Nestled between Washington Street in Downtown Crossing and Tremont Street near the Boston Common, Kennedy's Midtown is an Irish pub and steakhouse located in the heart of downtown. This restaurant, which offers live music to patrons, is just steps away from Boston's finest hotels and attractions including the Orpheum Theatre, the Freedom Trail and the Theatre District.

Great place to grab a cheap, after-work pitcher of beer (only $7), nibble on some pub grub (10-cent chicken wings) and enjoy some eye candy (bartender Sharon made the Improper Bostonian’s “Boston’s Beloved Bartenders” cover in 2005). The space is small but the scene is more festive than your typical Downtown Crossing hole in the wall. Also, SideBar Food and Spirits is a popular haunt for displaced Suffolk University students.

Boston's young consulting crowd never looked better in this dimly-lit downtown watering hole. Swank and surprisingly stentorian Vinalia (Latin for Festival of Wines) is part upscale restaurant and part wine bar that serves Mercer fare at Baine prices. The Crab Fritters with Napa Cabbage Cole Slaw ($12) and Steak Tartare ($10) are traditional introductions to the sumptuous Lobster Risotto ($27) and Veal Chop ($34), and the desserts (chocolate molten cake $7) are pedestrian but delicious. Satisfy your enological pursuits with any one of the array of international wines by the bottle and glass—ask you server for recommendations.

After a successful stint in Harvard Square and on Commonwealth Avenue near Kenmore Square, this gazebo restaurant in Post Office Square Park in the Financial District is the newest Z Square location to open its doors. Featuring fresh ingredients in all of their signature sandwiches, salads, paninis, handcrafted soups and daily specials, keep your eye out for the roving Z Crepe Cart during the warmer months.

As comically old-school as it may be, Locke-Ober invariably delivers on its biggest promise: a wildly decadent, scotch-and-cigar-laden immersion in all things traditionally New England—and Harvard, of course. This restaurant's ancient leather chairs, pheasant prints, sprawling chandeliers, and heavy panelled walls once watched only the wealthiest of men. Now, as our waiter lamented, the dining room is open to ladies, though “it is not designed for it.” The spookily stiff waiters invisibly deliver dishes from a menu leaning heavily toward expensive meats and seafood, from appetizers such as the divine Jonah crab cakes ($14) all the way through the entrees (tasty, fatty sirloin; $36) and sickeningly rich and delicious desserts. For the pyromaniacs among us, ample opportunities exist to have various dishes flambéed (read: lit on fire) tableside. For good reason, the Hasty Pudding Theatricals still bring their Man of the Year here annually. For a bit of Boston history in your belly, order a "Ward 8." This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard.

UPDATE: The Carving Station, a busy lunch spot on the corner of Tremont and Beacon Streets near Government Center, closed in early 2009. The location will be transformed into a Pressed Sandwiches shop. Like meat? The Carving Station is your place. Don't let the larger-than-life knife above the entrance deter you from this haven for carnivores. This lunch hotspot near Government Center offers a killer selection of slow-roasted meats, home-style cooking and top-shelf sandwiches. The décor is playful with drawn-up menu boards, carving knife decorations and little pigs peeking out from the walls. The only caveat? Carving Station closes shop at 4 p.m. weekdays, so you better get your meat on while you can.

Chopped designer salads? You bet. This Financial Street gem is a hidden hotspot for herbivores looking to satisfy their salad-as-a-meal fix. Hidden behind a grand glass facade at 100 Federal Street, Boston's Wild Greens boasts Wolfgang Puck goodies ranging from robustly prepared soups to vegan-approved salads. Wild Greens also has daily specials--like an awe-inspiring fajita bar on Thursdays and a daily breakfast menu where the chef prepares a larger-than-usual meal as you wait. While a bit on the pricey side, Wild Greens doesn't hold back with its portions (be prepared to walk back to your office with a doggie bag). And, to top off an above-average lunch experience, Wild Greens boasts outdoor seating next to a sculpture garden. Score!

This incredibly popular chain sits in Boston's Faneuil Hall area and caters to a mix of tourists and locals alike who will wait a long time to get a table. Also very popular with the Brooks Brothers suit wearing crowd that starts piling in for drinks weeknights around 5 pm- esp. popular in the summer for it's large patio. If you think schnozzing with people in power suits is sexy, this is the place. The decor is bizarre - huge metal horse statue, striking lighting, a wall made of giant Jenga pieces, and a drawer which pulls out of the kitchen area filled with only tortilla chips (you can't make stuff like this up). The fries are incredibly thin, shoestring type, so definitely come here if you like this kind of fry. Fall-off-the-bone ribs and sizzling steaks are their specialty.

You can find some decent soups from a roster that has both consistent offerings like clam chowder and rotating selections such as split pea, carrot-broccoli and vegetable-barley, plus a few stews. Sandwiches include the usual suspects, plus some interesting selections such as Caribbean chicken with banana-ginger chutney and some Asian and Middle Eastern wraps in tortillas and pita breads. The salad bar itself leaves a lot to be desired compared to the multifaceted, unusual, prepared salads you can score at any decent lunch place---or even compared to the bars at most supermarkets.

A Financial District bar. On Thursday and Fridays, they have free sliders during happy hour. It never gets too crowded so you can converse freely and have some personal space. It's a solid restaurant bar that you can depend on to unwind after work. Voted one of Boston's Hottest Singles Scene in Stuff At Night magazine! Enjoy a relaxing after work Aquatini. Workers in the area enjoy half price off food from 5-9 pm on Tuesdays and there is an Open Mic night for all music enthusiasts. For booking of the Function Hall: Please contact the function coordinator anytime before 5:00 at (617) 720 4900 to discuss your function requirements