Common Craft
About
Common Craft is a chef-driven New American restaurant in South Boston that aims to spotlight the people, tools, traditions and products behind exceptional dining. Chef Tony Messina leads the culinary direction, and the menus rotate rather than stay fixed. Drinks get the same attention: the restaurant’s cocktail program, The Stillroom, focuses on the makers, ingredients and techniques behind each pour, from spirits to botanicals, with an emphasis on precision.
Messina was born and raised in East Boston, discovered cooking in his grandparents’ kitchen and began working in Boston restaurants at 14, building a career on discipline, creativity and respect for everything that makes a kitchen thrive. Boston magazine named him Best Outstanding Chef in 2018. The Current, a rotating program within the restaurant, brings in new craftspeople, flavors and ideas through custom menus, collaborations and events.
What to Know
- Messina won the James Beard Foundation’s Best Chef: Northeast award in 2019 after earlier semifinalist and nominee recognition.
- Gift cards are available.
- Common Craft is a partner of Meet Boston.
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