The Paramount, Boston

Not to be confused with Paramount Theatre (Boston) or Paramount Hotel (Boston).

The Paramount
The frontage of the business in 2022
Map
Restaurant information
Established1937 (88 years ago) (1937)
Owner(s)Michael Bissanti (since 1995)
Michael Colon (since 1995)
Joe Green (since 1995)
Street address44 Charles Street
CityBoston
CountySuffolk County
StateMassachusetts
Postal/ZIP Code02114
CountryUnited States
Coordinates42°21′26″N 71°04′13″W / 42.357282°N 71.070166°W / 42.357282; -71.070166
Seating capacity44 (Beacon Hill location)[1]
Websitewww.paramountboston.com

The Paramount is a diner-style restaurant in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of downtown Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Situated at 44 Charles Street, it was established in 1937.[2] It is owned by Michael Bissanti, Michael Conlon and Joe Greene, three college friends from La Salle Academy in New York City.[3][4]

The restaurant has a policy by which no patron, or a member of a patron's party, may occupy a table until their food is ready. It was implemented to ensure that other patrons, more often than not, can find a table when their food is ready.[1][4]

In 2015, the restaurant was sued after employees claimed they were underpaid for overtime worked.[5]

A second location was opened at 667 East Broadway in South Boston in December 2011.[6][7]

The restaurant won the Best of Boston "Best Beacon Hill Restaurant" award in 2009.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b Buell, Ryan W. (August 2016). "Breakfast at the Paramount". Harvard Business School.
  2. ^ "About Beacon Hill". The Paramount.
  3. ^ "Michael Bissanti '85 Brings West Coast Food East". La Salle Academy. January 6, 2009.
  4. ^ a b Arnett, Alison (March 16, 2005). "Michael Conlon's full plate". The Boston Globe.
  5. ^ Johnston, Katie (May 15, 2015). "Paramount restaurant sued on overtime". The Boston Globe.
  6. ^ "The Paramount in Boston's Beacon Hill Is Opening a Second Location in South Boston". Boston Restaurant Talk. December 9, 2011.
  7. ^ Zippelli, Michelle (March 16, 2012). "The Paramount - Classic Boston Breakfast Now In Southie Too". The Boston Globe.
  8. ^ "The Paramount". Boston Magazine. January 2009.


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