No. 9 Park
A mix of expense-account lobbyists and serious foodies crowds this understated dining room, with its sage-green walls offset by crisp white linens, to sample chef Barbara Lynch's French-Italian menu. Lynch, Boston's most revered chef, owns other Boston restaurants—including B&G Oysters and The Butcher Shop—but No. 9 continues to stand out. Here, her nouvelle-style plates are mindfully arranged and intense with flavor; the signature prune-stuffed gnocchi with seared foie gras consistently succeeds, as does the glazed pork belly with sweet, white-fleshed Hakurei turnips and porcini mushrooms. The eclectic, well-edited wine list highlights boutique vineyards in Italy and France.
Tip: If you can’t get a reservation in the main dining room, the more casual, walk-in bar serves a scaled-down (and plenty delicious) menu.
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From Food & Wine, Jan 2006
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From the May 2008 Food & Wine Go List
This Beacon Hill town house launched the restaurant empire of Barbara Lynch (an F&W Best New Chef 1996), which now includes the Butcher Shop and Stir. Her French-Italian menu has its mainstays—like addictive prune-stuffed gnocchi—and newer dishes like turbot with verjus sauce. Cat Silirie’s wine list is one of the city’s best, focusing on Old World and hand-selected American.
We loved: Pheasant with confit raviolini.
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