The Raffles Boston Back Bay Restaurant & Bar offers refined eats among moody dark-lit walls and dazzling metal finishes for guests of the luxury hotel. Above rich brown leather banquet seating, hand-painted floral wallcoverings integrate figures lifted from historical illustrations of Boston’s colonial era. Overhead, a massive crystal chandelier, inspired by the palm styling of the Raffles logo, illuminates diners below, and catches the reflection of a large gold screen to the left that subtly marks the entrance to an earthly green-hued speakeasy; on the right, the glass and verdant atrium windows allow glimpses of happenings in the Sky Lobby beyond.
Inspired by Boston’s Emerald Necklace — a 1,100-acre chain of parks linked by parkways and waterways in Boston and Brookline—the speakeasy at Raffles Boston radiates a botanical appeal to visitors. Walking up a floral-backed staircase with warm inset lighting, guests arrive on the upper level of the two-story space to find a private lounge area and forest green bar with shelving inspired by a garden nursery. From here, one can look down on the lower level of the speakeasy to watch the comings and goings of other visitors to the hotel.
The Raffles Boston Back Bay Restaurant & Bar offers refined eats among moody dark-lit walls and dazzling metal finishes for guests of the luxury hotel. Above rich brown leather banquet seating, hand-painted floral wallcoverings integrate figures lifted from historical illustrations of Boston’s colonial era. Overhead, a massive crystal chandelier, inspired by the palm styling of the Raffles logo, illuminates diners below, and catches the reflection of a large gold screen to the left that subtly marks the entrance to an earthly green-hued speakeasy; on the right, the glass and verdant atrium windows allow glimpses of happenings in the Sky Lobby beyond.
Inspired by Boston’s Emerald Necklace — a 1,100-acre chain of parks linked by parkways and waterways in Boston and Brookline—the speakeasy at Raffles Boston radiates a botanical appeal to visitors. Walking up a floral-backed staircase with warm inset lighting, guests arrive on the upper level of the two-story space to find a private lounge area and forest green bar with shelving inspired by a garden nursery. From here, one can look down on the lower level of the speakeasy to watch the comings and goings of other visitors to the hotel.
