Guidebook for Asheville

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Guidebook for Asheville

Food Scene

Sister restaurant to the locally famous Rhubarb (headed by James Beard nominated chef John Fleer) The Rhu is a great bakery and coffee shop tucked away off the beaten path in downtown. Wonderful low key yet delicious breakfasts.
37 locals recommend
The Rhu
10 S Lexington Ave
37 locals recommend
Sister restaurant to the locally famous Rhubarb (headed by James Beard nominated chef John Fleer) The Rhu is a great bakery and coffee shop tucked away off the beaten path in downtown. Wonderful low key yet delicious breakfasts.
Great nearby local coffee shop.
35 locals recommend
Izzy's Coffee Den
74 N Lexington Ave
35 locals recommend
Great nearby local coffee shop.
Famous local breakfast joint.
305 locals recommend
Tupelo Honey
12 College St
305 locals recommend
Famous local breakfast joint.
Great well-priced Latin-American style breakfast with a side of Pack Square people watching.
17 locals recommend
Bomba
North Pack Square
17 locals recommend
Great well-priced Latin-American style breakfast with a side of Pack Square people watching.
Order the Huevos Racheros. Bloody Mary fans be sure to get yours topped with their house bacon! ( Well worth the inevitable table wait.)
587 locals recommend
Sunny Point Café
626 Haywood Rd
587 locals recommend
Order the Huevos Racheros. Bloody Mary fans be sure to get yours topped with their house bacon! ( Well worth the inevitable table wait.)
A wonderful craft cocktail bar with a great food menu as well. Perfect for brunch.
203 locals recommend
Sovereign Remedies
29 N Market St
203 locals recommend
A wonderful craft cocktail bar with a great food menu as well. Perfect for brunch.
Locally famous donut shop. Watch the donuts made in front of you!
231 locals recommend
Hole Doughnuts
168 Haywood Rd
231 locals recommend
Locally famous donut shop. Watch the donuts made in front of you!
Asheville's best tacos.
440 locals recommend
White Duck Taco Shop
388 Riverside Dr
440 locals recommend
Asheville's best tacos.
Indian street food. James Bead nominated chef. fun experience and ambiance.
311 locals recommend
Chai Pani Asheville
22 Battery Park Ave
311 locals recommend
Indian street food. James Bead nominated chef. fun experience and ambiance.
Consistently voted Asheville's most romantic restaurant! Inventive tapas. Wonderful atmosphere.
201 locals recommend
Zambra
85 W Walnut St
201 locals recommend
Consistently voted Asheville's most romantic restaurant! Inventive tapas. Wonderful atmosphere.
Focus on farm-to-table, hyper-seasonal fare. Great wine list. James beard nominated chef.
73 locals recommend
Eating Asheville
18 N Lexington Ave
73 locals recommend
Focus on farm-to-table, hyper-seasonal fare. Great wine list. James beard nominated chef.
Casual fun atmosphere. An old tune-up shop with the roof removed and turned into an open-aired Japanese-style garden. Asian-American fusion menu. The nachos are amazing.
87 locals recommend
Ben's Tune Up
195 Hilliard Ave
87 locals recommend
Casual fun atmosphere. An old tune-up shop with the roof removed and turned into an open-aired Japanese-style garden. Asian-American fusion menu. The nachos are amazing.
Great Ethiopian fare
21 locals recommend
Addissae Ethiopian Restaurant
48 Commerce St
21 locals recommend
Great Ethiopian fare
Jamaican comfort food
589 locals recommend
Nine Mile
233 Montford Ave
589 locals recommend
Jamaican comfort food
Best BBQ in Asheville. (Get anything with the chipotle blueberry sauce on it.)
330 locals recommend
12 Bones Smokehouse RIVER
5 Foundy St
330 locals recommend
Best BBQ in Asheville. (Get anything with the chipotle blueberry sauce on it.)
Best traditional Italian (Try the Florentine Grilled Ravioli)
77 locals recommend
Strada Italiano
27 Broadway St
77 locals recommend
Best traditional Italian (Try the Florentine Grilled Ravioli)
Really cool ambiance. Farm-to-table fare. Great patio. Great drinks, in particular rum. $10 burger and a beer (or wine) on Mondays.
37 locals recommend
Storm Rhum Bar & Bistro
125 S Lexington Ave
37 locals recommend
Really cool ambiance. Farm-to-table fare. Great patio. Great drinks, in particular rum. $10 burger and a beer (or wine) on Mondays.
One of the most popular places in downtown. Definitely try one of their liquid truffles.
363 locals recommend
French Broad Chocolate Lounge
10 S Pack Square
363 locals recommend
One of the most popular places in downtown. Definitely try one of their liquid truffles.
Great chocolates and amazing gelato.
25 locals recommend
Asheville Chocolate
25 Broadway St
25 locals recommend
Great chocolates and amazing gelato.
Cuban fare with one of the best rooftop bars in downtown.
98 locals recommend
Hemingway's Cuba Restaurant & Bar
15 Page Ave
98 locals recommend
Cuban fare with one of the best rooftop bars in downtown.
A must-try for tea lovers. Teas hand selected from around the world. Great ambiance.
119 locals recommend
Dobra Tea
78 N Lexington Ave
119 locals recommend
A must-try for tea lovers. Teas hand selected from around the world. Great ambiance.

Drinks & Nightlife

craft cocktail bar with great rooftop patio.
28 locals recommend
Social Lounge
29 Broadway St
28 locals recommend
craft cocktail bar with great rooftop patio.
Fun and casual local brewpub/bar with live bluegrass almost nightly
122 locals recommend
Jack of the Wood
95 Patton Ave
122 locals recommend
Fun and casual local brewpub/bar with live bluegrass almost nightly
wonderful wine selection
10 locals recommend
Rustic Grape Wine Bar
14 Aston St
10 locals recommend
wonderful wine selection
Great brewery right downtown. Good food as well.
46 locals recommend
Lexington Park Antiques
65 W Walnut St
46 locals recommend
Great brewery right downtown. Good food as well.
Great Greek restaurant during the day, and fun dance parties on the weekends.
39 locals recommend
Daphne at Twisted Laurel
130 College St
39 locals recommend
Great Greek restaurant during the day, and fun dance parties on the weekends.
Great wine bar with live music almost every night
176 locals recommend
5 Walnut Wine Bar
5 W Walnut St
176 locals recommend
Great wine bar with live music almost every night
Fun local brewery with interesting and unique selection. Great food as well.
82 locals recommend
Bhramari Brewing Company
101 S Lexington Ave
82 locals recommend
Fun local brewery with interesting and unique selection. Great food as well.
Best craft cocktails in Asheville. Super knowledgeable and friendly staff. ( Also try the charcuterie board...best in town.)
35 locals recommend
The Imperial Life
48 College St
35 locals recommend
Best craft cocktails in Asheville. Super knowledgeable and friendly staff. ( Also try the charcuterie board...best in town.)
Fun local sports bar. Largest selection of draft beer in WNC.
28 locals recommend
The Bier Garden
46 Haywood St
28 locals recommend
Fun local sports bar. Largest selection of draft beer in WNC.
Craft cocktail bar with really fun ambiance. Indian style. Often times they have DJs on the weekends.
27 locals recommend
MG Road
19 Wall St
27 locals recommend
Craft cocktail bar with really fun ambiance. Indian style. Often times they have DJs on the weekends.

Sightseeing

America's largest home. Visiting here is like taking a step back in time! breathtaking architecture, beautiful grounds and a local winery.
1485 locals recommend
Biltmore
1 Lodge St
1485 locals recommend
America's largest home. Visiting here is like taking a step back in time! breathtaking architecture, beautiful grounds and a local winery.
Great to take a scenic drive or stop for a hike at one of the many trail heads
16 locals recommend
Blue Ridge Parkway
Blue Ridge Parkway
16 locals recommend
Great to take a scenic drive or stop for a hike at one of the many trail heads
Make sure to spend a few hours wandering aimlessly through the streets of downtown... plenty of unique shops, great eats/drinks and lively street music.
339 locals recommend
Downtown
339 locals recommend
Make sure to spend a few hours wandering aimlessly through the streets of downtown... plenty of unique shops, great eats/drinks and lively street music.
Memorial museum in the childhood home of writer Thomas Wolfe.
110 locals recommend
Thomas Wolfe Memorial
52 N Market St
110 locals recommend
Memorial museum in the childhood home of writer Thomas Wolfe.
The main square of downtown. Lots of interesting architecture, good restaurants and often times street performers.
95 locals recommend
Pack Square
80 Court Plaza
95 locals recommend
The main square of downtown. Lots of interesting architecture, good restaurants and often times street performers.

Entertainment & Activities

113 locals recommend
Fine Arts Theater
36 Biltmore Ave
113 locals recommend
Board game bar/restaurant with "game masters" who will help you pick out the perfect game for your group. Fun for cold or rainy days.
27 locals recommend
Well Played Board Game Café
162 Coxe Ave
27 locals recommend
Board game bar/restaurant with "game masters" who will help you pick out the perfect game for your group. Fun for cold or rainy days.
51 locals recommend
Amazing Pubcycle
37 Biltmore Ave
51 locals recommend
Scavenger hunt tours of Asheville! Your group follows clues through downtown to reveal your personalized adventure. (Stops include anything from a local wine tasting, to chocolate samplings to group art projects.)
74 locals recommend
Asheville Detours
85 W Walnut St
74 locals recommend
Scavenger hunt tours of Asheville! Your group follows clues through downtown to reveal your personalized adventure. (Stops include anything from a local wine tasting, to chocolate samplings to group art projects.)

Shopping

Beautiful used book store with a maze of bookshelves and a champagne bar. A must-see.
191 locals recommend
Battery Park Book Exchange and Champagne Bar
1 Page Ave
191 locals recommend
Beautiful used book store with a maze of bookshelves and a champagne bar. A must-see.
Fun and unique items
13 locals recommend
Duncan and York Modern Market
33 N Lexington Ave
13 locals recommend
Fun and unique items
Lots of local art vendors in a beautiful historic building.
103 locals recommend
Woolworth Walk
25 Haywood St
103 locals recommend
Lots of local art vendors in a beautiful historic building.
Lots of local art vendors in a beautiful historic building.
46 locals recommend
Kress Emporium
19 Patton Ave
46 locals recommend
Lots of local art vendors in a beautiful historic building.
Eclectic store with Asheville gifts, art installations and a fun photo booth.
45 locals recommend
Asheville Emporium
35 Wall St
45 locals recommend
Eclectic store with Asheville gifts, art installations and a fun photo booth.
Lots of local art vendors in a beautiful historic building
72 locals recommend
Mast General Store
15 Biltmore Ave
72 locals recommend
Lots of local art vendors in a beautiful historic building
44 locals recommend
Minx Boutique
64 N Lexington Ave
44 locals recommend
Huge and eclectic antique store. Several antique shops nearby as well.
133 locals recommend
The Antique Tobacco Barn
75 Swannanoa River Rd
133 locals recommend
Huge and eclectic antique store. Several antique shops nearby as well.
Fun store with a wide range of locally-made honey
42 locals recommend
Asheville Bee Charmer
32 Broadway St
42 locals recommend
Fun store with a wide range of locally-made honey
Vintage clothing store
26 locals recommend
Honeypot
86 N Lexington Ave
26 locals recommend
Vintage clothing store
Uniquely Asheville boutique shop
38 locals recommend
L.O.F.T. of Asheville
53 Broadway St
38 locals recommend
Uniquely Asheville boutique shop

Essentials

cheap local pharmacy within walking distance
11 locals recommend
Asheville Discount Pharmacy
76 Patton Ave
11 locals recommend
cheap local pharmacy within walking distance
Lexington Corner Market
58 College St
Closest large grocery store
159 locals recommend
Harris Teeter
136 Chestnut St
159 locals recommend
Closest large grocery store
Great small grocery store downtown.
97 locals recommend
French Broad Food Co-Op
90 Biltmore Ave
97 locals recommend
Great small grocery store downtown.

Parks & Nature

582 locals recommend
The North Carolina Arboretum
100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way
582 locals recommend
Great hiking trail off the parkway with sweeping views.
227 locals recommend
Max Patch
Max Patch Road
227 locals recommend
Great hiking trail off the parkway with sweeping views.
Lots of great waterfall hikes. Near the cute town of Brevard- a great place to stop for lunch.
624 locals recommend
Dupont State Forest
Staton Road
624 locals recommend
Lots of great waterfall hikes. Near the cute town of Brevard- a great place to stop for lunch.
295 locals recommend
WNC Nature Center
75 Gashes Creek Rd
295 locals recommend