| The Paramount | |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Current-Owner: | Michael Bissanti (since 1995) Michael Colon (since 1995) Joe Green (since 1995) |
| Street-Address: | 44 Charles Street |
| City: | Boston |
| County: | Suffolk County |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| Zip: | 02114 |
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| Country: | United States |
| Seating-Capacity: | 44 (Beacon Hill location) |
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.[1] It is owned by Michael Bissanti, Michael Conlon and Joe Greene, three college friends from La Salle Academy in New York City.[2]
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.[3] [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]