Les Zygomates Wine Bar Bistro

Les Zygomates has just celebrated it's 20th year as Boston's original and most acclaimed French Bistro. Boasting an award winning wine list, full lunch/dinner, $1 oysters each day, and live Jazz music 5 nights a week, it is both a restaurant and casually upscale bar to relax after work, enjoy an intimate dinner, or celebrate a special occasion. Our Dollar Oyster Happy Hour Special is Mon-Fri...

On Tuesday nights, the restaurant offers bargain wine-tasting seminars that feature a specific varietal and include four to five hors d'oeuvres and a brief cooking demonstration.

A nightly prix-fixe menu is $29, with a list of 15-18 bottles of good wine available at $20 each.

Les Zygomates could easily get by on its refreshed looks alone; the modern artwork, contemporary light fixtures and comfortable wine room are just that stylish. Oenophiles and foodies alike come for the daily-made pâtés and charcuterie, crispy duck confit and escargots en croûte. Even the average burger is not so typical, topped with bacon, Gruyère and foie gras butter and served with a side of...

"Professional" servers "do everything they can to accommodate" at this "consistently good" Leather District venue offering "delicious" French food in an industrial brasserie setting festooned with colorful contemporary artwork; "wonderful" live jazz and a buzzy wine bar make the "higher-priced" tabs easier to swallow.

Available by the bottle, the glass, and the 2-ounce "taste," the impressive selection of wine is the headliner here. A popular business-lunch destination, Les Zygomates has a romantic atmosphere at night, when live jazz (in its own dining room) helps set the mood. Throughout the day, the efficient staff can help find just the right wine to complement the delicious food. Salads are excellent,...

The Scene
Flavored vodka cocktails may be on the rise, but this casual wine bar/bistro keeps the faith for grape lovers. Artists, coders and other hip Leather District cognoscenti come to...

Les Zygomates, Boston, Massachusetts. 3K likes. Pronounced lay-zee-go-matt, roughly translates to "the muscles in your face that make you smile"
Experience live jazz music and rustic French cuisine.