10 Boston Private Dining Rooms Perfect For a Celebration

A party-all-the-time atmosphere prevails at the Major Food Group restaurant perched above the Newbury Hotel. But more intimate reveling can play out within the 25-seat private dining room, which sits above the rooftop restaurant and is accessible via private elevator. The accompanying views of the Boston Common will be stunning — if you’re not distracted by the Murano glass chandeliers and velvet dining chairs that orbit around the 18-foot burled wood table.

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The modern American bistro presents potential party-throwers with several ways to take advantage of the cozy space. Events for between 10 to 40 guests can be accommodated by a semi-private enclave within the main dining room, while standing receptions constituting 16 guests or fewer can take over the raw bar.

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1928’s antiques-filled interior is Beacon Hill distilled. And you (and your partygoers) can partake in the aesthetic by filling up the library room, which is available as a private event space for groups of up to 35. Groups of 10 or more can be situated in private event spaces — where they can enjoy custom menus that may or may not feature stuffed veal chops or pan-seared scallops with mushroom risotto.

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Sushi-forward Nantucket import LoLa 42 allows private entertainment in its “Red Room,” a fully private space with — wait for it — red walls. Within, groups of 32 seated or 50 standing can partake in hors d’oeuvres receptions or prix fixe dinners.

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As a self-contained, nine-seat omakase bar hidden down a hallway in Shore Leave, No Relation is close to being a private event space by proxy. Now, the good news is that you can make it one officially, should you know eight other individuals with whom you’d like to share a 14-course omakase menu with optional add-ons like black truffle and osteria caviar.

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It’s in the name, isn’t it? The clubby, comfort-food focused Back Bay bistro can fix you up with its entire upstairs space, which can comfortably fit groups of between 130-200, or supply the downstairs, which works for parties between 55 and 100 and includes the added bonus of its own private bar.

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Woods Hill Pier 4 treats groups to farm-to-table dining and harborside views across a clutch of private spaces. A private dining room, the Cupola, seats up to 18, while the Harbor Room — which encompasses the entire dining space — can be rented out whole or split by dividers into halves.

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If your event is on the smaller side — say, 12 to 16 people — you can comfortably gather in the coastal Italian restaurant’s private dining room. But if the party’s grown to the size of up to 45 guests, you can enjoy free range over Bar Mezzana’s semi-private dining room, with much crudo, housemade pasta, and natural wine to follow.

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Scampo, Lydia Shire’s Italian restaurant ensconced within the prison-turned-turned-boutique hotel the Liberty, offers a semi-private dining room for groups of up to 25 and a fully private dining room for parties not exceeding 45. So long as you’ve got at least 14 friends or coworkers partaking, you can enjoy a personalized menu: May we suggest that it includes the house-special spaghetti and cracklings?

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Bi-level Back Bay bistro Rochambeau features more bookable event areas than you can shake a baguette at. The Bordeaux Room, which boasts floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking Boylston Street, hosts 120 standing or 65 seated, or alternatively can be broken up into the “Left Bank” or “Right Bank,” fitting 40 standing and 30 seated, or 50 standing and 40 seated, respectively. Meanwhile, the Parisian-inspired café can be booked for parties of up to 50 standing or 30 seated, while more intimate gatherings of up to 12 can gather around the semi-private Rose Table.

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