Eastern Standard Kitchen and Drinks
Restaurant · Fenway
775 Beacon St, Boston, MA 02215
Highlights
Masterful cocktails, brasserie fare, glamorous atmosphere, and great service
Masterful cocktails, brasserie fare, glamorous atmosphere, and great service
"For the first time since its pandemic-related closure, diners will again be able to cheer on their favorite runners along the marathon route (at the 25-mile mark) from this beloved restaurant. It’ll open at 8 a.m. to serve breakfast specials, including croissants and sandwiches, right on the Beacon Street route. There’ll also be plenty of opportunities to load up on carbs, such as baked rigatoni and its signature burger." - Erika Adams
"One of the most famous restaurants in Fenway, Eastern Standard is still slinging cocktails and serving French-ish brasserie dishes from its new location further down Beacon Street. The speakeasy-style cocktail bar Equal Measure, tucked behind the restaurant, is also worth a visit for a nightcap and their new restaurant across the way, Standard Italian, has quickly become the go-to neighborhood spot for stiff martinis paired with well-executed pasta." - Celina Colby
"A beloved industry spot in Fenway, reborn in 2023, known for its vibrant atmosphere." - Erika Adams
"The Fenway restaurant has several winter skill-building sessions: a martini-making class with bartending legend Jackson Cannon on Saturday, January 11 (already sold out), a pasta-making class on Sunday, January 19 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. led by executive chef Brian Rae (participants receive recipes, fresh pasta to take home, and snacks), and a breadmaking class on Sunday, January 26 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. taught by head baker Emma Hughes (students get a fresh loaf to take home, a recipe to recreate it, and snacks). Tickets for each class are $75 apiece and are available through the restaurant's booking links." - Erika Adams
"The team’s larger, long‑standing sibling is a much bigger, busier operation (about 160 seats) whose recent reopening created intense demand: Harker says “it just sucked the air out of the room in a way that I’d never anticipated. It was such a sort of frenzy.” The bakery that supplies pasta and bread for the new Italian concept is located across the plaza at the base of the Bower luxury residential building on Beacon Street. The property also includes a tucked‑away cocktail bar behind the main dining room that informs how cocktails and martini proportions are approached across the group." - Celina Colby
