The No. 9 Park holiday lunch is back and better than ever—from Monday, November 30th through Wednesday, December 23rd, the beloved Beacon Hill spot opens up early on weekdays and welcomes diners for a festive daytime feast. Items like onion soup with braised oxtail and roasted bone marrow are offered alongside tried and true hits of yore like the baked stuffed lobster for two with mushrooms and hollandaise. Get there after the first snowfall and the bar will be happy to mix you up a Tom & Jerry, their signature riff on a classic eggnog. (But don’t bother asking for one unless the first flurries have fallen—tradition dictates it’s impossible.) The holiday dishes are available as a three-course prix fixe for $52 per person or a five-course tasting menu for $75 per person. Lunch goes from 11:30am-2:30pm every weekday and reservations can be made by calling 617.742.9991.
FIRST
Vital Tonnato
focaccia, celery, quince
Mixed Green Salad
goat cheese, pepitas, honey crisp apple
Beet Salad
walnut, manchego, pomegranate
Foie Terrine
house granola, duck confit, quince
Farm Egg
jamon royale, aged cheddar fonduta, petite salad
SECOND
Onion Soup
braised oxtail, parmeggiano crouton, gruyère
Chestnut Farfalle
pheasant, black trumpet mushroom, parmeggiano reggiano
Berkshire Pork Belly
fennel, littleneck clam, radish
Hanger Steak
Great Hill blue cheese, polenta, brocolli rabe
Faroe Island Salmon
purple potato, sesame, sauce crème fleurette
Baked Stuffed Lobster For Two
chanterelle mushroom, hollandaise, bottarga bread crumb
THIRD
Raspberry Baked Alaska
cocoa nib, vanilla, grissini
Chocolate Roulade
ganache, meringue, milk jam
Sticky Toffee Pudding
dates, toffee, bourbon
Selection of Holiday Cookies