Guidebook for Asheville

Karen
Guidebook for Asheville

Drinks & Nightlife

Great local brewery with outdoor seating!
285 locals recommend
Wedge Brewing Company
37 Paynes Way
285 locals recommend
Great local brewery with outdoor seating!
Great local micro-brewery.
259 locals recommend
Hi-Wire Brewing - South Slope
197 Hilliard Avenue
259 locals recommend
Great local micro-brewery.
Great local micro-brewery, also serving gastropub style food.
478 locals recommend
Wicked Weed Brewing Pub
91 Biltmore Ave
478 locals recommend
Great local micro-brewery, also serving gastropub style food.
Excellent local micro-brewery. Great menu too!
123 locals recommend
Asheville Brewing Company
77 Coxe Ave
123 locals recommend
Excellent local micro-brewery. Great menu too!
New local micro-brewery and restaurant.
104 locals recommend
Oyster House Brewing Company
625 Haywood Rd
104 locals recommend
New local micro-brewery and restaurant.
Local micro-brewery. Great for watching sports.
182 locals recommend
Green Man Brewery
27 Buxton Ave
182 locals recommend
Local micro-brewery. Great for watching sports.
New micro-brewery, very good beers.
331 locals recommend
Burial Beer Co
40 Collier Ave
331 locals recommend
New micro-brewery, very good beers.
VERY Asheville. You will love this if "oddities" are your thing!
54 locals recommend
The Odditorium
1045 Haywood Rd
54 locals recommend
VERY Asheville. You will love this if "oddities" are your thing!
Belgian bar, three levels, rooftop bar. Serves food. A local institution.
68 locals recommend
The Thirsty Monk
92 Patton Ave
68 locals recommend
Belgian bar, three levels, rooftop bar. Serves food. A local institution.

Arts & Culture

Fantastic small music venue with the best shows in town, great beer on tap, and an in-house taqueria!
212 locals recommend
The Grey Eagle
185 Clingman Ave
212 locals recommend
Fantastic small music venue with the best shows in town, great beer on tap, and an in-house taqueria!
It's the Biltmore Estate!
1485 locals recommend
Biltmore
1 Lodge St
1485 locals recommend
It's the Biltmore Estate!
Great music venue within walking distance of the cottage!
408 locals recommend
The Orange Peel
101 Biltmore Ave
408 locals recommend
Great music venue within walking distance of the cottage!

Food Scene

Elegant, classy, lots of local ingredients.
101 locals recommend
All Souls Pizza
175 Clingman Ave
101 locals recommend
Elegant, classy, lots of local ingredients.
Great fusion tacos, margaritas - right at the bottom of chicken hill!
440 locals recommend
White Duck Taco Shop
388 Riverside Dr
440 locals recommend
Great fusion tacos, margaritas - right at the bottom of chicken hill!
Spanish tapas - fine dining. Many say this is the best restaurant in town.
518 locals recommend
Cúrate
13 Biltmore Ave
518 locals recommend
Spanish tapas - fine dining. Many say this is the best restaurant in town.
Excellent wood-fired oven pizza. Patio seating.
Pizza Pura
342 Depot St
Excellent wood-fired oven pizza. Patio seating.
Restaurant and sake bar. They brew their own sake here. Karaoke brunch on Sundays!
Blue Kudzu Sake Company
372 Depot St
Restaurant and sake bar. They brew their own sake here. Karaoke brunch on Sundays!
Great coffee shop in West Asheville. They also serve beer and food.
109 locals recommend
BattleCat Coffee Bar
373 Haywood Rd
109 locals recommend
Great coffee shop in West Asheville. They also serve beer and food.
Great local coffee shop. They also serve breakfast and lunch.
71 locals recommend
Ultra Coffeebar
242 Clingman Ave Ext
71 locals recommend
Great local coffee shop. They also serve breakfast and lunch.
Great spot for lunch and breakfast. Owned by the late Laurey Masterton, local celebrity, cancer activist, avid cyclist, and local food champion.
Laurey's
67 Biltmore Ave
Great spot for lunch and breakfast. Owned by the late Laurey Masterton, local celebrity, cancer activist, avid cyclist, and local food champion.
Great coffee and sandwiches. Killer breakfast sandwiches on a homemade cheddar scallion biscuit.
112 locals recommend
City Bakery
88 Charlotte St
112 locals recommend
Great coffee and sandwiches. Killer breakfast sandwiches on a homemade cheddar scallion biscuit.
Great restaurant, emphasis on local food.
21 locals recommend
The Junction
348 Depot St
21 locals recommend
Great restaurant, emphasis on local food.
Very hip, great food. A West Asheville institution.
316 locals recommend
The Admiral
400 Haywood Rd
316 locals recommend
Very hip, great food. A West Asheville institution.
Great food and interior patio. They brew their own sake and have several good beers on tap!
87 locals recommend
Ben's Tune Up
195 Hilliard Ave
87 locals recommend
Great food and interior patio. They brew their own sake and have several good beers on tap!
Coffee, beer, wine, champagne, and used books. All inside the architecturally significant Grove Arcade building. Outdoor seating in the summer.
191 locals recommend
Battery Park Book Exchange and Champagne Bar
1 Page Ave
191 locals recommend
Coffee, beer, wine, champagne, and used books. All inside the architecturally significant Grove Arcade building. Outdoor seating in the summer.
Very hip restaurant. Industrial interior, excellent food, great beer, emphasis on local ingredients.
159 locals recommend
The Bull and Beggar
37 Paynes Way
159 locals recommend
Very hip restaurant. Industrial interior, excellent food, great beer, emphasis on local ingredients.
Excellent restaurant emphasizing Southern food and local ingredients.
305 locals recommend
Tupelo Honey
12 College St
305 locals recommend
Excellent restaurant emphasizing Southern food and local ingredients.
AMAZING pizza. Family atmosphere.
36 locals recommend
828 Family Pizzeria
946 Merrimon Ave
36 locals recommend
AMAZING pizza. Family atmosphere.
Wonderful food. Huge emphasis on locally sourced ingredients.
173 locals recommend
HomeGrown
371 Merrimon Ave
173 locals recommend
Wonderful food. Huge emphasis on locally sourced ingredients.
Coffee, artisan chocolates, homemade desserts, beer floats, tea... wonderful after-dinner stop!
363 locals recommend
French Broad Chocolate Lounge
10 S Pack Square
363 locals recommend
Coffee, artisan chocolates, homemade desserts, beer floats, tea... wonderful after-dinner stop!
Fantastic barbecue joint down by the river and train tracks.
330 locals recommend
12 Bones Smokehouse RIVER
5 Foundy St
330 locals recommend
Fantastic barbecue joint down by the river and train tracks.

Essentials

Whole Foods.
340 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
70 Merrimon Ave
340 locals recommend
Whole Foods.
Affordable and great!
248 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
120 Merrimon Ave
248 locals recommend
Affordable and great!
Great local grocery store.
172 locals recommend
Earth Fare
66 Westgate Pkwy
172 locals recommend
Great local grocery store.

Shopping

Enormous vintage emporium! Very fun place to poke around for an afternoon.
133 locals recommend
The Antique Tobacco Barn
75 Swannanoa River Rd
133 locals recommend
Enormous vintage emporium! Very fun place to poke around for an afternoon.

Sightseeing

Great place to play golf, go to the spa, or just sip a glass of wine on their patio and take in the view!
573 locals recommend
The Omni Grove Park Inn Spa
290 Macon Ave
573 locals recommend
Great place to play golf, go to the spa, or just sip a glass of wine on their patio and take in the view!