Field Guide to Asheville (2025-2026)

Welcome To the LAND OF THE SKY

… Or Paris of the South Or Beer City Or Bee City

Even Cesspool of Sin

Take your pick

With its unconventional character, dramatic landscape, historically remarkable architecture and eclectic cultural offerings, Asheville has attracted a broad — and, at times, irreverent — range of nicknames since the railroad arrived in Western North Carolina in the 1880s, opening a gateway for visitors.

Over the decades, Asheville has blossomed into a thriving city of 95,000 — and a popular travel destination. Gifted with more than the usual share of colorful characters, innovative thinkers and enterprising trailblazers, the city has also earned a reputation as a resilient, creative and independent community that fosters a strong collaborative spirit.

In September 2024, Tropical Storm Helene brought unprecedented tragedy and destruction to Western North Carolina, submerging some of Asheville’s most beloved neighborhoods under, in some cases, nearly 30 feet of river water, knocking out municipal water service for months and creating immense economic challenges for the area’s businesses. However, tapping into its tough and resourceful mountain roots, the city has been tenaciously working to rise from the mud.

Visitors are key to that revival. During your time in Asheville, know that your enjoyment of local businesses is exactly what’s needed to help this scrappy little city get back on its feet.

And please take special care to visit neighborhoods that experienced severe flooding during Helene, including Biltmore Village and the River Arts District. As those areas fight to rebuild and reopen, the support and love of visitors have never meant more.

The cover for this year's Field Guide is a watercolor painting by local artist Sue Dolamore. Titled “A Broad Perspective,” Dolamore painted the piece in 2024 as part of a River Arts District Association challenge to create original artwork based on the theme “expanding horizons.”

“The painting captures both the literal and metaphorical journey of gaining a new perspective, symbolizing a departure from everyday life and a celebration of boundless possibility,” Dolamore says about the work.

Dolamore and her family relocated to Western North Carolina in 2011 from Central Florida. “I wanted mountains. My husband missed the woods,” she says. The couple was also seeking a place with a small city and a vibrant arts community. “Asheville suited all three: culture, mountains and woodlands,” Dolamore says.

Self-taught, Dolamore embarked on her creative journey in 2014, following her youngest daughter's graduation. She immersed herself in painting, fostering a thriving plein air community that grew from a dozen to nearly 400 members.

Her workspace in Warehouse Studios at 170 Lyman St. in the River Arts District reopened in May 2025 after experiencing flooding from Tropical Storm Helene. Hours are Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., or by appointment. Learn more about the artist at www.suedolamore.com.

Hi-Wire offers five epic ways to raise a glass — 3 unique taprooms, a secret Tiki hideaway, and an Event Center for

Hidden Tiki Bar speakeasy at the South Slope Taproom making unforgettable memories.

Weddings, Meetings, and More! @ Biltmore Village location

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We have taken great care to ensure the accuracy of information contained in this guide. However, we are human and, post-Helene, businesses are in flux. Please check websites and businesses prior to making plans.

THINGS TO KNOW FAQ s

WEATHER?

Asheville’s climate can be wet or dry, often both in the same hour! Our hottest month is typically July, with highs in the mid 80s. In summer, temperatures will dip to the 50s and 60s at night. The coldest time is January, typically dropping into the teens and 20s at night, and rising above freezing in the daytime. Some of our forests average more than 80 inches of rain each year. Meanwhile, downtown Asheville usually doesn’t exceed 40 inches of rain annually.

WHERE CAN I PARK?

Downtown Asheville has thousands of parking spaces with onstreet parking, lots, decks and garages. Visit Buncombe County’s webpage at avl.mx/6si, or Asheville’s page at avl.mx/b8t for a map of downtown deck locations, pricing information and a mobile app that tells you where vacancies are.

• Street meters take coins, credit cards or the Passport Parking mobile app 8 a.m-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Parking is free after 6 p.m., and on Sundays and holidays.

• Most meters and all garages accept credit cards.

• City parking garages are free for less than an hour or $2 per hour. County-owned garages are $2 for the first hour and $1 for each additional hour.

WHERE CAN I FIND A PUBLIC RESTROOM?

There are facilities at Pack Square Park, and there are restrooms inside the Page Avenue entrance of the Grove Arcade, available 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday, and noon-6 p.m. Sunday. Pack Library has restrooms in its outer hallway. There’s a 24/7 public facility on the corner of Rankin Avenue and College Street.

WHERE AND WHEN CAN I BUY BEER, CIDER, WINE AND LIQUOR?

Packaged liquor is only sold at ABC stores, typically 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday- Saturday. Beer, cider and wine are sold in groceries. Restaurants, bars and breweries can legally offer drinks seven days a week. Alcohol sales at bars and retail stores close at 2 a.m. Distilleries can sell alcohol on premises in limited quantities.

WHAT ARE NORTH CAROLINA’S TOBACCO, VAPING AND MARIJUANA LAWS?

State law prohibits smoking inside bars and restaurants. Smoking and e-cigarettes are banned on city buses, in city-owned parks, and in buildings owned by the city (except in designated areas). Medical and recreational marijuana use is outlawed in North Carolina (except for on the Qualla Boundary). However, delta 8 and 9 products are legal and readily available.

HOW DOG-FRIENDLY IS ASHEVILLE?

Dogs must be leashed by law, but they are welcome on most hiking trails, at some restaurants, stores and breweries and on the grounds of the Biltmore Estate. The area has several dog parks (where they can be unleashed in some areas), including at businesses, such as WagWorld, WagBar and Sweeten Creek Brewing, and at some public parks, including Buncombe Sports Park. There are also a few dogtreat bakeries in town as well as doggie day care centers. Dogs may be prohibited at festivals and special events — check before going.

Cats get their due on the Asheville Cat Weirdos Facebook page. The House of Black Cat Magic is a kitty paradise in West Asheville, while Cats at Play Café downtown offers purrs and lattes.

IS THERE A DISCOUNT CARD/BOOK FOR AREA ATTRACTIONS AND DINING?

Go Local Asheville offers a discount card (golocalasheville.com) which includes over 600 locally owned shops, bars, restaurants, and businesses. The Asheville Independent Restaurant Association’s annual AIR Passport offers deals at over 40 participating local restaurants.

WHERE IS THE VISITOR CENTER?

The Asheville Visitor Center (36 Montford Ave., just north of the bridge over I-240) has friendly folks to assist with questions, plus brochures and maps pertaining to attractions. The center is open 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday.

IS ASHEVILLE ADA COMPLIANT?

Asheville aims to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, but the city has to contend with older infrastructure and hilly terrain. There are many individual buildings and businesses with exemptions. Keep in mind that downtown sidewalks are often narrow with obstacles, and some have steep inclines.

THINGS TO KNOW

HOW DO I GET A TABLE AT ASHEVILLE’S MOST POPULAR RESTAURANTS?

Reserve well in advance, either by calling or booking online, to eat at nationally renowned restaurants. Remember that weekdays are less busy. Asheville also has many amazing lesser-known places to eat. Check the Eats & Drinks listings in this publication for ideas!

HOW CAN I GET AROUND WITHOUT MY CAR?

Most of downtown is walkable, but hilly. Luckily, there are taxis, ride apps and Asheville Regional Transit (ART) public buses run by the city of Asheville. There are rental services for bikes and cars, and some hotels offer shuttle service. Gray Line Asheville has a hop-on-hop-off trolley option.

WHAT ARE ASHEVILLE’S SISTER CITIES?

Asheville has a Sister Cities program with seven partners: Vladikavkaz (Russia), San Cristóbal de las Casas (Mexico), Saumur (France), Karpenisi (Greece), Valladolid (Mexico), Osogbo (Nigeria) and Dunkeld-Birnam (Scotland).

WHERE CAN I FIND A CALENDAR OF EVENTS?

Festivals, concerts, sports competitions, dances and more are happening in and around Asheville year-round. Visit Mountain Xpress’ avlcalendar.com for a comprehensive listing of events each week. For a quick look at some of the year’s biggest events, check out the Festivals section in this guide.

TOURS THINGS TO DO

One of the best ways to explore Asheville is to take a tour led by someone in the know. Your point of entry can be history, the arts, beer, food, culture, lifestyle or even humor. The options are many and diverse. What else would you expect from Asheville?

NOTE: Many tour companies and their offerings have been impacted by Tropical Storm Helene. Be sure to contact companies for updates before making plans.

ARTS TOURS

• Appalachian Mural Trail (Asheville is part of this multi-state, self-guided tour)

• Art Connections

Studio Tours

BARS & BREWERIES TOURS

• Amazing Pubcycle Tours

• Asheville Rooftop Bar Tours

• Asheville Brewery Tours (walking and mobile tours)

• Asheville Brews Cruise

• Beer City Brewery Tours

• BREW-ed Brewery and History Walking Tours

FOOD & COFFEE TOURS

• Asheville Coffee Tours

• Asheville Food Tours

• Eating Asheville Tours

• Asheville Art Museum tours

• Asheville Photo Tours

• AVL Literary Tour

• Cedar Rock Adventures Paddle & Pints

• City Brew Tours

• Damn Good Beer Bus

• And ... some individual breweries offer tours of their own facilities

• No Taste Like Home Foraging Tours

• Taste Carolina Gourmet Tours

Photo by Cindy Kunst

HISTORY TOURS

• Asheville by Foot Walking Tours

• Barrier Breakers Historically Black Parishes of WNC Pilgrimage

• Historic Music Scene Walking Tour

• Gray Line Trolley Tours

OUTDOORS TOURS

• Asheville Camino Trail

• Asheville Adventure Co.

• Asheville Wellness Tours (yoga, hikes, massage & tarot)

• Blue Ridge Hiking Co.

• Pisgah Mountain Bike Adventures

VARIOUS & HUMOR TOURS

• Asheville Terrors (walking ghost tours)

• LaZoom (comedic approaches to history, ghosts, beer, etc.)

SELF-GUIDED TOURS

• The Urban Trail

• South Slope Mural Trail

• Black Cultural Heritage Trail

• History at Hand (five walking tours led by Sharon Fahrer)

• Hood Huggers (Black history and art tour)

• Moving Sidewalk Segway Downtown Tour

• Shaka Street Moped Tours

• Citizen Vinyl Factory Tour

• Cultivate Climbing Guides (formerly Pisgah Climbing and Outdoor Guides)

• Walk with Me Tours

• The Flying Bike (includes downtown, River Arts District and multiple food tasting options)

• Haunted Asheville (walking ghost tours)

• WNC Photo Tours

• James Vester Miller Historic Walking Trail

• Blue Ridge Craft Trails

THINGS TO DO

OUTSIDE

The term “great outdoors” takes on a grander meaning in Western North Carolina, where ancient mountains preside over wild rivers, waterfalls, forests and farms. Within and around the urban heart of Asheville, opportunities abound to explore the area’s natural beauty through driving, hiking, biking, climbing, swimming, boating and so much more.

IMPORTANT: As recovery continues from Tropical Storm Helene, many outdoor spaces remain significantly damaged, causing issues with accessibility, logistics and safety. Please check in advance online or by phone to confirm the status of outdoor destinations before visiting and pay attention to signs posted in recreational areas regarding storm damage.

Hit the road: Stretching 469 miles from its start in Virginia to its end in Cherokee, the Blue Ridge Parkway (BRP) national park site makes it simple to enjoy the grandeur of the Blue Ridge Mountains from the comfort of an automobile with numerous Asheville access points. Post-Helene, however, many sections of the scenic roadway are closed for repairs. For updates and a map of current closures, visit avl.mx/en9. (Note that parts of the BRP at higher elevations routinely close for weather during late fall, winter and early spring.)

Photo by Adobe Stock

ASHEVILLE BY BIKE

• Mountain bikers are in their element at spots like Berm Park at Chestnut Mountain Nature Park, DuPont State Forest, Bent Creek Experimental Forest and the Big Ivy route in Pisgah National Forest (for experts only).

• Bikers of all ages and skill levels and interests can find their groove on the trails, pump tracks, skills park, dirt jump zone, berm and more at The Adventure Center of Asheville’s Kolo Bike Park.

• If urban cruising is more your speed, book a downtown e-bike tour with a local company (see “Tours” section) or choose your own adventure with a rental from Sky E-Bikes, Asheville E-Bikes, The Flying Bike and others.

TAKE A HIKE

• Blue Ridge Hiking Co. founder Jennifer Pharr Davis literally wrote the book on hiking: Five-Star Trails Asheville: 35 Spectacular Hikes in the Land of the Sky offers detailed trail options, tips and advice for hikers of all levels. (Remember to check online sources for the status of trails post-Helene before embarking on a hike.)

• A popular option just outside Asheville is the nearly 5-mile Lunch Rocks hike on the Mountains-to-Sea Trail. So named for a rocky, picnic-friendly overlook along the trail that provides a sweeping view of the Haw Creek Valley, the hike conveniently departs from the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

• The Blue Ridge Parkway tops many visitors’ lists for hiking opportunities. Though many sections and destinations are closed indefinitely due to Helene, including Mount Mitchell State Park, open sections near Asheville can provide excellent options for easy park-and-hike adventures. Look for updates and a map of current closures at avl.mx/en9.

• The small town of Hot Springs is on the Appalachian Trail (AT) and a jumping-off place for tackling the rigorous 1.6-mile Lover’s Leap and Appalachian Trail Loop or 5-mile round trip to the Rich Mountain Fire Tower. Check for post-Helene updates from the Appalachian Trail Conservancy at avl.mx/ena.

• Just a few minutes from downtown, the N.C. Arboretum offers 10 miles of marked, dogfriendly trails for all ages and abilities, many of which connect with areas such as Lake Powhatan and Pisgah National Forest.

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WATER FEATURES

• About 40 miles from Asheville, Sliding Rock Recreation Area in Pisgah National Forest features a 60-foot natural waterslide that ends in an 8-foot-deep pool of bracingly cool water.

• Post-Helene repairs continue at popular Catawba Falls in nearby Old Fort, but the 4-mile loop trail is open, and the falls are accessible for viewing. About an hour’s drive from Asheville, DuPont State Recreational Forest has multiple waterfalls to visit, including the stunning Bridal Veil Falls

• Though Tropical Storm Helene caused catastrophic damage along WNC’s rivers, some local outfitters — Zen Tubing, Beer City Tubing, Asheville Adventure Co. and Blue Heron Whitewater in nearby Marshall, to name a few — are beginning to reopen to provide opportunities for canoeing, kayaking, whitewater rafting, tubing and other paddling and floating escapades. For beer-loving multitaskers, Cedar Rock Adventures offers brewery crawls by canoe and raft.

• Less than an hour from Asheville, Lake James State Park is known for its excellent largemouth bass fishing, while waterways in Pisgah National Forest can be great spots for catching rainbow, brook and brown trout. Numerous local businesses, such as Asheville Fly Fishing Co., offer fishing expeditions to suit every skill level and interest.

URBAN ADVENTURES

• Asheville has multiple options for folks who want to explore the outdoors without ever leaving the city. Buncombe County

Photo by Cindy Kunst

currently has a dozen individual sections of urban greenway in and around Asheville, ranging in length from less than a quarter-mile to nearly 3 miles. (Visit the Connect Buncombe website at avl.mx/eo4 to pick your next walking, biking or skating destination and for updates on sections damaged or closed due to Helene.)

• Public parks in Asheville and Buncombe County offer much more than playgrounds and picnic shelters. Amenities ranging from a splash pad (Pack Square Park) to disc golf, paddle boats and a fishing lake (Lake Julian Park). Visit the county (avl.mx/49b) and city (/avl.mx/6xa) park services websites for locations and updates on storm-related closures.

• For a two-hour stroll through Asheville’s history, hop on the 1.7-mile downtown Asheville Urban Trail. The self-guided walking tour follows 30 sculptural markers detailing famous residents (physician Elizabeth Blackwell, Thomas Wolfe, F. Scott Fitzgerald and O. Henry), art deco architecture, Black history, Appalachian heritage, Cherokee roots, commerce, transportation and more.

OUTSIDE THINGS TO DO

UP IN THE AIR

• Zip lining is a popular off-the-ground activity in the mountains around Asheville. Businesses like Navitat, The Adventure Center of Asheville and Nantahala Outdoor Center offer treetop and mountaintop flights of varying lengths, speeds and heights.

• Interested in literally climbing the walls? The climbing-curious can get started with introductory packages and day passes at Cultivate Climbing. For outdoor rock and ice climbing expeditions, Fox Mountain Guides & Climbing School, Pisgah Climbing School and Guillard Climbing offer a range of options.

ON THE FARM

IMPORTANT: Before heading out on your WNC agriculture adventure, be sure to contact the farms or consult their websites and social media for hours of operation, reservations and other important details.

• Support hardworking mountain farmers and treat yourself to a tasty adventure by bringing home goodies from favorite Asheville-area farm stands and u-pick operations, such as Flying Cloud Farm and Hickory Nut Gap Farm in Fairview, Sycamore Valley Farm Store just west of the city or Stepp’s Hillcrest Orchard in North Carolina’s apple country, Henderson County.

• To immerse yourself in rural mountain life, choose from a wide variety of Asheville-area farmstay options. A search of vacation rental websites can yield experiences ranging from horse and chicken meet-and-greets to goat yoga to u-pick berry and flower excursions. Accommodations, from yurts to historic inns, can be as rustic or upscale as you like.

• Farm tours and on-farm educational activities are fun ways to see where our food comes from. From hands-on beekeeping experiences at Honeybee Bliss to guided cheese tours and tastings at Looking Glass Creamery, WNC farms offer countless unforgettable learning experiences.

• Hop in the car or on a bike and follow a local self-guided agricultural trail to view gorgeous mountain scenery while visiting farms and sampling their products. The Farm Heritage Trail through northwest Buncombe County features stops at family-owned vegetable farms, wineries, herb nurseries, a bison farm and more (avl.mx/eob). The WNC Cheese Trail provides a map and information on area creameries as well as details on cheese-related events, including the annual Carolina Mountain Cheese Fest (avl.mx/eoc).

• To find WNC farms and learn more about how you can visit and support them, check out the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project’s (ASAP) Local Food Guide (and Farm Tour every September) at avl.mx/81y.or download the Visit NC Farms app at avl.mx/eod.

SHOPPING THINGS TO DO

Asheville’s retail aesthetic mirrors its general personality — imaginative, unique and free-spirited. From locally made artwork and crafts to one-of-a-kind fashions, jewelry, antiques, books, food products and much more, the city’s downtown and other busy neighborhoods are packed with independently owned shops and boutiques full of gems just waiting to be discovered, bought and popped into your shopping bag.

The Go Local Asheville guide is a printed and online directory with discounts on goods and services at hundreds of Asheville businesses; a Go Local card is $25 and delivers discounts on goods and services.

DOWNTOWN

All of downtown is fair game for fantastic retail finds. Pro tip: Though the main thoroughfares and areas noted below teem with tantalizing storefronts, don’t miss out on exploring the quiet side streets and less traveled corners where you’ll find some of the city’s best-kept shopping secrets.

• Tree-lined Lexington Avenue — long considered by locals to be the heart of Asheville’s “keep it weird” vibe — is a good place to find vintage boutiques, used books, mineral and crystal shops, hippie clothing stores and quirky gift shops mingling with contemporary fashion stores and trendy bars and eateries.

Photo by Cindy Kunst

• Broadway and Biltmore Avenue merge at Pack Square, forming downtown’s main artery. Fashion boutiques, a midcentury modern furniture store, pastry shops, handmade artisan chocolate purveyors and art galleries are just a few of the retail attractions to be found.

• Covering an entire city block, the elegant, art deco Grove Arcade is worth a visit just to appreciate its grand architecture. Conveniently, it’s also a shopping hot spot with a furniture store, yarn shop, baby boutique, handbuilt musical instrument shop, huge used bookstore, spice merchant and much more all under one roof, along with a number of restaurants, a craft beer taproom and even a Champagne bar.

• Lovers of local arts and crafts won’t want to miss stopping at Woolworth Walk and Kress Emporium, two historic buildings repurposed into indoor shopping malls showcasing the work of Western North Carolina artists and crafters as well as some vintage collectibles.

BILTMORE VILLAGE

Long known as one of Asheville’s most charming and walkable shopping areas, historic Biltmore Village was devastated by catastrophic flooding during Tropical Storm Helene in September 2024. Most of the neighborhood’s cafés, shops and galleries suffered heavy damage and were closed due to the disaster, but many scrappy businesses are busy rebuilding, with some anticipating reopening dates in late spring and summer 2025. When visiting the Biltmore Estate, take a few extra minutes to drive through Biltmore Village and along the Swannanoa River and stop in to support any shops taking the leap to once again hang out their “open” signs. Visit the Historic Biltmore Village association’s website (avl.mx/er0) for updates on reopenings.

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RIVER ARTS DISTRICT

The River Arts District (RAD) — the heart of Asheville’s arts and crafts community — also experienced epic flooding during Helene, wiping out many of the neighborhood’s working studios, galleries and shops. But here, again, the arts community is working hard to rebuild. Many galleries and other businesses have reopened in upper parts of the RAD, including on Depot and Roberts streets and on Clingman Avenue, and the enormous, warehouselike Marquee arts and design market is projecting an early summer 2025 reopening. And, at least temporarily, visitors can also support storm-impacted RAD artists by shopping at the River Arts District Artists Association’s post-Helene outpost at 24 N. Lexington Ave. downtown. For updates, visit avl.mx/eat.

HAYWOOD ROAD

Not to be confused with downtown’s Haywood Street, West Asheville’s main thoroughfare, Haywood Road, is a walkable street mall lined with unique small shops and restaurants. Plan a day to explore the whole street, soaking in its eccentric verve while wandering in and out of retailers like cute plant and gift shops, a radical bookstore collective, an award-winning record store, a comic book shop, an independently owned toy store, cannabis dispensaries, art galleries and more.

Best of WNC 2024-25 Awards

OTHER ENTERTAINMENT THINGS TO DO

Woolworth Walk

Anyone who grew up in the ’90s is probably familiar with the line in Nirvana’s 1991 breakout single “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” in which singer Kurt Cobain screams, “Here we are now/entertain us!” If Cobain were alive today and visiting Asheville, he’d find plenty of entertainment — from our region’s extensive arts and crafts community to local museums, theater groups and dance companies.

In an effort to squeeze every last drop out of this dated Nirvana reference, we promise you will not leave our area’s entertainment options feeling “stupid and contagious.” In fact, you might feel inspired and reinvigorated.

ARTS & CRAFTS

Whether you’re visiting downtown, driving the Blue Ridge Parkway or wandering the French Broad River, there are plenty of spots to experience the local arts and crafts scene. Below are some businesses and areas you won’t want to miss.

• Kress Emporium and Woolworth Walk are downtown within a two-minute stroll of each other. Both businesses are chock-full of works by local artists. Whether you’re interested in pottery, glasswork or paintings, there is something for everyone. Plus, Woolworth Walk is home to the Soda Fountain, which offers sandwiches, hot dogs, ice cream and more.

• While downtown, you’ll also want to swing by the Center for Craft, which contains two galleries spotlighting a range of mediums.

Photo by Thomas Calder

OTHER ENTERTAINMENT

• Despite the devastating impact of Tropical Storm Helene, the River Arts District continues to offer residents and visitors alike access to dozens of artists’ works and studios. Though many of the area’s creatives lost their studio spaces due to flooding, Pink Dog Creative, the Phil Mechanic Building, Wedge Studios, N.C. Glass Center and Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts are among the sites still open.

• Due to damage caused by Helene, visitors should check the status of roadways on the Blue Ridge Parkway before making plans. Currently, the Folk Art Center is open and houses a historical archive of regional craft and offers a rotating set of exhibits and demonstrations.

MUSEUMS

Chances are you’re familiar with some of our region’s bigname places. Biltmore Estate, the Asheville Art Museum, the aforementioned Center for Craft and the Asheville Museum of Science are likely among the venues already on your list.

But there are plenty of lesser-known gems to consider during your time in the region. Highlights below range from house museums to cultural centers and even a house cat museum!

HOUSE MUSEUMS:

• Asheville Museum of History, formerly the Smith-McDowell House Museum, occupies the oldest brick structure in Buncombe County. Built in 1840, the site is also believed to be the oldest surviving house in Asheville. The museum includes interpretive panels, collections and educational events.

• Literary nerds ought not miss a chance to visit the Thomas Wolfe Memorial. (No, not the guy who wrote The Bonfire of the Vanities — the other Thomas Wolfe!) Author of the 1929 novel Look Homeward, Angel, Wolfe fictionalized his youth in Asheville, providing a glimpse into the city’s past. His childhood home, which you can take a guided tour through at the memorial, is a key setting in the novel. Wolfe’s mother, Julia, operated it as a boardinghouse from 1906-45.

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THINGS TO DO

• The Vance Birthplace in Weaverville is another house museum worth considering. It focuses on the realities of pioneer life for both free and enslaved people in Western North Carolina.

HISTORY AND CULTURE CENTERS:

• Researchers — amateur or professional — shouldn’t miss Buncombe County Special Collections. Located on the lower level of Pack Memorial Public Library, it specializes in the social, cultural and natural history of Western North Carolina.

• Once you wrap up at the library, head south by foot to the YMI Cultural Center. Opened in 1893, the site is in the heart of Asheville’s former African American business district. The venue also just celebrated the completion of its five-year, $6.2 million capital campaign.

• Across the street from the YMI is the LEAF Global Arts center. This space is great for kids and adults alike. Along with its interactive museum and arts center, it also hosts plenty of community events.

• Only a couple of blocks north is the Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center. The site is dedicated to preserving the history and exploring the legacy of Black Mountain College, an innovative institution that operated from 1933-57.

• Outside Asheville proper, there are plenty of additional options:

• Swannanoa Valley Museum & History Center in Black Mountain occupies the town’s former fire station, built in 1921. The museum, a nonprofit, was established in 1989 and hosts exhibits and educational programs that are fun for the whole family.

• In neighboring Montreat, the Presbyterian Heritage Center includes preserved records and material from all Presbyterian and Reformed Church denominations.

• In Weaverville, just north of Asheville, the Dry Ridge Historical Museum emphasizes collecting, preserving and sharing the history of Weaverville, Reems Creek and Flat Creek townships.

Asheville Radio Museum

Photo by Thomas Calder

OTHER ENTERTAINMENT

NICHE MUSEUMS:

• If you’re a fan of radios, don’t miss the Asheville Radio Museum, which includes an expansive collection of equipment, advertisements and other memorabilia. Hours vary.

• If you’re more into cars, don’t miss Estes-Winn Antique Car Museum in historic Grovewood Village. It is open AprilDecember.

• OK, so you don’t like radios or cars. Perhaps airplanes are your thing. Well, you’re in luck — the Western North Carolina Air Museum is within driving distance of Asheville in nearby Hendersonville. The site focuses on the Golden Age of Aviation, 1918-39. Hours are limited. Closed December-February.

THINGS TO DO

• Fine! You don’t like mechanical things. How about cats? That’s right — cats! In Jackson County, about 45 minutes west of Asheville, exists one of the most wonderfully strange sites in all of Western North Carolina: the American Museum of the House Cat. From vintage advertisements to a mummified feline, this place has it all.

PERFORMING ARTS

Whether you’re a fan of live theater, independent movie houses or dance, you’ll find plenty of local options during your visit to WNC.

• In the mood for a drama, comedy or musical? Be sure to check out available productions at N.C. Stage Company, Asheville Community Theatre, Different Strokes Performing Arts Collective and the Montford Park Players

• More interested in dance? Shindig on the Green takes place most Saturdays from late June through late August at Pack Square Park and features clogging and traditional dance.

• Seeking something more modern? Check out the Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre as well as Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance.

• If you’re just in the mood for popcorn, a soda and a film, consider the Fine Arts Theatre in downtown Asheville, which focuses on art and independent films.

• Want more than popcorn with your flick? You can get pizza with your movie at Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co. in North Asheville. The venue shows new releases and old classics.

Photo courtesy of Shindig on the Green

Shindig on the Green

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ADDITIONAL OPTIONS

OK, now that you’ve learned all you can at our region’s museums and cultural centers, it’s time to let loose a little. And luckily for you, WNC also has plenty of ways to get down.

• Want to go clubbing? Your best bets are Club Eleven on Grove and Room Nine.

• Want to swing dance? Be sure to check out Swing Asheville, which meets at multiple locations across town.

• What about salsa dancing? If this is your thing, One World Brewing West hosts Latin Night each Wednesday starting at 8:30 p.m.

• Contra dancing is also an option, with sessions taking place at Warren Wilson College on most Thursday nights.

• Not in the mood to break a sweat? No worries. WNC is home to plenty of trivia nights, thanks in large part to our area’s plethora of breweries. Not Rocket Science Trivia takes place across multiple taprooms Monday-Thursday nights.

• Interested in literary readings? Be sure to look up events at Story Parlor in West Asheville. To read your poetry to a captivated and supportive audience, consider heading to Black Mountain for the Dark City Poets Society, which hosts its poetry night at Oak & Grist Distillery on the third Tuesday of each month.

• Sports fans can also get their fix by attending a Tourists minor league baseball game or catching the Asheville City Soccer Club, which offers preprofessional-level excitement with men’s and women’s teams.

• Drag shows and burlesque performances are another option. O.Henry’s, Asheville’s oldest gay bar, features weekly performances by drag queens and kings. Meanwhile, BOLD Burlesque AVL hosts monthly sessions at The Odd in West Asheville.

Photo courtesy of Asheville Tourists

LIVE MUSIC THINGS TO DO

The Orange Peel

Asheville’s music scene has seen some major changes in recent months.

In May 2024, one of the city’s premier outdoor venues, Salvage Station, announced it had until the end of the year to operate at its location in the River Arts District. At the start of 2025, the N.C. Department of Transportation would acquire the property for the Interstate 26 Connector project. Sadly, the venue did not make it to the end of the 2024 calendar year. It was destroyed on Sept. 27 by flooding caused by Tropical Storm Helene.

Despite the devastation, Salvage Station owner Danny McClinton is still looking for a new location. Meanwhile, work on the I-26 Connector project is now underway.

Another outdoor venue, Rabbit Rabbit, located in downtown Asheville, rebranded in early 2025 as Asheville Yards. The name change also came with a series of lawsuits between the businesses’ founding partners Asheville Pizza and Brewing and The Orange Peel. The latter is no longer involved in Asheville Yards’ operation.

Of course, it isn’t all destruction and litigation. Despite the overwhelming damage the city and region experienced last year from Helene, Asheville’s music scene remains strong.

The iconic, and aforementioned, Orange Peel continues to bring national touring acts to its indoor venue. With its intimate space, The Grey Eagle in the River Arts District invites fans to get close to their favorite performers. And Asheville Music Hall gives listeners a chance to take in a show amid the hustle and bustle of downtown.

Photo by Cindy Kunst

THINGS TO DO

LIVE MUSIC

Beyond traditional concert halls, visitors can also find music at a number of breweries and bars. Highlights include Asheville’s oldest brewery Highland Brewing Co. , as well as Pisgah Brewing Co. in Black Mountain, which both have large outdoor stages. The Jack of the Wood pub in downtown Asheville is known for its cozy indoor shows.

Speaking of downtown, when visiting it, you’ll likely come across a number of buskers in the spring and summer (with even a few performing in the chillier autumn months). The best spots to find these street performances are on Wall Street, Haywood Street and Pack Square. If you film, take photos or simply appreciate the songs they’re playing, please consider tipping these artists.

THINGS TO DO

WELLNESS & HEALING

Western North Carolina has long been a destination for people seeking relief from physical ailments and balm for mental and emotional distress. Asheville’s reputation as a wellness destination stretches back to 1871, when the country’s first tuberculosis sanitarium opened in 1871 in the Kenilworth neighborhood. The decades that followed saw the construction of more than 130 boardinghouses and sanitariums dedicated to curing the illness.

While the tuberculosis treatment centers have been repurposed, Asheville’s legacy as a center for alternative wellness continues. Today, one can find health and wellness experiences of all stripes, from forest bathing to spa treatments to delta-9 gummies.

Like other sectors, local health and wellness businesses experienced a significant impact from Tropical Storm Helene. Be sure to contact locations before visiting for current information on hours and offerings.

• Asheville Salt Cave: This healing space provides an environment for relaxation and detoxification in its natureinspired room filled with 30 tons of pure, pink salt rocks.

• Wake Foot Sanctuary: Warm foot soaks made up of essential oils, nourishing clays and revitalizing salts are the focus of this downtown spa.

Photo by Cindy Kunst

WELLNESS & HEALING

• Asheville Dispensary: The West Asheville hemp and CBD store also features an herbal elixir bar, CBD wellness lounge and community space.

• Sauna House: Guests can alternate between steamy saunas and polar plunges, along with relaxing on heated furniture designed for lounging at this modern bathhouse on the South Slope.

• Shoji Spa & Retreat: Private soaking tubs, a sauna and massage therapy are highlights of this Japanese-style spa..

• Asheville Yoga Center: In its quiet location just north of downtown, this studio offers drop-in yoga classes as well as workshops, retreats and teacher training programs.

THINGS TO DO

• Still Point Wellness: In addition to Esalen massage services, guests at this spa can experience deep relaxation through sensory deprivation inside a saltwater float tank.

• Blomkraft Studio: A self-described “self-care sanctuary,” this downtown business features energy healing, organic facials and therapeutic massage.

• WagWorld: Dog parents can let their fur babies play in one of the property’s enclosed canine-friendly spaces while they sip on kratom and kava drinks or craft beers or indulge in cannabis products from the on-site dispensary.

• Namaste in Nature: This company’s two- to three-hour micro retreats combine yoga with hikes to waterfalls, mountaintops at sunset and other gorgeous locales.

• Asheville Wellness Tours: These tours present an array of Asheville wellness experiences, including forest bathing, goat yoga and more.

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KIDS CENTRAL THINGS TO DO

Drum Circle at Pritchard Park

“This is supposed to be fun!”

Ah, the timeless phrase inevitably lamented at some point by parents with kids on a family vacation. Here are a few ideas to hopefully help you avoid uttering this line during your visit to Asheville.

GET MOVING

• Adventure Center of Asheville features zip lines for adults and children 4 and older. The site also features the Kolo Bike Park for youths. Check the website for updates, as some trails are temporarily closed due to damage caused by Tropical Storm Helene.

• Navitat Canopy Adventures in nearby Barnardsville also offers zip line tours for ages 5 through adults. Participants must weigh between 60-265 pounds.

• Fiddlehead in nearby Mills River has rock climbing walls and an outdoor bike park for adults and kids.

• In downtown, the Asheville Skatepark provides a space for beginner, intermediate and expert skaters.

WATER FUN, HIKING AND MORE

• In downtown Asheville, kids always have a blast at Splasheville, a free, interactive public splash pad at Pack Square Park, 80 Court Plaza.

• And who doesn’t love a nice stroll around a lake? In North Asheville, you’ll find the Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary. Many of the trees were toppled during Tropical Storm Helene, but the paths are still open. A few miles north, in nearby Weaverville, Lake Louise Park offers a trail as well as a park for kids.

• Info on local pools and additional playgrounds can be found on the facility pages of the Asheville Parks & Recreation (avl.mx/dj9) and Buncombe County Recreation Services (avl.mx/dja) websites.

• Lakeview Putt and Play on Hendersonville Road in Arden includes a mini-golf course and laser tag room.

Photo by Caleb Johnson

From the annual Mountain Xpress readers’ poll

KIDS

DAYTRIP FOR KIDS

1 WNC Nature Center

KID-FRIENDLY HIKE

1 The North Carolina Arboretum

2 Bearwallow Mountain

2 Craggy Pinnacle Trail (Craggy Gardens)

PLACE FOR INDOOR FUN

1 Launch Trampoline Park

2 Mountain Play Lodge

3 Asheville Museum of Science (AMOS)

PLACE FOR OUTDOOR FUN

1 WNC Nature Center

2 The North Carolina Arboretum PLAYGROUND

2 Lake Louise Park

3 The Park at Flat Rock MUSEUM

1 Asheville Museum of Science (AMOS)

2 Asheville Art Museum

3 Hands On! Children’s Museum

PLACE FOR BIRTHDAY PARTIES

1 Launch Trampoline Park

2 Mountain Play Lodge

3 Chuck E Cheese

KIDS CLOTHES

1 The Littlest Birds

2 Wee Trade

3 Once Upon A Child TOY STORE

1 Dancing Bear Toys

2 O.P. Taylor’s

2 Sparky’s Toys & Gifts

3 Sassafras on Sutton

3 The Littlest Birds

BAKERY FOR BIRTHDAY CAKES

1 Publix Super Market

2 Short Street Cakes

3 McFarlan Bakery

To explore all the Best of WNC reader survey results, pick up a copy of the Definitive Guide to the Best of WNC, widely available at hotels, local businesses and in Mountain Xpress racks and boxes. Some of the winners have not been included because they closed after Tropical Storm Helene.

THINGS TO DO

• The WNC Nature Center reopened six months after Helene. The site is home to dozens of animals, including black bears, American Red wolves, goats, otters and more.

• If you’re into trees, garden strolls and miniature train sets, the N.C. Arboretum is a must.

• In the aftermath of Tropical Storm Helene, it’s wise to check the status of all trails and swimming holes before making your way to a destination.

ESCAPE THE HEAT

• Get creative with your kids by taking them to the Asheville Art Museum. Along with exposing them to various artistic mediums, the site has a makerspace with plenty of supplies.

• If your child loves dinosaurs and gems, don’t miss the Asheville Museum of Science. Along with interactive stations, the venue has an indoor jungle gym.

• In the mood for pottery? Fired Up! Creative Lounge on Wall Street in downtown Asheville is a hands-on studio offering in-studio painting and to-go pottery. Reservations are encouraged. The shop has a second location at the Blue Ridge Mall in Hendersonville.

• Want to go old school? Head to the Asheville Pinball Museum, which features 40 pinball machines and 40 classic video games.

• In the escape room genre, families may enjoy the adventure puzzle rooms of Fox-N-Otter Adventure Escapes. The company has three locations in Asheville, Arden and Hendersonville.

• If you find your way down to Arden, Mountain Play Lodge is an indoor playground for kids ages 12 and younger. For the teenagers in your life, consider nearby Launch trampoline park.

• A little farther south in Hendersonville, the Hands On! Children’s Museum includes a number of play stations, science projects and activities.

• Asheville also has two bowling alleys: AMF Star Lanes in East Asheville and Sky Lanes in West Asheville.

PLAYING AND CHILLING

Since you’re in Beer City USA, there’s a good chance you’ll want to experience some local breweries. Here are a few family-friendly sites that will be fun for the whole crew.

• Turgua Brewing in Fairview is a brewery and winery with plenty of outdoor space and a creek for the kids to play in while the adults enjoy their beverages. Bring your hiking chairs, if you’ve got them.

• Also in Fairview is the train-themed Whistle Hop Brewing Co., which features seating inside genuine vintage rail cars, plus an outdoor space with disc golf, miniature golf and other activities for the whole family to enjoy.

• In North Asheville, Salt Face Mule Brewing Co. also offers puttputt as well as a full food menu with plenty of vegetarian and gluten-free options.

• In East Asheville, Creekside Taphouse features its own creekfront outdoor playground area.

• If you’re in the mood for a family dinner and a movie, swing by Asheville Pizza & Brewing on Merrimon Avenue.

FESTIVALS & EXPOS

FESTIVALS & EXPOS

No matter what month you get here, you can take part in Asheville’s eclectic spirit of celebration. Below is a sampling of what to expect every season.

Remember that in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Helene, plans are shifting for many local events. For updates and a complete look at what’s happening when you’re here, consult Mountain Xpress’ online calendar of events at avlcalendar.com, the area’s most comprehensive guide to what’s going on in Asheville — from town hall to music hall.

WINTER

DECEMBER

• Festival of Lights Lake Julian Park and Marina

• Winter Lights N.C. Arboretum

• Christmas at Connemara Carl Sandburg Home NHS

• The Big Crafty Harrah’s Cherokee Center

• Dickens in the Village Biltmore Village

• Christmas at Biltmore Biltmore Estate

• Warren Haynes Presents Christmas Jam Harrah’s Cherokee Center

• Victorian Christmas Smith-McDowell House

• National Gingerbread House Competition Omni Grove Park Inn

• Asheville Anime-Fest Holiday Inn

JANUARY

• Asheville Restaurant Week Various locations

Photo by Cindy Kunst

FESTIVALS & EXPOS

FEBRUARY

• Assembly Required

Designer Toy Expo

Battery Park Hall (46 Haywood St)

• Arts & Crafts Conference

Omni Grove Park Inn

• Asheville Mardi Gras

Downtown Asheville

• Rock & Roll Weekend

Omni Grove Park Inn

• Bluegrass First Class

Crowne Plaza Resort

SPRING

MARCH

• Comedy Classic Weekend

Omni Grove Park Inn

• Organic Growers School

Spring Conference

Mars Hill University

• Biltmore Blooms

Biltmore Estate (runs through May)

• Asheville Fringe Arts Festival

Downtown Asheville

• Asheville Symphony Orchestra Masterworks

Various locations

• Asheville Orchid Festival

The North Carolina Arboretum

APRIL

• Weaverville Art Safari

Spring Studio Tour

Weaverville area

• Fiddles & Folklife

Warren Wilson College

LEAF Festival

• Asheville Maker Faire Mission Health/A-B Tech Conference Center

• Asheville Bread Festival Various locations

• Taste of Asheville A-B Tech Conference Center

• Glass, Metal, & Clay Day Folk Art Center

• Asheville Spring Herb Festival

WNC Agriculture Center

• Downtown After 5

Downtown Asheville

MAY

• Waynesville Ramp Festival American Legion

• LEAF Spring Festival Black Mountain

• Asheville Burlesque & Sideshow Festival Various locations

• Asheville Beer Week Various locations

• Asheville Amadeus Festival Downtown Asheville

• Fiber Day Folk Art Center

• GRINDfest AVL River Arts District

• White Squirrel Festival Downtown Brevard

• SnoozeFest Drip Sauna

• Downtown After 5

Downtown Asheville

Photo courtesy of LEAF Global Arts

FESTIVALS & EXPOS

Asheville Burlesque & Sideshow Festival

SUMMER

JUNE

• Bonsai Exhibition

The North Carolina Arboretum

• Asheville Art in the Park (Summer Edition) Pack Square Park

• Hola Asheville Festival Pack Square Park

• Asheville HoneyFest Highland Brewing

• Juneteenth Celebration Various locations

• Asheville Ideas Fest Various locations

• Carolina CiderFest Urban Orchard Cider Co.

• VeganFest Pack Square Park

• Downtown After 5

Downtown Asheville

• Land of the Sky Burlesque Festival

Various locations

JULY

• Big Crafty Pack Square Park

• Folkmoot International Dance & Culture Festival

Waynesville

• Shindig on the Green Pack Square Park (Saturdays through August)

• Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands Harrah’s Cherokee Center

• Love Shine Play Yoga Festival Downtown Asheville

• Downtown After 5

Downtown Asheville

AUGUST

• AVL Fest Various venues

• Sourwood Festival Black Mountain

• East End Valley Street Community Heritage Festival Martin Luther King Jr. Park

• Mountain Dance and Folk Festival UNC Asheville

• Come to Leicester Studio Tour Various studios

• BoomTown Fest Pack Square Park

• North Carolina Apple Festival

Downtown Hendersonville

• Downtown After 5

Downtown Asheville

Photo courtesy of Future of Tradition Productions

FESTIVALS & EXPOS

FALL

SEPTEMBER

• Asheville Greek Festival

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church

• N.C. Mountain State Fair

WNC Agricultural Center

• Blue Ridge Pride Pack Square Park

• Goombay Festival

Downtown Asheville

• ASAP Farm Tour

Various local farms

• Carolina Mountains Literary Festival

Burnsville

• Bascom Lamar Lunsford Festival

Mars Hill University

• Punch Bucket Lit: Literary Festival

Various Asheville locations

• Asheville Tattoo Arts Convention

Harrah’s Cherokee Center

• AshevilleCon

Haywood Park Hotel

• Downtown After 5

Downtown Asheville

OCTOBER

• Carolina Mountain Cheese Fest

Oak and Grist Distilling Co.

• Asheville Oktoberfest

Downtown Asheville

• Asheville Art in the Park (Fall Edition) Pack Square Park

• Tour de Fat New Belgium Brewery

• VeganFest Pack Square Park

• NC Ceramic Arts Festival Mission Health/A-B Tech Conference Center

• LEAF Fall Festival Black Mountain

• Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands Harrah’s Cherokee Center

• Beaverdam Studio Tour

Various locations

NOVEMBER

• Asheville Holiday Parade Downtown Asheville

• Weaverville Art Safari Fall Studio Tour Weaverville area

• River Arts District

Studio Stroll River Arts District

• Cold Mountain Festival Highland Brewing Co.

FOOD & DRINK EATS

Mission Pizza Romana

CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE

No visit to Asheville is complete without a foray into the area’s vibrant food and beverage scenes. Where else can you find nationally celebrated chefs and award-winning restaurants rubbing elbows with equally distinguished beverage professionals, craft breweries, cocktail bars, coffee shops and more — all in a friendly little city of under 100,000 people?

Divided neatly into several distinct dining and drinking neighborhoods, Asheville lends itself to self-curated walking tours. Or simply use the Eats & Drinks business listings in this guide as well as the local favorites highlighted in the Best of WNC lists to plan daily itineraries based on your cravings.

As Asheville continues its long recovery from the devastation caused by Tropical Storm Helene in September 2024, visitors can feel good knowing that, these days, savoring a locally sourced salad or sipping a locally brewed beer equals more than the sum of the delicious ingredients. The support of visitors is vital to the survival of Asheville’s innovative, independently operated restaurants and beverage enterprises. Particularly in need of help are businesses in areas like Biltmore Village and the River Arts District that suffered severe damage from flooding and are now working hard to rebuild.

Photo by Caleb Johnson

Don’t hesitate to visit those neighborhoods, see what businesses have reopened, belly up to the table or bar and give them some love.

IMPORTANT: With Asheville’s business landscape still in flux in the aftermath of the disaster, business hours and offerings tend to shift frequently. Be sure to check business websites and social media or call ahead for updates before planning outings. .

DOWNTOWN DINING

Downtown Asheville’s restaurants, rooftop bars, cafés, bakeries, chocolate shops and more are contained within about 1 square mile of hilly land around Pack Square Park. A walk from north to south straight through the city’s heart, along Broadway as it turns into Biltmore Avenue, is essentially a global food tour: Sample decadent pastries at Old Europe; Asian noodle soup at the Noodle Shop; beanto-bar craft chocolates at French Broad Chocolate Lounge; nationally lauded Spanish tapas at Cúrate; or scratch-made tacos at Mamacita’s Taqueria. And that’s just a taste! Each downtown thoroughfare — such as Lexington Avenue, Patton Avenue, Wall Street and Haywood Street — offers its own inviting smorgasbord of options.

LEANING INTO THE SOUTH SLOPE

Formerly a collection of shuttered warehouses and storefronts, the South Slope neighborhood at the southern edge of downtown has

EATS FOOD & DRINK

only come into its own as Asheville’s newest hive of dining and drinking establishments within the past decade. With a much smaller footprint than downtown, it offers a surprising variety of eateries, breweries, coffee shops and cocktail bars. Find easygoing barbecue choices at Bear’s Smokehouse BBQ; grab a curry or chaat at James Beard Foundation Outstanding Restaurant winner Chai Pani; snack on arepas and yucca fries at Little Chango; savor a French omelet or classic jambon-beurre at Mother; or tuck into zhuzhed-up fish camp fare from celebrity chef Ashleigh Shanti at Good Hot Fish.

WANDERING WEST ASHEVILLE

Funky, fun West Asheville boogies to the beat of its own drum, and the neighborhood’s main business vein, Haywood Road, is a straight line of appropriately colorful foodie delights. From its starting point at the Patton Avenue intersection to its end point at Beacham’s Curve, culinary explorers will discover everything from pastries and breads at Sunny Point Café’s Rabbit Hole bakery to a vegan comfort food lunch at the Smokin’ Onion to upscale dining at Jargon and The Admiral. Late-evening noshers will find plenty of options, like wings and bodega sandwiches at Golden Pineapple or hand-crafted ice creams and elegant desserts at Potential New Boyfriend wine bar. Patton Avenue also beckons with gems like the authentic Lebanese menu at Gypsy Queen Cuisine, Salvadoran and Honduran dishes at Pupuseria Patty and the biscuit sandwiches and other comfort food favorites at Regina’s Westside.

RECOVERY MODE — BILTMORE VILLAGE AND THE RIVER ARTS DISTRICT

In the wake of catastrophic flooding from Helene, two of Asheville’s most popular dining destinations — Biltmore Village and the River Arts District (RAD) — have rolled up their sleeves and are pouring their energy into rebuilding. In the RAD, many art galleries, restaurants, bars and coffee shops in the upper part of the neighborhood have reopened, including Bull & Beggar, Golden Hour and many more. Even some new ones, like biscuit and coffee shop ButterPunk, have launched. In Biltmore Village, several businesses are already up and running — among them are Daily Grind Coffee, Red Stag Grill, Standard Pizza, Hillman Beer, French Broad River Brewery, Eda Rhyne Distillery and Burial Beer’s Forestry Camp restaurant and taproom. Others, including Corner Kitchen, expect to reopen soon. Both neighborhoods joyfully welcome visitors as the key to bringing these strong, resilient parts of the Asheville community back to life.

POINTS BEYOND

The Eats & Drinks listings also offer options for dining excursions in the scenic smaller towns outside Asheville. Black Mountain, Waynesville, Sylva, Hendersonville and other locales all have their own unique, vibrant food and drink scenes worth experiencing. Some towns, such as Marshall and Swannanoa, are still deep in recovery from disastrous flooding during Helene, yet they still welcome visitors to patronize the businesses that have already managed to get back on their feet.

FOOD & DRINK

EATS & DRINKS GUIDE

Botiwalla

American Standards

Farm Burger fb

x  Burger 1st farmburger.com

d 10 Patton Ave., Asheville 828-348-8540

s 1831 Hendersonville Road, Suite 100, Asheville 828-575-2393

Lunch, Dinner

Baby Bull gb

x  Burger 2nd babybullavl.com

r 1 Roberts St., Asheville Lunch, Dinner

Juicy Lucy’s

Burger Bar and Grill ftm

x  Burger 3rd juicylucysburgerbarandgrill.com

s 620 Hendersonville Road, Asheville 828-277-0355

Lunch, Dinner

Celebrity’s Hotdogs g

x  Hot Dogs 1st (Tie) avl.mx/4uz

s 1409 Brevard Road, Asheville 828-670-5954

Lunch

Hot Dog World g

x  Hot Dogs 1st (Tie) hotdogworld.net

sa 226 Kanuga Road, Hendersonville 828-697-0374

Lunch, Dinner

The Hot Dog King g

x  Hot Dogs 2nd thehotdogkings.com

sa 2603 Hendersonville Road, Arden 828-676-2690

e 2690 U.S. 70, Swannanoa 828-581-0288

w 2299 Smokey Park Highway, Candler 828-670-1199

Lunch, Dinner

Burgerworx gb

burgerworxavl.com

d Grove Arcade, 1 Page Ave., Suite 132, Asheville 828-253-2333

Lunch, Dinner

Buxton Chicken Palace fgb

buxtonchickenpalace.com/ d The S&W Market, 56 Patton Ave., Asheville 828-630-7800

Lunch, Dinner

Creekside Taphouse tm creeksidetaphouse.com e 8 Beverly Road, Asheville 828-575-2880

Lunch, Dinner

Photo by Gina Smith

Dizzy’s Glizzies dizzysglizzies.com

d 48 College St., Asheville

Late-night

East Village Grille gm eastvillagegrille.com

e 1177 Tunnel Road, Asheville 828-299-3743

Brunch, Lunch, Dinner

Farm Dogs fgb farmdogsavl.com

d The S&W Market, 56 Patton Ave., Asheville

Lunch, Dinner

Five Guys

Burger and Fries g fiveguys.com

n 182 Merrimon Ave., Suite 60, Asheville 828-378-0330

s 1838 Hendersonville Road, Asheville 828-641-9751

Lunch, Dinner

Foothills Grange fb foothillslocalmeats.com

ea 120 Broadway Ave., Black Mountain 828-357-8499

Lunch, Dinner

French Fryz g frenchfryz.net

sa 2109 Hendersonville Road, Arden 828-684-0416

Lunch, Dinner

Hail Mary m hailmaryavl.com

w 575 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-424-7377

Lunch, Dinner

KO Burger gm auctionhousefoodhall.com

sa Auction House Food & Drink Hall, 29 Fanning Bridge Road, Fletcher 828-707-9216

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Open Oven

Brunch & Bakery b openovenblkmtn.com

ea 102 Church St., Black Mountain 828-357-8553

Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch

Rankin Vault

Cocktail Lounge m rankinvault.com

d 7 Rankin Ave., Asheville 828-254-4993

Lunch, Dinner, Late-night

The Social tm thesocialasheville.com

e 1078 Tunnel Road, Asheville 828-367-9062

Lunch, Dinner, Late-night

Universal Joint gm ujasheville.com

w 784 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-505-7262

Lunch, Dinner, Late-night

West Asheville Lounge and Kitchen (WALK) gm

walkavl.com

w 401 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-505-7929

Brunch, Lunch, Dinner Wild Wing Café tm

wildwingcafe.com

sa 65 Long Shoals Road, Arden 828-691-9464

Lunch, Dinner, Late-night

Bakeries

OWL Bakery fb

x  Bakery (Bread) 1st; Bakery (Sweets/Desserts) 1st

owlbakery.com

w 295 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-283-0813

n 197 Charotte St., Asheville

Breakfast

City Bakery Café fg

x  Bakery (Bread) 2nd citybakery.net

n 88 Charlotte St., Asheville 828-254-4289

Breakfast, Lunch

MOTHER Bakery & Cafe fb

x  Bakery (Bread) 3rd motheravl.com

d 244 Short Coxe Ave., Asheville 828-505-1003

Brunch, Lunch, Dinner

Old Europe Pastries gm

x  Bakery (Sweets/Desserts) 2nd oldeuropepastries.com

d 18 Broadway, Asheville 828-255-5999

Breakfast

Well-Bred Bakery & Café g

x  Bakery (Sweets/Desserts) 3rd wellbredbakery.com

na 26 N. Main St., Weaverville 828-645-9300

Breakfast, Lunch

Asheville Forager

ashevilleforager.com

d 35 Wall St., Asheville 828-337-5987

AVL Cake Lady

avlcakelady.com

w 34 New Leicester Highway, Suite C, Asheville 828-412-3388

Baked Pie Co.

bakedpiecompany.com

sa 4 Long Shoals Road, Suite A, Arden 828-333-4366

FOOD & DRINK

Blunt Pretzels b bluntpretzels.com

ea 120 Alexander Place, Swannanoa 828-619-0734

Bruegger’s Bagels g brueggers.com

n 671 Merrimon Ave., Asheville 828-254-1560

s 160 Hendersonville Road, Asheville 828-277-1070

Breakfast, Lunch

Crust Never Sleeps crustneversleeps.com

w 24 Sardis Road, Suite D, Asheville 828-633-1550

Fletcher Village Bakery and Cafe fg villagebakerync.com

sa 235 St. John Road, Fletcher 828-687-7999

Breakfast, Lunch

Joey’s New York Bagels g joeysnybagels.com

n 707 Merrimon Ave., Suite B, Asheville 828-505-0264

s 1500 Haywood Road, Hendersonville 828-692-1220

s 5829 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville 828-376-3692

Breakfast, Lunch

Mattie Lou’s Café & Bakery avl.mx/ec1

n 840 Merrimon Ave., Asheville 828-424-7150

Breakfast

Rabbit Hole m rabbitholeasheville.com

w 9 State St., Asheville 828-785-5760

Light Fare

Short Street Cakes shortstreetcakes.com

w 225 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-505-4822

The West End fb thewestendasheville.com

w 757 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-505-1234

Breakfast, Lunch

Whisk AVL whiskavl.com

wa 801 Smokey Park Highway, Candler 828-633-0622

Barbecue

12 Bones Smokehouse b x  Barbecue 1st; Ribs 1st 12bones.com

sa 2350 Hendersonville Road, Arden 828-687-1395

Lunch, Dinner

Luella’s Bar-B-Que m x  Barbecue 2nd luellasbbq.com

n 501 Merrimon Ave., Asheville 828-505-7427

s Biltmore Park Town Square, 33 Town Square Blvd., Suite 110, Asheville 828-676-3855

Lunch, Dinner

Bear’s Smokehouse BBQ gb x  Barbecue 3rd; Ribs 2nd bearsbbq.com/asheville d 135 Coxe Ave., Asheville 828-505-7088

s Sweeten Creek Brewing, 1127 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville 828-412-3453

Lunch, Dinner

Moe’s Original BBQ m x  Ribs 3rd moesoriginalbbq.com 72 Weaverville Road, Woodfin 828-505-3542

Lunch, Dinner

Black Bear BBQ gb blackbearbbqavl.com

e 800 Fairview Road, Suite C8, Asheville 828-298-1035

Lunch, Dinner

Doc Brown’s BBQ gb docbrownbbq.com

wa 1320 Smokey Park Highway, Candler 828-633-6901

Lunch, Dinner

Cafe (Light to Medium Menu)

Abeja’s House Café abejashousecafe.com

s 1550 Hendersonville Road, Suite 116, Asheville 828-505-3696

Breakfast, Lunch

All Day Darling fm

alldaydarlingavl.com

n 102 Montford Ave., Asheville 828-505-3701

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Bridge & Tunnel Coffee Co. shopbtcc.com/cafe

s 10 Fernihurst Drive, Asheville 828-318-9794

Breakfast, Lunch

Cousins Cuban Café b cousinscubancafe.com

ea 108 Broadway Ave., Black Mountain 828-357-5513

Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch

Filo/Post 70 m filopost70.com

e 1155 Tunnel Road, Asheville 828-298-9777

Breakfast, Lunch

Best of WNC 2024-25 Awards

FOOD & DRINK

Green Sage Café fg

greensagecafe.com

d 5 Broadway, Asheville 828-252-4450

s 1800 Hendersonville Road, Asheville 828-274-4450

n 633 Merrimon Ave., Suite A, Asheville 828-417-7859

Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch

Liberty House Coffee & Café f libertyhousecafe.com

n 221 S. Liberty St., Asheville 828-505-2236

Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch

Library Lounge hm

avl.mx/9mx

s The Inn on Biltmore Estate, 1 Antler Hill Road, Asheville 828-225-1699

Light Fare

Mattie Lou’s Café & Bakery

avl.mx/ec1

n 840 Merrimon Ave., Asheville 828-424-7150

Breakfast

MOTHER Bakery & Cafe fb motheravl.com

d 244 Short Coxe Ave., Asheville 828-505-1003

Brunch, Lunch, Dinner

Perspective Café gm

ashevilleart.org

d Asheville Art Museum, 2 S. Pack Square, Asheville 828-253-3227 ext. 136

Lunch

Simple Café & Juice Bar g simpleasheville.com

w 643 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-774-5410

Breakfast, Lunch

Sweeten Creek Coffee g sweetencreekcoffee.com

s 330 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville 828-412-3077

Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch

The Rhu fgb the-rhu.com

d 10 S. Lexington Ave., Asheville 828-785-1799

Breakfast, Lunch

The Spa Café m

avl.mx/3k6

n Omni Grove Park Inn, 290 Macon Ave., Asheville 800-438-5800

Lunch

The West End fb thewestendasheville.com

w 757 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-505-1234

Breakfast, Lunch

Ultra Coffeebar g ultracoffeebar.com

r 242 Clingman Ave., Asheville 828-253-2177

Breakfast, Lunch

Veranda Café & Gifts gb verandacafeandgifts.com

ea 119 Cherry St., Black Mountain 828-669-8864

Lunch

Well Played Board Game Café gtm wellplayedasheville.com

d 162 Coxe Ave., Suite 101, Asheville 828-412-5788

Brunch, Lunch,Dinner, Late-night

Chinese

Red Ginger Dimsum & Tapas fm

x  Chinese 1st redgingerasheville.com

d 82 Patton Ave., Asheville 828-505-8688

Lunch, Dinner

Oriental Pavilion

x  Chinese 2nd orientalpavilionnc.com

w 48 Westgate Parkway, Asheville 828-236-3839

Lunch, Dinner

Gan Shan West b

x  Chinese 3rd ganshanwest.com

w 285 Haywood Road, Suite 20, Asheville 828-417-7402

Dinner

China Taste g chinatasteasheville.com

w 202A State St., Asheville 828-252-7999

Lunch, Dinner

Mr. Tea Asian Bistro gm mrteaasheville.com

e Asheville Mall, 3 S. Tunnel Road, Asheville 828-579-3720

Lunch, Dinner

Shanghai Dumpling House m shanghaidumplinghouse.com

d 37 Biltmore Ave., Asheville 828-251-1622

Lunch, Dinner

The Noodle Shop b avl.mx/dgn

d 3 SW Pack Square, Asheville 828-250-9898

Lunch, Dinner

Typhoon Noodle g typhoonnoodle.com

s 1834 Hendersonville Road, Asheville 828-277-5511

Lunch, Dinner

Desserts/Sweets

Chocolate

French Broad Chocolate Lounge b

x  Chocolate 1st frenchbroadchocolates.com

d 10 S. Pack Square, Asheville 828-252-4181

n 821 Riverside Drive, Asheville 828-348-5187

The Chocolate Fetish x  Chocolate 2nd chocolatefetish.com

d 36 Haywood St., Asheville 828-258-2353

Asheville Chocolate

x  Chocolate 3rd avlchocolate.com

d 25 Broadway, Asheville 828-505-6609

Kilwin’s Chocolates, Fudge and Ice Cream kilwins.com/asheville

d 26 Battery Park Ave., Asheville 828-252-2639

e 116 W. State St., Black Mountain 828-669-6119

s 506 N. Main St., Hendersonville 828-698-9794

Cookies

Crumbl Cookies

x  Cookies 1st crumblcookies.com

w 5 Westgate Parkway, Suite 130, Asheville 828-365-6543

s 1816 Hendersonville Road, Asheville 828-417-0696

Mary’s Mountain Cookies

x  Cookies 2nd mmcookiesavl.com

d 10 Broadway, Suite 129 (on the side of the AC Hotel building), Asheville 828-424-7000

Dessert Bars

Crave Dessert Bar m cravedessertbar.com

d 41 N. Lexington Ave., Suite 100, Asheville 828-254-1974 Dinner, Late-night

Old Europe Pastries gm oldeuropepastries.com

d 18 Broadway, Asheville 828-255-5999

Potential New Boyfriend b potentialnewbf.com

w 647 Haywood Road, Asheville Light Fare

Sweets & Seats Cafe sweetsandseats.com

d 81 Patton Ave., Asheville 828-424-7387 Afternoon Tea

Doughnuts

Hole Doughnuts g

x  Doughnuts 1st hole-doughnuts.com

w 168 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-774-5667

Vortex Doughnuts

x  Doughnuts 2nd avl.mx/eol

d 32 Banks Ave., Suite 106, Asheville 828-552-3010

FOOD & DRINK

Duck Donuts g x  Doughnuts 3rd duckdonuts.com

n 182 Merrimon Ave., Asheville 828-575-2177 Breakfast

Bebettes: A New Orleans Coffeehouse g bebettescoffeehouse.com

d Grove Arcade, 1 Page Ave., Suite 111, Asheville 828-333-3130 Breakfast, Lunch

Dough House Vegan Donuts avl.mx/dpo

ea 601 W. State St., Suite 3, Black Mountain 828-357-8312

Frozen Treats/Ice Cream

Whit’s Frozen Custard

x  Frozen Treats Other Than Ice Cream 1st whitscustard.com

n 565 Merrimon Ave., Asheville 828-412-3038

s 1840 Hendersonville Road, Asheville 828-412-3042

sa 602 Kanuga Road, Hendersonville 828-595-2118

Jeremiah’s Italian Ice

x  Frozen Treats Other Than Ice Cream 2nd jeremiahsice.com

n 705 Merrimon Ave., Asheville 828-505-4400

Pelican’s SnoBalls x  Frozen Treats Other Than Ice Cream 3rd pelicanssnoballs.com

s 2601 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville 828-417-7776

s 2018 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville 828-676-7243

e 304 W. State St., Black Mountain 828-925-0092

The Hop Ice Cream Café

x  Ice Cream 1st hopicecreamnc.com

n 640 Merrimon Ave., Suite 103, Asheville 828-254-2224

e 114 Cherry St., Black Mountain 828-357-5461

w 721 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-252-5155

Sunshine Sammies

x  Ice Cream 3rd sunshinesammies.com

d 99 S. Lexington Ave., Asheville 828-505-2852

Ben & Jerry’s benjerry.com/asheville d 19 Haywood St., Asheville 828-424-7153

Hilltop Ice Cream Shop avl.mx/9ks

ea 520 Old U.S. Highway 74, Fairview 828-470-8083

The Dolly Llama Waffle Master thedollyllamaus.com

s Biltmore Park Town Square, 2 Town Square Blvd, Suite 130, Asheville 828-713-8270

The Freeze of Asheville avl.mx/be9 w 1091 Patton Ave., Asheville 828-252-4234

The Soda Fountain at Woolworth Walk g avl.mx/bjj

d 25 Haywood St., Asheville 828-254-9210

Lunch

YoLo Frozen Yogurt avl.mx/57i n 505 Merrimon Ave., Asheville 828-255-4515

Diner/Homestyle

5 Points Restaurant

x  Diner/Homestyle 1st 5pointsasheville.com

n 258 Broadway, Asheville 828-252-8030

Breakfast, Lunch

HomeGrown fb

x  Diner/Homestyle 2nd slowfoodrightquick.com

n 371 Merrimon Ave., Asheville 828-232-4340

Lunch, Dinner

Cornerstone Restaurant m cornerstonerest.com

e 102 Tunnel Road, Asheville 828-236-0201

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Louise’s Kitchen b louisesblackmtn.com

ea 115 Black Mountain Ave., Black Mountain 828-357-5446

Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch

Regina’s Westside m reginaswestside.com

w 1400 Patton Ave., Asheville 828-505-3099

Breakfast, Brunch,Lunch, Dinner

Sunny Point Café fm

sunnypointcafe.com

w 626 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-252-0055

Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch

The Local Joint b thelocaljointnc.com

ea 1185B Charlotte Highway, Fairview 828-338-0469

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

The Med m themedavl.com

d 57 College St., Asheville 828-258-0476

Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch

Waffle House g wafflehouse.com

e 171 Tunnel Road, Asheville 828-258-0348

e 1444 Tunnel Road, Asheville 828-298-8138

w 210 Smokey Park Highway, Asheville 828-665-1500

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Late Night

Food Truck

El Kimchi g

x  Food Truck 1st

avl.mx/4v3

M Asheville • 828-551-6775

Lunch, Dinner

The Smokin’ Onion g

x  Food Truck 2nd thesmokinonion.com

M Asheville

Lunch, Dinner

Melt Your Heart g

x  Food Truck 3rd avl.mx/3uo M Asheville • 828-989-6749

Appalachian Chick Food Truck fg

avl.mx/en6 M Asheville

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Bear’s Smokehouse BBQ g bearsbbq.com/asheville d 135 Coxe Ave., Asheville 828-505-7088

s Sweeten Creek Brewing, 1127 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville 828-412-3453

Lunch, Dinner

Bigfoot-Longs g

avl.mx/clz M Asheville • 828-230-1289

Lunch, Dinner

Blessed Soul Food g

avl.mx/bmk M Asheville • 828-772-8182

Lunch, Dinner

Cassia g cassia-avl.com

w Cellarest Beer Project, 395 Haywood Road, Asheville Dinner

Cecilia’s Kitchen Food Truck fg ceciliaskitchen.com M Asheville • 828-505-0644

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Cooking With Comedy: Soul on the Road g cookingwithcomedyavl.com M Asheville • 828-280-7957

FOOD & DRINK

Guajiro Cuban Comfort Food fg

guajiroasheville.com

s Hi-Wire Brewing, Biltmore Village Taproom, 2A Huntsman Place, Asheville 786-202-8961

Breakfast, Lunch

Gypsy Queen Cuisine fg gypsyqueencuisine.com w 807 Patton Ave., Asheville 828-575-2758

Huli Sue’s BBQ Food Truck g hulisuesbbq.com

d Grove Arcade, 1 Page Ave., Suite 150, Asheville 828-505-0397

Iron & Oak Brisket Co. gb avl.mx/bmd

n Riverside Rhapsody Beer Co., 995 Riverside Drive, Woodfin 828-216-5707

Lunch, Dinner

Master BBQ gb masterbbqusa.com

r The RAD Brewing Co., 13 Mystery St., Asheville 828-808-5622

Lunch, Dinner

Paperhouse Pizza g paperhousepizza.com

M Asheville

Lunch, Dinner

Rebel Burger gb rebelburger.co

s Hi-Wire Brewing, 2 Huntsman Place, Asheville 828-708-3162

Lunch, Dinner

Root Down Kitchen gtb rootdownfoodtruck.com

ea Terra Nova Beer Co., 204 Whitson Ave., Swannanoa 828-808-5312

Lunch, Dinner

Sabora g saboratoflavor.com

M Asheville • 828-329-8281

Lunch, Dinner

Shaa’bingo

Jamaican Street Food g avl.mx/dhd M Asheville • 828-280-1677

Lunch, Dinner

Smasheville fg smashevilleavl.com M Asheville

Smoke Black Mountain gb smokeblkmtn.com

ea Black Mountain Brewing, 131 Broadway Ave., Black Mountain 828-702-8334

Lunch, Dinner

Sweet Southern Funk fg sweetsouthernfunk.com

wa 70 Pisgah Highway, Candler 828-280-3589

Lunch, Dinner

Photo by Gina Smith

The Outpost gb

outpostfoodtruck.com

M Asheville • 828-573-0616

Lunch, Dinner

Tin Can Pizzeria g tincanpizzeria.com

M Asheville • 828-337-3647

Lunch, Dinner

Trucking Delicious g

avl.mx/dj4

M Asheville

Lunch, Dinner

Well-Bred Bakery & Café g

wellbredbakery.com

na 232 Reems Creek Road, Weaverville 828-645-9300 ext. 2

Breakfast, Lunch

French

RendezVous fhtm

x  French 2nd ashevillerendezvous.com

e 184 New Haw Creek Road, Asheville 828-348-0909

Dinner

La Guinguette m

laguinguettecreperie.com

ea 105 Richardson Blvd., Black Mountain 888-434-7810

Brunch, Lunch, Dinner

Twisted Crêpe g

avl.mx/9ok

d 62 Haywood St., Asheville 828-505-3855

Breakfast, Lunch

Indian

Chai Pani fm

x  Indian 2nd chaipani.com

d 32 Banks Ave., Asheville 828-254-4003

Lunch, Dinner

Mela Indian Restaurant m

x  Indian 3rd melaasheville.com

d 70 N. Lexington Ave., Asheville 828-225-8880

Lunch, Dinner

Big Tikka

bigtikka.com

d 49 Rankin Ave., Asheville 828-280-7187

Lunch, Dinner

Biryani Express g

biryaniexpressnc.com

e 129 Bleachery Blvd., Asheville 828-424-7322

Lunch, Dinner

Botiwalla b botiwalla.com

w 697 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-505-0163

d 22 Battery Park Ave., Asheville 828-388-5967

Lunch, Dinner

Cinnamon Kitchen b ckcuisine.com

s 1838 Hendersonville Road, Suite 103, Asheville 828-575-2100

Lunch, Dinner

India Garden m

indiagardenonline.com

e 80 S. Tunnel Road, Asheville 828-298-5001

Lunch, Dinner

Laila m

lailaasheville.com

d 77 Biltmore Ave., Asheville 828-998-2220

Lunch, Dinner

Mëhfil m

mehfilasheville.com

d 5 Biltmore Ave., Suite B, Asheville 828-412-5151

Lunch, Dinner

International (misc.)

Addissae Ethiopian Restaurant fm

addissae.com

d 48 Commerce St., Asheville 828-417-7189

Dinner

Aloha Cafe

avl.mx/9ip

d 28 Battery Park Ave., Asheville 828-424-7140

Lunch, Dinner

Berliner Kindl

German Restaurant b berlinerblackmtn.com

ea 121 Broadway, Black Mountain 828-669-5255

Lunch, Dinner

Capella on 9 fhm capellaon9.com

d AC Hotel, 10 Broadway, 9th Floor, Asheville 828-258-2522

Breakfast, Dinner

Huli Sue’s BBQ & Grill gm hulisuesbbq.com

d Grove Arcade, 1 Page Ave., Suite 150, Asheville 828-505-0397

Lunch, Dinner

FOOD & DRINK

Island Pan g islandpannc.com

e Asheville Mall, 3 S. Tunnel Road, Asheville 828-593-2878

Lunch, Dinner

Neng Jr’s m nengjrs.com

w 701 Haywood Road, Suite 102, Asheville 828-552-3880

Dinner

Nine Mile fm

ninemileasheville.com

n 233 Montford Ave., Asheville 828-505-3121

w 751 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-575-9903

s Biltmore Park Town Square, 33 Town Square Blvd., Asheville 828-676-1807

Dinner

Stonebowl

Korean Restaurant b stonebowlasheville.com

s 1987 Hendersonville Road, Suite A, Asheville 828-676-2172

Lunch, Dinner

Suwana Asian Cuisine b suwanaasheville.com

e 45 Tunnel Road, Asheville 828-505-3189

w 128 N. Main St., Waynesville 828-246-0155

Lunch, Dinner

The Bush Farmhouse fhtm bushfarmhouse.com

ea 151 S. Ridgeway Ave., Black Mountain 828-357-5367

Brunch, Lunch, Dinner

3 Biltmore Ave, Asheville (828) 552-3288

630 Haywood Rd, Asheville (828) 505-0860

335 Airport Rd #300, Arden (828) 676-0558

Wild Ginger Pho Noodle Bar b wildgingernoodle.com

s 1950 Hendersonville Road, Suite 12, Asheville 828-676-1827

Lunch, Dinner

Italian

Vinnie’s

Neighborhood Italian m

x  Italian 1st; Pasta 1st vinniesitalian.com

n 641 Merrimon Ave., Asheville 828-253-1077

s 1981 Hendersonville Road, Asheville 828-630-8100

Dinner

Strada Italiano fhm

x  Italian 2nd; Pasta 2nd stradaasheville.com

d 27 Broadway, Asheville 828-348-8448

Dinner

Gemelli m gemelli.restaurant w Westgate Shopping Center, 70 Westgate Parkway, Asheville 828-565-6111

Brunch, Lunch, Dinner

Glass Onion fhm glassonionasheville.com

na 18 N. Main St., Weaverville 828-645-8866

Dinner

Luminosa fhm ashevilleflatiron.com

d The Flat Iron Hotel, 20 Battery Park Ave., Asheville 828-271-9808

Brunch, Dinner

Modesto fhm modestonc.com

d Grove Arcade, 1 Page Ave., Suite 138, Asheville 828-225-4133

Lunch, Dinner

Pomodoros

Greek and Italian Café m pomodorositalian.com

e 1070 Tunnel Road, Asheville 828-299-3032

Lunch, Dinner

Japanese

Green Tea

Sushi Restaurant m

x  Japanese 1st; Sushi 1st greenteajapanese.com

w 2 Regent Park Blvd., Asheville 828-252-8300

Lunch, Dinner

Ukiah Japanese Smokehouse fhm

x  Japanese 2nd ukiahrestaurant.com

d 121 Biltmore Ave., Asheville 828-470-7480

Brunch, Dinner

Zen Sushi b

x  Sushi 2nd zen-sushi-asheville.com

n 640 Merrimon Ave., Asheville 828-225-6033

Lunch, Dinner

Wasabi Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar m

x  Sushi 3rd avl.mx/eoi

d 19 Broadway, Asheville 828-225-2551

Lunch, Dinner

Heiwa Shokudo fb heiwashokudo.net

d 87 N. Lexington Ave., Asheville 828-254-7761

Lunch, Dinner

Itto Ramen Bar & Tapas m ittoramen.com

d 3 Biltmore Ave., Asheville 828-552-3288

s 335 Airport Road, Suite 300, Arden 828-676-0558

w 630 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-505-0860

Lunch, Dinner

Miyako House b miyakoasheville.com/

d 122 College St., Asheville 828-785-1501

Lunch, Dinner

Mr. Sushi b mrsushinc.com

n 354 Merrimon Ave., Suite 50, Asheville 828-505-0871

s 1578B Hendersonville Road, Asheville 828-575-2282

Lunch, Dinner

The Madness: Sushi, Burger & Bar m themadnessavl.com

w 275 Smokey Park Highway, Suite 251, Asheville 828-418-3166

n 1020 Merrimon Ave., Suite 104, Asheville 828-505-1345

Lunch, Dinner

FOOD & DRINK

Wildwood Still fm wildwoodstill.com

d 61 Biltmore Ave., Asheville 828-949-0191

Dinner

Yum Sushi Burrito & Poke g

yumpokespot.com

d 45 Asheland Ave., Unit 101, Asheville 828-505-2277

s 100 Julian Shoals Drive, Arden 828-676-3800

Lunch, Dinner

Latin American (Not Mexican)

La Rumba m

x  Latin American 1st; Mexican 3rd (Tie) larumbaavl.com

e River Hills Shopping Center, 105 River Hills Road, Suite C, Asheville 828-505-2128

Lunch, Dinner

Salsa’s fm

x  Latin American 2nd salsasnc.com

d 6 Patton Ave., Asheville 828-252-9805

Lunch, Dinner

Limones hm

x  Latin American 3rd (Tie) limonesrestaurant.com

d 15 Eagle St., Asheville 828-252-2327

Dinner

Little Chango gb

x  Latin American 3rd (Tie) littlechango.com

d 134 Coxe Ave., Asheville 828-505-2758

Lunch, Dinner

A Taste of El Salvador g tasteofelsalvador.com

w 1565 Patton Ave., Suite D, Asheville 828-255-0666

Lunch, Dinner

Bomba m

bombanc.com

d 1 SW Pack Square, Asheville 828-254-0209

Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch

Cecilia’s Kitchen fm

ceciliaskitchen.com

n 870 Merrimon Ave., Asheville 828-505-0644

Brunch, Lunch, Dinner

Hemingway’s Cuba Restaurant & Bar tm

hemingwayscuba.com

d Cambria Hotel, 15 Page Ave., 4th Floor, Asheville 828-417-6866

Breakfast, Dinner

Juancho’s Fonda m

juanchosfonda.com

s 2619 Sweeten Creek Road, Suite 10, Asheville 828-505-1119

Brunch, Lunch, Dinner

Mikasa Criolla fb mikasacriolla.com

s Forest Ridge Shopping Center, 1636 Hendersonville Road, Suite 192, Asheville 828-747-2090

Lunch, Dinner

Pupuseria Patty g orderpupuseriapatty.com/ w 1563 Patton Ave., Asheville 828-417-7052

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Mediterranean

Apollo Flame Bistro b

x  Greek 1st apolloflamebistro.net

s 485 Hendersonville Road, Asheville 828-274-3582

w 1025 Brevard Road, Asheville 828-665-0080

Lunch, Dinner

Stoney Knob Café m

x  Greek 2nd stoneyknobcafe.com

na 337 Merrimon Ave., Weaverville 828-645-3309

Brunch, Lunch, Dinner

Gypsy Queen Cuisine fgb

x  Greek 3rd; Middle Eastern 1st gypsyqueencuisine.com

w 807 Patton Ave., Asheville 828-575-2758

Brunch, Lunch, Dinner

Jerusalem Garden Café tb

x  Middle Eastern 2nd jerusalemgardencafe.com

d 78 Patton Ave., Asheville 828-254-0255

Brunch, Lunch, Dinner

Mr. Kabab

x  Middle Eastern 3rd

mrkababgrill.com

e 801 Fairview Road, Suite 4, Asheville

828-505-3113

Lunch, Dinner

Bargello hm

bargelloavl.com

d Kimpton Hotel Arras, 7 Patton Ave., Asheville 828-774-5564

Breakfast, Brunch, Dinner

Bellagio Bistro b

bellagiobistroavl.com

n 133 Weaverville Road, Suite 5, Asheville 828-658-9700

Lunch, Dinner

Twisted Laurel m

twistedlaurel.com

d 130 College St., Asheville 828-552-3240

n 10A S. Main St., Weaverville 828-645-2700

Lunch, Dinner

Mexican

El Que Pasa m

x  Mexican 1st elquepasa.net

w 891 Patton Ave., Asheville 828-255-2227

Lunch, Dinner

Taqueria Muñoz g

x  Mexican 2nd taqueriamunoz.com

w 1438 Patton Ave., Asheville 828-412-3331

s 400 Hendersonville Road, Asheville 828-505-0202

Lunch, Dinner

Papa’s & Beer

Authentic Mexican

Family Restaurant m

x  Mexican 3rd (Tie) papasandbeerdowntown.com

e 17 Tunnel Road, Asheville 828-255-2204

Lunch, Dinner

FOOD & DRINK

Abuela’s Little Kitchen abuelaslittlekitchen.com

sa 8 Long Shoals Road, Arden 828-676-2454

Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch

Andale Way

Mexican Grill m

avl.mx/cl2

d 63 Southside Ave., Asheville 828-505-3131

Lunch, Dinner

Ay Caramba

Mexican Grill & Bar gm aycarambagrillandbar.com

n 853 Merrimon Ave., Asheville 828-505-0086

s 801 Fairview Road, Suite 2, Asheville 828-299-0216

w 328 New Leicester Highway, Suite 110, Asheville 828-575-2835

Lunch, Dinner

Barberitos

Southwestern Grille & Cantina b barberitos.com

s 1856 Hendersonville Road, Asheville 828-277-9000

Lunch, Dinner

Mama’s & Beer m mamasandbeeravl.com

e 1235 Tunnel Road, Asheville 828-298-3838

Lunch, Dinner

Mercado Cantina gm auctionhousefoodhall.com

sa Auction House Food & Drink Hall, 29 Fanning Bridge Road, Fletcher 828-707-9216

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Mountain Madre fm mountainmadreavl.com

d 13 W. Walnut St., Asheville 828-251-8879

Lunch, Dinner

Papa’s & Beer

Mexican Restaurant m papasandbeerasheville.net

w 1000 Brevard Road, Asheville 828-527-6106

w 1863 S. Main St., Waynesville 828-348-7896

Lunch, Dinner

Taco Boy m tacoboy.net

w 521 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-370-8226

s Biltmore Park Town Square, 2 Town Square Blvd., Suite 120, Asheville 828-829-8226

Lunch, Dinner

Taqueria Rosita m

avl.mx/emf

w The Odd, 1045 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-356-5227

Dinner

Modern Eclectic

Bone & Broth fhm

boneandbrothasheville.com

n 94 Charlotte St., Asheville 828-505-2849

Dinner

Burial Beer’s

Forestry Camp fim

avl.mx/bgc

s 10 Shady Oak Drive, Asheville 828-505-4452

Brunch, Dinner

Copper Crown fhm coppercrownavl.com

e 1011 Tunnel Road, Suite 100, Asheville 828-505-7531

Dinner

Filo/Post 70 hm filopost70.com

e 1155 Tunnel Road, Asheville 828-298-9777

Dinner

Griff’s Kitchen & Bar fm griffskitchenandbar.com

wa 1390 Sandhill Road, Suite 6, Candler 828-633-2153

Lunch, Dinner

Haywood Common fm

haywoodcommon.com

w 507 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-575-2542

Brunch, Lunch, Dinner

Leo’s House of Thirst b leosavl.com

w 1055 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-505-8017

Lunch, Dinner

Little D’s m

eatatlittleds.com

n 952 Merrimon Ave., Asheville 828-412-3472

Dinner

Rye Knot tm

ryeknotco.com

n 868 Merrimon Ave., Asheville 828-575-2226

Lunch, Dinner

Sovereign Remedies fm

avl.mx/ch5

d 29 N. Market St., Asheville 828-919-9518

Light Fare, Late-night

The Pure & Proper m

thepureandproper.com

ea 114 E. State St., Black Mountain 828-357-8539

Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner

The Watch

Kitchen & Spirits fm

theobservatoryasheville.com

d The Restoration Hotel, 68 Patton Ave., Asheville 855-568-6800

Brunch, Lunch, Dinner

Writer’s Bistro fhm

avl.mx/prxy

d Renaissance Asheville Downtown Hotel, 31 Woodfin St., Asheville 828-210-3022

Breakfast, Dinner

Pizza

828 Family Pizzeria b

x  Pizza 1st

828pizzeria.com

n 946 Merrimon Ave., Asheville 828-285-0709

Lunch, Dinner

Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co. tb

x  Pizza 2nd

ashevillebrewing.com

n 675 Merrimon Ave., Asheville 828-254-1281

d 77 Coxe Ave, Asheville 828-255-4077

s 1850 Hendersonville Road, Suite A, Asheville 828-277-5775

Lunch, Dinner

Pizza Mind m

x  Pizza 3rd

pizzamindavl.com

w 285 Haywood Road, Suite 10, Asheville 828-575-9181

Lunch, Dinner

Acropolis Pizza b acropolispizza.com

sa 140 Airport Road, Arden 828-684-5737

s Tanger Outlets Asheville, 800 Brevard Road, Asheville 828-633-7500

Lunch, Dinner

All Souls Pizza fb

allsoulspizza.com

r 175 Clingman Ave., Asheville 828-254-0169

Dinner

Barley’s Taproom & Pizzeria tb barleystaproom.com

d 42 Biltmore Ave., Asheville 828-255-0504

Lunch, Dinner

Black Mountain Pizza & Ale House m

blkmtnpizza.com

ea 117 C Cherry St., Black Mountain 828-669-9090

Lunch, Dinner

Blue Mountain Pizza tb bluemountainpizza.com

na 55 N. Main St., Weaverville 828-658-8778

Lunch, Dinner

Fahrenheit Pizza & Brewhouse b fahrenheitpizzabrew.com

s 17 Lee St. S., Asheville 828-676-1800

Lunch, Dinner

Favilla’s New York Pizza avl.mx/dod

w 5 Regent Park Blvd., Suite 107, Asheville 828-225-2885

Lunch, Dinner

FRESH Wood Fired Pizza b freshwoodfiredpizza.com

ea 100 S. Ridgeway Ave., Black Mountain 828-669-6999

r 342 Depot St., Asheville 828-552-3917

Lunch, Dinner

Galactic Pizza tm galacticavl.com

w 339 Sardis Road, Asheville 828-633-0198

Lunch, Dinner

Manicomio Pizza m manicomiopizzaavl.com

d 27 Biltmore Ave., Asheville 828-505-1510

Lunch, Dinner

Mellow Mushroom m mellowmushroom.com

d 50 Broadway, Asheville 828-236-9800

Lunch, Dinner

FOOD & DRINK

Mission Pizza Romana b missionpizzaavl.com

d Terra Nova Beer Co., 101 S. Lexington Ave., Asheville

Lunch, Dinner

PIE.ZAA b piezaapizzaasheville.com

d 46 Millard Ave., Asheville 828-440-0400

Lunch, Dinner, Late-night

Soprana Rooftop

Cucina fm

sopranarooftop.com

d Embassy Suites, 192 Haywood St., Asheville 828-333-7006

Lunch, Dinner

Standard Pizza Co. b standardpizzacoasheville.com

s 755 Biltmore Ave., Asheville 828-412-3190

w 631 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-255-8122

Lunch, Dinner, Late-night

Pubs

Westville Pub gm

x  Pub Grub 1st westvillepub.com

w 777 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-225-9782

Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Late-night

Jack of the Wood tm

x  Pub Grub 2nd jackofthewood.com

d 95 Patton Ave., Asheville 828-252-5445

Lunch, Dinner, Late-night

Foggy Mountain Brew Pub tm

x  Pub Grub 3rd foggymountainavl.com

d 12 Church St., Asheville 828-254-3008

Lunch, Dinner, Late-night

Asheville Yacht Club tm

ashevilleyachtclub.com

d 87 Patton Ave., Asheville 828-255-8454

Lunch, Dinner, Late-night

Cedric’s Tavern htm

avl.mx/9ku

s Biltmore Estate, 1 Lodge St., Asheville 828-225-1320

Lunch

Charlotte Street Grill and Pub m

avl.mx/ene

n 157 Charlotte St., Asheville 828-252-2948

Lunch, Dinner, Late-night

Desoto Lounge gm

desotolounge.com

w 504 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-255-1109

Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Late-night

Edison, Craft Ales + Kitchen fhm

avl.mx/4v2

n Omni Grove Park Inn, 290 Macon Ave., Asheville 800-438-5800

Lunch, Dinner

Hickory Tavern tm

thehickorytavern.com

s Biltmore Park Town Square, 30 Town Square Blvd., Suite 100, Asheville 828-684-0975

Lunch, Dinner

Pack’s Tavern m packstavern.com

d 20 S. Spruce St., Asheville 828-225-6944

Lunch, Dinner

Post 25 m post25avl.com

sa 2155 Hendersonville Road, Arden 828-676-2577

Lunch, Dinner

South Paw AVL m southpawavl.com

s 1996 Hendersonville Road, Asheville 828-585-2552

Lunch, Dinner, Late-night

The Barrelhouse gtm

avl.mx/4s4

n 1459 Merrimon Ave., Asheville 828-281-3613

Dinner, Late-night

The Bier Garden tm ashevillebiergarden.com

d 46 Haywood St., Asheville 828-285-0002

Lunch, Dinner, Late-night

The Flying Squirrel Pub b theflyingsquirrelpub.com

sa 3578 Sweeten Creek Road, Arden 828-676-0621

Lunch, Dinner

The Odd gtm theoddasheville.com

w 1045 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-575-9299

Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Late-night

The Trailhead fm thetrailheadrestaurant.com

ea 207 W. State St., Black Mountain 828-357-5656

Lunch, Dinner

Village Pub m villagepubnc.com

s 100 Fairview Road, Asheville 828-417-7128

Lunch, Dinner

White Labs Kitchen & Tap gm

whitelabsbrewingco.com

d 172 S. Charlotte St., Asheville 828-974-3868

Lunch, Dinner

Wicked Weed Brewing im wickedweedbrewing.com

d 91 Biltmore Ave., Asheville 828-575-9599

wa 145 Jacob Holm Way, Candler 828-365-7166

Lunch, Dinner, Late-night

Sandwiches

Silverball Subs gb

x  Sandwich Shop 1st; Sub Shop 1st silverballsubs.com

w 347 New Leicester Highway, Asheville 828-412-5281

Lunch

Asheville Sandwich Co. gb

x  Sandwich Shop 2nd ashevillesandwichcompany.com

sa 330 Rockwood Road, Suite 103, Arden 828-676-0374

Lunch, Dinner

Roman’s Deli & Catering fgb

x  Sandwich Shop 3rd ieatlocal.com

d 75 Haywood St., Asheville 828-505-1552

Lunch

Jersey Mike’s Subs g

x  Sub Shop 2nd jerseymikes.com

w 1341 Parkwood Road, Suite 103, Asheville 828-271-4612

e 104A River Hills Road, Asheville 828-298-6453

s 1816 Hendersonville Road, Asheville 828-277-1514

Lunch, Dinner

Old School Subs & Deli fg

x  Sub Shop 3rd oldschoolsubsavl.com

s 55 Sweeten Creek Road, Suite 131, Asheville 828-277-7750

e 145 Old U.S. Highway 70, Black Mountain 828-357-8505

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

67 Biltmore

Downtown Eatery 67biltmore.com

d 67 Biltmore Ave., Asheville 828-252-1500

Breakfast, Lunch

Bent Creek Bistro at the NC Arboretum fgb avl.mx/4v8

s 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville 828-412-8584

Lunch

Boy Howdy m avl.mx/el5

d VOWL Bar, 61 1/2 N. Lexington Ave., Asheville

Brunch, Lunch, Dinner

Firehouse Subs g firehousesubs.com

e 168 Tunnel Road, Suite 10, Asheville 828-318-8886

w n

58 Weaver Village Way, Suite 101, Weaverville 828-484-4027

Lunch, Dinner

Flour Café b swmarketavl.com

d The S&W Market, 56 Patton Ave., Asheville 828-333-4432

Breakfast, Lunch

Flour Sandwich Shop b swmarketavl.com

d The S&W Market, 56 Patton Ave., Asheville 828-333-4432

Breakfast, Lunch

Lenny’s Grill & Subs g lennys.com

s 645 Biltmore Ave., Asheville 828-350-1338

Lunch, Dinner

Montford Deli g montforddeli.com

n 1461 Merrimon Ave., Asheville 828-707-7362

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

The Soda Fountain at Woolworth Walk g avl.mx/bjj

d 25 Haywood St., Asheville 828-254-9210

Lunch

FOOD & DRINK EATS

Trout Lily

Deli & Market fg

troutlilymarket.com

ea 1297 Charlotte Highway, Fairview 828-628-0402

Breakfast, Lunch

Seafood

Jettie Rae’s

Oyster House hm

x  Seafood 1st jettieraes.com

n 143 Charlotte St., Asheville 828-505-4499

Dinner

The Lobster Trap htm

x  Seafood 2nd thelobstertrap.biz

d 35 Patton Ave., Asheville 828-350-0505

Dinner

Mother Ocean

Seafood Market

x  Seafood 3rd momavl.com

n 640 Merrimon Ave., Asheville 828-231-5607

Lunch

Fish Camp 25 gm

auctionhousefoodhall.com

sa Auction House Food & Drink Hall, 29 Fanning Bridge Road, Fletcher 828-707-9216

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Good Hot Fish goodhotfish.com

d 10 Buxton Ave., Asheville

Lunch, Dinner

Harbor Inn Seafood

Restaurant harborinnasheville.com

w 880 Brevard Road, Asheville 828-665-9940

Lunch, Dinner

Oyster House

Brewing Co. m oysterhousebeers.com w 625 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-575-9370

Lunch, Dinner

Que Sera & The Oyster Bar fhtm queserarestaurant.com

ea 101 Black Mountain Ave., Black Mountain 828-664-9472

Dinner

Surf N Brew Oyster Bar b surfnbrew.com

sa 235 St. John Road, Suite 10, Fletcher 828-376-3705

Lunch, Dinner

Southern

Biscuit Head fb biscuitheads.com

s 417 Biltmore Ave., Suite 4F, Asheville 828-505-3449

w 733 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-333-5145

s 1994 Hendersonville Road, Asheville 828-585-2055

Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch

Blue Ridge Biscuit Co. f avl.mx/e0e

ea 601 W. State St., Suite 4, Black Mountain 828-357-8501

Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch

Carmel’s Kitchen & Bar fhm carmelsofasheville.com

d Grove Arcade, 1 Page Ave., Suite 129, Asheville 828-252-8730

Lunch, Dinner

Daddy Mac’s Down Home Dive tm eatatdaddymacs.com/asheville

d 161 Biltmore Ave., Asheville 828-505-2988

Lunch, Dinner, Late-night

Early Girl Eatery fm earlygirleatery.com

d 8 Wall St., Asheville 828-259-9292 ext. 1

w 444 Haywood Road, Suite 101, Asheville 828-259-9292

s 1378 Hendersonville Road, Suite A, Asheville 828-259-9292

Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch

Fork Lore fhm forkloreasheville.com

s Biltmore Park Town Square, 43 Town Square Blvd., Asheville 828-209-2715

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Moose Cafe eatatthemoosecafe.com

s 570 Brevard Road, Asheville 828-255-0920

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Rocky’s Hot Chicken Shack b rockyshotchickenshack.com

w 1455 Patton Ave., Asheville 828-575-2260

s 3749 Sweeten Creek Road, Arden 828-676-3222

Lunch, Dinner

Sand Hill Kitchen fg sandhillkitchen.com

w 491 Sardis Road, Asheville 828-633-6868

Breakfast, Lunch

FOOD & DRINK

Stable Café fhm

avl.mx/ckl

s Biltmore Estate, 1 Approach Road, Asheville 828-225-6370

Lunch

Tupelo Honey fm tupelohoneycafe.com

d 12 College St., Asheville 828-255-4863

s 1829 Hendersonville Road, Asheville 828-505-7676

Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner

Tacos/Burritos

White Duck Taco Shop gb

x  Taco 1st whiteducktacoshop.com

d 12 Biltmore Ave., Asheville 828-232-9191

s 16 Miami Circle, Arden 828-676-1859

s 500 7th Ave. E., Hendersonville 828-595-9871

Lunch, Dinner

Taco Billy fgm

x  Taco 2nd tacobillyasheville.com

w 201 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-505-0088

e 117 Cherry St., Black Mountain 828-419-6336

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Taco Temple gm

x  Taco 3rd mamacitastacotemple.com

n 132 Charlotte St., Asheville 828-255-8098

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

1141 Tunnel Road  E

828-298-3514

• Asheville

225 Charlotte Highway E 828-298-2160 • Asheville

29 Tunnel Road  E

828-253-1528 • Asheville

550 Highway 9  E 828-669-6700 • Black Mountain

2299 U.S. 70 E 828-686-5410 • Swannanoa 915 Merrimon Ave.  N

828-253-1326 • Asheville

499 Weaverville Road  N 828-645-4521 • Asheville

Mamacita’s Taqueria gm mamacitastaqueria.com

d 77 Biltmore Ave., Suite 101, Asheville 828-255-8080

Lunch, Dinner

Neo Burrito gb neoburrito.com

w 1341 Parkwood Road, Suite 106, Asheville 828-772-9602

Lunch, Dinner

Taco Boy m tacoboy.net

w 521 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-370-8226

s Biltmore Park Town Square, 2 Town Square Blvd., Suite 120, Asheville 828-829-8226

Lunch, Dinner

The Grey Eagle Taqueria gtm greyeagletaqueria.com

r 185 Clingman Ave., Asheville 828-271-7987

n Big Pillow Brewing, 25 Andrews Ave. S., Hot Springs 828-539-1939

Lunch, Dinner

Thai

Thai Pearl b x  Thai 1st thaipearlasheville.com

w 747 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-412-5905

Lunch, Dinner

Stores in Buncombe County

140 Weaver Blvd.  N 828-645-2902 • Weaverville

1865 Hendersonville Road  S 828-274-0804 • Asheville

780 Hendersonville Road S 828-274-1174 • Asheville

301 Long Shoals Road  S 828-681-5173 • Arden

352 Airport Road  S 828-684-6335 • Arden

2901 Hendersonville Road  S 828-684-8858 • Fletcher

1572 Sand Hill Road  W 828-665-2861 • Candler

863 Brevard Road  W 828-665-0787 • Asheville

669 Haywood Road W 828-259-9268 • Asheville 151 Smokey Park Highway W 828-667-9306 • Asheville

7 New Leicester Highway W 828-253-2005 • Asheville

575 New Leicester Highway  W 828-254-3496 • Asheville

3338 Boylston Highway  W 828-891-3260 • Mills River

Starbucks =  All Stores Have a Deli

Suwana’s Thai Orchid b x  Thai 2nd (Tie) suwanasthaiorchid.com

d 11 Broadway, Asheville 828-281-8151

Lunch, Dinner

Bee Thai Kitchen b beethaikitchen.com

d 45 S. French Broad Ave., Asheville 828-573-5328

Lunch, Dinner

Pad Thai b padthaiasheville.com

w 18 Sardis Road, Asheville 828-667-8505

Lunch, Dinner

Pon’s Thai Cuisine avl.mx/eo9

s 3101 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville 828-450-2327

Lunch, Dinner

Siam Thai Restaurant siamthaiasheville.com

n 100 Stone Ridge Blvd., Asheville 828-645-0155

Thai Chili Asian Bistro avl.mx/co6

s 1550 Hendersonville Road, Suite 100, Asheville 828-505-4224

Lunch, Dinner

Upscale

Zambra hm

x  Romantic Dining 1st zambratapas.com

d 85 W. Walnut St., Asheville 828-232-1060

Dinner

Cúrate fhm

x  Romantic Dining 2nd curatetapasbar.com

d 13 Biltmore Ave., Asheville 828-239-2946

Lunch, Dinner

Jargon fhm

x  Romantic Dining 3rd jargonrestaurant.com

w 715 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-785-1761

FOOD & DRINK

131 Main Restaurant hm

131-main.com

s Biltmore Park Town Square, 308 Thetford St., Asheville 828-651-0131

Lunch, Dinner

Asheville Proper fhm

ashevilleproper.com

d Grove Arcade, 1 Page Ave., Suite 151, Asheville 828-505-0909

Dinner

Beradu fm

beradublkmtn.com

ea 2 E. Market St., Black Mountain 828-357-5500

Lunch, Dinner

Bistro at Biltmore fhm

avl.mx/9kn

s Biltmore Estate, 225 Winery Road, Asheville 828-225-6230

Dinner

Blue Ridge

Artisanal Buffet fhm

avl.mx/4uw

n Omni Grove Park Inn, 290 Macon Ave., Asheville 800-438-5800

Breakfast, Brunch, Dinner

Chestnut fhm chestnutasheville.com

d 48 Biltmore Ave., Asheville 828-575-2667

Brunch, Lunch, Dinner

Corner Kitchen fhm thecornerkitchen.com

s 3 Boston Way, Asheville 828-274-2439

Brunch, Dinner

Cúrate fhm

curatetapasbar.com

d 13 Biltmore Ave., Asheville 828-239-2946

Lunch, Dinner

Golden Hour m goldenhouravl.com

r The Radical Hotel, 95 Roberts St., Asheville 828-407-1800

Dinner

Hell or High Water fhm

foothillslocalmeats.com

ea 128 Broadway, Black Mountain 828-357-5050

Dinner

Posana fhm

posanarestaurant.com

d 1 Biltmore Ave., Asheville 828-505-3969

Dinner

Red Stag Grill fhm kesslercollection.com/red-stag-grill

s Grand Bohemian Hotel, 11 Boston Way, Asheville 828-398-5600

Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner

Ruth’s Chris Steak House hm ruths-chris.com/asheville

s 26 All Souls Crescent, Asheville 828-398-6200

Dinner

Sunset Terrace fhm

avl.mx/3k8

n Omni Grove Park Inn, 290 Macon Ave., Asheville 800-438-5800

Lunch, Dinner

Table fhm tableasheville.com

d 18 N. Lexington Ave., Asheville 828-254-8980

Dinner

Tall John’s m talljohns.com

n 152 Montford Ave., Asheville 828-782-5514

Brunch, Dinner

The Admiral tm theadmiralasheville.com

w 400 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-252-2541

Dinner

The Blackbird fhm theblackbirdrestaurant.com

d 47 Biltmore Ave., Asheville 828-254-2502 Brunch, Lunch, Dinner

The Bull and Beggar hm thebullandbeggar.com

r 37 Paynes Way, Asheville 828-575-9443 Dinner

The Market Place Restaurant & Lounge fhtm marketplace-restaurant.com

d 20 Wall St., Asheville 828-252-4162 Dinner

Vue 1913 hm avl.mx/4vv

Plant

x Rosetta’s Kitchen x

Dobrá Tea dobrateanc.com

w 707 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-505-4307

d 78 N. Lexington Ave., Asheville 828-575-2424

e 1011 Tunnel Road, Asheville 828-774-5088 Lunch, Dinner

Pulp + Sprout Juice Bar and Vegan Café f pulpandsprout.com

n 233 S. Liberty St., Asheville 828-412-5701 Breakfast, Lunch

Romeo’s Vegan Burgers romeosveganburgers.com

FOOD & DRINK

BEER, CIDER & ALCOHOL

Capella on 9

CUP OF JOE

Friends don’t let friends start their day without a cup of coffee. Fortunately, Asheville has plenty of jitter juice options. Whether you’re downtown, in the River Arts District or staying at an Airbnb in a more residential area, a coffeehouse is never far away. Along Haywood Road in West Asheville, for example, you’ll find over half a dozen coffee options as you meander down the thoroughfare’s 2-mile stretch between Ridgelawn Road and Patton Avenue. For some of our local favorites, be sure to check our Best of WNC listings included on page 89.

FRESH AND FRUITY

If you gravitate more toward something with less caffeine and more of a vitamin kick, be sure to check out Simple: Cafe & Juice Bar in West Asheville. Meanwhile, in North Asheville, Pulp + Sprout Juice Bar and Vegan Cafe is a must. Finally, Green Sage (with three locations across Asheville) offers cold-pressed juices and whole fruit smoothies.

BEER ME

Anyone who knows anything about Asheville and WNC knows we are home to plenty of breweries, including several dozen in Asheville city proper. Whether you’re an IPA enthusiast, a sour beer connoisseur or a lager fanatic, you’ll never be short of options on your visit. The

Photo by Caleb Johnson

DRINKS

same is true for settings. Whether you want to sip in the heart of downtown or along an idyllic stream, the possibilities are wide open.

“Now, more than ever, showing up for our breweries is critical. After enduring over 50 days without water due to Hurricane Helene, halting production, delaying openings and suffering power outages and impassable roads, our craft beer industry is still recovering,” says Karis Roberts, executive director of Asheville Brewers Alliance. “The economic impact has been staggering, with losses estimated at over $7 billion. Every pint, every visit and every show of support helps these businesses rebuild and continue doing what they do best: bringing people together over incredible beer.”

HAPPY HOUR

Seeking spirits? Downtown Asheville is your best bet. From rooftop bars at numerous hotels to speakeasy-style destinations, you won’t have to drive to get from bar to bar. And if the music or vibe isn’t jelling with you in one spot, there’s always the next destination a block away. Don’t forget to tip your bartenders.

SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT

If you don’t drink alcohol but are seeking a different type of buzz, consider visiting one of our city’s several kava bars. What is kava? It is a substance made from a plant native to the Pacific Islands and has sedative and psychoactive properties. If kava isn’t on your menu of things to try, there are also a number of hemp and cannabis dispensaries in town serving up a variety of drinks.

WALKABLE ASHEVILLE

Again, downtown is where you’ll get the most bang for your buck in terms of walkability. Broadway, Lexington Avenue, Haywood Street and Wall Street are among the most popular thoroughfares in terms of places to grab a bite or sip a drink.

South Slope, which is on the edge of downtown, is another hot spot. The area is home to over half a dozen breweries and plenty of dining options.

West Asheville is another great spot for the peripatetic. Not only will you find plenty of coffeehouses, as previously mentioned, but the main strip — Haywood Road — is loaded with dive bars, cocktail lounges, restaurants and bakeries.

FOOD & DRINK

Bars Beer Bars

The Whale ::

A Craft Beer Collective b

x  Bar: Local Beer Selection (excluding breweries) 1st; Bar: Unusual Beer Selection (excluding breweries) 1st

thewhaleavl.com

w 507 Haywood Road, Suite 10, Asheville 828-575-9888

e 2 Beverly Road, Asheville 828-505-1701

d 21 Buxton Ave., Asheville 828-412-3072

Lunch, Dinner

Barley’s Taproom & Pizzeria tb

x  Bar: Local Beer Selection (excluding breweries) 2nd barleystaproom.com

d 42 Biltmore Ave., Asheville 828-255-0504

Lunch, Dinner

Carmel’s Kitchen & Bar

The Bier Garden tm

x  Bar: Local Beer Selection (excluding breweries) 3rd

ashevillebiergarden.com

d 46 Haywood St., Asheville 828-285-0002

Lunch, Dinner, Late-night

Thirsty Monk gm

x  Bar: Unusual Beer Selection (excluding breweries) 2nd

avl.mx/bwb

s Biltmore Park Town Square, 2 Town Square Blvd., Suite 170, Asheville 828-687-3873

d 92 Patton Ave., Asheville 828-254-5470

Lunch, Dinner

The Blue Door Bottleshop & Beer Hall

x  Bar: Unusual Beer Selection (excluding breweries) 3rd

thebluedoorhvl.com

sa 146 Third Ave. E., Hendersonville 828-290-4191

Asheville Retrocade tb

ashevilleretrocade.com

w 800 Haywood Road, Suite 100, Asheville 828-575-9488

Photo by Caleb Johnson

Blue Mountain Pizza tb

bluemountainpizza.com

na 55 N. Main St., Weaverville 828-658-8778

Lunch, Dinner

LaZoom Room itb

avl.mx/eo2

d 76 Biltmore Ave., Asheville 828-225-6932

Terra Nova Beer Co. fb terranovabeer.co

ea 204 Whitson Ave,, Swannanoa 828-581-0020

Lunch, Dinner

The Brew Pump gb avl.mx/dgy

w 760 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-774-5550

Dinner

The Orange Peel tb theorangepeel.net

d 101 Biltmore Ave., Asheville 828-398-1837

Classic Bars

Burger Bar tm

x  Dive Bar 1st avl.mx/9kq

w 1 Craven St., Asheville 828-424-7600

The Double Crown tm

x  Dive Bar 2nd avl.mx/9mu

w 375 Haywood Road, Asheville

The Lazy Diamond tm

x  Dive Bar 3rd avl.mx/dgp

d 98 N. Lexington Ave., Asheville 866-289-5977

The Odd gtm

x  LGBTQ+ Friendly Bar 1st theoddasheville.com

w 1045 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-575-9299

Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Late-night

Banks Ave. Bar tm

x  LGBTQ+ Friendly Bar 2nd

avl.mx/a82

d 32 Banks Ave., Suite 101, Asheville 828-785-1458

O.Henry’s tm

x  LGBTQ+ Friendly Bar 3rd

ohenrysofasheville.com

d 237 Haywood St., Asheville 828-254-1891

Appalachian Vintner b appalachianvintner.com

s 745 Biltmore Ave., Suite 121, Asheville 828-505-7500

Asheville Club tm

avl.mx/en7

d 20 Haywood St., Asheville 828-808-0228

Asheville Sports Club m ashevillesportsclub.com

d 137 Coxe Ave., Asheville

Asheville Yacht Club tm ashevilleyachtclub.com

d 87 Patton Ave., Asheville 828-255-8454

Lunch, Dinner, Late-night

Asheville Yards gtm ashevilleyards.com

d 75 Coxe Ave., Asheville 828-398-1837

Lunch, Dinner

FOOD & DRINK

Boiler Room tm

boilerroomasheville.com

d 11 Grove St., Asheville 828-505-1612

Charlotte Street Grill and Pub m

avl.mx/ene

n 157 Charlotte St., Asheville 828-252-2948

Lunch, Dinner, Late-night

Club Eleven tm elevenongrove.com

d 11 Grove St., Asheville 828-505-1612

Creekside Taphouse tm creeksidetaphouse.com

e 8 Beverly Road, Asheville 828-575-2880

Lunch, Dinner

Desoto Lounge gm desotolounge.com

w 504 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-255-1109

Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Late-night

East Village Grille gm eastvillagegrille.com

e 1177 Tunnel Road, Asheville 828-299-3743

Brunch, Lunch, Dinner

Elaine’s

Dueling Piano Bar tm

avl.mx/9l5

n Omni Grove Park Inn, 290 Macon Ave., Asheville 800-438-5800

Fat Cat’s Billiards tm

avl.mx/bna

sa 2345 Hendersonville Road, Arden 828-681-0555

Lunch, Dinner, Late-night

Fleetwood’s Rock-N-Roll

Wedding Chapel tm fleetwoodschapel.com

w 496 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-505-5525

Foggy Mountain

Brew Pub tm

foggymountainavl.com

d 12 Church St., Asheville 828-254-3008

Lunch, Dinner, Late-night

Frazier’s Tavern m

avl.mx/4wd

n 389 Merrimon Ave., Asheville 828-258-9828

Haywood Country Club tm

avl.mx/enl

w 662 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-417-7230

Juicy Lucy’s

Burger Bar and Grill ftm

juicylucysburgerbarandgrill.com

s 620 Hendersonville Road, Asheville 828-277-0355

Lunch, Dinner

Olde London Road

English Pub gm

avl.mx/a6c

r 270 Depot St., Asheville

Lunch, Dinner, Late-night

One Stop @

Asheville Music Hall tm

ashevillemusichall.com

d 55 College St., Asheville 828-255-7777

Dinner, Late-night

Pack’s Tavern m

packstavern.com

d 20 S. Spruce St., Asheville 828-225-6944

Lunch, Dinner

Rankin Vault

Cocktail Lounge m

rankinvault.com

d 7 Rankin Ave., Asheville 828-254-4993

Lunch, Dinner, Late-night

Scandals Nightclub tm

scandalsnightclub.com

d 11 Grove St., Asheville 828-505-1612

Shiloh & Gaines m

shilohandgaines.com

s 700 Hendersonville Road, Asheville 828-412-5836

Lunch, Dinner

Tall John’s m

talljohns.com

n 152 Montford Ave., Asheville 828-782-5514

Brunch, Dinner

The Barksdale m

avl.mx/83z

d 42 Banks Ave., Asheville 828-424-7449

Dinner, Late-night

The Barrelhouse gtm

avl.mx/4s4

n 1459 Merrimon Ave., Asheville 828-281-3613

Dinner, Late-night

The Grey Eagle gtm

thegreyeagle.com

r 185 Clingman Ave., Asheville 828-232-5800

Lunch, Dinner

The Social tm

thesocialasheville.com

e 1078 Tunnel Road, Asheville 828-367-9062

Lunch, Dinner, Late-night

The Village Porch gtm

thevillageporch.com

n 51 N. Merrimon Ave., Suite 113, Woodfin 828-505-8049

Lunch, Dinner

The Watch Kitchen & Spirits m thewatchasheville.com

d The Restoration Hotel, 68 Patton Ave., Asheville 828-220-0373

Brunch, Lunch, Dinner

Town Pump Tavern tm

avl.mx/dpp

ea 135 Cherry St., Black Mountain 828-357-5075

Village Pub m

villagepubnc.com

s 100 Fairview Road, Asheville 828-417-7128

Lunch, Dinner

WagWorld Pub tm

wagworldwnc.com

sa 21 Redmond Drive, Fletcher 828-774-7200

Light Fare

Westville Pub gm westvillepub.com

w 777 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-225-9782

Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Late-night

Craft Cocktail Bars

The Montford Rooftop Bar m

x

Bar With a View 1st themontford.com

d DoubleTree Hotel, 199 Haywood St., Asheville 828-505-8750 Dinner

Hemingway’s Cuba Restaurant & Bar tm

x  Bar With a View 2nd hemingwayscuba.com

d Cambria Hotel, 15 Page Ave., 4th Floor, Asheville 828-417-6866

Breakfast, Dinner

Capella on 9 fhm

x  Bar With a View 3rd capellaon9.com

d AC Hotel, 10 Broadway, 9th Floor, Asheville 828-258-2522

Breakfast, Dinner

Antidote m

x  Upscale Bar 1st antidote.bar

d 151 Coxe Ave., Asheville 828-505-2882

Sovereign Remedies fm

x  Upscale Bar 2nd avl.mx/ch5

d 29 N. Market St., Asheville 828-919-9518

Light Fare, Late-night

FOOD & DRINK

Little Jumbo tm

x  Upscale Bar 3rd littlejumbobar.com

n 241 Broadway, Asheville 828-417-4783

Afterglow m

afterglowavl.com

r The Radical Hotel, 95 Roberts St., Asheville 828-412-0200

Anoche m

avl.mx/pry9

r 176 Clingman Ave., Asheville

Blue Collar

Bourbon Social gm auctionhousefoodhall.com

sa Auction House Food & Drink Hall, 29 Fanning Bridge Road, Fletcher 828-707-9216

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Boomer’s Bourbon and Cigars m boomersbourbonandcigar.com

d 81 Coxe Ave., Asheville 828-774-5090

Character Study m characterstudybar.com w 797 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-348-7040

Crucible tm

avl.mx/9ww

r 140A Roberts St., Asheville 828-575-9995

DayTrip m

avl.mx/ern

d 174 Broadway, Asheville Light Fare

Färmə sē m

avl.mx/eqy

d 5 Biltmore Ave., Asheville 828-412-3052

Filo/Post 70 hm

filopost70.com

e 1155 Tunnel Road, Asheville 828-298-9777

Dinner

Great Hall Bar tm

avl.mx/3k7

n Omni Grove Park Inn, 290 Macon Ave., Asheville 800-438-5800

Lunch, Dinner

Imperiál tm

imperial-avl.com

d 48 College St., Asheville 828-254-8980

Dinner, Late-night

Jargon fhm

jargonrestaurant.com

w 715 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-785-1761

Dinner

Pillar Rooftop Bar tm

pillaravl.com

d Hilton Garden Inn, 309 College St., 6th Floor, Asheville 828-575-1188

Dinner

Post 25 m post25avl.com

sa 2155 Hendersonville Road, Arden 828-676-2577

Lunch, Dinner

Pulp tm

avl.mx/bio

d The Orange Peel, 103 Hilliard Ave., Asheville 828-398-1837

Red Ribbon Society m ashevilleflatiron.com

d The Flat Iron Hotel, 20 Battery Park Ave., Asheville 828-271-9808

Light Fare

Sunset Cocktail Terrace fhm avl.mx/eoe

n Omni Grove Park Inn, 290 Macon Ave., Asheville 800-438-5800

Light Fare

The Admiral tm theadmiralasheville.com

w 400 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-252-2541

Dinner

The Bar at Table fgtm tableasheville.com/the-bar

d 18 N. Lexington Ave., Asheville 828-254-8980

Dinner

The Buchi Bar m avl.mx/cix

d 68 N. Lexington Ave., Asheville 828-232-0738

Lunch, Dinner

The Crow & Quill tm thecrowandquill.com

d 106 N. Lexington Ave., Asheville

The Draftsman m thedraftsmanasheville.com

d The Restoration Hotel, 68 Patton Ave., Asheville 855-568-6800

Lunch, Dinner, Late-night

The Flat Iron Rooftop m ashevilleflatiron.com

d The Flat Iron Hotel, 20 Battery Park Ave., Asheville 828-579-2106

Light Fare

The Golden Pineapple tm goldenpineapplebar.com

w 503 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-505-4458

Dinner, Late-night

FOOD & DRINK

The Tiki Easy Bar m tikieasybar.com

d 197 Hilliard Ave., Asheville 828-738-2452

The Times Bar & Coffee Shop m thetimesbarasheville.com

d The S&W Market, 56 Patton Ave., Asheville 828-774-5028

Top of the Monk m topofthemonk.com

d 92 Patton Ave., Asheville 828-254-5470

Vinnie’s

Neighborhood Italian m vinniesitalian.com

n 641 Merrimon Ave., Asheville 828-253-1077

s 1981 Hendersonville Road, Asheville 828-630-8100

Dinner

VOWL m

dssolvr.com/vowl

d 61 1/2 N. Lexington Ave., Asheville

W XYZ Bar gtm avl.mx/4vr

d Aloft, 51 Biltmore Ave., Asheville 828-232-2838

Light Fare

Wildwood Still fm wildwoodstill.com

d 61 Biltmore Ave., Asheville 828-949-0191 Dinner

Wine & Roses m wineandrosesavl.com

d Zelda Dearest, 150 S Lexington Ave., Asheville 828-514-2489

Wine Bars

5 Walnut Wine Bar tb

x  Wine Bar 1st 5walnut.com

d 5 Walnut St., Asheville 828-253-2593

Leo’s House of Thirst b

x  Wine Bar 3rd leosavl.com

w 1055 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-505-8017

Lunch, Dinner

Auction House

Wine Bar gm

auctionhousefoodhall.com

sa Auction House Food & Drink Hall, 29 Fanning Bridge Road, Fletcher 828-707-9216

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Battery Park Book Exchange & Champagne Bar tb

avl.mx/3sq

d Grove Arcade, 1 Page Ave., Suite 101, Asheville 828-252-0020

Light Fare

Forage Wine & Coffee Bar b florabotanicalliving.com

w 428 Haywood Road, Suite B, Asheville 828-252-8888

Potential New Boyfriend b potentialnewbf.com

w 647 Haywood Road, Asheville

Light Fare

Rooted in Wine rootedinwine.com

ea 1327 Charlotte Highway, Fairview 828-222-3630

Light Fare

VISUALS Rooftop Bar m www.burialbeer.com

d 40 Collier Ave., Asheville

WALLS Wine Bar b walls.bar

d 38 Broadway, Asheville 877-989-2557

Zambra hm zambratapas.com

d 85 W. Walnut St., Asheville 828-232-1060

Dinner

Breweries/ Tasting Rooms

Highland Brewing Co. itb

x  Brewery (for its taproom & atmosphere) 1st; Local All-Round Brewery (for its beers) 2nd highlandbrewing.com

e 12 Old Charlotte Highway, Asheville 828-299-3370

d The S&W Market, 56 Patton Ave., Asheville 828-243-6925

Lunch, Dinner

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. fitb

x  Brewery (for its taproom & atmosphere) 2nd sierranevada.com

sa 100 Sierra Nevada Way, Mills River 828-708-6242

Lunch, Dinner

Burial Beer Co. fb

x  Brewery (for its taproom & atmosphere) 3rd; Local All-Round Brewery (for its beers) 1st burialbeer.com

d 40 Collier Ave., Asheville 828-475-2739

s 10 Shady Oak Drive, Asheville 828-505-4452

Lunch, Dinner

Hillman Beer fb

x  Local All-Round Brewery (for its beers) 3rd hillmanbeer.com

s 25 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville 828-505-1312

w 78 Catawba Ave., Old Fort 828-668-6372

Lunch, Dinner

12 Bones Brewing b 12bonesbrewing.com

sa 2350 Hendersonville Road, Arden 828-687-1395

Lunch, Dinner

All Sevens Brewing m allsevensbrewing.com

w 777 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-225-9782

Lunch, Dinner, Late-night

Appalachian Mountain Brewery Taproom & Kitchen m amb.beer/mills-river

sa 46 N. Mills River Road, Mills River 828-393-5618

Brunch, Lunch, Dinner

Archetype Brewing b archetypebrewing.com

w 265 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-505-4177

Lunch, Dinner

Asheville Brewing Co. tm ashevillebrewing.com

d 77 Coxe Ave., Asheville 828-255-4077

Lunch, Dinner

Ben’s American Sake itb bensamericansake.com

d 195 Hilliard Ave., Asheville 828-424-7580

Black Mountain Brewing Co. b blkmtnbrewing.com

ea 131 Broadway Ave., Black Mountain 828-357-5010

Lunch, Dinner

Cellarest Beer Project tb cellarestbeer.com

w 395 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-231-1350

Lunch, Dinner

DSSOLVR b dssolvr.com

d 63 N. Lexington Ave., Asheville

Eluvium Brewing Co. b eluviumbrewing.com

na 11 Florida Ave., Weaverville 828-484-1799

Lunch, Dinner

French Broad River Brewery tb frenchbroadbrewery.com

s 101 Fairview Road, Suite D, Asheville 828-277-0222

Lunch, Dinner

Funkatorium tb wickedweedbrewing.com

d 147 Coxe Ave., Asheville 828-552-3203

Lunch, Dinner

Ginger’s Revenge tb gingersrevenge.com

n 829 Riverside Drive, Suite 100, Asheville 828-505-2462

Green Man Brewery tb greenmanbrewery.com

d Green Mansion, 27 Buxton Ave., Asheville 828-989-7453

d Dirty Jack’s, 23 Buxton Ave., Asheville 828-989-7453

Hi-Wire Brewing itb hiwirebrewing.com

d 197 Hilliard Ave., Asheville 828-738-2452

s 2A Huntsman Place, Asheville 828-738-2451

Leveller Brewing Co. b levellerbrewing.com

na 25 N. Main St., Weaverville

Lookout Brewing Co. tb lookoutbrewing.com

ea 103 S. Ridgeway Ave., Black Mountain 828-357-5169

Lunch, Dinner

New Belgium Brewing Co. itb newbelgium.com

w 21 Craven St., Asheville 828-333-6900

Lunch, Dinner

New Origin Brewing Co. b neworiginbrewing.com

s 131 Thompson St., Asheville 701-261-5861

One World Brewing tb oneworldbrewing.com

d 10 Patton Ave., Asheville 828-785-5580

w 520 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-575-9992

Lunch, Dinner, Late-night

FOOD & DRINK

Outsider Brewing Co. b outsiderbrewing.beer

n 939 Riverside Drive, Asheville 908-578-8718

Oyster House Brewing Co. m oysterhousebeers.com

w 625 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-575-9370

Lunch, Dinner

Pisgah Brewing Co. tb pisgahbrewing.com

ea 2948 U.S. Highway 70, Black Mountain 828-669-0190

River Arts District Brewing Co. gb theradbrewco.com

r 13 Mystery St., Asheville 828-505-1388

Lunch, Dinner

Riverside Rhapsody Beer Co. gtb riversiderhapsody.com

n 995 Riverside Drive, Woodfin 828-575-2370

Lunch, Dinner

Rye Knot tm ryeknotco.com

n 868 Merrimon Ave., Asheville 828-575-2226

Lunch, Dinner

Salt Face Mule Brewing Co. b saltfacemule.com

n 450 Weaverville Highway, Asheville 828-484-7474

Lunch, Dinner

Sweeten Creek Brewing gtb sweetencreekbrewing.com

s 1127 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville 828-575-2785

Lunch, Dinner

Terra Nova Beer Co. b terranovabeer.co

d 101 S. Lexington Ave., Asheville 828-367-9288

Lunch, Dinner

DRINKS

The Mule at Devil’s Foot Beverage fm devilsfootbrew.com

s 131 Sweeten Creek Road, Suite 10, Asheville 828-357-7601

Lunch, Dinner

TRVE Brewing Co. b trvebrewing.com

d 255 Short Coxe Ave., Asheville Turgua Brewing Co. gtb turguabrewing.com

ea 3131 Cane Creek Road, Fairview 828-338-0218

Lunch, Dinner

Twin Leaf Brewery tb twinleafbrewery.com

d 144 Coxe Ave., Asheville 828-774-5000

Lunch, Dinner

Wedge Brewing Co. gb wedgebrewing.com

r 37 Paynes Way, Suite 001, Asheville 828-505-2792

d Grove Arcade, 1 Page Ave., Suite 152, Asheville 828-419-1740

Lunch, Dinner

Whistle Hop Brewing Co. gtb whistlehop.com

ea 1288 Charlotte Highway, Fairview 828-338-9447

Dinner

White Labs Kitchen & Tap gm whitelabsbrewingco.com

d 172 S. Charlotte St., Asheville 828-974-3868

Lunch, Dinner

Wicked Weed Brewing itm wickedweedbrewing.com

d 91 Biltmore Ave., Asheville 828-575-9599

wa 145 Jacob Holm Way, Candler 828-365-7166

Lunch, Dinner, Late-night

Zebulon Artisan Ales ib zebulonbrewing.com

na 8 Merchants Alley, Weaverville

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FOOD & DRINK

CBD/Kava

Plant Bar

(Asheville Dispensary) t

x  CBD Drinks/Health Elixers 1st avldispensary.com

w 919 Haywood Road, Suite 110, Asheville 828-335-2696

Sovereign Kava t

x

CBD Drinks/Health Elixers 2nd; Kava Bar 1st ashevillekava.com

d 268 Biltmore Ave., Asheville 828-505-8118

Franny’s Farmacy

x

CBD Drinks/Health Elixers 3rd frannysfarmacy.com

n 211 Merrimon Ave., Suite 111, Asheville 828-505-7105

w 645 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-505-0446

s 128 Henderson Crossing Plaza, Hendersonville 828-697-7300

Elevated Kava Lounge t

x  Kava Bar 2nd elevatedkava.com

w 747 Haywood Road, Suite 200 (upstairs), Asheville 828-412-3548

d 122 College St., Suite 002, Asheville 828-412-3350

Vintage Kava t

x  Kava Bar 3rd vintagekava.com

na 141 Reems Creek Road, Weaverville 828-484-8186

Little Amsterdam Coffeeshop lilams.com

d 30 Battery Park (Upstairs), Asheville

WagWorld Holistic Lounge tm wagworldwnc.com

sa 21 Redmond Drive, Fletcher 828-774-7200

Light Fare

Cideries

Bold Rock Hard Cider itb

x  Cidery 1st boldrock.com

sa 72 School House Road, Mills River 828-595-9940

Lunch, Dinner

Noble Cider b

x  Cidery 2nd noblecider.com

w 356 New Leicester Highway, Asheville 828-575-9622

Light Fare

Urban Orchard

Cider Co. gtb

x  Cidery 3rd urbanorchardcider.com

d 24 Buxton Ave., Asheville 828-505-7243

Light Fare

Barn Door Ciderworks b barndoorcw.com

ea 23 Lytle Road, Fletcher 828-484-1586

Light Fare

Black Mountain

Cider + Mead b blackmountainciderworks.com

ea 104 Eastside Drive, Suite 307, Black Mountain 828-419-0089

Botanist & Barrel b botanistandbarrel.com

d 32 Broadway, Suite 110, Asheville 828-338-9516

Coffee/Tea Coffee

BattleCat Coffee Bar

x  Coffeehouse for Its Vibe 1st avl.mx/9ix

w 373 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-713-3885

e 885 Tunnel Road, Asheville

Light Fare

High Five Coffee

x  Coffeehouse for Its Vibe 2nd (Tie); Establishment With the Best Coffee 1st highfivecoffee.com

d 13 Rankin Ave., Asheville 828-713-5291

d 190 Broadway, Asheville 828-398-0209

Breakfast

The Dripolator Coffeehouse

x  Coffeehouse for Its Vibe 2nd (Tie); Establishment With the Best Coffee 2nd

avl.mx/3w7

ea 221 W. State St., Black Mountain 828-669-0999

s Gerber Village, 20 Gala Drive, Asheville 828-505-0961

w 909 Smokey Park Highway, Candler 828-670-5595

PennyCup Coffee Co.

x  Establishment With the Best Coffee 3rd pennycupcoffeeco.com

r 362 Depot St., Asheville 828-575-9495

d 39 S. Market St., Asheville 828-505-3609

e 6 Beverly Road, Asheville Afterglow afterglowavl.com

r The Radical Hotel, 95 Roberts St., Asheville 828-412-0200

Breakfast

Allgood Coffee allgood.coffee

na 10 S. Main St., Weaverville 828-484-8663

Asheville Coffee Roasters g ashevillecoffeeroasters.com

n 85 Weaverville Highway, Asheville 828-253-5282

Breakfast, Lunch

Bad Manners Coffee avl.mx/dfp w 697 Haywood Road, Suite G, Asheville

Bebettes: A New Orleans Coffeehouse g bebettescoffeehouse.com

d Grove Arcade, 1 Page Ave., Suite 111, Asheville 828-333-3130

Breakfast, Lunch

Bridge & Tunnel Coffee Co. shopbtcc.com/cafe

s 10 Fernihurst Drive, Asheville 828-318-9794

Breakfast, Lunch

Double D’s Coffee & Desserts doubledscoffee.com

d 41 Biltmore Ave., Asheville 828-505-2439

Dynamite Roasting Co. dynamiteroasting.com

ea 3198 U.S. Highway 70, Black Mountain 828-357-8555

Farewell Coffee b farewellavl.com

d 11 Southside Ave., Asheville 828-505-2721

FOOD & DRINK

Filo/Post 70 m filopost70.com

e 1155 Tunnel Road, Asheville 828-298-9777

Breakfast, Lunch

Forage Wine & Coffee Bar b florabotanicalliving.com

w 428 Haywood Road, Suite B, Asheville 828-252-8888

Grind AVL grindavl.club

r 346 Depot St., Asheville 828-505-0722

Haywood Famous haywoodfamous.com

w 508 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-417-2148

Izzy’s Coffee b avl.mx/eo0

d 74 N. Lexington Ave., Asheville 828-258-2004

w 976 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-258-2004

Light fare

Liberty House Coffee & Café f libertyhousecafe.com

n 221 S. Liberty St., Asheville 828-505-2236

Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch

Malaprop’s Bookstore/Café

malaprops.com

d 55 Haywood St., Asheville 828-254-6734

Mosaic Café g ilovemosaiccafe.com

s Biltmore Park Town Square, 1 Town Square Blvd., Suite 150, Asheville 828-676-2446

Breakfast, Brunch,Lunch

Odd’s Café oddscafe.com

w 800 Haywood Road, Suite 110, Asheville 828-505-7776

Light Fare

Pollen Coffee & Flower Shop pollenavl.com

d Hatch Coworking, 45 S. French Broad Ave., Suite 150, Asheville

Rabbit Hole m rabbitholeasheville.com

w 9 State St., Asheville 828-785-5760

Light Fare

Recess Coffee & Baked Goods f recesscoffeenc.com

ea 107 Black Mountain Ave., Black Mountain 828-222-4619

Light Fare

Rite Rite fgb riteritenc.com

n 96 Weaverville Road, Suite 107, Asheville 423-444-0342

Light Fare

Rooftop Caffé

at The Flat Iron Hotel fhm ashevilleflatiron.com

d The Flat Iron Hotel, 20 Battery Park Ave., Asheville 828-271-9808

Breakfast, Light Fare

Round Earth

Roasters fgb roundearthroasters.com

s 518 Hendersonville Road, Asheville 828-277-9227

Light Fare

Rowan Coffee g rowancoffee.com

d 66 Broadway, Asheville 828-552-3151

Light Fare

Summit Coffee Asheville summitcoffee.com

d Grove Arcade, 1 Page Ave., Suite 148, Asheville 828-705-8304

Sweeten Creek Coffee g sweetencreekcoffee.com

s 330 Sweeten Creek Road, Asheville 828-412-3077

Breakfast, Brunch,Lunch

Sweets & Seats Cafe sweetsandseats.com

d 81 Patton Ave., Asheville 828-424-7387

Afternoon Tea

The Daily Grind dailygrindavl.com

s 100 District Drive, Suite 216, Asheville 828-776-8996

Light Fare

The Times Bar & Coffee Shop m thetimesbarasheville.com

d The S&W Market, 56 Patton Ave., Asheville 828-774-5028

Ultra Coffeebar g ultracoffeebar.com

r 242 Clingman Ave., Asheville 828-253-2177

Breakfast, Lunch

Well-Bred Bakery & Café g wellbredbakery.com

na 26 N. Main St., Weaverville 828-645-9300

Breakfast, Lunch

Tea

Dobrá Tea

x

Place to Drink Tea 1st dobrateanc.com

d 78 N. Lexington Ave., Asheville 828-575-2424

e 1011 Tunnel Road, Asheville 828-774-5088

w 707 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-505-4307

Lunch, Dinner

High Climate Tea Co.

x  Place to Drink Tea 2nd highclimatetea.com

d 12 S. Lexington Ave., Asheville 828-505-4771

Bluebird Bubble Tea bluebirdbubbletea.com

s 117 Sweeten Creek Road, Suite 20, Asheville

Pop Bubble Tea popbubbleteanc.com

n 640 Merrimon Ave., Asheville

Sweets & Seats Cafe sweetsandseats.com

d 81 Patton Ave., Asheville 828-424-7387

Afternoon Tea

Distilleries

Chemist Spirits i

x  Distillery 1st chemistspirits.com

d 151 Coxe Ave., Asheville 828-263-6943

Cultivated Cocktails im

x  Distillery 2nd cultivated-cocktails.com

e 161 Charlotte Highway, Suite A, Asheville 828-338-9759

Eda Rhyne Distilling Co. m

x  Distillery 3rd edarhyne.com

s 101 Fairview Road, Suite A, Asheville 828-412-5441

Dalton Distillery m dalton-distillery.com

d 251 Biltmore Ave., Asheville 828-785-1499

Oak & Grist

Distilling Co. im oakandgrist.com

ea 1556 Grovestone Road, Black Mountain 828-357-5750

Rye Knot tm ryeknotco.com

n 868 Merrimon Ave., Asheville 828-575-2226

Lunch, Dinner

Two Trees Distilling Co. m twotreesdistilling.com

sa 17 Continuum Drive, Fletcher 828-483-6755

Lunch, Diner

Juices/Smoothies

Simple Café & Juice Bar g

x  Smoothies/Juices 1st simpleasheville.com

w 643 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-774-5410

Breakfast, Lunch

Pulp + Sprout Juice Bar and Vegan Café f

x  Smoothies/Juices 2nd pulpandsprout.com

n 233 S. Liberty St., Asheville 828-412-5701

Breakfast, Lunch

Mountain Juicery

x  Smoothies/Juices 3rd (Tie) mountainjuicery.com

s 1863 Hendersonville Road, Suite 132, Asheville 828-277-6006

Peaberry Press

x  Smoothies/Juices 3rd (Tie) peaberry-press.weebly.com

e River Ridge Business Center, 802 Fairview Road, Suite 800, Asheville 828-772-0438

Green Sage Café fg greensagecafe.com

d 5 Broadway, Asheville 828-252-4450

s 1800 Hendersonville Road, Asheville 828-274-4450

n 633 Merrimon Ave., Suite A, Asheville 828-417-7859

Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch

Wineries

Biltmore Winery ib

x  Local Winery 2nd avl.mx/9je

s Biltmore Estate, 1 Lodge St., Asheville 800-411-3812

Marked Tree ib

x  Local Winery 3rd markedtreevineyard.com

s Aloft Asheville Downtown, 14 Aston St., Asheville 828-424-7131

s 623 Deep Gap Road, Flat Rock 828-513-3773

Light Fare

FOOD & DRINK

SPECIALTY FOOD & DRINKS

WestMarketVillage

Beer/Wine Stores

Appalachian Vintner b

x  Beer Store 1st; Wine Store 2nd appalachianvintner.com

s 745 Biltmore Ave., Suite 121, Asheville 828-505-7500

Local 604 Bottle Shop b

x  Beer Store 2nd (Tie) local604avl.com

w 604 Haywood Road, Suite 2, Asheville 828-417-7002

The Blue Door

Bottleshop & Beer Hall

x  Beer Store 2nd (Tie) thebluedoorhvl.com

sa 146 Third Ave. E., Hendersonville 828-290-4191

Metro Wines b

x  Wine Store 1st metrowinesasheville.com

n 169 Charlotte St., Asheville 828-575-9525

Table Wine b

x  Wine Store 3rd tablewineasheville.com

s 1550 Hendersonville Road, Suite 102, Asheville 828-505-8588

Asheville Wine Market b ashevillewine.com

d 65 Biltmore Ave., Asheville 828-253-0060

Rooted in Wine rootedinwine.com

ea 1327 Charlotte Highway, Fairview 828-222-3630

Catering

The Red Radish x  Catering Company 1st redradish.com

ea 404 E. State St., Suite B, Black Mountain 828-301-5999

67 Biltmore Downtown Eatery & Catering

x  Catering Company 2nd 67biltmore.com

d 67 Biltmore Ave., Asheville 828-252-1500

Celine & Co. Catering x  Catering Company 3rd celineandcompany.com d 49 Broadway, Asheville 828-254-9902

12 Bones Smokehouse 12bones.com

sa 2350 Hendersonville Road, Arden 828-687-1395

50/Fifty

The Art of Dessert 50fiftytheartofdessert.com o Asheville • 828-280-2184

Acropolis Pizza acropolispizza.com

sa 140 Airport Road, Arden 828-684-5737

s Tanger Outlets Asheville, 800 Brevard Road, Asheville 828-633-7500

Bear’s Smokehouse BBQ g bearsbbq.com/asheville

d 135 Coxe Ave., Asheville 828-220-0174

Bellagio Bistro bellagiobistroavl.com

n 133 Weaverville Road, Suite 5, Asheville 828-658-9700

Photo by Caleb Johnson

SPECIALTY FOOD & DRINKS

Blunt Pretzels bluntpretzels.com

ea 120 Alexander Place, Swannanoa 828-619-0734

Cecilia’s Kitchen Catering fg ceciliaskitchen.com

M Asheville • 828-505-0644

Cooking With Comedy Catering g cookingwithcomedyavl.com

M Asheville • 828-280-7957

Daphne’s Catering Co. daphnescatering.com

na 285 N Main St., Weaverville 828-423-0716

Farm Burger f farmburger.com

d 10 Patton Ave., Asheville 828-785-4880

Feta Flav fetaflavgt.com

sa 2111 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville 828-595-2299

Gypsy Queen Cuisine fg gypsyqueencuisine.com

w 807 Patton Ave., Asheville 828-575-2758

HomeGrown f slowfoodrightquick.com

n 371 Merrimon Ave., Asheville 828-232-4340

Luella’s Catering luellasbbq.com

n 501 Merrimon Ave., Asheville 828-505-7427

s Biltmore Park Town Square, 33 Town Square Blvd., Suite 110, Asheville 828-676-3855

Rabbit Hole rabbitholeasheville.com

w 9 State St., Asheville 828-785-5760

Red Fiddle Vittles f redfiddlevittles.com

s 1800 Hendersonville Road, Asheville 828-412-0506

Roman’s Deli & Catering fg ieatlocal.com

d 75 Haywood St., Asheville 828-505-1552

Root Down Kitchen gt rootdownfoodtruck.com

ea Terra Nova Beer Co., 204 Whitson Ave., Swannanoa 828-808-5312

Smash Events, Inc. smasheventsinc.com

M Asheville • 828-338-8222

The Bier Garden ashevillebiergarden.com

d 46 Haywood St., Asheville 828-285-0002

The Grey Eagle Taqueria greyeagletaqueria.com

r 185 Clingman Ave., Asheville 828-271-7987

Vinnie’s Neighborhood Italian vinniesitalian.com

n 641 Merrimon Ave., Asheville 828-253-1077

s 1981 Hendersonville Road, Asheville 828-630-8100

CBD/Hemp Treats

Franny’s Farmacy

x  Locally Made CBD Treats 1st frannysfarmacy.com

n 211 Merrimon Ave., Suite 111, Asheville 828-505-7105

w 645 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-505-0446

s 128 Henderson Crossing Plaza, Hendersonville 828-697-7300

Apotheca

apotheca.org

d 85 Patton Ave., Asheville 980-759-3534

d 21 Battery Park Ave., Suite 103, Asheville 980-759-3534

w 1078 Patton Ave., Asheville 980-759-3534

Asheville Dispensary

avldispensary.com

w 919 Haywood Road, Suite 111, Asheville 828-335-2696

SunFroot

Cannabis Dispensary

sunfroot.com

d 30 Battery Park Ave., Asheville 828-545-7970

The Plug Smoke Shop

theplugsmokeshops.com

For locations, see ad on page 56/57

Trinity Pharms Hemp Co. trinitypharmshempco.com

ea 112B Cherry St., Black Mountain 828-357-8295

FOOD & DRINK

Farmers Markets

North Asheville

Tailgate Market f

x  Tailgate/Farmers Market 1st northashevilletailgatemarket.com

n UNCA, Parking Lot P28 or P34, 1 University Heights, Asheville 828-484-6296

WNC Farmers Market fb

x

Tailgate/Farmers Market 2nd

avl.mx/a7o

w 570 Brevard Road, Asheville 828-253-1691

West Asheville

Tailgate Market f

x  Tailgate/Farmers Market 3rd westashevilletailgatemarket.com

w 718 Haywood Road, Asheville

Asheville City Market ft avl.mx/15c

d 52 N. Market St., Asheville 828-348-0340

East Asheville

Tailgate Market f

eastashevillemarket.com

e Groce United Methodist Church, 954 Tunnel Road, Asheville

River Arts District

Farmers Market f radfarmersmarket.com

s A-B Technical College, 24 Fernihurst Drive, Asheville

Weaverville

Tailgate Market f weavervillemarket.com

na Weaverville Community Center, 60 Lakeshore Drive, Weaverville 828-484-6796

Food Delivery

Takeout Central AVL

x  Local Meal Delivery Service 1st takeoutcentral.com

M Asheville • 828-252-1221

Kickback AVL b

x  Local Meal Delivery Service 2nd kickbackavl.com

d 20 Battery Park Ave., Suite 807, Asheville 828-585-6903

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Mother Earth Food f motherearthfood.com

w 29 Hawk Hill Road, Asheville 828-275-3500

Grocery Stores

Ingles Markets b

x  All-Round Grocery Store 1st ingles-markets.com

e 29 Tunnel Road, Asheville 828-253-1528

See ad on page 78 for additional locations.

Publix Super Market b

x  All-Round Grocery Store 2nd publix.com

s 1830 Hendersonville Road, Asheville 828-274-6287

n 165 Weaver Blvd., Weaverville 828-658-1020

s 635 Greenville Highway, Hendersonville 828-694-4440

Trader Joe’s b

x  All-Round Grocery Store 3rd traderjoes.com

n 120 Merrimon Ave., Asheville 828-232-5078

Earth Fare b

x  Health Food Store 1st (Tie) earthfare.com

w 66 Westgate Parkway, Asheville 828-255-2999

French Broad Food Co-op b

x  Health Food Store 1st (Tie) frenchbroadfood.coop

d 90 Biltmore Ave., Asheville 828-255-7650

Whole Foods Market b

x  Health Food Store 2nd wholefoodsmarket.com

n 70 Merrimon Ave., Asheville 828-254-5440

e 4 S Tunnel Road, Suite 100, Asheville 828-239-9604

s 1856 Hendersonville Road, Asheville 828-378-0477

ALDI b

aldi.com

e 480 Swannanoa River Road, Asheville 844-476-1074

w 1344 Patton Ave., Asheville 844-476-1071

na 58 Weaver Blvd., Weaverville 844-476-1073

FOOD & DRINK

Asheville Forager ashevilleforager.com

d 35 Wall St., Asheville 828-337-5987

Harris Teeter b harristeeter.com

n 136 Merrimon Ave., Asheville 828-255-1817

Hopey & Co. fb hopeyandcompany.com

e River Ridge Shopping Center, 800 Fairview Road, Suite 111, Asheville 828-255-5228

e 3018 U.S Highway 70, Suite 1, Asheville 828-669-8988

Kim’s Oriental Food & Gifts b kasianmarket.com

w 5 Regent Park Blvd., Suite 110, Asheville 828-254-7235

The Fresh Market b thefreshmarket.com

n 944 Merrimon Ave., Asheville 828-252-9098

s 1378 Hendersonville Road, Suite H, Asheville 828-277-7023

Tienda Los Nenes avl.mx/9mz

w 1341 Parkwood Road, Suite 110, Asheville 828-253-2086

s 825 Spartanburg Highway, Suite 15, Hendersonville 828-692-8723

Wall Street Market b wallstreetmarketavl.com

d 58 Wall St., Asheville 828-254-0048

West Village Market & Deli b westvillagemarket.com. w 771 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-225-4949

Local Food Products

Darë Vegan Cheese

x  Cheesemaker/Cheese Dairy 1st; Local Food Product 2nd darevegancheese.com o Weaverville • 828-484-8345

Three Graces Dairy i x  Cheesemaker/Cheese Dairy 2nd 3gracesdairy.com

na 335 Milky Way, Marshall 828-656-2195

Looking Glass Creamery fb x  Cheesemaker/Cheese Dairy 3rd lookingglasscreamery.com

sa 115 Harmons Dairy Lane, Columbus 828-222-0751

Lunch, Light Fare

Poppy Handcrafted Popcorn

x  Local Food Product 1st poppyhandcraftedpopcorn.com o Asheville • 828-552-3149

Asheville Tea Co. ashevilleteacompany.com o Asheville

Cooperative Coffee Roasters cooperativecoffeeroasters.com w 210 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-424-7428

Dynamite Roasting Co. dynamiteroasting.com ea 3198 U.S. Highway 70, Black Mountain 828-357-8555

Firewalker Hot Sauce firewalkerhotsauce.com o Asheville • 828-808-7709

French Broad Chocolate Factory i frenchbroadchocolates.com n 821 Riverside Drive, Suite 199, Asheville 828-348-5187

Lusty Monk Mustard lustymonk.com o Asheville • 828-645-5056

Pisgah Coffee Roasters pisgahroasters.com sa 6283 Asheville Highway, Pisgah Forest 828-309-0707

Shanti Elixirs f shantielixirs.com o Asheville • 828-351-4879

Specialty

Food Stores

Mother Ocean Seafood Market

x  Fresh Fish Seller 1st momavl.com n 640 Merrimon Ave., Asheville 828-231-5607

Lunch

Fairview Seafood

x  Fresh Fish Seller 2nd avl.mx/dzb ea 1297 Charlotte Highway, Fairview 828-337-5190

e 213 E. State St., Black Mountain 828-337-5189

SPECIALTY FOOD & DRINKS

The Chop Shop Butchery f

x  Fresh Fish Seller 3rd; Fresh Meat Seller 1st chopshopbutchery.com

n 100 Charlotte St., Asheville 828-505-3777

Hickory Nut Gap Farm’s

Deli & Bakery fib

x  Fresh Meat Seller 2nd hickorynutgap.com

ea 57 Sugar Hollow Road, Fairview 828-628-1027

M&M Meatlocker

x  Fresh Meat Seller 3rd mandmmeats.com

sa 1825 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville 828-692-3558

Asheville Brewers Supply & Winemaking Shop ashevillebrewers.com

n 712B Merrimon Ave., Asheville 828-285-0515

Asiana Market b asianamarketavl.com

s 1968 Hendersonville Road, Asheville 828-585-2362

Beradu fb

beradublkmtn.com

ea 2 E. Market St., Black Mountain 828-357-5500

DJ’s Pickles djspickles.com

o 828-647-0357

Various Tailgate & Farmers Markets

Foothills Butcher Shop f foothillslocalmeats.com

ea 111 Black Mountain Ave., Black Mountain 828-357-9029

Honey and the Hive honeyandthehivenc.com

na 23 Merrimon Ave., Weaverville 828-484-9466

New York

Butcher Shoppe gb nybutcher.com

sa 200 Julian Shoals Drive, Suite 10, Arden 828-676-0594

Lunch, Dinner

Olive This! olivethis.com

d 32 Biltmore Ave., Asheville 828-505-4334

Radha Indian Grocers avl.mx/prwr w 813 Patton Ave., Asheville 828-505-1991

Red Fiddle Vittles f redfiddlevittles.com

s 1800 Hendersonville Road, Asheville 828-412-0506

Rocket Fizz Soda Pop & Candy Shop rocketfizz.com

d 21 Battery Park Ave., Suite 102, Asheville 828-575-2360

South Slope Cheese Co. fb southslopecheeseco.com

d 11 Southside Ave., Suite 110, Asheville 828-575-2109

The Hop Ice Creamery i hopicecreamnc.com w 167 Haywood Road, Asheville 828-774-5058

The Spice & Tea Exchange spiceandtea.com

d 46 Haywood St., Suite 101, Asheville 828-505-7348

Trout Lily

Deli & Market fgb troutlilymarket.com

ea 1297 Charlotte Highway, Fairview 828-628-0402

Breakfast, Lunch

YZ Asian Market

avl.mx/9sn w 22 New Leicester Highway, Asheville 828-785-1653

Food/Drink Tours & Classes

Amazing Pubcycle itb amazingpubcycle.com

d 37 N. Spruce St., Asheville 828-214-5010

Asheville Brews

Cruise ib ashevillebrewscruise.com M Asheville • 828-545-5181

Asheville Food Tours im ashevillefoodtours.com o Asheville • 828-243-7401

Asheville Rooftop

Bar Tours im ashevillerooftopbartours.com o Asheville • 828-774-7785

BREW-ed

Brewery & History

Walking Tours ib brew-ed.com

d 70 Woodfin Place, Suite 103, Asheville 828-278-9255

Eating Asheville Food Tours im eatingasheville.com o Asheville • 828-489-3266

No Taste Like Home fi notastelikehome.org o Asheville • 828-209-8599

FOOD & DRINK

EXCURSIONS

Brevard

185 King Street m

185kingst.com

sa 185 King St., Brevard 828-877-1850

Lunch, Dinner

Bracken Mountain Bakery avl.mx/bft

sa 42 S. Broad St., Brevard 828-883-4034

Brevard Brewing Co. b

brevard-brewing.com

sa 63 E. Main St., Brevard 828-885-2101

Cup & Saucer

cupandsaucernc.com

sa 36 E. Main St., Brevard 828-884-2877

Breakfast, Lunch

Noblebräu Brewing tb noblebrau.com

sa 183 King St., Brevard 828-877-1850

Lunch, Dinner

Oskar Blues Brewery itb oskarblues.com

sa 342 Mountain Industrial Drive, Brevard 828-883-2337

Lunch, Dinner

The Square Root

Restaurant htm

squarerootrestaurant.com

sa 33 Times Arcade Alley, Brevard 828-884-6171

Lunch, Dinner

Hendersonville

Appalachian Mountain Brewery Taproom & Kitchen m

amb.beer/mills-river

sa 46 N. Mills River Road, Mills River 828-393-5618

Brunch, Lunch, Dinner

Appalachian Ridge Hard Cider b avl.mx/9is

sa 749 Chestnut Gap Road, Hendersonville 828-685-4002

Black Bear Coffee Co. gb blackbear.coffee

sa 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville 828-692-6333

sa 144 Hoopers Creek Road, Fletcher 828-844-2327

Breakfast, Lunch

Burning Blush Brewery gb burningblush.com

sa 4891 Boylston Highway, Mills River 828-595-9859

Lunch, Dinner

Burntshirt Vineyards itb

avl.mx/9kr

sa 2695 Sugarloaf Road, Hendersonville 828-685-2402

Lunch, Dinner

Casablanca Cigar Bar m casablancacigarbar.com

sa 411 N. Main St., Hendersonville 828-595-2499

Feta Flav b

fetaflavgt.com

sa 2111 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville 828-595-2299

Lunch, Dinner

Photo by Cindy Kunst

Flat Rock Village Bakery fgb

avl.mx/dgk

sa 2710 Greenville Highway, Flat Rock 828-693-1313

Breakfast, Lunch

Hendersonville

Community Co-Op fgb

hendersonville.coop

sa 60 S. Charleston Lane, Hendersonville 828-693-0505

HenDough Chicken and Donuts f hendough.com

sa 532 Kanuga Road, Hendersonville 828-595-2885

Breakfast, Lunch

Kosta’s Fireside

Restaurant & Pancake Inn kostasfiresidepancakeinn.com

sa 295 Sugarloaf Road, Hendersonville 828-697-1004

Breakfast, Lunch

McFarlan Bakery mcfarlanbakery.com

sa 309 N. Main St., Hendersonville 828-693-4256

Mills River Brewing Co. tm millsriverbrewingco.com

sa 336 Banner Farm Road, Mills River 828-483-0480

Lunch, Dinner

Postero hm postero-hvl.com

sa 401 N. Main St., Hendersonville 828-595-9676

Lunch, Dinner

EXCURSIONS

Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards tb saintpaulmountainvineyards.com

sa 588 Chestnut Gap Road, Hendersonville 828-685-4002

Sideways Farm & Brewery fgib sidewaysfarm.com

sa 62 Eade Road, Etowah 828-595-2455

Lunch, Dinner

Southern Appalachian Brewery tb

sabrewery.com

sa 822 Locust St., Hendersonville 828-684-1235

Dinner

The Buzz thebuzzhendo.com

sa 225 S. Grove St., Hendersonville 828-730-0790

Light Fare

The Silo Cookhouse at The Horse Shoe Farm fhm thesilocookhouse.com

sa 205 Horse Shoe Farm Drive, Hendersonville 828-393-3034

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Toasted & Sauced gtb millsriverbrewingco.com

sa Mills River Brewing Co., 336 Banner Farm Road, Mills River 828-230-9082

Lunch, Dinner

Trail Marker Coffee Co. trailmarkercoffeeco.com

sa 46 N. Mills River Road, Mills River 828-747-9311

FOOD & DRINK

Umi Japanese Fine Dining hm

umihendersonville.com

sa 633 N. Main St., Hendersonville 828-698-8048

Lunch, Dinner

Underground Baking Co. undergroundbaking.com

sa 348 7th Ave. E., Hendersonville 828-674-7494

West First Wood-Fired m westfirstwoodfired.com

sa 101B 1st Ave. W., Hendersonville 828-693-1080

Lunch, Dinner

Madison County

Camden’s Coffee House g camdenscoffeehouse.com

na 40 N. Main St., Mars Hill 828-680-1246

Breakfast

Iron Horse Station

Restaurant & Tavern tb avl.mx/enz

na 24 S. Andrews Ave., Hot Springs 828-622-0022

Lunch, Dinner

Mad Co. Brew House gtb madisoncountybrewing.com

na 45 N. Main St., Marshall 828-649-8600

Lunch, Dinner

Mars Theatre Brewing Co. tb chimneyrockbrewing.net

na 70 N. Main St., Mars Hill 828-680-1284

Lunch, Dinner

Stackhouse

American Eatery & Pub b stackhouserestaurant.com

na 37 S. Main St., Mars Hill 828-680-1213

Lunch, Dinner

The Original

Papa Nick’s gb theoriginalpapanicks.com

na 15 College St., Mars Hill 828-689-8566

Lunch, Dinner

Zadie’s Market fgb zadiesmarket.com

na 33 Baileys Branch Road, Marshall 828-575-7605

Brunch, Lunch,Dinner

Zuma Coffee gt zumascoffee.com

na 7 N. Main St., Marshall 828-649-1617

Breakfast, Lunch

Other Locales

Appalachian Java Café & Desserts appalachianjavaburnsville.com

na 8 W. Main St., Burnsville 828-682-0120

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Canyon Kitchen fhm lonesomevalley.com/Canyon_Kitchen

sa 150 Lonesome Valley Road, Sapphire 828-743-7696

Dinner

Fonta Flora Brewery tb fontaflora.com

ea 6751 NC-126, Nebo 828-475-7501

ea 317 N. Green St., Morganton 828-475-7501

Lunch, Dinner

Garden Deli and Snap Dragon Bar & Kitchen m garden-deli.com

na 107 Town Square, Burnsville 828-682-3946

Lunch, Dinner

Hillman Beer fb hillmanbeer.com

ea 78 Catawba Ave., Old Fort 828-668-6372

Lunch, Dinner

Hog Hollow

Wood-Fired Pizza tb hoghollowpizza.com

na 321 W. Main St., Burnsville 828-536-9068

Lunch, Dinner

Homeplace Beer Co. tb homeplacebeer.com

na 321 W. Main St., Burnsville 828-536-9068

Lunch, Dinner

Little Switzerland

Orchard and Winery tb avl.mx/dpn

na 477 Blue Ridge Gem Mine Road, Spruce Pine 828-337-4354

Lunch, Dinner

Waynesville/ Sylva

Balsam Falls Brewing b balsamfallsbrewing.com

wa 506 W. Main St., Sylva 828-631-1987

Brunch, Lunch, Dinner

BearWaters

Brewing Co. tb bearwatersbrewing.com

wa 4352 Soco Road, Maggie Valley 828-944-0009

wa 4352 Soco Road, Maggie Valley 828-944-0009

Lunch, Dinner

Blue Ridge Beer Hub b blueridgebeerhub.com

wa 21 East St., Waynesville 828-246-9320

Boojum Brewing Co. m boojumbrewing.com

wa 50 N. Main St., Waynesville 828-246-0350

Lunch, Dinner

City Lights Cafe fgb citylightscafe.com

wa 3 E. Jackson St., Sylva 828-587-2233

Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch

Classic Wineseller tb theclassicwineseller.com

wa 20 Church St., Waynesville 828-452-6000

Frog Level Brewing Co. tb froglevelbrewing.com

wa 56 Commerce St., Waynesville 828-454-5664

Lunch, Dinner

Grateful Table fgb avl.mx/bfc

wa 473 Main St., Canton 828-276-2840

Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner

Innovation Brewing tb innovation-brewing.com

wa 414 W. Main St., Sylva 828-586-9678

wa 40 Depot St., Dillsboro 828-226-0262

Lunch, Dinner

Lazy Hiker Brewing Co. b lazyhikerbrewing.com

wa 617 W. Main St., Sylva 828-349-2337

wa 188 W. Main St., Franklin 828-349-2337

Lunch, Dinner

Lulu’s on Main fm lulusonmain.com

wa 678 W. Main St., Sylva 828-586-8989

Lunch, Dinner

Orchard Coffee g orchardcoffeeroasters.com

wa 39 Depot St., Waynesville 828-246-9264

Breakfast

Papertown Coffee papertown.coffee

wa 119 Main St., Canton 828-492-0993

Pisgah Inn b pisgahinn.com

wa Blue Ridge Parkway, Milepost 408, Canton 828-235-8228

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Southern Porch m

southern-porch.com

wa 449 Main St., Canton 828-492-8006

Lunch, Dinner

Sweet Onion Restaurant hm sweetonionrestaurant.com

wa 39 Miller St., Waynesville 828-456-5559

Lunch, Dinner

The Buttered Biscuit butteredbiscuitnc.com

wa 1226 Dellwood Road, Waynesville 828-246-6446

Breakfast, Lunch

The Mad Batter Kitchen tb madbatterkitchen.net

wa 617 W. Main St., Sylva 828-586-3555

Brunch, Lunch, Dinner

The Scotsman

Public House m

scotsmanpublic.com

wa 37 Church St., Waynesville 828-246-6292

Lunch, Dinner, Late-night

Waynesville Soda Jerks f waynesvillesodajerks.com

wa 35 Bridges St., Waynesville 828-278-8589

White Moon Cafe & Dark Moon

Cocktail Bar gm whitemoonnc.com

wa 545 Mill St., Sylva 828-331-0111

Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch

WHAT COULD GO WRONG?

HEALTH AND INJURIES

For emergencies, dial 911. But for less immediate problems, there are other options: Mercy Urgent Care serves West, East and South Asheville; Novant Health GoHealthUrgent Care is in North Asheville; FastMed Urgent Care is in South Asheville and Pardee Urgent Care south of Asheville. Local pharmacies are everywhere, including in grocery stores.

MISSING THINGS OR NONEMERGENCY CRIMES

For lost and stolen items, use a nonemergency number to contact the appropriate law enforcement department. In Asheville, call 828-2521110; in other parts of Buncombe County, call 828-250-6670.

CAR PROBLEMS

There are several local tow companies, and some offer repairs. If you’re towed in the downtown business district or a Biltmore Village parking lot, call the number on the “Towing Enforced” signs. If it’s not apparent why you were towed, call Asheville Parking Services at 828259-5792 or the police.

LEGAL TROUBLE

Whether you broke the rules or it was a misunderstanding, you don’t have to face the system alone. Asheville is full of lawyers with various specialties, and there is a 24-hour bail-bond service one block from the jail.

BEARS!

While dangerous encounters are rare, Asheville is home to wild mammals, including bears and opossums. They love food and garbage, so stow trash safely. If your unattended car has food inside, close the windows and lock the doors. Most local spiders and snakes aren’t venomous, and venomous bites aren’t typically life-threatening if properly treated. If an animal is causing significant problems, you can call animal control at 828-250-6670.

Photo by Jessica Wakeman