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Check Out Boston's Best of the City List 2022

By The Editors By The Editors | July 7, 2022 | Food & Drink, Lifestyle, Style & Beauty, Travel, fashion,

We scoured the city and beyond to curate the ultimate guide to luxury living in Boston.
Venture out to the beach bar at Ocean Edge Resort & Golf Club. COURTESY OF OCEAN EDGE RESORT & GOLF CLUB
Venture out to the beach bar at Ocean Edge Resort & Golf Club.

DINING

Savor in style with the creme de la creme of the Boston dining scene.

BEST STEAK

MOOO… SEAPORT

(49 Melcher St., mooorestaurant.com)

Beautifully seared steaks ahead at Abe and Louie’s PHOTO: COURTESY OF ABE & LOUIE’S BOSTON
Beautifully seared steaks ahead at Abe and Louie’s

ABE & LOUIE’S

(793 Boylston St., abeandlouies.com)

RARE STEAKHOUSE

(1 Broadway, Everett, encorebostonharbor.com)

BEST FAMILY DINING

DAVIO’S

(Multiple locations, davios.com)

BEST HEALTH FOOD SPOT

MOTHER JUICE

(Multiple locations, motherjuice.com)

BEST LOCAL MEXICAN

LOLITA

(253 Summer St., lolitamexican.com)

Order the fresh fried beignets at Buttermilk & Bourbon for a sweet treat. PHOTO: COURTESY OF MARIA DENAPOLI
Order the fresh fried beignets at Buttermilk & Bourbon for a sweet treat.

BEST SOUTHERN CUISINE

BUTTERMILK & BOURBON

(160 Commonwealth Ave., buttermilkbourbon.com)

BEST PRIVATE CHEF

BARBARA LYNCH

(barbaralynch.com)

BEST ITALIAN

RISTORANTE LIMONCELLO

(190 North St., ristorantelimoncello.com)

An abundance of bites from Serafina PHOTO: BY KATHERINE LABELLE
An abundance of bites from Serafina

BEST NEW RESTAURANT

SERAFINA SEAPORT

(11 Fan Pier Blvd., serafinaboston.com)

Elegant dining awaits at Mistral PHOTO: BY BRAYAN MESA
Elegant dining awaits at Mistral

BEST FINE DINING

MISTRAL

(223 Columbus Ave., mistralbistro.com)

Cozy up in one of the ballerina pink banquettes at Contessa and bask in the stunning design by Ken Fulk. PHOTO BY DOUGLAS FRIEDMAN
Cozy up in one of the ballerina pink banquettes at Contessa and bask in the stunning design by Ken Fulk.

BEST DATE NIGHT

CONTESSA

(3 Newbury St., Rooftop, contessatrattoria.com)

BEST HOTEL BAR

OAK LONG BAR + KITCHEN

(138 St. James Ave., oaklongbarkitchen.com)


Sushi-grade tuna tartare is topped with crispy wontons at Mistral. PHOTO: BY BRAYAN MESA
Sushi-grade tuna tartare is topped with crispy wontons at Mistral.

BEST COCKTAILS

MARIEL

(10 Post Office Square, marielofficial.com)

BEST HOTEL RESTAURANT

COQUETTE

(450 Summer St., frenchcoquette.com)

BEST OUTDOOR DINING

STEPHANIE’S ON NEWBURY

(190 Newbury St., stephaniesonnewbury.com)

BEST PRIVATE DINING

GRILL 23 & BAR

(161 Berkeley St., grill23.com)

BEST LUNCH SPOT

LEGAL SEA FOODS - HARBORSIDE

(270 Northern Ave., legalseafoods.com)

A look inside Gretta Luxe, where names like Chloé, Khaite and Veronica Beard can be found PHOTO BY: MEGAN BOOTH
A look inside Gretta Luxe, where names like Chloé, Khaite and Veronica Beard can be found

FASHION

A series of superb selections to shop from luxury sports apparel, jewelry and more

BEST FASHION BOUTIQUE

GRETTA LUXE

(94 Central St., Wellesley, gretta.co)

A look from SoleAmour featuring designs from around the world PHOTO: COURTESY OF SOLEAMOUR
A look from SoleAmour featuring designs from around the world

SOLEAMOUR

(Winchester and Andover locations, soleamour.com)

BEST LUXURY SPORTS APPAREL

CONCEPTS

(18 Newbury St., cncpts.com)

BEST BOUTIQUE FOR MEN’S FORMALWEAR

ALAN ROULEAU COUTURE

(10 Commercial Wharf, Ste. 504, alanrouleau.com)

Shop on-trend and glamorous formalwear from Anna Nieman, like the Gabriella dress made from Swiss metallic brocade with accents of silver chiff on lame. PHOTO BY: ALEXI REIBMAN, MODEL ORLAITH ROCHE, MAGGIE INC., BOSTON
Shop on-trend and glamorous formalwear from Anna Nieman, like the Gabriella dress made from Swiss metallic brocade with accents of silver chiff on lame.

BEST BOUTIQUE FOR WOMEN’S FORMALWEAR

ANNA NIEMAN COUTURE

(550 Washington St., Wellesley, annanieman.com)

BETSY JENNEY

(Multiple locations, betsyjenney.com)

BEST MEN’S APPAREL

GIBLEES MENSWEAR

(85 Andover St., Danvers, giblees.com)

BEST WOMEN’S APPAREL

DRESS BOSTON

(70 Charles St., dressboston.com)

Another look from Anna Nieman PHOTO: BY MICHAEL BLANCHARD
Another look from Anna Nieman

BEST JEWELER NORTH SHORE

ROYAL JEWELERS

(58 Main St., Andover, royaljewelers.com)

BEST ENGAGEMENT RINGS

SHREVE, CRUMP & LOW

(39 Newbury St., shrevecrumpandlow.com)

Take a peek inside Date & Time. PHOTO: BY MICHAEL BLANCHARD
Take a peek inside Date & Time.

BEST METROWEST JEWELER

DATE & TIME

(5 Concord Road, Sudbury, dateandtimema.com)

BEST ANNIVERSARY GIFTS

LONG’S JEWELERS

(Multiple locations, longsjewelers.com)

BEST LUXURY CONSIGNMENT

COVET

(Multiple locations, covetboston.com)

BEST ONE-STOP SHOPPING

COPLEY PLACE

(100 Huntington Ave., simon.com)

PRUDENTIAL CENTER

(800 Boylston St., prudentialcenter.com)

BEST SHOPPING

SAKS FIFTH AVENUE

(800 Boylston St., saksfifthavenue.com)

BLOOMINGDALE’S

(225 Boylston St., Chestnut Hill, bloomingdales.com)

Inside the Spa at Encore Boston Harbor PHOTO COURTESY OF THE SPA AT ENCORE BOSTON HARBOR
Inside the Spa at Encore Boston Harbor

BEAUTY

Primp and pamper with these self-care spots.

BEST FACIAL

MEREDITH LANE AESTHETICS

(115 Newbury St., Ste. 303, mlaesthetics.com)

BEST CITY SALON

SALON EVA MICHELLE

(37 Newbury St.,4th Floor, salonevamichelle.com)

BEST SUBURBAN SALON

PARLR

(1 Watson Place, Ste. 201, Framingham, theparlr.com)

BEST HAIR COLOR

JANA RAGO STUDIOS

(207 Newbury St., Ste. 205, janaragostudios.com)

Shop some swoonworthy products at the Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Boston PHOTO COURTESY OF BRANDS
Shop some swoonworthy products at the Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Boston

BEST MANICURE

JENNIFER’S NAIL & SKIN SALON

(Multiple locations, jennifersnailsalon.com)

BEST MICROBLADING

JENNIFER LA SALLE, HIGHBROW BEAUTY IN NATICK

(1400 Worcester St., Ste. 13, Natick, highbrowbeauty.glossgenius.com)

BEST SUGARING

G2O

(33 Exeter St., g2ospasalon.com)

BEST WAX

KARVE SPA

(416 W. Broadway, Ste. 201A, karvespa.com)

BEST PLACE TO BE PAMPERED

THE SPA AT ENCORE BOSTON HARBOR

(1 Broadway, Everett, encorebostonharbor.com)

A treatment room inside the Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Boston. PHOTO COURTESY OF BRANDS
A treatment room inside the Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Boston.

BEST MASSAGE

THE SPA AT MANDARIN ORIENTAL, BOSTON

(776 Boylston St., mandarin oriental.com)

BEST HAIRCUT

SAL MALAFRONTE, MARIO RUSSO SALON

(9 Newbury St., mariorusso.com)

BEST BEAUTY PRODUCTS

BLUEMERCURY

(Multiple locations, bluemercury.com)

The light and airy interior of Follain PHOTO COURTESY OF BRANDS
The light and airy interior of Follain

BEST SKINCARE

FOLLAIN

(65 Charles St., follain.com)

BEST HOTEL SPA

THE WELLNESS FLOOR AT ONE DALTON

(1 Dalton St., fourseasons.com)

Watch the sunrise on the terrace at Harbor View Hotel, located on Martha’s Vineyard PHOTO COURTESY OF HOTELS
Watch the sunrise on the terrace at Harbor View Hotel, located on Martha’s Vineyard

TRAVEL

Where to get a dose of wanderlust in New England

BEST LUXURY LOCAL GETAWAY

HARBOR VIEW HOTEL

(131 N. Water St., Edgartown, harborviewhotel.com)

A view of the resort. PHOTO COURTESY OF HOTELS
A view of the resort.

BEST GOLF WEEKEND

GREATHORSE

(128 Wilbraham Road, Hampden, greathorse.com)

A deluxe king room at Ocean Edge Resort & Golf Club PHOTO COURTESY OF HOTELS
A deluxe king room at Ocean Edge Resort & Golf Club

OCEAN EDGE RESORT & GOLF CLUB

(2907 Main St., Brewster, oceanedge.com)

BEST FAMILY VACATION

WEQUASSETT RESORT & GOLF CLUB

(2173 Head of the Bay Road, MA-28, Harwich, wequassett.com)

Inside Bettini, the hotel’s restaurant, which serves American cuisine. PHOTO COURTESY OF HOTELS
Inside Bettini, the hotel’s restaurant, which serves American cuisine.

BEST BEACH GETAWAY

CHATHAM BARS INN

(297 Shore Road, Chatham, chathambarsinn.com)

The ballroom at Mandarin Oriental, Boston PHOTO COURTESY OF HOTEL
The ballroom at Mandarin Oriental, Boston

EVENTS

Calling all hostesses with the mostess: Here’s your go-to list for pulling off your next soiree without a hitch.

BEST WOW FACTOR

TYGER | EVENT DESIGN + PRODUCTION

(210 Lincoln St., Ste. 804, tyger productions.com)

BEST MOBILE BAR/CART

OLIVE & TWIST

(olivesand twistbar.com)

CHIC PARTY CARTS

(chicpartycarts.com)

BEST BALLROOM TO HOST A GALA

MANDARIN ORIENTAL, BOSTON

(776 Boylston St., mandarinoriental.com)

BEST INTIMATE EVENT SPACE

THE NEWBURY BOSTON

(1 Newbury St., thenewbury boston.com)

BEST FLORALS FOR A GALA

WINSTON FLOWERS

(Multiple locations, winstonflowers.com)

BEST FLORAL DELIVERY

JUNEBUG

(211 Main St., Charlestown, junebugcharlestown.com)

BEST CATERER

THE CATERED AFFAIR

(Multiple locations, thecateredaffair.com)

BEST EVENT PLANNER

RAFANELLI

(361 Newbury St., 5th Floor, rafanellievents.com)

BEST EVENT CAKE

MONTILIO’S BAKING COMPANY

(Multiple locations, montilios.com)

Sweat it out at BDYSQD PHOTO: BY JEAN SPENCER PHOTOGRAPHY
Sweat it out at BDYSQD

FITNESS

Invest in some sweat equity at one of these picks.

BEST PERSONAL TRAINER

JILLIAN BARNES

(jillianbarnes.com)

MARK COCUZZO

(saveitforthepodcast.net)

BEST YOGA

BREATHE CAMBRIDGE

(30 John F. Kennedy St., Cambridge, breathecambridge.com)

Kelly Brabants’ workouts have been whipping locals into shape with fun classes and an entire clothing line to match. PHOTO: COURTESY OF KELLY BRABANTS
Kelly Brabants’ workouts have been whipping locals into shape with fun classes and an entire clothing line to match.

BEST SPECIALTY FITNESS

KELLY BRABANTS, BOOTY BY BRABANTS

(bootybybrabants.com)

BEST STRETCH STUDIO

BDYSQD

(34 Traveler St., Ste. G, gobodysquad.com)

A closer look inside the EverybodyFights gym PHOTO: COURTESY OF EVERYBODYFIGHTS
A closer look inside the EverybodyFights gym

BEST GYM

EVERYBODYFIGHTS

(Multiple locations, everybodyfights.com)

Alexandra Rogers and Alexa Nicholls Costa, owners of LexRx. PHOTO: BY PARLR
Alexandra Rogers and Alexa Nicholls Costa, owners of LexRx.

MEDICAL

The best places to enhance your natural beauty

BEST BOTOX AND INJECTABLES

LEXRX

(Multiple locations, lexrx.co)

BEST PLASTIC SURGERY

JOSEPH A. RUSSO MD COSMETIC CENTER

(575 Boylston St., Newton Centre, josepharussomd.com)

BEST COSMETIC DENTIST

SMILEBOSTON COSMETIC AND IMPLANT DENTISTRY

(1180 Beacon St., Ste. 2B, Brookline, smileboston.com)

BEST DERMATOLOGIST

SKINCARE PHYSICIANS

(1244 Boylston St., Chestnut Hill, skincarephysicians.net)

Dawn Tardif, founder and owner of BodiScience PHOTO: BY SADIE DAYTON
Dawn Tardif, founder and owner of BodiScience

BEST BODY CONTOURING

BODISCIENCE WELLNESS CENTER & SPA

(100 Cummings Center, Ste. 101D, Beverly, bodiscience.com)

BEST BREAST AUGMENTATION

DR. MICHAEL J. YAREMCHUK

(170 Commonwealth Ave., Ste. 101, dryaremchuk.com)

Dr. Renee Moran PHOTO: COURTESY OF DR.RENEE MORAN AESTHETICS
Dr. Renee Moran

BEST MEDSPA

DREAM SPA MEDICAL

(Multiple locations, dreamspamedical.com)

VEGA VITALITY

(551 Boylston St., 4th Floor, vegavitality.com)

Book dermaplaning, IV therapy, Dysport and more at Dr. Renee Moran Medical Aesthetics PHOTO: COURTESY OF DR. RENEE MORAN AESTHETICS
Book dermaplaning, IV therapy, Dysport and more at Dr. Renee Moran Medical Aesthetics

DR. RENEE MORAN MEDICAL AESTHETICS

(97 Union St., Newton Centre, drmoranmedspa.com)


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Photography by: COURTESY OF OCEAN EDGE RESORT & GOLF CLUB; COURTESY OF ABE & LOUIE’S BOSTON; KATHERINE LABELLE; COURTESY OF MARIA DENAPOLI; BRAYAN MESA; DOUGLAS FRIEDMAN; BRAYAN MESA; MEGAN BOOTH; COURTESY OF SOLEAMOUR; ALEXI REIBMAN, MODEL ORLAITH ROCHE, MAGGIE INC., BOSTON; MICHAEL BLANCHARD; MICHAEL BLANCHARD; COURTESY OF THE SPA AT ENCORE BOSTON HARBOR; COURTESY OF BRANDS; COURTESY OF BRANDS; COURTESY OF BRANDS; COURTESY OF HOTELS; COURTESY OF HOTELS; COURTESY OF HOTELS; COURTESY OF HOTELS; COURTESY OF HOTEL; JEAN SPENCER PHOTOGRAPHY; COURTESY OF KELLY BRABANTS; COURTESY OF EVERYBODYFIGHTS; PARLR; SADIE DAYTON; COURTESY OF DR.RENEE MORAN AESTHETICS; COURTESY OF DR. RENEE MORAN AESTHETICS

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