No. 9 Park
9 Park Street Boston, Massachusetts 02109French, Italian | Beacon Hill
No. 9 Park sets the standard for fine dining in Boston.
t: view phone617 742 9991
Description
Located in an elegant townhouse in Boston’s historic Beacon Hill, No.9 Park provides an intimate, European-scale setting in which to enjoy Chef Barbara Lynch’s refined cuisine. The menu showcases an artful blend of regionally-inspired Italian and French dishes with an emphasis on simplicity and flavor. Our wine list includes a number of old world wines from boutique vintners selected by award-winning Wine Director Cat Silirie. The dining room, designed by Cheryl and Jeffrey Katz of C&J Katz, features a muted taupe palette, dark polished wood floors, and shimmering antique chandeliers, radiating a quiet and timeless elegance. From the thoughtfully selected wines to the warm hospitality, No. 9 Park continues to set the standard for fine dining in Boston.
Our menus offer elegant, refined dishes drawing largely upon Italian and French influences with an emphasis on technique, creativity, and superb ingredients from farmers and purveyors we respect and admire. In addition to the dining room menu, available both as a three course prix fixe and à la carte, we offer a seven course chef’s tasting menu which changes weekly.
Our wine list predominantly features the old world wines of France, Italy, Austria, and Germany as well as a selection of the most interesting American wines from small producers. The Wine Program Cat Silirie has created is accomplished by extensive travel and research and by the education of staff. The carefully edited wine list represents Cat’s relationships with some of the world’s most talented and passionate winemakers dedicated to creating beautiful wines with a strong sense of place and a great respect for tradition.
The celebrated bar program at No. 9 Park echoes the vision of the kitchen and wine program. Classic cocktails are made using the freshest ingredients and skilled techniques with an emphasis on education, a respect for tradition, and interest in modern innovation.
No. 9 Park is the perfect setting for celebrating a special occasion or hosting a corporate event. From twenty to seventy-five guests for a sit down dinner and up to one hundred for a cocktail reception, No. 9 Park offers extraordinary food, an intimate setting, and gracious hospitality. In addition to creating a customized menu with our talented chefs, No. 9 Park can offer the expertise of Wine Director Cat Silirie in selecting from a wine list featuring primarily limited production artisan wines. From a three-course business luncheon to an elegant seven-course Chef’s Tasting menu paired with exquisite wines, No.9 Park provides the perfect setting for a range of private events.
For information on arranging a private event, please email Kim Morin at kmorin@no9park.com or call us at 617.742.9991.
James Beard Award-winner Barbara Lynch is regarded as one of Boston’s, and the country’s, leading chefs and restaurateurs. While growing up in South Boston, Barbara, at the age of 13, got her first kitchen job cooking at a local rectory. It was in high school, however, that an influential home economics teacher and a job working with Chef Mario Binello at Boston’s esteemed St. Botolph Club piqued her interest in one day becoming a professional chef. During her early twenties, Barbara worked under some of Boston’s greatest culinary talents including Chef Todd English, first at Michaela’s then at Olives and later Figs. After working with Todd for several years, Barbara traveled to Italy where she learned about Italian cuisine firsthand from local women. She returned to Boston and became the executive chef at Galleria Italiana, bringing national acclaim to the tiny trattoria when she captured Food & Wine’s “Ten Best New Chefs in America” award.
In 1998, Barbara opened a restaurant of her own, No. 9 Park, in Boston’s Beacon Hill neighborhood. The restaurant immediately received rave reviews from publications around the country and was named one of the “Top 25 New Restaurants in America” by Bon Appétit and “Best New Restaurant” by Food & Wine.
Barbara expanded her presence in Boston by opening two restaurants in the South End in 2003: B&G Oysters, serving exquisitely fresh seafood, and The Butcher Shop, a wine bar and full service butcher shop. In 2005 Barbara ventured into the catering world with the opening of Niche Catour. Barbara opened Plum Produce in September 2006, and next door, in August 2007, Stir, a demonstration kitchen and cookbook store.
In fall 2008 Barbara launched two concepts in Boston’s Fort Point neighborhood. Drink, which opened in September, is a bar dedicated to the craft of the cocktail. In November, Sportello (Italian for counter), Barbara’s modern interpretation of a diner, opened. Her catering company, 9 at Home (formerly Niche Catour), relocated to Fort Point in 2008 as well.
Barbara’s talents have continued to garner numerous accolades over the years, both locally and nationally. In 2003, The James Beard Foundation named her “Best Chef Northeast” and Travel &Leisure proclaimed No.9 Park one of the “Top 50 Restaurants in America.” For two consecutive years, No.9 Park was named “Best Restaurant, General Excellence” by Boston Magazine and Gourmet included it as one of “America’s Top 50 Restaurants” in 2006. In 2007, Boston Magazine named Barbara “Best Chef.”
Barbara and her recipes have been featured in many publications including Saveur, Boston Common, Bon Appetit, The New York Times, and Inc. magazine. She was one of a handful of Bostonians to be profiled in the ABC-TV documentary series“Boston 24/7” and is the subject of a documentary film entitled “Amuse Bouche--A Chef’s Tale.” In 2009, Barbara was honored to receive the Crittenton Women's Union's Amelia Earhart Award. Past recipients include Doris Kearns Goodwin and Julia Child.
Barbara's first cookbook, Stir, Mixing It Up in The Italian Tradition , was published by Houghton Mifflin in fall 2009. In early 2010, Barbara will open her third concept, a fine dining restaurant, in Boston’s Fort Point neighborhood.
Hours of work
No. 9 Park accepts reservations up to 28 days in advance for the dining room and while recommended, they are not required. Reservations may be made by calling 617.742.9991, Monday through Saturday, from 10:00am until 9:30pm.
In the bar room, the dinner menu and Chef’s tasting menu are both served, without reservations, from 5:30pm until 11:00pm, Monday through Saturday. Our bar features a selection of apertifs, digestifs, and creative specialty cocktails in addition to both menus.
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No. 9 Park
9 Park Street
Boston, MA 02108
Beacon Hill, Boston
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