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Citizen

1310 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02215
617-450-9000

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Brought to you by the masterminds behind the Franklin Café and neighboring Tasty Burger, The Citizen Pub is a modern neighborhood tavern located just behind Fenway Park. The menu, which is available every night until 12:30am, offers fresh twists on tavern fare complemented by craft cocktails, world-class wines, a selection of 75 whiskeys and local micro-brews.

The dimly lit dining room, warmed by a fireplace during the chilly winter months, is filled with large, comfortable booths that allow large groups to linger (perhaps over the special order suckling pig?). Smaller tables and a long wood-topped bar are better suited for smaller parties and guests who'd like to mingle more freely. During the summer months, guests on the Boylston Street patio can watch the world go by and listen to the roar of the crowd at Fenway.

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David Du Bois

Chef-Owner at Citizen

Chef David Du Bois at Citizen

In 1995, Dave Du Bois was approached by Maureen McLaughlin, one of Boston's most beloved bartenders, with the idea of opening a South End neighborhood restaurant/bar that would reflect Boston's growing cosmopolitan sense of self. After months of development and build-out, the pair opened the Franklin Café in December of 1996.

Du Bois's creative and intelligent way with New American cuisine drew diners from all over the city, and the restaurant's unique ability to combine his menu with a lively, eclectic bar scene made it an instant neighborhood favorite. Plus, the Franklin offers its full menu daily until 1:30am, making it the late-night place to unwind for the staffs of many of Boston's best restaurants.

Du Bois began his culinary career at a very early age in Boston area restaurants before venturing off to hone his skills in Palm Beach, Santa Barbara and New York. He expanded his horizons working at Savoire Faire in Edgartown on Martha's Vineyard, as well as through world travels that took him to Italy, France, Holland and England. When he finally returned to the Hub, it was to plant roots.

Today, the Franklin Café is synonymous with consistent quality, value and a great time, and Du Bois and McLaughlin are two area natives who couldn't be happier to be doing business on their home turf. Du Bois's cooking has won popular and critical praise, but the biggest testimony to the Franklin's success is seen in the droves of patrons who jam the intimate establishment nightly for his roasted turkey meatloaf, garlic grilled calamari, and other menu favorites.

Most recently, the pair has branched out to open The Franklin Cape Ann in Gloucester. Assuming quality, value and a great time play just as well north of Boston, they should do fine there.

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