The Beacon Hill Bistro
The Beacon Hill Hotel
25 Charles St. (Beacon St.) 
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Boston, MA 02114
617-723-1133 | Make Restaurant Reservations
 Owners Peter and Cecilia Rait run a wholly different show than other restaurateurs, one devoid of ego and very smooth---a result of their European hotel school background. The restaurant is a long, thin, bright room with slightly arched ceilings, torch-like sconces and an oh-so-Parisian tile floor; to celebrate the acquisition of the first full liquor license to be issued on Charles Street in decades, an eight-seat bar was installed. The neighborhood's sophisticates linger over a rather reasonable wine list and mingle over streamlined bistro plates that boast a mixture of local products and provincial French conceptions. Seasonal entrées look to the heart and north of France in colder weather, to the Riviera when it's warm out. That said, escargots arranged atop herbed flatbread with a light tomato drizzle has all the makings of a permanent signature. The dessert cart is sure to trigger overseas memories. Brunch and lunch star omelets, croque monsieurs, steak frites and other simple favorites. And don't forget to request the strawberry-rhubarb mojito. |
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