Nine

Nine opened in August 2025 in one of Boston's most loaded addresses: 9 Park Street Place on Beacon Hill, the room that for more than two decades was Barbara Lynch's flagship No. 9 Park before she closed her restaurants in 2024. The new tenant leans into the history rather than erasing it, billing itself as Boston's first "gin palace" — a nod to the lavish 1830s London gin houses — complete with a large gin list and a $70 signature cocktail.

Executive chef Kevin Girshman, who trained in Michelin-starred kitchens, leads the kitchen with chef de cuisine Andrew Simonich, who came up through the No. 9 Park kitchen over the previous five years. The menu is French-inflected and seasonal, running to a nine-course chef's tasting at $160 (with an optional wine pairing near $110); the Boston Globe and Boston Magazine both covered the opening in 2025.

The dish that anchors the bar menu is the Nine burger — a wagyu patty on a foie gras bun with mimolette cheese, charred Vidalia onions and spicy garlic aioli, a direct descendant of the burger regulars used to order at the No. 9 Park bar. Service is full fine-dining: a Champagne pour to open, amuse-bouche, and the table reset between courses.

Nine is built for the occasion where the room has to do some of the talking: a landmark Beacon Hill address, full tasting-menu service, and a bar list with enough theatre — gin palace, $70 cocktail — to carry a celebration or a deal dinner. For a deeper read on this occasion across other cities, the Impress Clients guide is the canonical reference, and the Birthday and Close a Deal guides cover the room's other strengths.

Nine is not a quiet, low-key neighbourhood dinner: it is a $$$$ destination built around a $160 tasting menu and a gin-forward bar, so it is the wrong call for a casual weeknight or a tight budget. Anyone hoping to walk into the old No. 9 Park should also reset expectations — this is a new restaurant with a new team and a new concept in the same four walls, not a revival of Barbara Lynch's menu.

Who is the chef at Nine? Executive chef Kevin Girshman, who trained in Michelin-starred kitchens, leads the kitchen, with Andrew Simonich — a veteran of the previous No. 9 Park kitchen — as chef de cuisine. The cooking is French-inflected and seasonal.

What is Nine known for? A nine-course chef's tasting at $160 and the Nine burger, built on a foie gras bun with a wagyu patty, mimolette cheese, charred Vidalia onions and spicy garlic aioli. It also markets itself as Boston's first gin palace, with a large gin list and a $70 signature cocktail.

Where is Nine and what was there before? Nine is at 9 Park Street Place on Beacon Hill, across from Boston Common. The space previously held Barbara Lynch's No. 9 Park, which closed in 2024; Nine opened on the site in August 2025.

How much should I budget? The tasting is $160, the wine pairing around $110, and the bar runs a $70 signature cocktail, so plan for a top-bracket ($$$$) Boston evening. À la carte plates and the burger offer a lighter-spend route at the bar.