Marliave

10 Bosworth St.
Boston, MA 02108

Phone: 617-422-0004

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T Stop:
Park st. Downtown crossing

Parking Style:
Valet

Price Range: : $$$$ — Very Expensive

Cuisine(s): American, Continental

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Marliave was once a historic Boston restaurant that opened in 1885 and sits right in the middle of Downtown Crossing. Chef Scott Herritt (who also owns Grotto) revived the long-shuttered landmark, transforming the downstairs bar into a photo-filled tribute to the Prohibition era. The black-and-white-tiled, brass-railed space seems constantly lively and filled with people enjoying carefully made cocktails and a wide choice of simple bar food. (The full menu is also offered downstairs.) The upstairs is the fine-dining experience, and it represents Herritt's aspiration to compete on the high-price, high-stakes level of Boston's top dining destinations, with the kind of continental polish that the Marliave embodied in its beginnings as a French restaurant. Herritt's reimagined clam chowder ($14), is already a signature dish, and the sweet Nantucket Bay scallops poached in an artichoke and leek broth, alongside seared diver scallops with slightly salty uni butter ($34) are the best of the entrees.