The Restaurant at Hilton Boston Park Plaza

"Nick Varano's sexy and scene-y STRIP by Strega restaurant is also a new part of the hotel, whose entire renovation will be completed by June 2016"

"Apart from Todd English's Bonfire Steakhouse (owned by the hotel, not local superstar chef English), the street-level restaurants and bars are independently operated"

"Built in 1927, this huge, historic hotel has a grand lobby and a central location near the Boston Common, but its rooms are a bit older and cramped, and its restaurants and amenities are unremarkable"

"Off the Common is the lobby restaurant, offering seasonal spins on local favorites, while STRIP by Strega fuses the lounge and the steakhouse, and the aesthetics of the mid-century and 21st century, to glamorous and slightly surreal effect"

"The final phase will update the lobby and restaurant"