Vela

Vela is a restaurant and bar at YOTEL Boston on Seaport Boulevard, named for the constellation shaped like a ship’s sail. Expansive windows point toward the sea, and floor-to-ceiling curtains meant to suggest wind frame the dining room. The menu explores cuisines from around the world, with highlights such as fried oysters, corn and saffron gazpacho, a harvest pizza on mascarpone zaatar, fried red snapper, chicken roulade and a crispy 50-layer lasagna.

Executive Chef Guara Pimenta leads the kitchen. The bar carries a global spirits list with top-shelf whiskies, aged bourbons and hand-picked wines, and the restaurant welcomes local colleagues for after-work comparisons of single-malt Scotches as well as neighbors coming in for dinner. Indoor and outdoor spaces, including patio and rooftop seating, come with a side of people watching on the busy Seaport scene. Breakfast and lunch are served on weekdays.

What to Know

• A weekday lunch program promises a meal within 30 minutes or a drink on the house.
• The kitchen runs themed limited-time menus, such as a spicy Inferno Night built around Dante’s nine circles of heat.
• Craft cocktails are a focus of the bar program.
• Vela is listed in the Boston Seaport directory run by WS Development.