Boston Spotlite : Your Guide to Boston

Downtown & Theater District Restaurants

Fajitas & 'Ritas

23 West Street

This easy going, fun restaurant and bar feature fresh, healthy Tex-Mex and barbecue cuisine. Its namesake specialities include a variety of sizzling fajitas, tequila wings, and frosty margaritas. The award winning location stresses generous portions, “cheap-eats” prices, prompt, friendly service, and open casual space. “The place is friendly, the food is fun and abundant” – Boston Globe. “Honest margaritas...tasty, smoky fajitas” – Boston Phoenix. “The kids will be happy, the bill will be low, and everyone will leave full and satisfied.” – Cheap Eats, Boston Globe Calendar. Casual, lunch & dinner, parties up to 200, catering, T accessible, walk in. $

Legal Sea Foods

Copley Place, 617-266-7775

Park Plaza, 617-426-4444

Prudential Center, 617-266-6800

Legal’s has attained legendary status among seafood lovers from around the world. The extensive menu offers the freshest seafood anywhere. Casual, lunch & dinner, full bar, reservations possible. $$

Maggiano's Little Italy

4 Columbus Avenue at Park Square

Theater District

617-542-3456

Enjoy the home-style ambiance of Maggiano’s Little Italy. The restaurant is comfortably adorned with red and white checkered tablecloths and the decor of a pre-World War ll Italian Supper Club. Lavish portions of authentic Southern Italian cuisine include: Eggplant Parmesan, Chicken Giardiniera, Angel Hair Al’arrabiata, Giant Shrimp Oreganata, 19 oz. NY Steak Cantidina, and Gnocchi with Tomato Vodka Sauce. Casual, lunch & dinner, full bar, valet & validated parking available, reservations recommended. $$

McCormick & Schmick's

34 Columbus Avenue

Boston Park Plaza Hotel

617-482-3999

Winning the admiration of the most discerning diners, McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant maintains a stellar reputation for uncompromising value and quality. Featuring more than 40 varieties of seafood, the restaurant’s enticing menu is updated twice each day to showcase the freshest product available. Classic selections include Pacific Northwest favorites, East Coast specialities and unique regional dishes along with one of Boston’s most diverse raw bars. The high energy full service bar features a popular $1.95 Social Hour menu, traditional mixology and hand-shaken cocktails. McCormick & Schmick’s is an ideal dining destination for theater-goers both before and after the show. Upscale casual, lunch & dinner, full bar, valet parking, reservations recommended. $$

Radius

8 High Street

617-426-1234 | www.radiusrestaurant.com

No trip to Boston is complete without visiting Radius!! Radius was voted one of the top ten French restaurants in the country!! Chef Michael Schlow is definitely a shining star in the Boston dining scene. He has received numerous awards including the 2000 award nominee for the Best Chef in the Northeast from the James Beard Foundation. He is also backed up by an award winning team in the kitchen. Chef Schlow focuses on a lighter style of cuisine marked by an emphasis on seasonal ingredients, classical techniques, and the use of flavored oils, emulsions, juices, and reductions. Radius is a stylish, urban restaurant featuring Modern French cuisine in a playfully sophisticated setting. There is a communal dining table which seats 18 as well as a semi-private and a private dining room. The service at Radius is unmatched in Boston. You can be sure that your meal at Radius will be etched in your mind forever. Reservations strongly recommended, proper dress, lunch & dinner, full bar, all major credit cards, handicapped accessible, valet parking, private dining room for functions. $$$

South Street Diner

178 Kneeland Street

Leather District/Financial District

617-350-0028

South Street Diner is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The menu features delicious breakfast items and burgers as well as tempting steak, fish & vegetarian specials of the day. 22 types of beer are offered. Bring the family back to the 50’s with a wholesome, friendly atmosphere at a price we can all afford. Casual, beer & wine, breakfast, lunch & dinner, reservations accepted. $

Teatro

177 Tremont Street

Theater District

617-778-6841

Teatro, located in the theater district overlooking the Boston Common, offers a modern approach to classic Italian dishes. The design of Teatro is both elegant and informal, with an open kitchen and high arched mosaic ceiling which gives the room a theatrical presence. The restaurant offers both a full bar and wine list. The full dinner menu is available at the bar, which was just expanded in July of 2007. Dinner is served Sunday from 4:00-10:00pm, Tuesday through Thursday from 5:00-10:30pm and Friday and Saturday from 5:00-11:30pm. Teatro is closed on Mondays. $½

The Melting Pot of Boston

76 Arlington St., Boston Park Plaza Hotel

617-357-7007 | www.meltingpot.com/boston

Located in Boston’s Park Plaza Hotel & Towers, at the corner of Arlington St. and Columbus Ave., The Back Bay Melting Pot brings a truly unique upscale/casual dining experience to Boston’s vibrant dining scene. The Melting Pot is a dinner only restaurant where fondue becomes a memorable and interactive four-course dining experience where patrons can “dip into something different.” Following a creamy cheese fondue and lively salad, guests are able to choose from flavorful fondue cooking styles and a variety of entrées including filet mignon, lobster, breast of chicken, duck, shrimp, salmon and more. Dessert features mouthwatering chocolate fondue served with dipping items including fresh fruit and cakes. Additional Features: Seating for almost 200 guests; Secluded seating for parties of 2; A private banquet/party room that accommodates up to 36 guests; Valet parking offered at a reduced rate to patrons. Upscale casual, dinner, full bar, reservations recommended. $$

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