Delta Air Lines opened its third Delta One Lounge, a series of swanky spaces reserved for first-class fliers, at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) on December 11—and it’s asking you to forget what you think you know about airport food.
Located behind a speakeasy-style door within the Delta Sky Club in Concourse E, the intimate 6,700-square-foot hideaway features three-course meals and creative craft cocktails, and pays homage to the city’s maritime and higher education heritage.
Here’s what you need to know about the new Delta One Lounge at Boston Logan International Airport.
Food and beverage at the new Delta One Lounge in Boston
Compared to the other Delta One Lounges (at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport, which opened in June and October 2024, respectively), there is a much stronger emphasis in the Boston lounge on food and drink.
The menu was developed by acclaimed Chef Ed Brown and focuses on “elevated takes on seafood classics,” Delta stated.
“We want guests of this Delta One Lounge to feel like VIPs at the city’s finest private dining establishment, one that draws inspiration from the history and culinary traditions of Boston,” Claude Roussel, vice president of Delta Sky Club and Lounge experiences, said in a press release.
The menu is arranged as three courses, with choices like loaded New England shellfish chowder, jumbo lump crab cake, or crispy cauliflower for the starter; a warm Maine lobster roll, cod Milanese, or a Snake River skirt steak with chimichurri and fries for the main; and Boston cream pie and cannoli for dessert. The airline said customers should be able to experience the full set in under an hour.
In addition to a selection of complimentary wine and beer (including options from local breweries such as Allagash and Maine Beer Company), a rotating collection of craft cocktails is included with admission. Some current offerings include a North End Espresso Martini (with Crop Organic Vodka, Vanilla Bean Caffè Borghetti Coffee Liqueur, Buffalo Trace Bourbon Cream, espresso, and TCHO organic cocoa powder) and a Beantown Bramble (made with Fords Gin, Nino Franco Rustico Prosecco, organic agave, fresh lemon, and simple syrup). A handful of premium wines and spirits (ranging from Clase Azul Reposado to Rémy Martin Louis VIII) are also available for purchase, either by card, cash, or Delta frequent flier miles.
A space steeped in local heritage
Like the neighboring Sky Club, the lounge has a nautical theme. The centerpiece of the space is the bar (and the sculpture above it), which was designed to reflect the shape of the USS Constitution (otherwise known as Old Ironsides), the world’s oldest still-floating warship, which is docked in Boston Harbor. The marine-blue bar chairs and the brass accents (the type of metal that is frequently used on ships because it is corrosion-resistant) also enhance the naval vibe.
Other elements, however, are meant to be a very subtle nod to the city’s famed academic institutions, including pops of red—nearby Harvard University, Boston University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology all have shades of red as their school colors.
The space can accommodate up to 120 patrons. Most of the tables are meant to accommodate groups of two to four, though there are a handful of eight-tops and individual seating around the bar and open kitchen. Because food is the focus, travelers will have to head to the adjacent Delta Sky Club if they are keen on taking a shower or using soundproof booths.
How to access the Delta One Lounge at Boston Logan International Airport
The lounge will be open daily from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. That abbreviated time frame (compared to other lounges) is due to opening hours aligning with Delta One flights departing from Concourse E, which generally don’t depart until the afternoon.
As the Delta One Lounges are reserved for the airline’s most premium customers, getting in won’t be easy. The space is exclusively for Delta One fliers (Delta’s version of first class), Delta 360° status members, and select Delta partner passengers (specifically those with an equivalent first-class seat on Korean Air, Air France, KLM, LATAM, Virgin Atlantic, or SAS Airlines flight). No credit cards will give fliers access to this lounge, and the only guests allowed are those of Delta 360° members (but even they have to pay a $100 fee).
The new lounge comes online just ahead of the carrier’s new service from Boston to Liberia, Costa Rica, which launches on December 21. Next summer Delta will operate its largest international schedule from Boston to date.
Beyond Boston, New York, and Los Angeles, Delta has already announced plans to open two more Delta One Lounges in Salt Lake City and Seattle in 2025.
