Nine, the new fine-dining restaurant that moved into the storied No. 9 Park townhouse on Beacon Hill, is finally hitting a groove nearly nine months after it opened. Early clumsy dishes and uneven service have given way to clearer cooking and a livelier bar program, and together they now feel more like a restaurant than a reaction to the address’s legacy. For diners who loved the old No. 9 Park, the faces and the formality will look familiar, but Nine is steadily becoming its own place.
Restaurateur Allan Rodriguez reopened the address as Nine in mid-August 2025, converting the space into a European-leaning fine-dining room with a dedicated gin bar and a tasting-menu format. As reported by Eater Boston, the team initially kept much of No. 9 Park’s staff while refreshing the room and the menu.
That transition, and the stumbles that came with it, were the subject of a review this week that ultimately awarded Nine three stars. Devra First of The Boston Globe wrote that after multiple visits over the restaurant’s first nine months the kitchen and menu have started to cohere, and she singled out “attentive, interactive service” as one of the restaurant’s most memorable assets.
A New Chef Helps Nine Find Its Voice
Nine announced a kitchen change this spring, bringing in Kevin Girshman, a chef with experience at Michelin-starred kitchens, and the menu has shifted toward a more cohesive, globe-hopping tasting sequence. The nine-course chef’s tasting is listed at $160 on the restaurant’s booking page, and the a-la-carte options run across a wide price range; sample plates include a Medregal ceviche, kombu dumplings with confit pork belly, and a wagyu burger that has become a bar favorite. According to OpenTable, the tasting is offered as a set experience with an optional wine pairing.
Beacon Hill’s Gin Palace Puts On A Show
Bar and wine manager AJ Maroney has leaned into a theatrical gin program, building what the restaurant calls Boston’s first “gin palace.” Boston Magazine highlighted the caviar cocktails and showy garnishes, while Nine's website frames the bar as an old-world centerpiece. The Boston Globe also noted the selection tops 50 gins and offers nearly a dozen tonic options, which help make the bar a summer draw.
Those shifts matter beyond the menu. Turning a Boston institution’s address into a modern, slightly louder version of fine dining reflects a broader trend of restaurateurs trying to marry classic formats with Instagram-friendly bar hooks. Outlets such as Eater Boston suggested Rodriguez’s approach, honoring the space while delivering something visibly new, was a logical way to try to re-start a legacy restaurant for a new market.
Nine serves dinner Tuesday through Saturday beginning at 5 p.m., and the chef’s nine-course tasting is priced at $160 with an optional $110 wine pairing on the booking page. Guests can reserve directly through Nine's website or via OpenTable; the dining room is listed as wheelchair-accessible. For anyone curious about whether Nine has put its early wobble behind it, the bar and the tasting both make a convincing case, and on different nights you can pick your own measure of success.
If you are nostalgic for No. 9 Park or just want a lively, well-executed tasting at a memorable Beacon Hill address, this is a good moment to see what the new team has built. It is still a different restaurant than its predecessor, but Nine is now showing the kind of focused cooking and high-spirited bar work that earn repeat visits.
