Capital Grille Moving to the Hynes in August

The Capital Grille, a high-end steakhouse that's been on Newbury Street for the past 20 years, plans to move to the Hynes Convention Center in August.

"...For obviously some great busineses reasons," attorney Karen D. Simão told local leaders during a Neighborhood Association of Back Bay licencing board meeting on Monday.

Capital Grille managing partner Christopher Scott said the decision to move came after the company came to the end of its 20-year lease.

"We went through the renegotiation process, and it didn't work for us," he said. "And that's when we fell in love with this place."

The restaurant will double it's size, and go into about 10,00 square feet in the western end of the Hynes Convention Center, across the street from the Back Bay firehouse. Towne Stove and Spirits in on the other side of the convention center, by the Prudential Plaza.

There will be seating for 304 inside, and a 32-seat outdoor patio with a high glass partial enclosure.

Capital Grille plans to open in mid-August, with hopefully no more than a two-week lag time after the 359 Newbury St. location closes.

"We're trying," Simão said, "to make it relatively seemless."