Bar Boulud Boston

Bar Boulud776 Boylston Street / Boston, MA 02199617.535.8888

I had my gateway Boulud experience a few years ago, by way of buttery, flaky chocolate croissants, apricot danishes, and cappuccinos at Épicerie Boulud in NYC. Located right around the corner from the Lincoln Center, it's a must-stop for NYFW show-goers (well, the ones that eat, anyway). Although in September and February that intersection is a treacherous zone of street style bloggers and high-heel teeterers, it's well worth it for the pastries - and the people watching.

I diversified my Boulud portfolio with brunch at Cafe Boulud in Palm Beach's famous Brazilian Court Hotel, which was easily the highlight of my stay there.

Dessert at Cafe Boulud in Palm Beach.So naturally, I, along with every New Englander with taste buds and an affinity for non-fussy haute cuisine, was thrilled to learn that Boulud would be opening a location in Boston.
The inside of the restaurant is an airy contrast of rich wood, red velvet, and white walls, the architecture of which reminded me of being inside the belly of a whale. So, it was only fitting that I started with Thon Cru ($17), a surprisingly hearty (and predictably satisfying) plate of yellowfin tuna, bottarga, espelette, and meyer lemon. 

For the main course, I opted for a full plate of fluffy, homemade cavatelli with pumpkin and chestnut. My dining companion - my husband - opted for a classic strip steak, served with bearnaise sauce. Never one to pass on dessert, I deliberated between a few choices, including a classic Basque torte, but I heeded the server's suggestion and chose the pineapple coconut coupe. It came highly recommended for the diversity of temperature and consistency - the saccharine, sticky orange toile on top, with a warm crémeux, cool sorbet, soft biscuits and chilly pineapple pieces.

Housemade Pumpkin Cavatelli $17/$25kale, chestnut, sage, brown butter,pecorino romanoBoeuf à la Moelle $37brandt farm new York strip steak, bone marrow, watercress salad, sauce béarnaise
Pineapple Coconut Coupe $10pineapple, lime biscuit, passion crémeux, coconut foam, orange tuile
Head to Bar Boulud for brunch, lunch, or dinner. Lunch is first come first served and is rumored to center around some mean burgers, but you can make reservations for dinner here.

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Bon Appetit,Renata