Troquet is a great find. Delicious food with wine pairing options for each course by dish. Excellent service and great presentation.The upstairs dining room is a unique setting overlooking Boston Common while the first floor has a sophisticated Wine Bar. The kitchen's open 'til 11! You can tell too, since it's completely exposed in the upstairs dining area and worth showing off; bustling, clean and buzzing with foodie delight. The size of the restaurant makes you think of a row house - it was multiple floors (2) and narrow and long. There were mirrors hung along the walls - which I assume was to make the space seem less narrow - which works well. Nice, simple decor with lots of cherry colored wood. If you are taking a date there BE SURE to request a window seat. This place defines 'wine and dine'.

Conveniently located in the Boston Park Plaza Hotel adjacent to the Theater District, the Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Bay Village and the South End, McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurant maintains a stellar reputation for uncompromising value and quality. This restaurant's classic menu features more than 40 varieties of fresh fish and seafood, flown in daily. In addition to delicious seafood from local shores and both coasts, menu highlights include tempting pasta, poultry and beef specialties from Executive Chef Joseph Bartel.

Dining. drinking. lounging. in style. Located in the heart of the theatre district, Caprice offers a tantalizing menu with unique French Mediterranean flair. Forget about finding a place to park when the Wang Center has a show--pricey lots and the T are your best bets. Spee members will feel right at home at Caprice, which attracts a chic international crowd. Come here to schmooze and be seen in one of 3 separate bar areas. A DJ spins downstairs W-Sa at 10:30pm; for a more laid-back atmosphere, head to their 2 pool tables upstairs ($20/hr) or lounge in comfy chairs by the huge front windows. Super-expensive drinks (wine $8+, beer $6, mixed drinks $10+) make Caprice the place to come once you've landed that cushy I-banking job. Brazilian/Latin Su, “Buddha Lounge” M. Appropriate dress required. No cover. This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard. Current Promotions: The upstairs lounge captures the spirit of Morocco with rich color and plush seating. The Billiards Room features two red felt tables and a private bar. Caprice offers spacious and elegant private rooms and the finest in gourmet catering.

Radius's team of hipster restaurateurs score yet again with this tastefully mod and highly authentic Italian experiement, which offers diners a choice of top-drawer food and drinks in one of four settings. Try the white-walled main dining room, the outdoor terrace, the late-night bistro and pizzeria, or the bar—a perfect place to meet dates for after-hours drinks. The restaurant offers a host of generously-portioned Italian regional specialties, like the phenomenal Fresh Pappardelle with Long Island duck, dried cherries, and rosemary ($19), but those in a drinking-and-snacking kind of mood should hit the bar for specialty drinks, scene-making, and lightly crunchy risotto balls ($10). The mostly upscale 30-something crowd packs this place nightly, so call for reservations. This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard. The basil gimlet--fresh basil with lime and vodka--is not to be missed.

On par with upscale chains like Legal Seafood and P. F. Chang's, red and brassy Maggiano's comes without the intimacy and personality of North End restaurants, but it routinely draws throngs seeking its enormous portions of delicious southern Italian food. Groups of 4 can choose a 5-course feast from the “family style menu” for a bargain at $20 each, but a mere half-portion of a single entree like linguine with chicken and pesto (half $12/full $15) will undoubtedly leave leftovers. Other great options include Tuscan-style mussels ($7/$11), homemade gnocchi in tomato vodka sauce ($12/$15), and baked shrimp organata ($23). Weekly specials on Th. Reservations highly recommended. This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard.

Davio's is a Northern Italian Steakhouse and restaurant with locations in Boston near Park Plaza and one in Cambridge. Davio's menu is has extensive listings of the variety of cuts of steak that they carry as well as different pastas, salads, seafood, and sushi. Dress is more business casual and they also just opened a new location at Patriot Place in Foxborough.

Bistro-style dining at its best. Rustic Kitchen’s wood burning oven produces exquisite gourmet pizzas that are thin and topped with creative toppings (like the Frutti di Mare and the Italian sausage and roasted pepper pizza). The décor is theatrical (which is appropriate because of its Theatre District locale) and oddly comfy. And their killer wine bar makes one feel like their dining at an exclusive Mediterranean chateau.

Aujourd'hui is closing on June 27th; afterward it will only be available for private functions^[1] Forget Rialto when you really want to lay it on thick, head to Aujourd'hui. Perched above the Public Garden in the beautiful Four Seasons Hotel, Aujourd'hui's old-money-coated dining room and immaculate service make every customer feel like royalty (probably because most of them are). The food follows through as well, with a constantly changing menu that never falls flat (entrees $30+). Don't miss the lobster bisque with butternut squash; the rabbit is especially succulent. Reservations required, and although jacket no longer is required for service, it is highly suggested. This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard. UPDATE: This hotspot recently has been refurbished and outfitted with a classy new bar. Score!

This Park Plaza location is the flagship of the dessert king. Catering to the Park Plaza Hotel and the hungry Theatre District, this truly is a place to indulge yourself in something sweet. Consistently rated one of the top date locales in the city, and with various other locations in the Boston area, Finale knows that it is surely doing something right.

Designer silks swish to-and-fro past the plush, upholstered chairs and leafy potted plants. This emblematic restaurant and lounge within Boston's famously posh Four Seasons serves as a more casual hangout for wealthy patrons than the stellar Aujourd'hui. The menu, however, is nothing less than professionally executed. Start with their Maine lump crabcakes, then proceed to their signature Bristol burger, which is worth every bit of its $17 price-tag. Entrees range from $15-27. Daily specials, which often feature fresh seafood, are another delectable albeit expensive option ($35). Dessert here could be a whole meal unto itself; brace yourself for the gigantic slice of triple layer chocolate fudge cake with raspberry coulis. And if you're feeling especially pretentious, drop in for a spot of tea-, complete with scones, tea sandwiches, tea bread, and pastries, daily from 3-4:30. Great Views of the Boston Public Gardens and the beautiful swan boats, people watching, tea with friends, drinks after work at the chic new bar, a cozy table by the fireplace on a cold winter night, friendly service.... What more could you possibly want out of a restaurant?