (167 Newbury St., 617.424.9700)
GALERIA CUBANA
tions indoors, outdoors, or both, the Commonwealth
A contemporary Cuban art gallery based in
Museum offers 15,000 square feet of space for corporate,
Provincetown in the summers, Galeria Cubana
government, or academic events. (220 Morrissey Blvd.,
expanded to a year-round Boston branch in 2009. In the 617.727.9268)
South End’s SoWa district, the 700-square-foot venue is a JOHN F. KENNEDY PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY & MUSEUM
simple, white-walled space that holds 60 for receptions. Housed in an ultramodern building on 10 acres of land
overlooking the water, the J.F.K. Presidential Library and
(460 Harrison Ave., 617.292.2822)
HARVARD ART MUSEUM
Museum is a historical look at the late president’s life
The museum’s Adolphus Busch Hall and Garden and the and legacy. The library is able to accommodate most
Arthur M. Sackler Museum are available for dining and types of gatherings, and can fit 1,000 guests in its 5,600
other functions. Medieval-inspired decor and important square feet of event space. (Columbia Point, 617.514.1600)
LYNN MUSEUM & HISTORICAL SOCIETY
artwork from all over the globe are the hallmarks of
Established 1897 and located in Heritage State Park, the
these spaces. Receptions of 100 can be accommodated
museum houses 17,000 objects related to the area’s art
in Adolphus Busch Hall, and the Sackler Museum can
and history. Works by notable American impressionists
hold 80. (Adolphus Busch Hall: 29 Kirkland St.; Arthur
are a highlight of the collection. The main gallery hosts
M. Sackler Museum: 485 Broadway; for information on
200. (590 Washington St., Lynn, 781.581.6200)
both, call 617.495.1275)
INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART5
This museum is in the nation’s oldest standing black
church, built in 1806. The National Historic Landmark
offers daytime group visits Monday through Saturday,
and offers itself for private events outside of those
times. Its two rooms have a modest banquet capacity of
30 people, or receptions of 100 may be accommodated.
(46 Joy St., 617.725.0022)
ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER MUSEUM
MUSEUM OF THE NATIONAL CENTER OF AFRO-AMERICAN
ARTISTS
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
The 121,307-square-foot Art of the Americas Wing that
opened in 2010 consists of a central glass structure with
two adjoining pavilions. The wing includes a 150-seat
auditorium and a 12,184-square-foot glass-covered
courtyard that holds 600. An array of event spaces
throughout the rest of the museum hold between 30
and 3,000. (465 Huntington Ave., 617.267.9300)
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY ADAMS GALLERY
This gallery, a collection of Suffolk University, is a public
museum of exhibits related to the history of New
England. The museum is free to the public and is open
daily between the hours of 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. Groups are
welcome, but it is preferred that those with 50 or more
call ahead. (120 Tremont St., 617.305.1782)
Be among the first to host an
event at Boston’s newest and
most unique venue:
MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY
This modernist glass-and-metal marvel opened along
the waterfront in December 2006. Event spaces in the
65,000-square-foot venue include a sprawling lobby
that holds 400; a theater that holds 300 and features
floor-to-ceiling windows offering harbor and city views;
and a café adjacent to the lobby that holds 200 and
opens onto a patio. (100 Northern Ave., 617.478.3107)
Built to evoke a 15th-century Venetian palace, the
Gardner Museum is named for its original owner and
originator of the impressive collection. Housing the
works of masters like Rembrandt and Matisse, the
museum offers visitors the opportunity to see some of
the world’s most celebrated works of art. A new wing
was added in January 2012, with space available for
buyout, including a café, terrace, and drawing room. The
cafe seats 90 and holds 115 reception. Calderwood Hall
theater seats 300. (280 The Fenway, 617.566.1401)
Photo by Linda Rosenthal
MUSEUMS & CULTURAL
SPACES
Dedicated to celebrating the history and works of black
artists, this museum offers changing exhibits which
reach back into prehistory and up to the present day.
The museum’s hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 1 p.m.
until 5 p.m. It holds 200 reception. (300 Walnut Ave.,
617.442.8614)
NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEAOLOGICAL SOCIETY
This library for genealogical research, in a renovated
historic Back Bay building, can play host to events of 100
people for receptions and 60 people for seated events.
The library’s facilities are well suited to meetings,
having an integrated sound system, Internet access, and
computer ports. (101 Newbury St., 888.296.3447)
U.S.S. CONSTITUTION MUSEUM
The museum offers private function space for banquets
and receptions among the historic maritime exhibits next
door to one of the most celebrated ships in U.S. history, the
U.S.S. Constitution. Available year-round, the facility can
accommodate banquets of 90 guests or receptions of 250.
(Charlestown Navy Yard, Bldg. 22, 617.426.1812)
NEW-WATERWORKS MUSEUM
The Waterworks Museum, a 19th-century building along
the Chestnut Hill reservoir, opened March 2011. The museum
pays homage to the three steam-powered pumping
WALKER CONTEMPORARY
engines—dubbed Allis, Worthington, and Leavitt—that
Part of a onetime warehouse that is now the lynchpin
powered Boston’s water supply in the early 20th century.
of the revitalized SoWa neighborhood, this art gallery
The “Great Engines” hall is available for rent and holds 150
opened in 2008. The raw space features white walls and standing or 60 seated. The space offers high, Gilded Age-style
a redbrick ceiling, with room to host 60 for a reception. pine ceilings, large antique windows that overlook the
(450 Harrison Ave., 617.695.0211)
reservoir, and views of the pumping engines. (2450 Beacon
St., 617.277.0065)
A historical and architectural
treasure featuring the original
giant pumping machinery that
supplied Metropolitan Boston’s
fresh water for nearly a century.
Ideally suited for gatherings
of up to 200 people.
Call 617~277~0065 for details.
CHILDREN’S MUSEUM
BOSTON CHILDREN’S MUSEUM5
Reopened in April 2007, this 75,000-square-foot facility
in the Fort Point neighborhood can be reserved for
private events in the evening. The space holds 3,000
people, with the capability to tent its patio to hold an
additional 1,000. During the day, groups can reserve
the 230-person conference suite. (300 Congress St.,
617.426.6500)
SCIENCE & NATURAL HISTORY SPACES
FRANKLIN PARK ZOO5
Franklin Park Zoo, a 74-acre facility, offers indoor and outdoor
spaces and facilities to accommodate nearly any event needs,
including tents for outdoor events and catering for banquets.
The zoo offers its “Tropical Forest” exhibit as backdrop for
indoor events, available all year long, for 150 seated or 500
standing guests. (1 Franklin Park Road, 617.541.5466)
HARVARD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
HISTORICAL & CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY5
Established in 1848, the Boston Public Library now
boasts 27 neighborhood branches. The central library
in Copley Square has several elegant areas for private
events, including the Abbey Room, the Chavannes
The museum offers tours of the exhibits, which cover
eons of Earth’s history, as well as classes for adults and
kids, guided tours, lectures, and programs for students.
The museum also provides a backdrop—dinosaur bones
and all—for corporate meetings, dinners, and receptions
of 400 people. (26 Oxford St., 617.496.3045)
www.waterworksmuseum.org
BANGKOK BLUE RESTAURANT5
This Thai restaurant adjacent to Copley Square holds 50
people in an all-glass dining room overlooking Boylston
Street. The restaurant has seasonal outdoor seating.
(651 Boylston St., 617.266.1010)
THE BARKING CRAB5
This casual waterfront restaurant is reminiscent of
a coastal clam shack and serves fresh fish from the
Atlantic, lobsters from Maine, and crabs from the Pacific
Northwest in a cafeteria-tent-style atmosphere. The patio
and bar seat 140, a private room seats 60, and the main
dining room seats 70. (88 Sleeper St., 617.426.2722)
BARLOW’S
a lower-level dining and lounge area seats 35 or holds 65
standing. A patio can also be reserved. (33 Stanhope St.,
617.723.3131)
BRASSERIE JO
This French brasserie in the Colonnade Boston Hotel can
hold 190 people in its dining room, designed to resemble
1940s Paris. The private dining area, Salon Prive, seats
60 for a meeting or 80 for a dinner, or holds 100 for a
reception. (120 Huntington Ave., 617.425.3255)
BRICCO
This North End restaurant offers a modern interpretation
of regional Italian dishes and an elegant, stately ambience. Bricco seats 40 in the main dining room or holds
50 for a reception. The enoteca portion of the restaurant
serves brick-oven pizzas and cocktails until 2 a.m.
(241 Hanover St., 617.425.3240)
In the rapidly developing Fort Point neighborhood, this
eatery opened inside a renovated mill in December
2009, preserving original details like redbrick walls and
THE CAFÉ
exposed piping. The 60-seat main dining room, which
serves rich comfort food like bacon-wrapped meat loaf, is Taj Boston Hotel’s in-house restaurant overlooks
Newbury Street and focuses on classic American cuisine
available for events. (241 A St., 617.338.2142)
BASHO5
like oysters Rockefeller and rack of lamb with pan-fried
This “Japanese brasserie” debuted around the corner
polenta. The restaurant holds 75 people. (15 Arlington St.,
from Fenway Park in April 2010. The main dining room
617.598.5255)
CALITERRA RESTAURANT
has four communal tables, a semi-private dining room
On Broad Street, near both Faneuil Hall Marketplace and
seats 100, two private rooms seat 20 and 30, and a patio
seats 48. Buyouts are available for 250. (1338 Boylston St., the financial district, Caliterra offers a New American
menu and Sonoma-style decor, with original terrazzo
617.262.1338)
BEACON HILL BISTRO
flooring and warm amber lighting. There is one private
Inside the Beacon Hill Hotel, the Beacon Hill Bistro offers room available, holding 130. There is also a reception
predominantly French bistro fare, emphasizing local
chamber that holds 150. (89 Broad St., 617.556.0006)
CANTINA ITALIANA
production, in a cozy setting with room for 60 guests.
The bistro’s Fireplace Bar offers cocktails and a late-night Since 1931 this eatery in Boston’s historic North End has
been serving traditional Italian cuisine in a warm and
menu until 11 p.m. (25 Charles St., 617.723.7575)
BIN 26 ENOTECA
homey atmosphere. Dishes range from calamari fritti
This Italian enoteca offers more than 200 bottles of
to fusilli con salsiccia, and daily special pasta dishes are
wine, with 60 available by the glass. The lunch, dinner,
available. Total dining capacity is 115. (346 Hanover St.,
and brunch menus are all extensive, with pasta,
617.723.4577)
seafood, and meat dishes. Seating is available for 65, and NEW THE CAPITAL GRILLE
This American steak house moved from Newbury Street
standing receptions are available for 70. (26 Charles St.,
to the John B. Hynes Convention Center August 2011. The
617.723.5939)
BISUTEKI JAPANESE STEAK HOUSE & SUSHI BAR
new restaurant holds 350 guests and has a private dining
In the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel, this 37-year-old
area for 60. The menu features dry-aged, hand-carved
restaurant is focused on “fire bowl cooking”—hibachisteaks flown in from both coasts, supplemented by a
style food preparation. The temple-shrine atmosphere
large wine list. (900 Boylston St., 617.262.8900)
NEW CATALYST5
includes mahogany-paneled walls and bamboo separaCatalyst opened in August 2011 in Kendall Square; it
tors. The restaurant seats 88 and has one private room.
offers modern American cuisine in a space designed for
(407 Squire Road, 781.284.7200)
NEW BLUE INC
groups. Along with the foyer, the Crick, Franklin, and
Opened August 2011, this restaurant is walking distance
Watson rooms combined hold 100 guests. The dining
to South Station and on the site of the old Lobby Bar &
rooms have floor-to-ceiling windows, and a heated
Kitchen. At the helm is blue-haired chef Jason Santos of patio can host cocktail receptions. (300 Technology Sq.,
reality TV show Hell’s Kitchen. A bar menu offers quirky Cambridge, 617.576.3000)
CBS SCENE5
dishes like mini Kobe corn dogs with onion batter; a
This 15,000-square-foot, sports-themed restaurant
drinks menu touts curiosities like a Fat Boyz margarita
opened in Foxborough’s Patriot Place development in
with candied grilled jalapeños, beef stock, and smoked
2008. CBS radio and television affiliates broadcast live
chili sea salt. Private cocktail receptions are available
from the three-story restaurant, which includes 130 flatfor 60; custom menus are available. (131 Broad St.,
screen televisions. The ground-floor function space holds
617.261.5353)
BLUE OX
200; the second-floor dining room holds 165 and has
This casual neighborhood bistro opened in Lynn in
terraces overlooking the stadium; and the third-floor bar
April 2009 and quickly drew a following, thanks to
holds 160. (200 Patriot Place, Foxborough, 508.203.2200)
CHART HOUSE RESTAURANT
chef Matt O’Neil’s menu of fresh pastas and AmericanIn the four-story brick Gardiner Building on Long
Mediterranean entrées. A private dining room seats 50.
On Sundays and Mondays, the 125-seat main dining room Wharf, Chart House offers whole Maine lobster and
is available for buyout. (191 Oxford St., Lynn, 781.780.5722) other seafood specialties. The restaurant has facilities
BOKX 109 AMERICAN PRIME5
for private parties of 30 guests or more. (60 Long Wharf,
Hotel Indigo’s trendy steak house debuted in June 2008. 617.227.1576)
CHURCH
The South Beach-style experience includes an outdoor
This combination bistro-rock club opened near Fenway
pool, cabanas, and a fire pit. Three private dining rooms
Park in 2007. True to its name, the 80-seat restaurant has
seat 30, 14, and 12; two can be combined to seat 55.
Outside, each of the four cabanas seat up to 12, and 30 can stained-glass windows with velvet drapes. The seasonal
New American menu features fresh seafood, grilled
be seated around the fire pit; a larger outdoor area seats
flatbreads, and panini. The adjoining music venue holds
110. (399 Grove St., Newton, 617.454.3399)
BOND
225 and has two pool tables, four plasma TVs, a stage,
In January 2009, the Langham Hotel debuted this
and a hand-painted bar that seats 25. (69 Kilmarnock St.,
opulent restaurant, with 25-foot vaulted ceilings, crystal 617.236.7600)
chandeliers, and plush lounge seating. The elevated Dom CITY TABLE
This American restaurant opened in the Lenox Hotel
Perignon Lounge holds 30 in a space overlooking the
in 2009, offering small plates, salads, sandwiches, and
main dining room, which can be bought out for 78. The
fresh seafood entrées. The 90-seat space has bamboo
private Wyeth Room holds 80 and includes audiovisual
floors, dark wood highboys, and banquettes, while a thick
equipment. (250 Franklin St., 617.956.8765)
BONDIR
curtain sets off a 32-seat semiprivate dining room. Events
Chef Jason Bond’s solo venture, Bondir, opened at the
are managed by Boston Event Solutions. (61 Exeter St.,
end of 2010 outside Central Square and serves American 617.933.4800)
CLINK
cuisine with evidence of French techniques (like the
In the lobby of Beacon Hill’s Liberty Hotel, Clink has a jailTamworth ham au brin, for example) with a focus on
farm-fresh ingredients, most of which are locally sourced. cell theme, preserving the prison bars that once graced
this former Charles Street jail. The menu is upscale
The 26-seat spot has a small fireplace, lending a familyAmerican/New England seafood, and the space holds 64
kitchen sensibility to the space. Open every day except
guests. (215 Charles St., 617.224.4004)
Tuesdays for dinner, Bondir offers full buyouts during
CLIO RESTAURANT
the day and any time on Tuesdays. (279A Broadway,
In the Eliot Hotel, this leopard-print-carpeted restaurant
Cambridge, 617.661.0009)
NEW BRAHMIN AMERICAN CUISINE AND COCKTAILS
serves contemporary French cuisine prepared by chef
This restaurant opened in August 2011 and is modeled
Ken Oringer (of KO Prime, Clio, and Toro). Private dining
after a classic Boston brownstone. Available for buyout,
for 52 guests is available in the Charles Eliot Room, and
it holds 180 people for dinner or 250 for receptions. A
the Commonwealth Boardroom holds 10.
private upper-level room seats 55 or holds 80 standing;
(370A Commonwealth Ave., 617.536.7200)
THE COURTYARD RESTAURANT
This restaurant opened inside Back Bay’s Boston Public
Library in 2009. Adjacent to the library’s Italianate
courtyard, the Courtyard serves lunch and afternoon tea,
with a menu focused on organic cuisine, and can host
evening events for 75 seated or 99 standing.
(700 Boylston St., 617.859.2251)
DANTE5
Chef Dante de Magistris’ modern Italian restaurant
opened in Cambridge’s Royal Sonesta Hotel in April
2006. The entire restaurant holds 250, and private space
includes two dining rooms that seat 50 and 60, a 70-seat
lounge, a 26-seat mezzanine, and a patio overlooking
the Charles River that holds 100. (4 Edwin H. Land Blvd.,
Cambridge, 617.497.4219)
DAVIO’S FOXBOROUGH
The Northern Italian steak house mini chain, with
locations in Boston, Philadelphia, and Atlanta, opened
a location at Foxborough’s Patriot Place in August 2008.
High ceilings, columns with period cornice moldings, and
large wall-to-wall windows line the restaurant, where
several private dining spaces seat between 15 and 100.
Buyouts can hold 500. (236 Patriot Place, Foxborough,
508.339.4810)
NEW DEL FRISCO’S DOUBLE EAGLE STEAKHOUSE
Del Frisco’s, a collection of steak houses originating in
Dallas, opened at Boston’s Liberty Wharf in 2011. The vast
space, with waterfront and downtown views, offers two
private dining options. The Harbor Room seats 25 and
has a 60-inch plasma TV. The larger Doulos Room seats
80 and offers a 120-inch projection screen. (250 Northern
Ave., 617.951.1368)
DEUXAVE5
Persian-spiced Long Island duck breast and seared local
diver scallops are on the menu at this Back Bay eatery,
which opened in 2010. The 98-seat dining room has a
mirror-backed bar, black subway tiles, and a fireplace
that is surrounded by exposed stone. A lounge has
cocktail tables and large bay windows overlooking the
patio on Commonwealth Avenue, which seats 35.
(371 Commonwealth Ave., 617.517.5915)
DICK’S LAST RESORT
This casual 18-year-old venue features cafeteria-style
seating, industrial marble flooring, and a humorous
collection of memorabilia. In the Quincy Market at
historic Faneuil Hall, the restaurant serves traditional
American fare and can hold 200. (Faneuil Hall
Marketplace, Quincy Market Bldg., 617.267.8080)
DURGIN PARK RESTAURANT
This circa-1827, Faneuil Hall-area restaurant features
generously portioned New England-style cuisine. Vintage
newspaper clippings and photos, Art Deco flourishes, and
communal-style seating arrangements give Durgin Park
a kitschy-homey vibe. The total dining capacity is 500,
and four private rooms are available. (340 Faneuil Hall
Marketplace, 617.227.2038)
EASTERN STANDARD KITCHEN & DRINKS
Featuring a high-society ambience complete with floating
dome-glass lighting reminiscent of an Old World train
station, Eastern Standard serves European and New
England classics, from beef Wellington to fresh shellfish
from the raw bar. The restaurant holds 300, and one private
room is available. (528 Commonwealth Ave., 617.532.9100)
ECCO
Lush black leather booth seating, hardwood flooring, and
an extensive martini list create a power-lunch vibe at this
East Boston restaurant. The menu offers upscale fare like
braised short ribs and lobster mac and cheese. Maximum
capacity is 92. (107 Porter St., 617.561.1112)
THE ELEPHANT WALK RESTAURANT
With a mixture of French and Cambodian cuisine, this
Beacon Street restaurant (one of three locations in
Boston) focuses on healthy, exotic dishes, many that are
vegetarian, vegan, or gluten-free. The warmly lit, homey
dining room seats 144, and one private room is available.
(900 Beacon St., 617.247.1500)
FAJITAS & ’RITAS
This cheery and colorful eatery serves moderately priced
Texan-style cuisine. City-themed murals adorn one of the
wood-paneled walls, with Pop Art-style graphics on the
other. The dining room seats 150. (25 West St., 617.426.1222)
THE FIREPLACE
This “New England grill” in Brookline offers rustic
seafood and meat dishes with locally sourced ingredients. The bar features an all-American wine list and
signature cocktails by a staff wine steward/mixologist.
Buyouts are available for 90. Off-site catering is also
available. (1634 Beacon St., Brookline, 617.975.1900)
FLAT IRON RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE
Inside downtown’s triangular-shaped Bulfinch Hotel,
Flat Iron serves a modern American take on tapas, with
dishes such as braised short ribs and grilled octopus.
Open since April 2007, the 45-seat dining room features
stainless steel beaded curtains and glass mosaic tiles,
complemented by a 10-seat granite bar. (107 Merrimac St.,
617.778.2900)
RESTAURANTS
NEW FOUR GREEN FIELDS
Opened February 2011, this Irish restaurant and pub is
named after a song by Tommy Makem which refers to
the four provinces of Ireland. A rotating selection of ales
is available on tap. Two private spaces are available: an
upstairs pub for 100 provides views of the stage below and
a thatched cottage on the main floor seats 20 for cocktails.
An outdoor patio holds 80. (1 Boston Pl., 617.367.4747)
FORTY DALTON
The restaurant at the Hilton Back Bay, Forty Dalton
features blond woods, leather chairs, and plenty of natural light during the day. The menu uses local ingredients
in dishes like baked Boston cod Provencal. A private
dining room is available for small gatherings.
(40 Dalton St., 617.236.1100)
HOT POT BUFFET
LA VOILE
At this playful do-it-yourself Chinatown restaurant,
open since April 2010, a vast selection of meats, seafood,
noodles, and vegetables are cooked by guests on hot
plates built into the table. The 2,000-square-foot, upperlevel dining room has wraparound windows overlooking
the neighborhood’s famous gates and seats 120 for
events. (70 Beach St., 617.338.0808)
Meaning “the sail” in French, La Voile began in 1947
as a brasserie in Cannes, France. In 2007, an American
owner bought everything—down to the decor and
staff—and imported the restaurant to Boston. The Back
Bay restaurant seats 65 and is available for buyout. (261
Newbury St., 617.424.6711)
HOUSTON’S RESTAURANT
Boston-based seafood chain Legal Seafoods further
expanded its 33-restaurant empire with a waterfront flagship location in the seaport district. The
20,000-square-foot Legal Harborside has three levels:
a ground-floor marketplace, casual oyster bar, and fish
counter selling prepared foods, paying homage to Legal’s
beginnings selling casual fare; a formal main dining
room with private event space; and a 4,000-square-foot
roof deck for cocktails, small bites, and harbor views.
(270 Northern Ave., 617.477.2900)
The financial district restaurant of this national chain
serves traditional American fare and sushi and features
secluded booth seating, modern stage-light-style lighting,
and rosewood accents. The dining room seats 145.
(60 State St., 617.573.9777)
THE HUNGRY I5
French dining by candlelight is on offer at this subterranean restaurant in a restored early-Victorian-era
brownstone on Charles Street. Each of the three rooms
has a fireplace and is festooned in antiques. There is also
a small seasonal patio. Total seating capacity is 49.
(71 Charles St., 617.227.3524)
NEW LEGAL HARBORSIDE5
LINEAGE
Serving a daily-changing menu focused on fresh,
seasonal ingredients, this Brookline restaurant offers
Opened in May 2011, Downtown Crossing’s sleek 49
IL CASALE5
dishes like spicy lobster tacos and creamy mushroom
Dante de Magistris of Dante opened this upscale Italian
Social offers American fare such as boar sausage and
and fennel soup. The dining room seats 80 and is
eatery in Belmont in April 2010. In a renovated firehouse, available for buyout. (242 Harvard St., Brookline,
braised rabbit in a multilevel space. A mezzanine seats
the restaurant seats 200 in the dining room, 50 in
50. A chef’s table seats six and overlooks the first-floor
617.232.0065)
NEW LOCAL 149
the bar, and 32 on the patio. (50 Leonard St., Belmont,
bar and dining area. Downstairs, a granite-walled
This venue opened in 2011. With neighborly service
617.209.4942)
lounge can hold 50 for dinner. (49 Temple Place,
NEW ISLAND CREEK OYSTER BAR
and an unpretentious feel, South Boston’s Local 149
617.338.9600)
NEW FORUM
Island Creek Oyster Bar opened in October 2010.
considers itself a throwback to a simpler time. Available
Back Bay’s splashy Forum, opened July 2011, is known for Sustainable seafood menu anchors an ever-changing list for buyout, the 94-seat restaurant features tabletops
cocktails that include house-made infusions and handof 12 to 18 oysters. The 100-seat space features granite
fashioned from wooden workbenches, as well as a
picked herbs. Available for buyout, the restaurant holds
countertops, reclaimed Vermont farmhouse wood, and
wood-burning fireplace, a 25-seat bar, and a private
320. Second-floor spaces include a 12-seat semiprivate
a massive wall installation crafted from thousands of
alcove for larger parties. The food pays homage to clasdining room and a 30-seat private dining room with a bar oyster shells. The restaurant is available for private break- sic pub fare. The bar offers local and Belgian craft beer.
and audiovisual equipment. On the first floor, a 45-seat
fast or lunch events and evening buyouts on a limited
(149 P St., 617.269.0900)
LOCKE-OBER
bar, lined with HDTVs, is available for buyout, as is a
basis. (500 Commonwealth Ave., 617.532.5300)
JERRY REMY’S SEAPORT5
Locke-Ober is a deeply historic French restaurant open
10-person table at the rear. Custom menus available.
Opened 2011, this seaport district venue is convenient
for about 130 years in downtown Boston. It is Boston’s
(755 Boylston St., 857.991.1831)
THE FOURS RESTAURANT & BAR
for convention-center guests providing a restaurant
third-oldest restaurant and was placed on the National
Around the corner from TD Garden, the Fours has an
and sports bar with water views and 47 televisions. The
Register of Historic Places in 1986. Locke-Ober offers
extensive collection of sports memorabilia and 42
Liberty Wharf space holds 300, is available for buyout
private dining, meeting space, and banquets. The
satellite TV screens. Mahogany accents and rich leather- and seats 70 for private events in the main dining area.
atmosphere is one of Old World decadence. The facility
upholstered booth seating are found in the dining room, The venue is the second outpost from Red Sox commenta- holds a maximum of 150 banquet or 200 standing guests.
which seats 225 or holds 100 for a reception. Two private tor Jerry Remy. It mimics the sports-fan-friendly original (3 Winter Place, 617.542.1340)
LONGWOOD GRILL AND BAR
rooms are available. (166 Canal St., 617.720.4455)
location, but with an upscale slant reflected in dark
GASLIGHT BRASSERIE DU COIN
At the Best Western hotel next to Boston Children’s
hardwood floors, tufted leather booths, and dark brown
This Parisian-style bistro in the South End can host 200
Hospital, Longwood serves contemporary American
bar seating with orange trim. Floor-to-ceiling windows
guests for private dinners, with steak frites, duck confit,
along one wall open onto a seasonal waterfront patio for fare such as clam chowder and pasta specials, with
and blue crab cocktail on the menu. Around the corner, a 150. (250 Northern Ave., 617.856.7369)
microbrews and Red Sox games on tap at the bar.
casual, eco-friendly spin-off, Greenlight Café, seats 64 for JOE’S AMERICAN BAR & GRILL5
Maximum capacity for a reception is 250. (342 Longwood
lunches of organic sandwiches and salads. (560 Harrison In April 2010, this Back Bay mainstay upgraded to a larger Ave., 617.731.4300)
LTK BAR & KITCHEN
location, where a retractable roof allows for year-round
Ave., 617.422.0224)
GRILL 23 & BAR
In June 2006, Legal Sea Foods rolled out this 3,500-squaredining on the glass-enclosed patio overlooking busy
This Back Bay steak and seafood spot features decor
foot concept restaurant—the name stands for Legal Test
Newbury Street. The multilevel restaurant seats 265 for
of rich oaks, marbles, mahoganies, and brass. The
buyout, and a private dining room seats 25. (181 Newbury Kitchen—where the company’s classic recipes undergo
restaurant offers two levels of dining, a dine-in wine
innovative tweaking, as in truffled lobster mac and
St., 617.536.4200)
JOYFUL GARDEN CHINESE RESTAURANT & LOUNGE
cellar, and private dining space available for 10 to 135
cheese. A semiprivate area holds 100 for a reception, and
This family-friendly Chinese restaurant is inside the
guests with full audiovisual functionality. (161 Berkeley
two enclosed all-season patios seat 15 and 30.
Days Hotel in Brighton. The bright and airy dining room (225 Northern Ave., 617.330.7430)
St., 617.542.2255)
GROTTO
LUCCA BACK BAY
features hardwood floors, large communal tables, and
This subterranean spot in Beacon Hill offers a menu of
seats 200. (1234 Soldiers Field Road, Brighton, 617.787.8818) Each of the three dining rooms in this contemporary
KASHMIR INDIAN RESTAURANT5
Northern Italian fare and an extensive California and
Italian restaurant is available for events. The main dining
This 20-year-old standby is in the middle of the busy
Italian wine list. The dining room holds 50 and is availroom offers space for 100 guests under dramatic 35-foot
Newbury Street shopping strip in the Back Bay. A party
able for buyout. (37 Bowdoin St., 617.227.3434)
ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows. The total capacity,
HARD ROCK CAFÉ5
menu is available, and Kashmir can cater both buffetincluding all three dining areas, is 210 guests. (116
After 17 years in Copley Square, this venue relocated to
style and by the plate for banquets and receptions of 40 Huntington Ave., 617.247.2400)
Faneuil Hall in July 2007. The 16,000-square-foot space
people. Weather permitting, a brick patio is also available. MANTRA RESTAURANT
This former bank building in Downtown Crossing now
includes a 400-seat restaurant, a live music area that
(279 Newbury St., 617.536.1695)
KINGFISH HALL
specializes in French-Indian cuisine. Boasting Italian
holds 300, a 125-person patio, and memorabilia from
marble walls and flooring, laser-cut steel mirrors, chain
Aerosmith, the Cars, and, of course, Boston. (22-24 Clinton Part of celebrity chef Todd English’s line of upscale
eateries, Kingfish Hall is in Faneuil Hall Marketplace and mail drapery, and leatherette upholstery, the venue can
St., 617.424.7625)
HARU
specializes in local shellfish, signature house ceviches,
be divided into private and semiprivate alcoves and
The modern Japanese restaurant with branches in New
and fish smoked atop stakes surrounding an open flame sectioned function rooms. Total capacity is 300.
York and Philadelphia opened its first Boston location
pit. Two private rooms are available, and capacity for the (52 Temple Place, 617.542.8111)
inside the Prudential Center mall in September 2007.
entire venue is 250. (188 Faneuil Hall Marketplace, South MARCO
Chef Marc Orfaly’s North End Italian restaurant, which
Haru serves inventive dishes such as lobster mango
Market Bldg., 617.523.8862)
opened in late 2005, serves classics like lobster scampi,
ceviche, king crab dumplings, and green-tea margaritas. KO PRIME
At this modern steak house, which debuted downtown
gnocchi with brown butter and sage, and grilled
It seats 12 in a private dining room, and holds 40 for
2007, creative red meat options like hanger steak with
Florentine steak. The rustic second-floor space—with
receptions in the bar and lounge. (800 Boylston St.,
onion marmalade. The restaurant has a private room for antique beams, exposed brick walls, and wooden
617.536.0770)
HARVEST5
12 and also caters meals in the hotel’s conference rooms, tabletops—holds 70 guests, while a private dining room
This Harvard Square restaurant serves contemporary
which provide space for 150. (90 Tremont St., 617.772.0202) seats 40. (253 Hanover St., 617.742.1276)
MARE
New England cuisine from executive chef Mary Dumont. LALA ROKH ON BEACON HILL
Persian and eastern Mediterranean fare is served in
Open since May 2005, this seafood restaurant uses
There are three rooms for private dining. The 28-seat
three dining areas outfitted with an authentic collection exclusively organic ingredients in menu offerings
Fireplace Room holds 45 for receptions, the alcove holds
of antique Persian miniatures, calligraphies, and maps
like truffle-crusted tuna and pan-seared scallops. Just
40, and the back dining room seats 60 or holds 100
covering the walls. The entire restaurant seats 125 and is a few yards away from Paul Revere’s historic North
for receptions. The venue is decorated with soothing
available for buyout. (97 Mt. Vernon St., 617.720.5511)
End home, Mare has floor-to-ceiling windows in the
earth tones, dark woods, and pastoral art. (44 Brattle St.,
LA MORRA
curved-wall dining room, which seats 56. (135 Richmond
Cambridge, 617.868.2255)
HONG KONG CAFÉ
Named for the town in Northern Italy where the chef/
St., 617.723.6273)
In a Howard Johnson hotel near Fenway Park, this
MARGARITA’S RESTAURANT & WATERING HOLE
owner husband-and-wife team studied food and wine,
The Revere branch of this national chain features colorful
restaurant serves Chinese-American fare like boneless
La Morra offers a revolving menu assembled around
folk art on the walls, a Mexican-American menu, and a
pork ribs, mapo tofu, and kung pao chicken, as well as
the kitchen’s wood grill and locally sourced fish and
south-of-the-border aura. Event capacity is 120, and one
standard American fare. The golden-toned dining room
vegetables. Two separate dining areas can hold 72
private room is available. (85 American Legion Hwy.,
features plush seating and a maximum capacity of 100.
guests total, and buyouts are available (48 Boylston St.,
Revere, 781.289.8249)
(1271 Boylston St., 617.437.8889)
Brookline, 617.739.0007)
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THE MARLIAVE
This circa-1885 downtown restaurant features Old World
French accoutrements such as unfinished white brick
walls, kitchen tile, and hardwood flooring, combined
with contemporary furnishings. The menu focuses on
fresh seafood and classic French dishes. There are two
private rooms available; buyouts hold 200. (10 Bosworth
St., 617.422.0004)
MKT5
In a Revolutionary War-era tavern, this financial district
restaurant has a third-floor private room that seats 80
and an enclosable roof deck that holds 65. Chef Rene
Michelena offers an Italian-influenced menu featuring
dishes like cioppino, oxtail cannelloni, and rib eye with
house-made steak sauce. (21 Broad St., 617.263.0037)
plush surroundings. Patio dining is available, and stays
open late in the year, thanks to outdoor heaters. Buyouts
are available. The restaurant holds 140. (159 Newbury St.,
617.536.9200)
PARISH CAFÉ5
Named for an eatery in the novel Love in the Time of
Cholera, the Parish Café specializes in upscale sandwiches, each created by a different Boston chef. Just off
NEW MASS AVE TAVERN
Inside downtown’s XV Beacon Hotel, this inventive steak Boston Common, the restaurant features outdoor seating
Mass Ave Tavern opened in January 2011. It offers interhouse branches out with offerings like Kobe beef dump- in the warmer months and has a capacity of 140.
esting shareable plates such as truffled mac and cheese. lings. The restaurant, which opened in 2007, has a private (361 Boylston St., 617.247.4777)
PARKER’S RESTAURANT
The library like den has red walls, built-in bookcases, and wine cellar that seats 36 or holds 75 for a reception, and
In the Omni Parker House hotel, this restaurant
cognac-colored leather chairs. The bar, with room for 60, can also cater meals in 10-seat parlors inside the hotel.
helmed by executive chef Gerry Tice offers contemis available for semiprivate events. (94 Massachusetts
(15 Beacon St., 617.670.2515)
MYERS+CHANG
porary takes on local classics like Boston cream pie
Ave., 617.927.4900)
MASSIMO CUCINA ITALIANA
This venture between Christopher Myers of Radius and
and Boston scrod. Opulent decor touches include
Home-style Italian dining comes to Boston in the form
Joanne Chang of Flour Bakery & Cafe debuted in 2007,
chandeliers, gilt detailing along the ceiling, and thick
of Massimo Cucina Italiana restaurant. The earth-toned, offering a whimsical take on Chinese cuisine. The casual, ecru curtains. A private dining room seats 110. (60
mortar-and-brick establishment offers dishes such as
open space has a mod, ’50s diner look, and the menu
School St., 617.227.8600)
pollo paradiso, saltin bocca, and scalloppini marsala.
features braised pork-belly buns and a variety of noodle PETIT ROBERT CENTRAL
Classic French fare like steak frites and salad niçoise
(207 Endicott St., 617.523.5959)
dishes. For buyouts, the space seats 50 or holds 75.
MAURIZIO’S
is on hand at this 10,000-square-foot eatery, which
(1145 Washington St., 617.542.5200)
A three-time winner of Boston magazine’s “Best of
NOCHE
opened in Downtown Crossing in September 2010. The
This subterranean restaurant opened in the South End
Boston” award, Maurizio’s has been serving the North
60-seat Provencal Room has large windows and a black
End region of Boston with Sardinian and Southern Italian in 2010, serving modern American dishes like petite filet and white palette; the Petit Bistro holds 45 seated; and
with Manchego potatoes. The 46-seat space is outfitted
fare for more than 17 years. Red-hued walls and white
the Paris Café can seat 65 or hold 100 for receptions
with handblown Italian pendants, white Silestone quartz and has full audiovisual capabilities. (101 Arch St.,
tablecloths make for a homey, casual ambience with
tabletops, and ivory leather seats. A 12-seat private dining 617.737.1777)
warm lighting. One private room is available; it fits 38
P.F. CHANG’S5
room has an independent sound system and a 60-inch
guests. (364 Hanover St., 617.367.1123)
NEW MAX BRENNER
The upscale Chinese chain opened a 10,000-square-foot
TV. (3 Appleton St., 617.482.0117)
Opened spring 2011, international chocolatier Max
NO. 9 PARK RESTAURANT
bilevel space with an open-air patio inside the Prudential
French and Italian cuisine are on the menu at this
Brenner’s Back Bay branch—part lounge, part candy
Center complex in 2007. Total capacity for the restaurant
upscale restaurant, in a converted town house in Beacon is 295, and there are many tables available for large group
shop, part restaurant—is available for buyout and can
Hill and offering Boston Common views. The restaurant dinners. (800 Boylston St., 617.378.9961)
hold 150 guests. Its cocoa-themed offerings include
PIERROT BISTROT FRANCAIS
spiked and nonalcoholic hot chocolates, dessert martinis, seats 75 guests and is available for buyout. (9 Park St.,
Dark woods and bright reds create a striking interior at
617.742.9991)
frozen chocolate frappes, and coffee. A slider bar offers
NORTH 26
this Parisian-style bistro in Beacon Hill. The intimate
fillings like meatballs, chicken, and pulled pork, plus
dining room has a seated capacity of 40, holds 65 for
waffle fries sprinkled with cocoa powder. The bar area is This 125-seat restaurant, which features expansive
reminiscent of an old-fashioned soda shop. (475 Boylston windows overlooking Quincy Market, opened inside the receptions, and is available for buyout. (272 Cambridge St.,
Millennium Bostonian Hotel in 2009. The “progressive
617.725.8855)
St., 617.274.1741)
THE MELTING POT—A FONDUE RESTAURANT
American” menu features dishes like short rib crepes and PORTER BAR & GRILL
The Back Bay location of this national chain is inside the Maine lobster ravioli. North 26 offers two semiprivate
In the atrium of the Embassy Suites hotel near Logan
Park Plaza Hotel and Towers. The restaurant includes
Airport, Porter serves classic American favorites such as
areas for 30 and 12. (26 North St., 617.557.3640)
THE OAK ROOM
a party room that seats 36 and comes equipped with
surf and turf, steaks, and salads. The airy, skylit space
In the posh Fairmont Copley Plaza, the Oak Room lives up is available for buyout and holds 300. (207 Porter St.,
audiovisual equipment, including three 46-inch highto its name, with rich oaks used lavishly throughout the 617.567.5000)
definition televisions. (76 Arlington St., 617.357.7007)
MENTON
restaurant. The cuisine is a mix of New England special- RADIUS
This fine dining venue from chef Barbara Lynch opened
Chef Michael Schlow’s modern French cuisine has been
ties, classic French, and American steak house fare. The
in the Fort Point neighborhood in April 2010, serving
hailed as one of the top “25 Best American Restaurants”
wine room, available for private dining, seats 30 guests.
four- and seven-course prix fixe menus. A private dining (138 St. James Ave., 617.267.5300)
by Gourmet, amongst a bevy of other accolades. The
OCEANAIRE SEAFOOD ROOM
room, outfitted with silk wall coverings and Philippe
airy and modern restaurant includes two private dining
A Boston location of this upscale chain opened in the
Starck ghost chairs, seats 50, and a glass-fronted chef’s
rooms that each seat 60 or hold 125 for a reception. Total
table with up-close kitchen views seats 14. (354 Congress former U.S. Trust bank building near Government
capacity is 190. (8 High St., 617.426.2526)
RATTLESNAKE BAR & GRILL
Center in 2008. The extensive seafood menu includes
St., 617.737.0099)
MERITAGE THE RESTAURANT
A staple in Boston’s Back Bay since 1990, Rattlesnake
an oyster bar, caviar specialties, and plenty of fresh
Meritage strikes a high note with diners seeking
specializes in pan-Latin cuisine. Its large private banquet
New England options. The 1930s ocean-liner-themed
elegance. Fresh, seasonal cuisine sourced from local
room can hold 100 guests, and the restaurant is also
restaurant includes a private, 50-seat dining room and
vendors is created to match the extensive wine collecavailable for full buyout, with a total seating capacity of
several semiprivate spaces for smaller groups. (40 Court
tion of more than 12,000 bottles, with 850 different
325. (384 Boylston St., 617.859.7772)
St., 617.742.2277)
NEW RED LANTERN
varieties and counting. Booth seating and high-polished OISHII BOSTON
This high-end sushi restaurant from chef Ting San
Ed Kane, Joe Kane, and Randy Greenstein of Big Night
mahogany panel flooring lend an air of sophistication
opened in the South End in July 2006. The interior is
Entertainment (the Estate, Shrine, High Rollers) opened
and refinement, bathed in teardrop chandelier lighting.
ultramodern (polished concrete, modular screens), and
this Back Bay restaurant in June 2011. The venture
(70 Rowes Wharf, 617.439.3995)
MET BACK BAY
the two floors of bookable space include a 20-seat lounge, offers Asian-themed, full-service restaurant in the
Opened in October 2010, Met Back Bay blends seafood
an 80-seat main dining room, and two intimate private
former home of Bertucci’s on Stanhope Street. Buyout
classics, such as clams casino, with inventive fare like
dining spaces. (1166 Washington St., 617.482.8868)
is available. The restaurant seats 250. A private room
OM RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE
king crab, tempura avocado, and coconut rice baked in a
seats 40 and holds 50 for cocktails. (39 Stanhope St.,
soy wrapper. The dining room seats 90; two semiprivate Open since August 2005, this Harvard Square spot offers 617.262.3900)
spaces seat 22 and 24; the private conservatory has burnt PowerPoint-ready plasma screens, a programmable audio RED SKY RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE5
system, Wi-Fi, and multiple semiprivate spaces, including Directly across the street from city hall, this restaurant
orange leather seating for 18; and the private ballroom
and after-work hangout opened in 2006. The candlelit
the 14-seat Mandala Room. The lounge holds 75, while
seats 42. (279 Dartmouth St., 617.267.0451)
MIEL5
dining room seats 150, while the posh lounge seats 60,
the upstairs dining room seats 80. The menu features
In Boston’s InterContinental Hotel, Miel serves flavors
with an adjacent patio opens during the summer. The
shareable bites like grilled-meat skewers and Tibetan
from Southern France’s Côte d’Azur region, focusing on
menu features bar fare like burgers and nachos, along
dumplings. (92 Winthrop St., 617.576.2800)
herbs, lavender, honey, and olive oil. Overlooking Boston OSUSHI
with pizza and pasta. (16-18 North St., 617.742.3333)
NEW REMICK’S
Harbor, the venue boasts a patio, a private, glass-enclosed In the Copley Westin hotel, this simple, one-room
restaurant supplements its sushi menu with an extensive Opened in 2011, this 155-seat space includes a dining room
dining room with seating for 12, and a chef’s table made
from a 1,000-year-old olive tree. An 18-foot olive oil tower sake list and evocative red and black decor. The intimate and a bar and lounge with a stage; the entire space is
space seats 41 and is available for buyout. (10 Huntington available for buyout. Family-style service will be available
is in the middle of the private space. The patio holds 54,
on Sundays, giving groups an alternative to individually
and the entire restaurant can seat 120. (510 Atlantic Ave., Ave., 617.266.2788)
PAIRINGS5
plated entrées. Menu items range from raw bar fare like
617.217.5151)
NEW MIJA CANTINA & TEQUILA BAR5
The Lorry CafeInside the Boston Park Plaza Hotel, this
steak tartare and clam ceviche to fried chicken and a
Mija Cantina & Tequila Bar opened in Faneuil Hall May
restaurant has bay windows, a seasonal patio with
full pig roast that serves 10. (1657 Hancock St., Quincy,
2011. Available for buyout, the space can seat 140 inside
seating for 24, and creative menu items—like lobster corn 617.481.1010)
RICCARDO’S RISTORANTE
and 70 on the patio. Two bars offer specialty cocktails
dogs with vadouvan spice, pickled cabbage, and lemon.
Old World Italian food and decor collide at Riccardo’s.
and around 150 kinds of tequila; menu options include
The 125-seat dining room features large communal
chili-and-cheese burgers and lobster-jalapeño tacos.
tables, while a private wine room seats 20. (50 Park Plaza, Family-owned by a father and son, Riccardo’s cellar
boasts a wide variety of imported and domestic wines.
(1 Fanueil Hall Marketplace, 857.284.7382
617.262.3473)
MISTRAL
PALM RESTAURANT
(175 North St., 617.720.3994)
In Boston’s Back Bay near the Hynes Convention Center, The Boston outpost of this upscale national steak house
THE RUBY ROOM
Mistral’s decor is meant to evoke Provence, with high
chain is in the Westin Copley Place hotel. Several private Not surprisingly, this ’50s-style restaurant-lounge inside
downtown Boston’s Onyx Hotel features a red palette
ceilings, French pottery, and elegant columns. Private
rooms are available for 70 guests, and buyouts seat 247.
throughout. The menu focuses on American-style small
dining is available in the restaurant’s Le Salon du
(200 Dartmouth St., 617.867.9292)
PAPA RAZZI5
bites such as pulled pork sliders, crispy calamari, and
Provence, which seats 60 or holds 80. The French bistro
seared tuna. The lounge holds 80 for receptions and 50
fare is focused on simple, seasonal dishes. (223 Columbus A Back Bay Restaurant Group property, this trendy
Newbury Street eatery offers a classic Italian menu and
for seated dinners. (155 Portland St., 617.557.9950)
Ave., 617.867.9300)
MOOO
RESTAURANTS
RUSSELL HOUSE TAVERN5
This Cambridge gastropub opened in a 190-year-old
building in 2010. The main-level dining room features
exposed brick and industrial light fixtures, while vintage
cushioned stools fill the bar. The lower level has a
supper-club-style dining room and a terrace set off by
wrought-iron gates. A private dining room seats 40.
(14 J.F.K. St., Cambridge, 617.500.3055)
in a medieval-style castle in the Back Bay that dates to
1891. The private dining hall, in the castle’s fourth-floor
Battle Room, holds 250 for receptions. (101 Arlington St.,
617.423.1112)
NEW SMITH & WOLLENSKY—ATLANTIC WHARF
A new branch of steak house chain Smith & Wollensky
opened at Atlantic Wharf in September 2011. The space
offers three private dining rooms; the largest holds
seated meals for 35 or receptions for 50. The main space
is available for buyout, accommodating 400 in winter
and 500 in warmer weather. A patio seats 120 or holds
200 standing. (294 Congress St., 617.778.2200)
rectangular communal seating, the lounge seats 70. A
dark wooden bar with overhead lanterns seats 15. The
“kitchen counter” is a barlike space with eight seats
that overlooks a small kitchen. Tico’s menu combines
Spanish, South American, and Mexican cuisine. Tico can
cater events for 350 in the adjacent Winter Garden. (222
Berkeley St., 617.351.0400)
TOP OF THE HUB RESTAURANT AND SKYWALK
Fifty-two stories up, atop the Prudential Tower, Top of
the Hub features impressive views of Boston and offers
breakfast, lunch, dinner, late-night, and Sunday brunch
menus in its 145-seat dining room. For groups, Top of
SOLAS
the Hub can hold banquets of 500 or receptions of 1,000
RUTH’S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE5
Solas means “comfort” in Gaelic, which is what this Irish in its 11,000 square feet of available space. (Prudential
Inside Old City Hall, the Boston branch of this national
pub strives to provide. The menu offers authentic Irish
Tower, 800 Boylston St., 617.859.3066)
TORO
steak house chain hawks U.S.D.A. prime beef broiled in a cuisine and a wide variety of Irish beers and ales. The
trademark 1,800-degree oven. Exposed brick walls, lush restaurant, managed by Boston Event Solutions, is avail- This chic South End tapas spot opened in December
2005. Barcelona-style bites include raw yellowfin tuna
leather seating, and burnished wood furnishings create able for private events. (710 Boylston St., 617.933.4803)
SOL AZTECA
with nameko mushrooms. The soaring industrial ceila warm, upscale ambience. Patio seating is available,
ing, exposed brick, and sleekly contoured central table
there are six private rooms, and total capacity is 262. (45 Open since 1974, this Mexican restaurant near the
Fenway has clean and simple decor, with white stucco
create an urban yet intimate ambience. Toro seats 85
School St., Old City Hall, 617.742.8401)
NEW SALTY PIG
walls and homey light fixtures. The dining room seats
guests for buyout. (1704 Washington St., 617.536.4300)
The Salty Pig, a charcuterie and cheese bar, opened
104 guests and is available for buyout. (914 A Beacon St., TOSCANO
A three-decade Beacon Hill vet, Toscano underwent
in July 2011 across from the Back Bay T stop.
617.262.0909)
SORELLINA
a redesign in October 2007, balancing its Old World
Accommodating 65 inside and 50 on the patio, it is
As at its sister restaurant Mistral, both the cuisine and
Tuscan menu with a more modern look. In addition
available for buyout. A reclaimed wood bar holds 14
decor at this Back Bay eatery are Mediterranean in
to the 100-seat dining room, there are two private
guests. The menu highlights flatbread pizzas, cured
inspiration, with a more Italian slant here, compared
rooms: the 12-seat, wine-cellar-like Grotto, and the
meats, and cheeses. The bar focuses on local draft and
with Mistral’s French. The dining room features high
25-seat Cucina, which has 10-foot-tall hand-carved
canned beers. (130 Dartmouth St., 617.536.6200)
SAM’S AT LOUIS BOSTON5
ceilings and seating for 126, with 20 more seats in the
wooden doors and a view of the kitchen. (47 Charles St.,
This French restaurant opened in June 2010 above the
bar/lounge. Full buyouts are available. (1 Huntington
617.723.4090)
TOWNE STOVE AND SPIRITS5
new waterfront home of luxury retailer Louis Boston.
Ave., 617.412.4600)
The first restaurant inside the Hynes Convention
The dining room is outfitted with aluminum tables and SORRISO TRATTORIA
Center opened in July 2010. Event space at the
white leather banquettes; the wraparound deck has 40 This restaurant near South Station offers ItalianAmerican fare in a rustic setting. A walkway of deep
13,000-square-foot venue includes a 4,000-square-foot
tables overlooking the waterfront. Each space holds 50
walnut flooring—graced on one side by weathered brick private dining room and a 90-seat terrace. The menu
for receptions. (60 Northern Ave., 617.295.0191)
SCAMPO
walls and on the other by soft-chocolate brown elevated focuses on New England favorites, including an entire
This Italian eatery opened in the jail-themed Liberty
Hollywood booths—leads into an open and spacious
mini menu dedicated to lobster dishes. (900 Boylston
Hotel in April 2008, with a menu by executive chef
dining room. A private dining room seats 160. (107 South St., 617.247.0400)
TOWNHOUSE
Lydia Shire (of Pignoli and Locke-Ober). The 90-seat
St., 617.259.1560)
Tucked inside a 19th-century Back Bay brownstone,
restaurant sports iron bars on the windows and exposed SPORTELLO
Chef/restaurateur Barbara Lynch’s hip Fort Point spot
Townhouse is a private dining club accessed via an
brick throughout. Behind frosted glass doors, a private
opened in October 2008. The chic restaurant puts a
unmarked entrance reminiscent of a speakeasy. It’s
room holds 43. (215 Charles St., 857.241.1150)
SCOLLAY SQUARE
sleek, modern spin on the classic lunch-counter concept, adjacent to the Met Back Bay restaurant and serves as
High ceilings, elegant moldings, and black-and-white
with stools lined up along a serpentine white Corian
the venue’s banquet space. The club holds 50 guests for
photographs adorning the walls make for an earlycountertop, where guests sample handmade pastas and cocktails and 30 for dinner. Before an event, guests can
1900s feel at this Beacon Hill restaurant. The modern
freshly baked pastries. The 45-seat restaurant is availcongregate in the library bar for classic cocktails.
American menu features comfort food options like Kobe able for buyout. (348 Congress St., 617.737.1234)
(279 Dartmouth St., 617.267.0451)
STANHOPE GRILLE
NEW TRADE
meat loaf and BBQ pork sliders. Scollay Square can be
In the Back Bay Hotel, the Stanhope Grille uses local
Noted chef Jody Adams opened Trade, a casual restaubought out for 125 guests. (21 Beacon St., 617.742.4900)
SEL DE LA TERRE
ingredients in dishes like Vermont chicken liver terrine rant at Atlantic Wharf, in October 2011. With a focus on
Chef Geoff Gardner’s immensely popular eatery has a
and saltimbocca-style duck breast. The restaurant seats local ingredients, the eatery has a 32-seat private dining
location in the tony Natick Collection mall, 15 miles from 72 guests and is available for buyout. (350 Stuart St.,
room in addition to a 70-seat lounge; the main dining
downtown Boston. The 150-seat restaurant, serving
617.532.3827)
room, available for buyout, seats 150 or holds 250 for
STEPHI’S ON TREMONT
upscale fare like seared scallops with corn pancakes,
cocktails. (540 Atlantic Ave., 617.451.1234)
In 2009, popular eatery Stephanie’s on Newbury
TRESCA
is available for buyout. The Back Bay location has a
This North End Italian restaurant modeled after a
private dining room that can seat 38, but the restaurant launched this South End offshoot. The bright, open
Tuscan villa has been open since May 2006. The cozy
can accommodate groups up to 150. (1245 Worcester St., restaurant serves creative comfort food like pretzelsetting includes lots of wood, two fireplaces, and an
crusted crab cakes and pecan-goat-cheese fritter salad.
Natick, 508.650.1800; 774 Boylston St. 617.266.8800)
75 CHESTNUT
A private dining room seats 12, and buyouts seat 70. (571 Italian-focused wine cellar. The upstairs dining room
A Beacon Hill restaurant with a laid-back atmosphere,
holds 70 for dinner, downstairs holds 30, and the
Tremont St., 617.236.2064)
STREGA WATERFRONT
75 Chestnut offers American bistro fare like sweet
entire restaurant can hold 140 for a cocktail party. (233
On Fan Pier near the Boston Convention and Exhibition Hanover St., 617.742.8240)
potato ravioli and porterhouse pork chops. The bright
TURNER FISHERIES
Center, Strega Waterfront offers Old World Italian fare
and airy dining room seats 55 and is available for
and space for 140 seated guests. A private dining room, This restaurant in the Westin Copley Place hotel is
buyout. (25 Charles St., 617.227.2175)
SIDEBAR & GRILLE
which seats 45, can be divided into two spaces: a 32-seat focused on sustainable seafood, and the mahoganyOff the lobby of the Boston Sheraton hotel (adjacent
lined dining room provides views of Copley Square.
boardroom and a 12-seat chef’s room. A more intimate
to the Hynes Convention Center) this Starwood-run
Three private dining rooms offer specialized group
area, called the speakeasy, holds seven. Decor includes
restaurant offers a casual atmosphere and traditional
oil paintings of Al Pacino and Sophia Loren and leather menus and a maximum capacity of 140 guests. (10
American fare. The wood-paneled dining room seats
Huntington Ave., 617.424.7425)
booths. (1 Marina Drive, 617.345.3992)
SUMMER SHACK—BOSTON
29 NEWBURY STREET5
125 guests and is available for buyout. (39 Dalton St.,
This seafood restaurant near Fenway Park is home to
This Back Bay restaurant-bar features an on-site art
617.236.2000)
606 CONGRESS
a 4,000-piece raw bar and an array of other seafood
gallery and a spacious Newbury Street patio. The New
The Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel opened this
specialties. The 185-seat restaurant is available for
American menu features items like warm lobster salad
restaurant in 2008. The menu focuses on seafood and
events, and chef Jasper White’s New England lobster
and butternut squash soup. The restaurant seats 97
seasonal produce, with options like crispy wild striped
clambake is a popular choice for groups. (50 Dalton St.,
people total. (29 Newbury St., 617.536.0290)
UMBRIA PRIME
bass with fennel and green beans. A private space holds 617.867.9955)
Frank DePasquale’s five-floor financial district steak
22 and can be broken into two smaller rooms. The chef’s SUMMER SHACK—CAMBRIDGE
house features 35-day, dry-aged Angus beef seared in a
table—a sleek counter facing the kitchen—seats seven. Summer Shack’s flagship location seats 350 diners.
Beyond serving great food prepared by chef Tim Willis, 1,200-degree brick oven. At night, floors three through
The restaurant is considering renovation plans for
the restaurant is famed for its 1,200-gallon lobster tank five transform into Prime the Nightclub, with DJs, dance
summer 2012. (606 Congress St., 617.476.5606)
16 GARDEN STREET RESTAURANT AND CAFÉ
and patented lobster line. The fun, casual atmosphere
floors, V.I.P. lounges. and plush couches. The entire
In the Sheraton Commander Hotel in Harvard Square, 16 can host groups of 10 to 100 or more. (149 Alewife Brook venue seats 420, with four private rooms available. (295
Garden Street offers traditional New England favorites
Pkwy., 617.669.8552)
Franklin St., 617.338.1000)
UNION OYSTER HOUSE
in the dining room and lighter fare to accompany cock- TERANGA
This upscale Senegalese restaurant opened in the South Across from city hall, the oldest restaurant in Boston
tails in the café/lounge. The dining area seats 54 and
End in May 2009. The 36-seat redbrick and beige space
dates to 1826 and specializes in traditional New England
can be reserved for groups. (16 Garden St., Cambridge,
is outfitted with hand-carved wooden gourds and color- seafood. Four wood-furnished private rooms are
617.234.1365)
SKIPJACK’S SEAFOOD EMPORIUM
ful paintings. The restaurant is available for buyout.
available, and total dining capacity is 575. (41 Union St.,
This restaurant near Copley Square offers an extensive
(1746 Washington St., 617.266.0003)
617.227.2750)
UNI SASHIMI BAR
seafood menu, including a raw bar and sushi bar. Private TICO
Tico, the Latin-inspired restaurant and bar from chef
This casual, contemporary sashimi restaurant owned by
dining rooms for parties of 150, as well as customized
Michael Schlow opened in February 2011. In the former local celebrity chef Ken Oringer is in the Back Bay’s Eliot
group menus, can be arranged. (199 Clarendon St.,
Cottonwood Café space of the Back Bay, Tico holds 252
Hotel. The small dining room seats 22 or holds 75 for
617.969.6161)
SMITH & WOLLENSKY
and is available for buyout. A semiprivate dining room
receptions, and is available for buyout.
The Boston branch of this upscale steak house chain is
seats 30. With two- and four-top tables and larger,
(370A Commonwealth Ave., 617.536.7200)
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