Contessa
Massachusetts
Contessa is the Boston location of the Northern Italian restaurant at 3 Newbury Street, Back Bay, within The Newbury Boston. The operator lists Boston alongside Miami, and the hotel describes the venue as its signature rooftop restaurant on the 17th floor. That setting places the dining room above the street grid, with views over Back Bay and toward the Boston Public Garden, giving the restaurant a distinct urban rooftop character rather than a conventional ground-floor trattoria. The Boston room is presented as a glass-enclosed, four-season terrace designed by Ken Fulk, with Art Deco references and mid-century modern detailing. Its schedule spans breakfast, lunch, brunch and dinner, with cocktails later in the day, so the space is used across several dining occasions. The design and service pattern suggest a restaurant that can shift from daytime brightness to a more intimate evening atmosphere without changing location. Contessa’s menu is centred on Italian cooking with a Northern Italian emphasis. The Boston pages list dishes such as Piemontese carpaccio, antipasti, pizzas, tortellini in brodo, ricotta gnudi and bistecca Fiorentina. The bar programme is equally prominent, with an inventory of 6,000 bottles and a focus on Italian and French regions including Piedmont, Tuscany, Bordeaux and Burgundy, which underlines the restaurant’s serious wine-led approach. Overall, Contessa reads as a polished destination restaurant for both meals and drinks, shaped by its rooftop setting as much as by its menu. The official Boston pages also note reservations and private or large-party dining enquiries, indicating a venue organised for everyday bookings as well as more formal gatherings. Its appeal lies in the combination of elevated city views, a room built for year-round use and a menu that balances classic Italian dishes with a substantial wine offering.