Willow & Ivy – Back Bay Boston

Willow & Ivy is a New American restaurant inside The Lenox Hotel in Back Bay, serving breakfast, brunch and dinner built around local New England ingredients. The renovated dining room is bright and green, filled with plants and lit by tall vaulted windows, and guests can enter either from Exeter Street or through the hotel lobby. The menu runs from hearty meals to light bites, with dishes meant to feel elevated but approachable.

The restaurant sees itself as a neighborhood living room, where Back Bay residents and hotel guests can settle in. A long bar serves carefully made craft cocktails as afternoons turn into evenings, alongside small plates. Willow & Ivy relies on regional partners for much of what it serves, including bread from Pain D’Avignon and La Marca & Sons, coffee from Share Coffee Roasters, tea from MEM Tea, and meat from Pineland Farms along with local fishers and farms.

What to Know

• Private events can be hosted at the restaurant by request.
• Special ticketed events, such as chef-crafted lobster dinners with wine pairings, appear on the calendar.
• Sweeney’s, an Irish bar on Boylston Street, is the restaurant’s sister spot.
• The bar has run specialty cocktails supporting conservation causes, such as a partnership with The Great Elephant Migration.