"Pricey tasting menu places aren’t always cool. But that’s to be expected from restaurants that treat their food like museum pieces, where everyone around you is so quiet that you half-expect to see Tiger Woods trying for a birdie putt from the kitchen. But Asta in Back Bay is different, as you’ll be able to tell from the Ryan Gosling posters in the bathroom and lambskin-covered benches in the dining area. Come here when you want fine food like rabbit confit or seared foie gras with sunflower, but want it in a place that feels a bit like a bar." - dan secatore
