Lively and inviting, relaxed and casual, Artisan Bistro Redefines Fine Dining In The Heart of The Theater District The Ritz-Carlton Boston Common’s Artisan Bistro restaurant serves as a gathering point where hotel guests and residents mingle for breakfast and lunch meetings, socialize after-work and mix over post-theater cocktails while enjoying approachable artisanal cooking. The menu features fresh local and seasonal dishes, using native ingredients, as well as uniquely sourced products with subtle bistro influences. The 76-seat modern dining room is dressed with rich woods and features elegant European design elements. Crafted wood wainscoting envelops the room and dramatic ambient lighting from above bathes white-washed wood floors to reflect a bistro-like setting. New, ivory stitched-leather banquette seating lines the dramatic windows overlooking Avery Street. The restaurants bar is an integral part of the fun. The cocktail program includes local favorites, numerous microbrews and a signature Bloody Mary menu. The mood at the bar, like the restaurant itself, is lively and inviting, yet relaxed and casual at the same time.