Guidebook for Asheville
Food Scene
Asheville has a reputation! As one of the best places to dine in the Southeast. It's no joke either. We have some truly unique spots to enjoy any time of day! I have my favorites which I'll share here. I try to take you off the beaten track into some truly unique local spots! Please let me know if you find something even better.
Neighborhood favorite at 233 Montford Ave! If you're looking for a spot in Montford where the locals line up check out this hoppin' Jamaican/Caribbean joint. Great options for the veggie, vegan and gluten free diner with abundant flavors from the Caribbean. Great pasta dishes as well as some tasty sautes served with basmati rice. Great if you love spicy but they have something to satisfy the milder palate as well. There's often a line during peak dinner hours. That's a good sign!
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Nine Mile
233 Montford AveNeighborhood favorite at 233 Montford Ave! If you're looking for a spot in Montford where the locals line up check out this hoppin' Jamaican/Caribbean joint. Great options for the veggie, vegan and gluten free diner with abundant flavors from the Caribbean. Great pasta dishes as well as some tasty sautes served with basmati rice. Great if you love spicy but they have something to satisfy the milder palate as well. There's often a line during peak dinner hours. That's a good sign!
Cool fusion Tacos with 2 locations in Asheville. I prefer to chill outside at the 388 Riverside Drive location. From there you can stop in for delicious Chocolate at the French Broad Chocolate Factory then continue chilling by the river at Zillicoa Beer Co. at 870 Riverside Drive in nearby Woodfin, NC.
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White Duck Taco Shop
388 Riverside DrCool fusion Tacos with 2 locations in Asheville. I prefer to chill outside at the 388 Riverside Drive location. From there you can stop in for delicious Chocolate at the French Broad Chocolate Factory then continue chilling by the river at Zillicoa Beer Co. at 870 Riverside Drive in nearby Woodfin, NC.
I can't recommend this place enough! At 175 Clingman Ave smack dab in the the River Arts District where you definitely want to be, All Souls serves up wood fired pizza using fresh farm to table ingredients and unbeatable culinary skill. The dough is the star! Made from local, regional grains ground in a stone mill, this place is serving more than pizza it's serving a bit of Carolina heritage along with it. If you are a pizza aficionado you'd be doing a disservice to yourself to miss this one.
All Souls Crescent
All Souls CrescentI can't recommend this place enough! At 175 Clingman Ave smack dab in the the River Arts District where you definitely want to be, All Souls serves up wood fired pizza using fresh farm to table ingredients and unbeatable culinary skill. The dough is the star! Made from local, regional grains ground in a stone mill, this place is serving more than pizza it's serving a bit of Carolina heritage along with it. If you are a pizza aficionado you'd be doing a disservice to yourself to miss this one.
Another Montford favorite located a short drive up Montford Avenue at 946 Montford Ave. Renamed as 828 Family Pizza it can be found in an unassuming strip mall whose main feature is Petco. This Italian restaurant is not as elegant nor as pricey as some of the others but stands up as one of the best places to feed a family (or a family of friends!). They have New York style pizza smothered in fresh ingredients. Think big, big pizzas, big salads, all to share and don't forget, real cannoli to satisfy the sweet tooth.
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828 Family Pizzeria
946 Merrimon AveAnother Montford favorite located a short drive up Montford Avenue at 946 Montford Ave. Renamed as 828 Family Pizza it can be found in an unassuming strip mall whose main feature is Petco. This Italian restaurant is not as elegant nor as pricey as some of the others but stands up as one of the best places to feed a family (or a family of friends!). They have New York style pizza smothered in fresh ingredients. Think big, big pizzas, big salads, all to share and don't forget, real cannoli to satisfy the sweet tooth.
You're best bet for a traditional Indian feast in downtown. There is a lunch buffet that serves a variety of dishes for a great price. Dinner fare includes classics like Chicken Tikka Masala, Saag Paneer and Channa Masala. Naan is to die for.
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Mela Indian Restaurant
70 N Lexington AveYou're best bet for a traditional Indian feast in downtown. There is a lunch buffet that serves a variety of dishes for a great price. Dinner fare includes classics like Chicken Tikka Masala, Saag Paneer and Channa Masala. Naan is to die for.
India street food served in a fun eclectic environment. Downtown Asheville at 22 Battery Park. This place has great dishes for the adventurous diner. It's a great opportunity to try Indian food small plates style. Sharing is caring so order lots of things and share with friends! Signature cocktails available as well as beer and wine.
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Chai Pani Asheville
22 Battery Park AveIndia street food served in a fun eclectic environment. Downtown Asheville at 22 Battery Park. This place has great dishes for the adventurous diner. It's a great opportunity to try Indian food small plates style. Sharing is caring so order lots of things and share with friends! Signature cocktails available as well as beer and wine.
Home grown goodness at 371 Merrimon Avenue! It's in the name and there is no denying this place is like being cooked a home made meal by your best old college roommate. Big plates of comforting favorites, abundant veggie options for breakfast, lunch and brunch. You will walk out satisfied without blowing your budget.
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HomeGrown
371 Merrimon AveHome grown goodness at 371 Merrimon Avenue! It's in the name and there is no denying this place is like being cooked a home made meal by your best old college roommate. Big plates of comforting favorites, abundant veggie options for breakfast, lunch and brunch. You will walk out satisfied without blowing your budget.
One of downtown's best kept secrets. Serving northern Tuscan inspired dishes made with local ingredients. The chef owner Anthony Cerrato brings authentic Italian personality to his delightful restaurant. Serves lunch, dinner and a surprisingly good and unknown brunch. Ask to sit on the rooftop patio!
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Strada Italiano
27 Broadway StOne of downtown's best kept secrets. Serving northern Tuscan inspired dishes made with local ingredients. The chef owner Anthony Cerrato brings authentic Italian personality to his delightful restaurant. Serves lunch, dinner and a surprisingly good and unknown brunch. Ask to sit on the rooftop patio!
Right in Pack Square downtown. People walk past this place all the time and don't go in. I don't get it. They serve one of the best breakfast and lunch menus in town curated by Chef Hector who brings it with his excellent Latin inspired cuisine. Lunch offerings revolve around a delicious menu of roasted chicken served al fresco with a variety of sides. It's straight out of your favorite hole in the wall in Brooklyn! Breakfast is great too and all the prices are so good why aren't you there right now?!
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Bomba
North Pack SquareRight in Pack Square downtown. People walk past this place all the time and don't go in. I don't get it. They serve one of the best breakfast and lunch menus in town curated by Chef Hector who brings it with his excellent Latin inspired cuisine. Lunch offerings revolve around a delicious menu of roasted chicken served al fresco with a variety of sides. It's straight out of your favorite hole in the wall in Brooklyn! Breakfast is great too and all the prices are so good why aren't you there right now?!
Drinks & Nightlife
Do you love the nightlife? Do you got to boogie? Asheville offers plenty of opportunity for nightlife. Swanky cocktail bars, rooftop bars, dance clubs and music venues. Get out there and have fun. Please be responsible and take care of one another!
Wonderful selection of wines. Every day they have $5 glass specials of reds and whites. Beers on tap and great live music too. The acoustics in this bar are amazing.
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5 Walnut Wine Bar
5 W Walnut StWonderful selection of wines. Every day they have $5 glass specials of reds and whites. Beers on tap and great live music too. The acoustics in this bar are amazing.
Downtown bar with craft cocktails and a fun twist on Mexican Street food. It's an intimate setting perfect for a fun date night. Not so much with kids.
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En La Calle
15 Eagle StDowntown bar with craft cocktails and a fun twist on Mexican Street food. It's an intimate setting perfect for a fun date night. Not so much with kids.
A bustling bar that got it's start reviving Ashevilles classic cocktail scene. It now offers some truly excellent dinner options. They serve brunch and late night snacks too. The best cheese plate in Asheville!
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Sovereign Remedies
29 N Market StA bustling bar that got it's start reviving Ashevilles classic cocktail scene. It now offers some truly excellent dinner options. They serve brunch and late night snacks too. The best cheese plate in Asheville!
You are going to feel so fancy in your finest party attire lounging or dancing on this rooftop bar. The AC Hotel downtown brings luxury night life to Asheville. Offering a selection of fine wine in addition to a full bar. DJ's on weekends and select weeknights.
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Capella on 9
10 Broadway StYou are going to feel so fancy in your finest party attire lounging or dancing on this rooftop bar. The AC Hotel downtown brings luxury night life to Asheville. Offering a selection of fine wine in addition to a full bar. DJ's on weekends and select weeknights.
Cocktails and charcuterie make you grin at this upscale bar. It's conveniently located above Table, one of Asheville's most well established chef driven restaurants. Get a reservation for dinner and then check out the night life after. Or just stick to the party diet of snacks and drinks all night. DJ's on the weekends.
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The Imperial Life
48 College StCocktails and charcuterie make you grin at this upscale bar. It's conveniently located above Table, one of Asheville's most well established chef driven restaurants. Get a reservation for dinner and then check out the night life after. Or just stick to the party diet of snacks and drinks all night. DJ's on the weekends.
Another gem in downtown that deserves your attention. Cocktails are served in a fun retro feeling setting. There is a cool upstairs rooftop bar and you can order the delicious pizza from it's sister restaurant next door, Strada. They serve a late night menu that features the most amazing thing you've never had, deep fried calzone!
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Social Lounge
29 Broadway StAnother gem in downtown that deserves your attention. Cocktails are served in a fun retro feeling setting. There is a cool upstairs rooftop bar and you can order the delicious pizza from it's sister restaurant next door, Strada. They serve a late night menu that features the most amazing thing you've never had, deep fried calzone!
Groceries
There's plenty of options nearby to satisfy your needs. If your looking to stock up on snacks for the trails or looking to self-cater any of your meals. There's a cluster of 3 major grocery stores located at or near the intersection of Merrimon Avenue and E Chestnut Street. Trader Joe's, Harris Teater and Whole Foods are all there to provide whatever you need.
Trader Joe's is located nearby at 120 Merrimon Ave. They have all the snacks you'll need to hit the trails! The location is super convenient and they have most everything to satisfy your self-catering needs.
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Trader Joe's
120 Merrimon AveTrader Joe's is located nearby at 120 Merrimon Ave. They have all the snacks you'll need to hit the trails! The location is super convenient and they have most everything to satisfy your self-catering needs.
Whole Foods is located at 70 Merrimon ave. There is a cluster of three major grocery stores located close together at the intersection of Merrimon Avenue and Chestnut Street. You have plenty of choices here!
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Whole Foods Market
70 Merrimon AveWhole Foods is located at 70 Merrimon ave. There is a cluster of three major grocery stores located close together at the intersection of Merrimon Avenue and Chestnut Street. You have plenty of choices here!
Nearest Liquor stores are located on Merrimon Avenue at 807 Merrimon or downtown on Charlotte Street at 179 South Charlotte Street.
Abc Liquor Store
5091 Morganton RdNearest Liquor stores are located on Merrimon Avenue at 807 Merrimon or downtown on Charlotte Street at 179 South Charlotte Street.
Asheville Parks and Walks
Enjoy a stroll along the river and give yourself a break from trying so hard to discover everything Asheville has to offer. This park offers a great respite from the hustle of travel. Picnic here, exercise here, bring the kids to burn off some of that excess energy. The park also provides river access for those seeking to float the mighty French Broad.
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Carrier Park
220 Amboy RdEnjoy a stroll along the river and give yourself a break from trying so hard to discover everything Asheville has to offer. This park offers a great respite from the hustle of travel. Picnic here, exercise here, bring the kids to burn off some of that excess energy. The park also provides river access for those seeking to float the mighty French Broad.
If your in Montford you can stroll the Reed Creek Greenway to the UNC Asheville Campus to visit a peaceful botanical garden. Learn about our urban green spaces and the preservation efforts that make North Asheville unique.
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Mga Hardin ng Botanical sa Asheville
151 W T. Weaver BoulevardIf your in Montford you can stroll the Reed Creek Greenway to the UNC Asheville Campus to visit a peaceful botanical garden. Learn about our urban green spaces and the preservation efforts that make North Asheville unique.
This short but sweet multi use path serves as a connector between downtown Asheville and the beautiful University of North Carolina Asheville campus. The paved path parallels the riparian corridor of Reed Creek on one side, and the developing neighborhoods of Broadway Avenue on the other. Due to nearby development, it’s not the most serene path in Asheville, but it is a nice off-street commute to the University area.
The southern end of the path starts near to intersection of Magnolia Ave and Young Street in the Five Points neighborhood. It reaches north about .75 miles before reaching the Botanical Gardens at Asheville. Here, you can take a tour of the campus and gardens before continuing on Reed Creek through Mullen Park. The path extends another mile to Weaver Park, the turn around point. As an out and back, this route is about 3.8 miles.
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Reed Creek Greenway
Broadway StreetThis short but sweet multi use path serves as a connector between downtown Asheville and the beautiful University of North Carolina Asheville campus. The paved path parallels the riparian corridor of Reed Creek on one side, and the developing neighborhoods of Broadway Avenue on the other. Due to nearby development, it’s not the most serene path in Asheville, but it is a nice off-street commute to the University area.
The southern end of the path starts near to intersection of Magnolia Ave and Young Street in the Five Points neighborhood. It reaches north about .75 miles before reaching the Botanical Gardens at Asheville. Here, you can take a tour of the campus and gardens before continuing on Reed Creek through Mullen Park. The path extends another mile to Weaver Park, the turn around point. As an out and back, this route is about 3.8 miles.