What Field & Vine does

Field & Vine is a single-location, independently owned fine dining restaurant operating at 9 Sanborn Court in Union Square, Somerville, Massachusetts. Founded in 2017 from a pop-up concept, the restaurant runs a seasonally evolving New England farm-to-table menu built around sustainably sourced ingredients from local farms and purveyors, complemented by a wine program of small organic and biodynamic producers. The restaurant is staffed by a small team of approximately nine people and operates limited hours (Tues-Thu 5-8:45pm, Fri-Sat 5-9:30pm), and adopted a 20% gratuity-included billing model during the pandemic that it has retained to support service worker compensation.

The company's product surface extends beyond dine-in service to include private and semi-private events for parties of 7-12 guests during off-peak time slots, online gift card sales through Toast Tab, and an email newsletter subscription via its Squarespace website. The technology stack is composed entirely of standard third-party restaurant and web tools (Resy for reservations, Toast Tab for gift cards, Squarespace for the website, Google Forms for event inquiries), with no proprietary technology, integrations, mobile app, or AI capabilities disclosed. Customer segments are exclusively consumer-facing, including fine dining patrons, private event hosts, and sustainability-conscious diners, with no enterprise or institutional accounts.

Field & Vine monetizes through three streams: per-cover dine-in food and beverage sales, private event bookings (pricing not publicly disclosed), and gift card sales. Pricing is pay-as-you-go with a 20% gratuity already embedded, sample menu items range from $8 to $38, and wine by the glass starts at $15. The restaurant relies on earned media (New York Times, Condé Nast Traveler, Boston Magazine, Eater, Thrillist, Zagat, Improper Bostonian) and word-of-mouth as its primary go-to-market channels, with no paid advertising disclosed. There is no evidence of external funding, parent company, or expansion plans; the business is bootstrapped and founder-led.

Name

Field & Vine

Legal name

Field & Vine

Website

https://fieldandvinesomerville.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Field & Vine is a single-location, farm-to-table fine dining restaurant in Union Square, Somerville, MA, founded in 2017. It serves seasonally evolving New England cuisine sourced from local farms and a curated organic wine list to individual diners and small private event groups of 7-12 guests.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Farm-to-Table Restaurant

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Farm-to-Table & Contemporary American Restaurants (THAFACAF)

Keywords

• Farm to table dining
• Seasonal new england cuisine
• Fine dining restaurant
• Private event catering
• Small producer wine program

Headquarters

HQ city

Somerville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Food & Beverage Sales: Revenue from food and beverage service to dine-in customers. Menu features seasonally changing New England cuisine with ingredients sourced from local farms and sustainable purveyors. Wine program focuses on small-producer organic/biodynamic wines with minimal intervention.
2. Private Events & Larger Reservations: Revenue from private party and semi-private dinner bookings for parties of 7-12 guests, served during specific time slots (5-6pm and 8:30pm or later) with family-style menu.
3. Gift Card Sales: Online gift cards sold through Toast Tab platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Field & Vine operates a single-location farm-to-table restaurant in Union Square, Somerville, MA, serving seasonally changing New England cuisine built around ingredients sourced from local farms and sustainable purveyors. The offering includes an à la carte dine-in menu, a curated wine program featuring small-producer organic/biodynamic wines, private and semi-private family-style dining for parties of 7-12, and online gift cards sold via Toast Tab.

Product overview

Field & Vine is a single-location farm-to-table restaurant located in Union Square, Somerville, MA. The core offering is a seasonal dining experience built around locally-sourced, sustainably-grown ingredients from New England farms and purveyors. The restaurant operates with a 'gratuity included' pricing model (20% built into bills). Supporting offerings include private event hosting for parties of 7-12 guests, online gift card sales via Toast Tab, and an email newsletter subscription service. The menu features handcrafted dishes including raw bars, small plates, and entrees, complemented by wines from small producers practicing organic/biodynamic farming.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Field & Vine Restaurant (Dine-In Experience) Farm-to-table fine dining experience in Union Square, Somerville, offering a seasonal menu that evolves with New England's seasons, with a commitment to local farms, sustainable sourcing, and handmade dishes, paired with a curated organic/biodynamic wine program.
• Private Events & Larger Reservations Private party and semi-private dinner bookings for groups of 7-12 guests at 9 Sanborn Court, Somerville, served family-style during specific evening time slots; booked via Google Forms inquiry.
• Online Gift Cards Digital gift card purchasing through the Toast Tab platform, redeemable for food and beverage at Field & Vine.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ResycoreTechnology or IntegrationResy is the reservation platform used by Field & Vine for booking dining reservations. Customers book through Resy's platform for 2-hour increments.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Blue Hill at Stone Barns: Dan Barber's landmark farm-to-table restaurant in Pocantico Hills, NY. A broader incumbent in the farm-to-table category that defines the upper bound of what chef-driven, sourcing-led restaurants can achieve in terms of brand and pricing.
• Tatte Bakery & Cafe: Multi-location Boston-area bakery-cafe concept with a similar locally-rooted, design-forward brand identity. Operates in the same regional dining market though at a more accessible price point and casual format.

Direct peers

• State Bird Provisions: Iconic San Francisco farm-to-table restaurant by Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski known for dim-sum-style service and seasonal California cuisine. Concept-level peer demonstrating the same small-format, chef-driven, locally-sourced playbook at scale.
• Talulla: Small, intimate farm-to-table restaurant in Cambridge, MA serving a constantly changing seasonal menu. Closely comparable in scale (~9-person team equivalent), intimate dining format, and farm-driven sourcing approach.
• Puritan & Company: Will Gilson's farm-to-table New England restaurant in Cambridge, MA with a similar chef-driven, locally-sourced philosophy and comparable fine-dining price point. Competes for the same Boston-area conscious-consumer segment.
• Oleana: Chef Ana Sortun's farm-to-table, Eastern Mediterranean-leaning fine-dining restaurant in Cambridge, MA. Closely comparable to Field & Vine in menu philosophy (local sourcing, seasonality, handcraft) and customer base (Boston-area fine-dining patrons, reservations-driven).
• Bronwyn: Somerville restaurant serving Eastern European-inspired seasonal cuisine with strong ties to local farms. Direct local competitor sharing the Union Square/Somerville dining market and farm-sourcing ethos.
• Sarma: Small-plates, seasonally-driven restaurant in Somerville, MA, focused on bold flavors and shared dining. Direct competitor located in the same Union Square-adjacent market with a similar reservations-led, intimate dining model.
• Juliet: Intimate, seasonal farm-to-table restaurant in Union Square, Somerville. Operates in the immediate neighborhood of Field & Vine with a similar small-team, reservations-driven fine-dining model and locally-sourced identity.
• Hungry Mother: Cambridge-based farm-to-table restaurant focused on seasonal Southern-inspired cuisine with locally-sourced ingredients. Comparable in scale, fine-dining positioning, and farm-driven sourcing approach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/field-&-vine

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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