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Top of the Hub

800 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02199
617-536-1775

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Boasting some of the most impressive views of the city skyline, Top of the Hub, on the fifty-second floor of the Prudential Tower, is the city’s ultimate fine dining destination. Outstanding cuisine, impeccable service, and a sophisticated ambiance have made it a longstanding favorite among locals and tourists alike. Visitors delight in seasonal dishes and local seafood in its refined club-like atmosphere. Whatever the occasion – an intimate dinner, festive celebration or just a cocktail and a change of perspective – Top of the Hub, serving dinner, lunch and Sunday brunch, fits the bill.

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Furukake-crusted tuna steak with crispy noodle cake, diakon sprouts, shitake mushroom, soybean salad, Singapore curry and Shandong sauce
 
 
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Aïoli
1. noun A blend of ail (garlic) and oli (oil) in the parlance of the Provence region of southern France. Around here, we'd call it a garlic mayonnaise.
Champ
1. noun An Irish favorite of mashed potatoes, green onions and butter.
Chanterelle
1. noun A wild and nutty mushroom with a trumpet-shaped head.
Chantilly
1. noun Prepared or served with whipped cream.
Chimichurri
1. noun A condiment made of olive oil, vinegar, parsley, oregano, onion, garlic, salt, cayenne and black pepper.
Cioppino
1. noun The San Francisco take on bouillabaisse.
Compote
1. noun Slow-cooked fruit in syrup.
Confit
1. noun Meat (usually goose, duck or pork) that is slowly cooked in its own fat and preserved with the fat packed around it as a seal.
Emulsion
1. noun The mixture of two liquids that cannot normally combine smoothly (e.g., oil and water). Mayonnaise and hollandaise are two familiar emulsions.
Foie gras
1. noun Expensive, silk-textured goose or duck liver that has been enlarged by a process you don't want to read about if you're going to eat this dish.
Frisée
1. noun A curly, mildly bitter member of the chicory family, eaten raw in salads.
Jus
1. noun French for juice, jus also refers to the unthickened juices from a piece of roasted meat.
Lemongrass
1. noun A lemon-scented herb used liberally in Thai cooking.
Pancetta
1. noun Cured Italian bacon.
Panzanella
1. noun Italian bread salad with tomatoes, basil, onion, olive oil, vinegar and sometimes other ingredients.
Pesto
1. noun An Italian sauce traditionally made with basil, olive oil, garlic, pine nuts and Romano and Parmesan cheeses.
Poivre
1. noun French for "pepper."
Porcini
1. noun Smoky, meaty wild mushrooms.
Ratatouille
1. noun A Provençal dish of eggplant, onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, zucchini, and herbs in olive oil.
Rémoulade
1. noun A cold mayonnaise sauce flavored with mustard, gherkins, capers, anchovies and herbs.
Risotto
1. noun Italian dish made from rice cooked by intermittently adding small amounts of stock or broth. Other ingredients are added as required.
Semolina
1. noun Very coarse flour used to make pizza and bread. Also refers to rounded parts of wheat used to make a pudding of the same name.
Shank
1. noun The front leg of beef, pork, veal or lamb. Often a very tough cut of meat, the shank requires slow-cooking methods like braising.