Best of Boston

2015 Best Placemaker

Townsman

It’s certainly an achievement to draw in diners on the virtues of your food, your bustling crudo bar, and your top-notch bar program. It’s another entirely to knit together a string of neighborhoods in the process. Since landing with a blast in the Radian building in February, chef-owner Matt Jennings and team have given the Downtown Crossing, Chinatown, and Financial District areas the buzzing destination restaurant they’ve sorely needed.

120 Kingston St., Boston, 617-993-0750, townsmanboston.com