“We did the best we could to keep the soul of the original design because the guests coming in here really loved it. So we did a lot of repairs, maintenance, painting, and equipment replacing,” he continues. After Cinquecento’s flooding last spring led to its closure (not to mention the pandemic), the restaurant group restructured, and Gates struck off to form the SoWa Dining Group earlier this year, with more venues - including a massive events space called Power Station - in the works. “My partners and I lovingly built Gaslight and unfortunately COVID-19 not-so-lovingly took it apart,” says owner Jeff Gates, formerly of the Aquitaine Group, which currently operates Aquitaine and Metropolis Cafe and ran Gaslight and Cinquecento until both spots closed. And yes, there will be all the steak frites you can savor among the menu of bouillabaisses and escargot, plus French twists on New England classics. While the restaurant - with 140 seats in the dining room, an 18-seat bar, and a soon-to-come 60-seat patio - isn’t a straight-up reboot of Gaslight, some familiar faces are at the helm. The new restaurant takes its inspiration from the breezy brasseries in France with a menu that focuses on pared-back preparations of seasonal ingredients, along with more refined bistro touches and a French wine list. A ray of light after beloved French restaurant Gaslight bid adieu last November: Brasserie opens in the same space on May 6, bringing French fare back to this corner of SoWa (560 Harrison Ave., Boston).
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