Asta

About Asta

Exposed brick, a coffered ceiling and starburst chandeliers frame an open kitchen, and the counter seats facing it give a direct view of the cooks plating. Dinner is a single tasting menu that changes with local produce and fish, recently priced at $135 with a $75 wine pairing and an optional $40 seared foie gras course that nearly every reviewer recommends sharing. Regulars call it one of the most creative kitchens in Boston, citing odd, nostalgic pairings such as local fish with radish and cucumber worked into dessert, and praise a front of house that runs with relaxed, family-style warmth and opens with a glass of champagne. Dissenters find some courses more clever than flavourful; one put the full bill near $190 a head, another noted it runs dearer than Mooncusser. Weeknights can be quiet. Google reviewers rate it 4.4 over 314 reviews, and the Michelin Guide recommends it.