Diners' Choice: Best Ambiance restaurants in Boston

OpenTable

Updated December 05, 2024

Looking for restaurants with the best ambiance in Boston? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Dotty's Kitchen & Raw Bar

5.0

5 (15)

$31 to $50

Seafood

Quincy

About the restaurant

Coming Soon!

Top review

Emily

Dined 4 days ago

The food here is really delicious. Everything from the appetizer (we had arancini) to the side (brussels sprouts) to the entree (streak frites) was prepared with the care and attention to detail that makes for a memorable dining experience. The cocktails are great too and the waitstaff are attentive and friendly. This is our go to place for fine dining in Quincy.

Offsuit

4.9

4.9 (189)

$31 to $50

Speakeasy

Leather District

About the restaurant

Offsuit is an intimate cocktail bar. We want everyone to enjoy the Offsuit experience; so visits are limited to 90 minutes. Reservations are only available for 7 days into the future.

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Lauren

Dined 3 days ago

More than just "out for cocktails." This was a fun, fabulous experience! Food, drinks and service were all spectacular!

Supper Club at Capo Restaurant

4.8

4.8 (260)

$30 and under

Italian

South Boston

About the restaurant

RETRO VIBES & GOOD TIMES

Tucked underneath Capo Restaurant, the Supper Club looks to recapture the excitement of going out on the town for dinner and a show.

The Supper Club at Capo is a 4,000sf subterranean lounge located next door to Capo Restaurant and below Citizen’s Bank. The Supper Club is accessible through a connecting staircase located in Capo’s dining room at 443 West Broadway. There is a private entrance located at 439 West Broadway which is available for private events only.

The Supper Club at Capo consists of a 40ft bar, a large performance stage for live music and entertainment, a stage-front dance floor with two retro stage-side lounges.

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Keila

Dined on Dec 8, 2024

Excelent food and experience. The cocktails were really great. The appetizers and main dish were really tasty. The Frank Sinatra show was good and make us feel like it was Christmas Eve!

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Experience

NYE: Skip the line & book a table!

Vejigante Restaurant

4.8

4.8 (897)

$30 and under

Puerto Rican

South End

About the restaurant

With experience of over 20 years in the culinary industry to present us with emotion and put your new project disposicnuestro "Vejigantes Restaurant". This restaurant brings the best of the traditional food of the beautiful island of Puerto Rico, carefully prepared and presented by craftsmen to fill a void in the community of Villa Victoria bastion of the fight of our community.
Unique in its kind in the city of Boston, has been carefully designed with an island environment and atmosphere. Inviting them in bright colors to arouse curiosity and cheer the soul as a delicious food delights. Located in the heart of Villa Victoria representative and testament to the struggle of the Puerto Rican community in Boston.
We invite you to live this experience with us and feel welcome right from their site of preference Vejigantes when you want to take that trip back to the authentic flavors settled with the Puerto Rican sofrito and adobo

-6 person Reservation maximum
-Dining time limit is 90min

Top review

Julian

Dined on Nov 21, 2024

We were warmly greeted and were led to our table. The place was culturally decorated showing PR pride. The food was made as I expected and was savory and comforting in the way that I felt someone cared for the reputation of PR food. If you're in Boston, YOU HAVE TO GO HERE!

Rossetti Restaurant of Lynn

4.9

4.9 (2563)

$30 and under

Italian

Lynn

About the restaurant

Rossetti Restaurant aims to serve well executed, traditional Italian cuisine, alongside the art of mixology and inspired craft cocktails. Our kitchen offers a variety of classic and new age dishes with nothing but the best ingredients. Our bar and resident mixologists offer fantastic service and cocktails, highlighted by details: hand-cut ice, house made bitters, barrel aged concoctions, and daily fresh squeezed juices. We aim to please all of our guests, and make sure we create a casually elegant, but most importantly, comfortable atmosphere. We hope to see you there!

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Elisa

Dined 7 days ago

We were 6 in our party. 5 of us had one of the specials of the evening. The other person in our party had the Bolognese. The service was great. Caroline is a great server. We had4 desserts. 2 crème brulee, 1 lemon cake and one chocolate torte. They were delicious. We will definitely return!

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Popular dish

Chicken "Margherita"

Popular dish

Fresh Lobster Ravioli

Contessa - Boston

4.8

4.8 (79)

$31 to $50

Italian

Back Bay

About the restaurant

Perched atop The Newbury Hotel like a crown jewel, Contessa is a grand destination. Guests are welcomed from morning till night to a sunlit, rooftop restaurant with Art Deco references and mid-century modern detailing, offering sweeping views of Back Bay and the Boston Public Garden. The menu offers a wide variety of delicious options, from feasts of antipasti, carpaccios and pizzas, to pastas and large steaks. A vast wine list, classic cocktails and a selection of dolci punctuate a beautiful meal.

Top review

DanteVIP

Dined 3 days ago

incredible experience! attentive service & excellent food!

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Experience

Christmas Dinner at Contessa Boston

Experience

New Years Eve at Contessa Boston

Grana at The Langham, Boston

4.6

4.6 (539)

$50 and over

Italian

Financial District

About the restaurant

Set in the former Federal Reserve Bank's grand hall, glamour meets worn-in authenticity at the classic Italian restaurant with an inviting atmosphere. Grana’s original soaring ceilings, ornate moldings and fixtures, lush velvet furniture and world-class art collection make it the most perfectly-imperfect setting for an approachable menu of authentic Italian dishes created to inspire long conversations, festive celebrations and years of return visits.

Executive Chef Daniel Burger serves breakfast, lunch and weekend brunch using local and seasonal ingredients. Enjoy classic breakfast dishes, power lunch combinations with fresh salads, handheld sandwiches and house-made pastas, or indulge in a brunch experience featuring traditional items like farm fresh eggs, avocado toast, brunch cocktails and or try our signature seasonal french toast, lobster cannolis and large format cocktails.

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StephenVIP

Dined on Dec 11, 2024

Always a home run here! From the service to the decor, to the food. Everything is done right!

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Experience

Create-Your-Own-Prefix

Experience

Christmas @ Grana

Mooo SEAPORT

4.8

4.8 (896)

$30 and under

Steakhouse

South Boston

About the restaurant

Welcome to Mooo Seaport, part of the Mooo. brand from the Columbus Hospitality Group. Located in the vibrant Fort Point neighborhood on Melcher Street, Mooo Seaport offers an exceptional private dining experience for groups of all sizes. Our three private dining rooms, The Hearth, The Study, and The Library, can accommodate groups of 10-70 guests for seated events and receptions up to 100 guests. With flexible spaces that can cater to both intimate gatherings and larger events, Mooo Seaport is the perfect choice for corporate events, social occasions, and everything in between.

Top review

GarryVIP

Dined 5 days ago

The best by far in the city of Boston. Food is always fabulous

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4.8

4.8 (752)

$31 to $50

Italian

Charlestown

About the restaurant

Located on the edge of City Square Park in Charlestown, Prima is an energetic Italian celebration of reimagined classics. Our beautifully restored grand bar and dining room – which overlooks the park as well as the city skyline – strives to honor our building’s past and its prestigious placement at the gate of this historic Boston neighborhood.

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Jaeyoung

Dined 2 days ago

festive pretty christmas decor. server was very attentive calling me by my name.

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4.8

4.8 (1572)

$31 to $50

Spanish

Cambridge

About the restaurant

Owners Mario Leon and Tamara Bourso introduced traditional Spanish cuisine with a Dali twist to Boston in 1989 and the concept of pairing/sharing tapas quickly spread throughout the restaurant community. Dali offers a full liquor bar with Sangria, original/vintage Cocktails, and Bottoms Up Shots. The interior is personalized with quirky decor such as the Crying Gold Wall, Lost & Found Clothesline, and a LED Interactive Table that cozily seats 6-10 convivial guests.

Reservations available Wednesday thru Sunday from 5:30 to 10 and we invite you for a memorable evening.

Top review

Jose

Dined 7 days ago

I have been coming here for many years. Dali is always the best place to gather with my family!

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