Here's a look at restaurants and bars suitable for entertaining clients, treating a team, or even making a private presentation outside the office.
The team behind the acclaimed Island Creek Oyster Bar has opened Row 34, a seafood-focused restaurant with a New England-inspired menu. The recently opened Fort Point hot spot is an architectural wonder, featuring a walk-in steel-and-glass beer cooler designed to look original to the 100-year-old space. But those beers aren’t just for show. With 24 draft lines, a rotating cask, and a substantial bottle cellar, the restaurant is ideal for anyone looking to experience the American craft beer industry. A 1,050-square-foot private dining room known as the “Cooler Room” fits 45 guests.
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The financial district's Society on High restaurant is within walking distance to some of Boston’s biggest companies, as well as South Station. The main dining room seats 45 or holds as many as 100 for receptions. A private dining room seats 25 or holds 30 for cocktails. Buyouts are available for 225 people. A multimedia platform allows for online conferencing, built-in video displays, and a separate sound system. A patio is also available for events.
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Hotspot Belly Wine Bar has recently expanded its repertoire in order to cater to small events. Belly’s new options for festivities include Fondue for Your Crew and the Arm & a Leg: Lamb Jam, a four-course family-style dinner for groups of as many as 12.
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Former Boston Redevelopment Authority executive Harry Collings realized his dream of owning a restaurant with Back Bay Harry’s. The restaurant on the Back Bay/South End border has a private space for 40 guests, in addition to the general dining room and a bar area that accommodates 60. Back Bay Harry's offers twists on classic favorites, like Meatloaf Wellington and buttermilk fried chicken, prepared by popular local chef Jason Santos.
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Commonwealth chef and owner Steve “Nookie” Postal, who gained fame on the Bravo reality show Around the World in 80 Plates, is the former Fenway Park chef with a passion for farm-to-table food. His 6,500-square-foot Kendall Square restaurant and market has several places for entertaining and events, including a 10-person chef’s table, a 22-person private dining room, and a spacious roof deck.
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Take picky eaters to Legal C Bar, the third installment of Roger Berkowitz’s casual-yet-chic Legal Sea Foods spin-off located in Hingham’s popular Derby Street Shops. The 6,500-square-foot restaurant, which opened its doors over Memorial Day weekend, offers Legal’s trademark seafood like calamari and oysters but with a bar-centric attitude and a stainless steel and concrete open floor plan that holds 195 guests. An entire lunch menu is devoted to wheat and gluten sensitivity, giving guests the ability to customize meals without extra effort.
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Located in the seaport district—a popular area for guests visiting the Convention & Exhibition Center as well as for an increasing number of start-up businesses—is Tamo, the restaurant at the Seaport Boston Hotel. After a renovation and expansion that finished in April, the now-3,800-square-foot 120-seat eatery includes the Loft at Tamo for private dinners for as many as 24 guests; an outdoor space, Tamo terrace; and the Living Room at Tamo, a cozy space with a fireplace.
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Known as one of Boston’s more luxe locations, L’Espalier’s salon is now open for private events and entertaining. Centrally located on Boylston Street in Back Bay, the famed restaurant accommodates groups of as many as 25 in its salon for seated dinners or receptions.
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