No 9 Park

Address:
  9 Park St.
  Boston, MA 02108

Phone: (617) 742-9991

Website: www.no9park.com

Pricing: $$$

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Located in an elegant townhouse in Boston´s historic Beacon Hill, No. 9 Park provides an intimate, European-scale setting in which to enjoy Chef Barbara Lynch´s refined cuisine. The menu showcases an artful blend of regionally-inspired Italian and French dishes with an emphasis on simplicity and flavor. Our wine list includes a number of old world wines from boutique vintners selected by award-winning wine director Cat Silirie. The dining room, designed by Cheryl and Jeffrey Katz of C&J Katz, features a muted taupe palette, dark polished wood floors, and shimmering antique chandeliers, radiating a quiet and timeless elegance. From the thoughtfully selected wines to the warm hospitality, No. 9 Park continues to set the standard for fine dining in Boston.


James Beard Award-winner Barbara Lynch is regarded as one of Boston´s, and the country´s, leading chefs and restaurateurs. While growing up in South Boston, Barbara, at the age of 13, got her first kitchen job cooking at a local rectory. It was in high school, however, that an influential home economics teacher and a job working with Chef Mario Bonello at Boston´s esteemed St. Botolph Club piqued her interest in one day becoming a professional chef. During her early twenties, Barbara worked under some of Boston´s greatest culinary talents including Chef Todd English, first at Michaela´s then at Olives and later Figs. After working with Todd for several years, Barbara traveled to Italy where she learned about Italian cuisine firsthand from local women. She returned to Boston and became the executive chef at Galleria Italiana, bringing national acclaim to the tiny trattoria when she captured Food & Wine´s “Ten Best New Chefs in America” award.

In 1998, Barbara opened a restaurant of her own, No. 9 Park, in Boston´s Beacon Hill neighborhood. The restaurant immediately received rave reviews from publications around the country and was named one of the “Top 25 New Restaurants in America” by Bon Appétit and “Best New Restaurant” by Food & Wine.

Barbara expanded her presence in Boston by opening two restaurants in the South End in 2003: B&G Oysters, serving exquisitely fresh oysters and New England classics, and The Butcher Shop, a wine bar and full service butcher shop. Barbara continued to grow by opening three unique concepts in succession: In 2005, Niche Catour, a catering company; Plum Produce in September 2006, and next door, Stir, a demonstration kitchen and cookbook store in 2007.

In fall 2008 Barbara launched two concepts in Boston´s Fort Point neighborhood: Drink, a bar dedicated to the craft of the cocktail and Sportello (Italian for counter service), Barbara´s modern interpretation of a diner. Her catering company, 9 at Home (formerly Niche Catour), relocated to Fort Point in 2008 as well.

In spring 2010 Barbara and her team opened the eagerly anticipated third concept in Boston´s Fort Point neighborhood, Menton, a fine dining restaurant. Menton has received several accolades, including being named one of Bon Appetit and Esquire magazines best new restaurants in 2010 and a 4 star review from The Boston Globe. In 2012, Menton´s reputation as a culinary destination earned the restaurant AAA´s Five Diamond Award and Forbes Travel Guide´s Five-Star Award. Menton is the first and only Relais & Châteaux Property in Boston, and Barbara is the only female in the United States to hold the distinguished title of Grand Chef Relais & Châteaux.

Barbara´s talents have continued to garner numerous accolades over the years, both locally and nationally. In 2003, The James Beard Foundation named her “Best Chef Northeast” and Travel &Leisure proclaimed No.9 Park one of the “Top 50 Restaurants in America.” For two consecutive years, No.9 Park was named “Best Restaurant, General Excellence” by Boston Magazine and Gourmet included it as one of “America´s Top 50 Restaurants” in 2006. In 2007, Boston Magazine named Barbara “Best Chef.”

Barbara and her recipes have been featured in many publications including Saveur, Boston Common, Bon Appetit, The New York Times, and Inc. magazine. She was one of a handful of Bostonians to be profiled in the ABC-TV documentary series “Boston 24/7” and is the subject of a documentary film entitled “Amuse Bouche--A Chef´s Tale.” She has appeared on Today and as a judge on The Food Network.

Barbara´s first cookbook, Stir, Mixing It Up in The Italian Tradition, was published by Houghton Mifflin in fall 2009 and immediately earned praise among both media and home cooks and received a prestigious Gourmand award for “Best Chef Cookbook” for the United States.

In 2009, Barbara was honored to receive the Crittenton Women´s Union´s Amelia Earhart Award. Past recipients include Doris Kearns Goodwin and Julia Child. She is also a member of distinguished industry organizations including the Bocuse d´Or USA´s Culinary Council, Women Chefs & Restaurateurs, and Les Maîtres Cuisiniers. Women Chefs & Restaurateurs presented her with the 2011 Barbara Tropp President´s Award. As a member of the Bocuse d´Or USA Culinary Council, Barbara judged the Bocuse d´Or Commis and Finalist Competition in 2012. Because of her unique story and entrepreneurial insight, Barbara has had the privilege of participating as a panelist and speaker at events including The Ad Club´s Women in Leadership Forum, the Massachusetts Conference for Women, and Women Chefs & Restaurateurs´ National Conference.

As the CEO of Barbara Lynch Gruppo, Barbara oversees the operations of eight concepts and employs over 200 people. In addition to running her company, each year she dedicates time and resources to several neighborhood organizations around Boston as well as a number of local and national philanthropic missions. In 2011, she and the Gruppo team launched an initiative dedicated to cultivating healthy, sustainable eating habits through hands-on learning in gardens and classrooms at Boston´s at-risk schools.