Dining Out for New Year's Eve
BOSTON

Aujourd'Hui French
16/20
Dining Room at Aujourd Four Seasons Hotel Boston
200 Boylston St.
Boston, MA 02116
617-351-2172
Now old-fashioned, now new-fangled, hotel dining is alive and well at Aujourd'Hui. More...

Eastern Standard Brasserie
14/20
Hotel Commonwealth
528 Commonwealth Ave.
Boston, MA 02215
617-532-9100
This Kenmore Square brasserie channels jazz-age Paris via present-day Manhattan, with a menu that redefines retro cuisine for the post-millennium. More...

Ivy Restaurant Italian
12/20
49 Temple Pl.
Boston, MA 02111
617-451-1416
Big flavors, small plates---tapas turn Italian at this handsomely clubby spot in Downtown Crossing. More...

L'Espalier French
17/20
Dining Room at L 30 Gloucester St.
Boston, MA 02115
617-262-3023
World-class French Contemporary cuisine, with a New England twist, in a Back Bay brownstone. More...

Meritage Contemporary
15/20
Dining Room at Meritage, Boston, MA Boston Harbor Hotel
70 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
617-439-3995
Meritage is a paean to the art of food-and-wine pairing---and a testament to chef Daniel Bruce's ambition and talent. More...

No. 9 Park European
16/20
Dining Room at No. 9 Park, Boston, MA 9 Park St.
Boston, MA 02108
617-742-9991
Barbara Lynch's smart, oh-so-European dining destination has broad appeal (but prohibitive prices). More...

Prezza Italian
14/20
Dining Room at Prezza, Boston, MA 24 Fleet St.
Boston, MA 02113
617-227-1577
Anthony Caturano’s discerning Italian menu is as elegantly simple as the space in which it’s served. More...

Rialto Contemporary
16/20
Dining Room at Rialto, Cambridge, MA Charles Hotel
1 Bennett St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-661-5050
Though her focus has narrowed to Italy only, Jody Adams’ culinary style---at once sophisticated and rootsy---continues to wow. More...

Top of the Hub Contemporary
12/20
Prudential Ctr.
800 Boylston St.
Boston, MA 02199
617-536-1775
Fifty-two floors up, the Top of the Hub boasts the best views in Boston and respectable contemporary cuisine. More...

Toro Spanish
15/20
1704 Washington St.
Boston, MA 02118
617-536-4300
Rustic tapas reign supreme at star chef Ken Oringer's Spanish boîte. More...

Tremont 647 Contemporary
13/20
647 Tremont St.
Boston, MA 02118
617-266-4600
Andy Husbands' contemporary South Ender just keeps chugging along, and its regulars are always up for the ride. More...

UpStairs on the Square Contemporary
14/20
Dining Room at UpStairs on the Square, Cambridge, MA 91 Winthrop St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-864-1933
Two eye-popping dining rooms present two palate-pleasing dining options under one roof---formal upstairs, casual downstairs. More...

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