At the corner of two avenues (Commonwealth and Massachusetts), which is how this restaurant got its name (deux is French for "two"), you'll find this snazzy, dark-wood enclave serving sophisticated combos of local ingredients, like lobster gnocchi with grapes and walnuts, which sounds odd, but works beautifully. Chef-owner Chris Coombs, who recently opened the steak house Boston Chops, is the...
"Savor the experience as well as the food" at this "memorable" Back Bay "occasion restaurant" where Chris Coombs' (Dbar, Boston Chops) "exquisite", nouvelle French–inflected cuisine to "linger over" is "beautifully served" in a "sexy" space with a "cool bar"; it runs "expensive", but "your date will be very impressed", so most consider it "worth the money."
At the tony intersection of Commonwealth and Massachusetts Avenues, this stylish Back Bay restaurant is not only heavy on aesthetic spectacle, but also turns its nose up at all that twee farm-to-table menu simplicity. A fireplace, exposed brick, and spectacular bay windows convey a jot of new England charm, but the space is otherwise sleek and industrial. Dishes like Moroccan-spiced lamb and...