Top Back Bay Gala Venues

• Spaces for 150 Guests
• 1 Restaurant

Located in Kendall Square, the Glass House is a restaurant, bar, and modern day "meeting house" that is inspired by the history and current identity of the neighborhood. East Cambridge, Massachusetts, was once the epicenter of the nation's glass-making industry and the site of the largest glass factory in the United States. It attracted the most accomplished artisans from around the world, and its glass houses produced patents for the most cutting-edge glassworks of the day, according to the Massachusetts Historical Society. Kendall Square is still a hotbed of innovation today, and it has evolved from its industrious beginnings to become one of the world's leading science and technology hubs. Located in the heart of the Glass District, the Glass House is a reflection of the neighborhood's glass-making history, the glass architecture that houses this community of talented individuals, and the neighborhood's current emphasis on science, discovery, and exploration. Glass House, located in Kendall Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, offers beautiful design in a casual, comfortable setting. The restaurant was named one of the world's six "Eye Catching Restaurants" by Interior Design in 2017, and it received the Hospitality Design Award from the Boston Society of Architects in 2018. The restaurant has also been recognized as one of the world's six "Eye Catching Restaurants" by Interior Design in 2017. An extensive local craft beer and drink menu is available, as is a New England raw bar, contemporary food and drink inspired by American and international cuisine, and a contemporary raw bar. From 10-210 guests, our space can accommodate corporate and social meetings and events of all kinds. We have two private dining rooms that can accommodate up to 80 and 25 people, respectively.

• Spaces for 60-300 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 2 Meeting Spaces

The Metcalf Trustee Center occupies the ninth floor of One Silber Way on the Boston University campus, offering a classically appointed ballroom and a private lounge with panoramic views of the Boston skyline. The main ballroom, adorned with crystal chandeliers and accompanied by an adjacent cocktail lounge featuring floor-to-ceiling windows, accommodates up to 300 guests for receptions or 220 for seated dinners. The space flexibly supports buffets, dance-floor receptions, lectures, and classroom-style meetings, and has served weddings, galas, corporate gatherings, and holiday parties. The adjacent Kenmore Room functions as a breakout space, bridal lounge, or green room for ballroom events. The Kenmore Room is also available as a standalone private event space for up to 65 guests, with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the Charles River, Fenway Park, and the Boston skyline. Audio-visual equipment and WiFi are on-site, making it well-suited for intimate dinners, corporate retreats, and small receptions.

We make it all about you at Carrie Nation. Our venue is ideal for both large and small groups, and we provide fully customizable event planning to ensure that everything runs well. When you're throwing a party, you want everything to go perfectly, and the stress of preparing and hosting can make it difficult to enjoy the event you worked so hard to throw. Leave the worrying to us and see how simple it is to relax and enjoy the party while our specialists are in charge. Carrie Nation has a long history of designing and throwing parties, and our track record speaks for itself. See what we can do to assist you with your upcoming big event. Ragtime and jazz pipe through the speakers into three classy yet comfortable dining places as diverse in décor as they are in their titles, which are located on Beacon Hill, just a stone's throw from the State House. Learn about Carrie Nation's outlandish efforts to rid America of alcohol while smugly indulging in a variety of era-inspired cocktails. You can choose from a wide range of meal options at Carrie Nation Restaurant and Cocktail Club, all of which are designed to suit the environment and a precisely poured cocktail. Even if the main eating areas are attractive and appealing, sneak through the bar to a passage immediately beyond it, make your way to the red velvet curtain, and prepare to be plundered. You'll need a twenty spot, a secret handshake, or a password to get into Boston's Original Speakeasy. The Speakeasy, an attractive, windowless lounge with soft leather seats, dark polished wood, billiards, and a full bar, is a comfortable and sassy setting for residents and tourists alike, deserving of its famous hatchet wielding notice.

• Spaces for 65-400 Guests
• 1 Bar
• 7 Hotels
• 7 Total Spaces

Omni Parker House has been a renowned landmark in downtown Boston since 1855, combining old-world beauty and elegance with all of the modern conveniences of a world-class business. Our hotel is located along the Freedom Trail and at the foot of Beacon Hill, Boston Common, Quincy Market, and Faneuil Hall Marketplace in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. Omni Parker House, being one of Boston's historic landmarks, exudes a personality as renowned and distinct as the city itself. We provide one of the best experiences in the country for leisure and business travelers equally, with classic style, modern conveniences, and customized service. MEETINGS The Omni Parker House, with its 551 rooms, combines history and service to offer an outstanding conference venue in Boston. Omni Parker House, America's oldest continually operating hotel, has hosted celebrities from the arts, politics, and business since 1855. The hotel is an internationally famous classic located on Boston's historic Freedom Trail, with 18 meeting rooms totaling 23,000 square feet, including the 3,513 square foot re-imagined opulent Rooftop Ballroom with stunning views of the city skyline. When business pulls you to Boston, Omni Parker House has the ideal meeting space. WEDDINGS The historic Omni Parker House in Boston is the ideal setting for your dream wedding. As soon as you walk through the doors of this opulent hotel, you are surrounded by historic charm and timeless beauty. Since 1855, Omni Parker House has been one of the most sought-after Boston wedding venues thanks to its stunning settings and exceptional service.

• Spaces for 150-250 Guests
• 1 Event Space

Weddings Awe-inspiring location for a wedding. Check. As an alternative to the traditional wedding venue, our Club provides a lovely setting. Celebrating 32 floors above Downtown Boston and overlooking recognizable local landmarks such as the Charles River, the State House, Boston Common (with its clock tower), the Boston Harbor, and the Boston Harbor is a piece of cake when you know that our experienced event staff will go above and beyond to make your special day perfect. Make an appointment to see our private event spaces. Service that is both professional and courteous Staff members who are dedicated and skilled in their jobs. Check. It doesn't matter how huge or small your event is; we have the professional expertise to put up a show that will leave you and your guests speechless. We take great delight in producing events that are uniquely yours. Leaving you free to relax knowing that your event is in the best of hands, our experienced Private Events Director will handle all the logistics. Private Parties and Gatherings There are a variety of event spaces. Check. For all of your corporate activities and social parties, we have private event space available for you to use. We have six rooms that are exclusively reserved for events such as: Meeting for business purposes Meeting room that is both comfortable and adaptable. Check. Combining business and pleasure might result in a fruitful day away from the workplace. Everything you need to wow your colleagues and motivate your employees is available to you through us. We provide professional service for a wide range of business functions, including but not limited to the following:

Thank you for considering having your wedding ceremony at King's Chapel! Since the Reverend Robert Ratcliffe celebrated New England's first wedding here on May 18, 1686, only three days after his arrival in Boston, King's Chapel has hosted hundreds of weddings. Friends and family will be able to watch you exchanging vows and taking another step along life's journey together in our historic sanctuary, which was erected in 1754. We provide a more intimate setting in The Little Chapel at our Parish House, a beautiful townhouse with its own charm at 64 Beacon Street, for weddings with less than 50 guests. Our wedding service is based on Anglican tradition and is available in our Prayerbook. It is a traditional ceremony during which the pair exchanges vows and rings as a symbol of their commitment. Friends and relatives are asked if they will stand with you and support you while you keep each other safe. The event closes with a blessing, with everyone invested in the union. We welcome you to attend our 11 a.m. Sunday services to become acquainted with our liturgy and the church. We marry couples of any faith or sexual orientation in the inclusive spirit of the One we adore, in keeping with our welcoming of all. Please contact Gretchen Horton, Parish Administrator, if you have any questions regarding holding a wedding at King's Chapel. We take our application process very seriously because we believe that marriage is a choice that requires love, support, and community to be happy. Couples who marry at King's Chapel get to know our clergy and begin dialogues about their relationships that (hopefully) will help them through difficult times as a pair in the future.

• Spaces for 150 Guests
• 1 Restaurant

TRADITIONALLY INSPIRED. With a warm and vibrant atmosphere in the heart of Kendall Square at 608 Main Street, Sulmona's regional cuisine inspired by Italy's Sulmona region is the perfect place to enjoy regional cuisine inspired by the Sulmona region. You'll find a variety of dishes that are expertly crafted in this restaurant, including roasted meats and vegetables, arancini and salumi, warm polenta, and, of course, fresh Italian pasta and pizza. Every palate will be satisfied by the variety of local beers, signature cocktails, and wine options available at the bar. Come in for lunch, brunch, or dinner — or just sit back and relax with one of our handcrafted cocktails at our beautiful bar. Private and public events are both welcome. Its ambiance, delicious menu, and professional staff make Sulmona an excellent choice for both small and large groups of people. We can accommodate groups of up to 150 people and can provide both private and semi-private options for your event. Sulmona, which literally translates as "to gather," is the ideal setting for everything from first dates and bridal showers to business lunches, family dinners, game day celebrations, and corporate functions. In the heart of MIT, at 610 Main Street, Sulmona Restaurant and Bar welcomes you with a warm and vibrant atmosphere. The aqueducts of Sulmona, combined with modern, industrial architectural design elements, contribute to the creation of a unique ambiance in this city. Beautiful 30-seat bar, gorgeous family-style tables and comfortable leather booths serve as a focal point for friends and families to gather and enjoy handcrafted cocktails and fresh, homegrown Italian cuisine. We look forward to seeing you soon

• Spaces for 300 Guests
• 1 Restaurant

We welcome you to consider The Oceanaire whether you are planning a huge dinner party or a smaller gathering for a particular occasion. With our delicious food and superior service, we specialize in making all of your occasions — business lunches and dinners, company functions, special celebrations, holiday parties, and more — unique and unforgettable. The Oceanaire is the ideal location for any form of private gathering. For further information, contact our dedicated sales and events team. The Oceanaire Seafood Room opened in 1998 with a single goal in mind: to give customers the Ultra-Fresh Seafood ExperienceTM. Our chef-driven menu showcases seasonal and sustainable seafood flown in fresh daily, proving that seafood can be genuinely excellent. Our love for top-of-the-line fish, superb wines, and exceptional service is woven into all we do. WINE SPECTATOR'S Award of Excellence, TRIPADVISOR'S Certificate of Excellence Award for Superior Service, and OPENTABLE'S Special Occasion Restaurant are just a few of our awards. It's never been easier or more tasty to plan your next event! For all of your event catering needs, the Oceanaire now provides online purchasing! It only takes a few clicks to place an order. Build your order, pay, and let us handle the rest - your favorite eating alternatives will be delivered right to your door, or wherever you specify. “We had our office Christmas Party here last night and everything was top notch! Our party date had to literally change overnight due to the shutdown in the city. [The general manager] worked with us to make it happen and provided a professional and fun event! The food was extraordinary and service was excellent. We will definitely be back! Thank you for working with us to make sure our party was able to happen.” -Judy M.

• Spaces for 200-800 Guests
• 1 Event Space

From May to October, stop by the open-air wine garden to sample some of the best locally-crafted varietals on the market. The Rose Kennedy Greenway is a one-and-a-half mile stretch of breathtaking sights and green spaces at the southern end of Dewey Square, across from South Station, that was repurposed for the people of Boston after the "Big Dig" in 2004. We are located in Dewey Square, across from South Station. Sample City Winery's Wicked Good Sauvignon Blanc, Boston Red Blend, Rooftop Rosé, and other wines, as well as a fantastic selection of beers and ciders from our friends at Harpoon Brewery. Please RSVP by clicking here. Guests can indulge in a Mediterranean-inspired menu that includes charcuterie, cheeses, olives, nuts, and other tasty treats that will undoubtedly enhance their wine garden experience. EVENTS HELD IN PRIVACY Private events and celebrations can be held in our beautiful outdoor wine garden, which can be reserved in advance. Contact a member of our Private Events team right away. OUR LOCATION Host your next gathering in the heart of Urban Wine Country! City Winery is the ideal venue for your next private dining event, offering a variety of event spaces, delectable culinary creations, award-winning wine, impeccable live music capabilities, and a prime location in Boston. Each of our event spaces can be customized to meet the specific needs of each individual client; whether you're planning an intimate seated dinner, an elegant wedding reception, a corporate outing, or a wine tasting, City Winery has the perfect space to meet your requirements. It is our goal to provide each and every guest with an experience that will be remembered fondly. 800 Reception is being purchased in its entirety. Access to all of City Winery, including our Barrel Room Restaurant & Wine Bar, Main Venue, smaller Haymarket Lounge, and Gallery, is included in your subscription. The main venue has 200 seats and 250 standing room only. With its rustic appeal of wine country and modern amenities, our largest space combines the best of both worlds. We have a top-of-the-line Meyer sound system, Ketra lighting system, a full bar, and a full-size stage for hosting top musical acts and DJs. Your event team will create a flexible floor plan that will accommodate your event to the greatest extent possible.

• Spaces for 100-200 Guests
• 1 Museum
• 1 Landmark

Host your next special dinner, party, or fundraising event at the MIT Museum. The museum’s galleries and intimate gathering spaces provide a unique backdrop for events of all sizes.

• Spaces for 150-200 Guests
• 1 Restaurant

Yvonne's redefines the Supper Club dining experience with an amazing seasonal menu and a beautifully constructed environment, making it the ideal place to hold your gathering for any occasion. We provide a variety of personalized choices, ranging from a small gathering to a fully exclusive event. The new Yvonne's area beneath the Library offers a very exclusive and intimate eating experience, as well as amusing pop cultural references that provide commentary on modern life. The Gallery has only seven tables, therefore bookings are exceedingly limited and only accessible by special request. The entry is hidden behind a secret bookcase in the back of the Library Lounge, hidden from Yvonne's raucous main floor. The Supper Club harkens back to a time when comfort and attention to detail took precedence above fashion. The area has a weathered backdrop and polished furnishings. Antique crystal chandeliers, tufted heather gray sofas, clean white linen-draped tables, and hand-clipped Calacatta marble floors. Locke- Ober's original Santo Domingo mahogany bar, meticulously hand-carved on-site by French woodworkers in 1886, is the focal point of the dining area. The Supper Club is a great place for seated group eating, business events, and birthday parties. Yvonne's lounge, which is adjacent to the dining room, similarly strips down a once-ornate room to its unpainted brick walls and tin ceiling coffers for informal business gatherings and joyous cocktail parties. Styled bookcases, fine dining tables, herringbone wood floors, a hand-cut mahogany bar, and Locke- Ober's original gilded fireplace are all found in the Library. Charmaine Olivia's edgy, ethereal representations of famous historical characters hang among the Library's multi-hued books, creating a vibrant depiction of Yvonne's polished, yet fiery personality. The Library is imposing and an excellent choice for any type of event.

• Spaces for 120-150 Guests
• 1 Restaurant

Colin and Heather Lynch, together with partner Jefferson Macklin, open Bar Mezzana, their first restaurant, in Boston's South End district. The team's energetic journey brings the simplicity and elegance of coastal Italian cooking to a modern, colorful environment at 360 Harrison Avenue, after more than 30 years of operating Barbara Lynch's internationally acclaimed restaurants. Genuine, warm service and hospitality are underlined by Aperol spritzes, an award-winning Crudo cuisine, and a career immersed in pasta creation. Bar Mezzana's wine program, led by Heather Lynch and Beverage Director Ryan Lotz, has a carefully chosen range of varietals to complement Chef Lynch's cuisine, including both well-known bottles and lesser-known (but equally excellent) finds. The cocktail menu has a similar chemistry with the meals. The list contains the perfect Negroni, the perfect Spritz, a handful of seasonal drinks, and a selection of Amari, all of which are heavily influenced by the seasons and traditional Italian cocktails. Colin is a native New Englander who grew up in Newburyport, Massachusetts and attended the Culinary Institute of America for his Bachelor's Degree in Professional Studies before settling in Boston. He had an internship at Chef Barbara Lynch's flagship restaurant No. 9 Park while at the CIA and returned to work with Barbara after graduation. Chef Barbara Lynch got the James Beard Award for "Best Chef Northeast" in 2003 while he was on the team. After that, starting in 2004, Colin was appointed to Chef de Cuisine at No. 9 Park. Colin assisted Chef Barbara Lynch in developing menus and staff when she expanded to the South End with B&G Oysters and The Butcher Shop. Colin's efforts during the opening of Menton resulted in the restaurant receiving Boston's first Relais & Chateaux designation, being nominated for "Best New Restaurant" by the James Beard Foundation in 2011, being named one of the best new restaurants in the country by Esquire, and receiving The Boston Globe's first four-star review from food editor Devra First. Colin and his wife Heather Lynch, as well as former Gruppo colleague Jefferson Macklin, started their own restaurant in June 2016. The creative crudo, handmade pastas, and welcoming hospitality at Bar Mezzana in Boston's South End have won rave reviews from local press and guests.

• Spaces for 75-100 Guests
• 1 Restaurant

In the heart of Central Square, James Beard Award-Winning Chefs Ken Oringer and Jamie Bissonnette open a worldwide tapas restaurant. From March to July, Little Donkey offered a venue for our cooks and colleagues to produce and pack 60,000 hot meals for Covid-19 frontline healthcare professionals through Cambridge-based Off Their Plate. Little Donkey reopened in August 2020 with only outdoor seating. Little Donkey's ever-changing menu, which is heavily influenced by worldwide cuisine and local market produce, allows guests to enjoy food from all over the world. A large wine, cocktail, and rotating beer list complements the food. Little Donkey is dedicated to the safety and well-being of all of our visitors and employees. Before dining with us, please read through our JK Food Group Safety Protocols. Jamie Bissonnette is a James Beard Award-winning chef and co-owner of Coppa, an Italian enoteca, Toro, a Barcelona-style tapas bar, and Little Donkey in Cambridge, MA, and Bangkok, Thailand. Toro has a residence in Dubai as well. Food & Wine magazine gave Bissonnette the inaugural People's Choice: Best New Chef award. He received the James Beard Foundation award for Best Chef: Northeast in May 2014. Chef Ken Oringer is a well-known figure in Boston. Oringer, a James Beard Award winner, has built an empire of restaurants inspired by his travels around the world, including Boston's Tsukiji Fish Market-style Uni sashimi bar and Italian enoteca Coppa, as well as Boston and Dubai's Toro tapas bar; and the culmination of his travels is available on the menu at the Cambridge, MA Little Donkey, which now features an all-natural, minimal intervention, and small producer focused wine list.

• Spaces for 100 Guests
• 1 Restaurant

• Spaces for 150-174 Guests
• 1 Restaurant

We discussed the possibility of changing one of our three pillars, "Food," to "Cooking" in a meeting with our graphic designer. The goal was to make a more aesthetically and auditorily unified term, but this proposed adjustment couldn't reflect the core and scope of "Food" Because our concept extends much beyond cooking. "Food" encapsulates the warmth, humor, and love shared with family and friends over a meal. When you take the first mouthful of a new dish or ingredient, you get a flutter of excitement in your stomach. Food is the medium through which we share tales and cultivate new friendships. The richness and flavor that we feel through sensory explosion is due to the farmer who devotes his or her days and nights to tending to crops and cattle. The scientist is the one who comes up with new strategies to keep agricultural practices sustainable and impactful. The mother and father are the ones who work numerous jobs to provide a dinner for their family. To put it another way, "food" is more than just something we eat. So, what exactly is PAGU? There are intangible qualities of PAGU that, like "Food," cannot be expressed eloquently or accurately in words. It's not just a restaurant. It's more than a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. PAGU, like our playful and tenacious pug buddy Phoebe, is a dynamic and transforming spirit that encourages our friends and guests to live life to the fullest, both literally and metaphorically. We want to celebrate family, friends, innovation, and creativity, among other things, via food and service. We challenge ourselves to make feel-good homey food that talks to the body and spirit, inspired by our local excursions and trips across the world — something that consistently called to us no matter where we were, regardless of the cuisine. PAGU will work with you to arrange every detail of your rehearsal dinner, wedding reception, or ceremony, from the cuisine to the cocktails, space design, hotel accommodations, and everything in between.

Organizing a gathering? Consider having it at Boston's Trade on Atlantic Avenue. Our distinctive setting gently transports you to the Mediterranean with ease and pleasure, and trade has been fully redesigned. Trade is the location to organize your events in Boston, MA, with a new refurbishment, a new concept, and a space ready for anything. Not only will guests be transported to the Mediterranean with ease and luxury, but they will also enjoy exquisite meals and creative beverages. Please complete the form below and we will contact you as soon as possible. We had a very basic and effective approach when Trade first opened its doors in 2011 — fantastic atmosphere, great service, and great food. Trade provides a refreshing break from ordinary living. Trade is where experiences flow, inspired by the deepest ideals of Greek and Mediterranean ways of life, discussion, plate sharing, and relationship-building. We've had a very basic and effective strategy since opening our doors in 2011: excellent atmosphere, amazing service, and great food. We have deep origins in Greece and the Mediterranean, and we revere its cuisine and culture. The interchange of hospitality, food, ideas, and memories is at the heart of trade. To learn more, click the link below! Chef Jody Adams says that working with people, working with food, and developing a community are her top objectives, and she lives up to them every day. Jody's values and passions have guided her long career in the kitchen, her charity work, and her involvement in local and international communities. Jody earned a bachelor's degree in anthropology from Brown University, but a serendipitous meeting with Julia Child and Sara Moulton led her to Lydia Shire at Seasons, where she worked for four years on the line and then three years as sous chef for Gordon Hamersley at Hamersley's Bistro. Her second job was as an executive chef at Michela's, where she worked under Michela Larson. These experiences prepared her for the opening of Rialto, which she ran for 22 years before shutting in 2016.

• Spaces for 150-200 Guests
• 2 Museums
• 2 Landmarks

Our unique location, which includes a theater, gallery, and restaurant, is ideal for weddings, private parties, corporate, and non-profit events. The Multicultural Arts Complex is a visual and performing arts center ideally located near I93, the MBTA Lechmere Green Line Station, the Kendall Square Red Line Station, and the Galleria Mall in East Cambridge. The structure, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, was conceived in 1814 by renowned architect Charles Bulfinch, erected in 1889, and refurbished in 1985 as a performing arts center by architect Graham Gund. Our theater can accommodate 150 people for a seated meal with room for a small dance floor area, or 200 people for a standing reception, depending on your needs and general set-up. Our Gallery has seating for 40-50 people. Only our venue is included in our rental packages. Please visit Additional Rental Items for chair and table rentals. We do not provide linens, dishware, cocktail tables, decorations, or flowers, thus these items must be arranged through an outside vendor. We promote diversity through the events we provide in the visual and performing arts. We make our space available to artists and groups who might not otherwise have access to a professionally equipped and accessible facility or the cultural mainstream because we are a multi-use art center. "Very affordable, super elegant without being over the top, beautiful building and grounds, really friendly and accommodating staff...we couldn't have been happier with the place we picked for our big day, it was perfect!" - C.K.

• Spaces for 16-350 Guests
• 4 Restaurants
• 1 Outdoor
• 4 Total Spaces

Smith & Wollensky Boston - Atlantic Wharf is situated near the historic Boston Harbor with breathtaking waterfront views. This location offers newly renovated and expanded private event spaces with a modern and upscale setting perfect for all events. Partial as well as full buyouts of the restaurant are available.

• Spaces for 100 Guests
• 1 Restaurant

The Union Oyster House, near Faneuil Hall on the Freedom Trail, holds the distinction of being America's oldest eatery. This Boston institution, housed in a pre-Revolutionary War building, began serving food in 1826 and has remained in the same location ever since, with the stalls and oyster bar, where Daniel Webster was a regular client, in their original locations. Cocktail parties, buffets, and banquets can all be held in one of our private function spaces. Our Private Function Rooms and Private Dining Rooms are available for your next event, banquet, meeting, or party. We can accommodate parties between 20 and 100 persons. It is our goal to make your next gathering a memorable and pleasurable occasion. Our knowledgeable staff is always ready to assist you in arranging your next event. If you have a group of 20 or more persons, please contact our Dining Room Manager at (617) 227-2750. Although Union Street was laid out in 1636, two years after the Boston Common, there are no municipal documents indicating when the Oyster House was built. All that is known is that the structure has stood on Union Street for almost 250 years as a notable neighborhood landmark. The building hosted importer Hopestill Capen's fancy garment goods shop, "At the Sign of the Cornfields," in 1742, before becoming a seafood house. The Boston shoreline had come up to the back door of the dry goods store at this time, making it easy for ships to deliver their cloth and products from Europe. The Union Oyster House has only had three owners since 1826. Mr. Joseph A. Milano, Jr., and Ms. Mary Ann Milano Picardi have been carrying on renowned dining and service traditions since 1970.