774 Boylston St.
Boston, MA 02199
617-262-3023
Often credited with being the first independently owned restaurant to bring haute cuisine to Boston, L'Espalier opened on Boylston Street in 1978, moved to a historic Back Bay townhouse in 1982, and returned to Boylston Street in 2008 where it currently resides adjacent to the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. Throughout the relocations, the menu of sophisticated and modern New England-French cuisine, with an emphasis on artisanal and New England ingredients, continues to dazzle.
Chef-owner Frank McClelland, who purchased the restaurant in 1988, has racked up an impressive list of honors including the distinction of having been the first restaurant in New England to receive four hard-earned stars from the Boston Globe. Since 1998 L'Espalier has remained the only independent restaurant in New England to receive Five Diamonds from AAA.
L'Espalier's Fond of Fungi
Indulge in everyone's favorite forage-able forest food at L'Espalier when they bring back their ever popular Mushroom Dinner ...
Gordon's Summer Sommelier Series
Gordon's Fine Wine & Culinary Center taps some of the area's most knowledgeable wine-drinkers for their upcoming Sommelier Series ...
Farm Fresh Dishes from L'Espalier
Now that he's a chef and a farmer (he acquired the Apple Street Farm in Essex just over a ...