Craft cocktails served in a snazzy hotel setting that feels like a modernist living room.
"Bostonians shed quite a few tears earlier in the pandemic when restaurateur Garrett Harker’s Kenmore Square empire — late-night industry haunt Eastern Standard, upscale seafood restaurant Island Creek Oyster Bar, and cocktail gem the Hawthorne — permanently closed following a highly publicized dispute with the landlord." - Rachel Leah Blumenthal
"The Hawthorne, located in Kenmore, was closed due to a lease dispute." - Terrence Doyle
"The Hawthorne — a sibling to Eastern Standard and Island Creek Oyster Bar — was not listed on the hearing notice, but the Boston Globe recently reported that it too has closed." - Terrence Doyle
"The Hawthorne, one of my very favorite bars, part of the Hotel Commonwealth trio." - Rachel Leah Blumenthal
"Eastern Standard was in trouble — along with its siblings and neighbors at the Hotel Commonwealth, seafood destination Island Creek Oyster Bar and craft cocktail gem the Hawthorne." - Rachel Leah Blumenthal