Guidebook for Asheville

Ann
Guidebook for Asheville

Food Scene

The most delicious pizza we have had this side of Italy. If you like Salmon, then you must try the Alaskan. Everything here is delicious! In the River Arts District so you can also stroll galleries in the area.
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Fresh Wood Fired Pizza West
342 Depot St
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The most delicious pizza we have had this side of Italy. If you like Salmon, then you must try the Alaskan. Everything here is delicious! In the River Arts District so you can also stroll galleries in the area.
If you want absolutely delicious vegetarian and vegan cuisine, this is the place to go! Even carnivores would enjoy it. Try the cornbread and greens with gravy.
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Rosetta's Kitchen
68 N Lexington Ave
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If you want absolutely delicious vegetarian and vegan cuisine, this is the place to go! Even carnivores would enjoy it. Try the cornbread and greens with gravy.
There's usually a line but it moves quickly. Huge biscuits, in-house made jams and jellies, unique gravies. A must try for anyone visiting Asheville. The coconut collards are one of my favorite things. There is also a location in West Asheville but parking is better at the Biltmore location.
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Biscuit Head
733 Haywood Rd
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There's usually a line but it moves quickly. Huge biscuits, in-house made jams and jellies, unique gravies. A must try for anyone visiting Asheville. The coconut collards are one of my favorite things. There is also a location in West Asheville but parking is better at the Biltmore location.
If you're craving Indian food, Mela's Buffet is delicious. Lots of vegetarian options and each item is described above the buffet so if you have food allergies or intolerance it makes life easier.
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Mela Indian Restaurant
70 N Lexington Ave
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If you're craving Indian food, Mela's Buffet is delicious. Lots of vegetarian options and each item is described above the buffet so if you have food allergies or intolerance it makes life easier.
Not far from our house and has a good selection of bakery items.
195 localnici recomandă
Well-Bred Bakery & Cafe
232 Reems Creek Rd
195 localnici recomandă
Not far from our house and has a good selection of bakery items.
Everything we have bought from there has been very good.
19 localnici recomandă
Geraldine's Bakery
840 Merrimon Ave
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Everything we have bought from there has been very good.
Great pizza and salads from a local place nearby. The owner is Italian and lived in New York. The photo doesn't do it justice.
36 localnici recomandă
828 Family Pizzeria
946 Merrimon Ave
36 localnici recomandă
Great pizza and salads from a local place nearby. The owner is Italian and lived in New York. The photo doesn't do it justice.
Very popular with both locals and tourists. Really good. The shrimp and grits are as good as what you would find in NOLA.
587 localnici recomandă
Sunny Point Café
626 Haywood Rd
587 localnici recomandă
Very popular with both locals and tourists. Really good. The shrimp and grits are as good as what you would find in NOLA.
Extremely popular lunch spot with the locals and there’s a good reason. Service and food are great. If you’re vegetarian they have a Beyond Burger that’s really good. The Greek Salad is my favorite item. Hours 11-3 Monday-Saturday
9 localnici recomandă
Centreville Luncheonette
204 Weaverville Rd
9 localnici recomandă
Extremely popular lunch spot with the locals and there’s a good reason. Service and food are great. If you’re vegetarian they have a Beyond Burger that’s really good. The Greek Salad is my favorite item. Hours 11-3 Monday-Saturday
Great menu items and very friendly and helpful staff. After enjoying your tea or coffee, stroll down Main St for locally owned shops.
50 localnici recomandă
Yellow Mug Coffee Lounge
113 N Main St
50 localnici recomandă
Great menu items and very friendly and helpful staff. After enjoying your tea or coffee, stroll down Main St for locally owned shops.
Very Authentic Thai food. Always fresh and delicious. Just minutes from our location. Check hours online.
12 localnici recomandă
Siam Thai Restaurant
100 Stone Ridge Blvd
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Very Authentic Thai food. Always fresh and delicious. Just minutes from our location. Check hours online.
74 localnici recomandă
Jerusalem Garden Café
78 Patton Ave
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Gypsy Queen Market, Deli & Food Truck
807 Patton Ave
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Everything we’ve had here is consistently good. Highly recommend the fried mushrooms.
10 localnici recomandă
Charlotte Street Grill & Pub
157 Charlotte St
10 localnici recomandă
Everything we’ve had here is consistently good. Highly recommend the fried mushrooms.
Amazing vegan Impossible burgers, the BEST fries, soy curls, non-chicken sandwiches and weekly specials. Bar with beer, wine, and specialty drinks. You just can’t go wrong eating here. The space is small but super easy for take out too. Hours are 3-8pm Friday -Tuesday. Check them out on social media (IG) for weekly specials.
The Trashy Vegan
697 Haywood Road
Amazing vegan Impossible burgers, the BEST fries, soy curls, non-chicken sandwiches and weekly specials. Bar with beer, wine, and specialty drinks. You just can’t go wrong eating here. The space is small but super easy for take out too. Hours are 3-8pm Friday -Tuesday. Check them out on social media (IG) for weekly specials.
Yummy food and great prices in the River Arts District. Really good vegan options too.
71 localnici recomandă
Ultra Coffeebar
242 Clingman Ave Ext
71 localnici recomandă
Yummy food and great prices in the River Arts District. Really good vegan options too.
Montford Deli
Great Greek Salad and pita wraps
9 localnici recomandă
Bellagio Bistro
133 Weaverville Rd
9 localnici recomandă
Great Greek Salad and pita wraps

Arts & Culture

The River Arts District and the South Slope downtown have so many wonderful art galleries with affordable arts and crafts. Take home something handmade from our incredibly talented artists and crafts folks.
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Asheville
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The River Arts District and the South Slope downtown have so many wonderful art galleries with affordable arts and crafts. Take home something handmade from our incredibly talented artists and crafts folks.
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Woolworth Walk
25 Haywood St
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Marquee
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East Fork
15 W Walnut St
25 localnici recomandă

Essentials

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Trader Joe's
120 Merrimon Ave
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The name has changed to Blue Ridge Market. A great local place for produce, beautiful baskets at a fraction of the price as downtown, local honey, jams/jellies, candles. Shop like a local :)
Farside Farms Market
83 Weaverville Rd
The name has changed to Blue Ridge Market. A great local place for produce, beautiful baskets at a fraction of the price as downtown, local honey, jams/jellies, candles. Shop like a local :)

Shopping

While you're strolling downtown, check out these local artist booths.
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Woolworth Walk
25 Haywood St
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While you're strolling downtown, check out these local artist booths.
One of my favorite consignment stores. They are very particular about what the consign and it shows. Good prices and just a cool place to visit.
Enchanted Forrest
235 Merrimon Ave
One of my favorite consignment stores. They are very particular about what the consign and it shows. Good prices and just a cool place to visit.
This is where I buy the tapestries that I use in the apt.
Indo Apparel & Gifts
9 Biltmore Ave
This is where I buy the tapestries that I use in the apt.
340 localnici recomandă
Whole Foods Market
70 Merrimon Ave
340 localnici recomandă

Sightseeing

The first hour of parking is free at most of the downtown parking garages. Park, walk, and enjoy the shops, restaurants, bars, and art galleries that make Asheville so unique. From May-October you will come upon outdoor festivals and entertainment.
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Downtown
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The first hour of parking is free at most of the downtown parking garages. Park, walk, and enjoy the shops, restaurants, bars, and art galleries that make Asheville so unique. From May-October you will come upon outdoor festivals and entertainment.

Parks & Nature

The gardens are a quiet, lovely place to stroll, dip your toes in the stream, or have a picnic. Very close by and adjacent to UNCA campus. The flowers are best in late spring and summer.
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Grădinile Botanice din Asheville
151 W T. Weaver Boulevard
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The gardens are a quiet, lovely place to stroll, dip your toes in the stream, or have a picnic. Very close by and adjacent to UNCA campus. The flowers are best in late spring and summer.
Nice walking trail around the lake. There's a tailgate market on Wednesdays from late spring to late fall where you can find local produce, art, jewelry, and even have a neck massage by a licensed massage therapist.
51 localnici recomandă
Parcul Lake Louise
Lake Louise Drive
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Nice walking trail around the lake. There's a tailgate market on Wednesdays from late spring to late fall where you can find local produce, art, jewelry, and even have a neck massage by a licensed massage therapist.
If you don't mind the drive, this is one of our favorite hikes. It's near Brevard, NC. Scenes from the Hunger Games was filmed here. There are lovely waterfalls and easy trails. Brevard has a very nice downtown area for shopping and dining. Try Square Root for lunch and stroll through the nearby shops for a relaxing day. Transylvania County is known as the Land of Waterfalls and there are many to see if you want a day surrounded by nature.
624 localnici recomandă
Pădurea de Stat Dupont
Staton Road
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If you don't mind the drive, this is one of our favorite hikes. It's near Brevard, NC. Scenes from the Hunger Games was filmed here. There are lovely waterfalls and easy trails. Brevard has a very nice downtown area for shopping and dining. Try Square Root for lunch and stroll through the nearby shops for a relaxing day. Transylvania County is known as the Land of Waterfalls and there are many to see if you want a day surrounded by nature.
It's a little over an hour drive but well worth it if you love a good waterfall and gorge hike. You can also visit Linville Caverns but be sure the specify either the Caverns or the falls for your GPS. Our favorite place to stop and eat on the way back to AVL is the Tropical Grill in Spruce Pine. Delicious with options for both meat eaters and vegetarians. The quatro leche cake is amazing.
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Linville Falls
436 localnici recomandă
It's a little over an hour drive but well worth it if you love a good waterfall and gorge hike. You can also visit Linville Caverns but be sure the specify either the Caverns or the falls for your GPS. Our favorite place to stop and eat on the way back to AVL is the Tropical Grill in Spruce Pine. Delicious with options for both meat eaters and vegetarians. The quatro leche cake is amazing.
Beautiful gardens and gorgeous holiday lights display.
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Arboretumul din Carolina de Nord
100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way
582 localnici recomandă
Beautiful gardens and gorgeous holiday lights display.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS HIKE Will BE CLOSED FROM MAY 2, 2022 until spring of 2023 for improvements.
216 localnici recomandă
Catawba Falls
530 Warren Mountain Dr
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PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS HIKE Will BE CLOSED FROM MAY 2, 2022 until spring of 2023 for improvements.
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Skinny Dip Falls
Blue Ridge Parkway
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Bent Creek trailhead
2-1298 491
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Crabtree Falls
39000 Blue Ridge Pkwy
155 localnici recomandă

Drinks & Nightlife

The entrance is through what looks like a loading dock. I'm not much of a beer drinker but I love Ginger's Revenge so much I have my own growler. The flavors are so creative and delicious. If you aren't sure about the taste, order a flight and see for yourself. Check their website for the entertainment and event listings. They also have bar food on the menu.
75 localnici recomandă
Ginger's Revenge
829 Riverside Dr
75 localnici recomandă
The entrance is through what looks like a loading dock. I'm not much of a beer drinker but I love Ginger's Revenge so much I have my own growler. The flavors are so creative and delicious. If you aren't sure about the taste, order a flight and see for yourself. Check their website for the entertainment and event listings. They also have bar food on the menu.
Funky bar with vintage clothing and a wedding chapel. Check them out on social media to get the latest info for live music and food trucks.
20 localnici recomandă
Fleetwood's
496 Haywood Rd
20 localnici recomandă
Funky bar with vintage clothing and a wedding chapel. Check them out on social media to get the latest info for live music and food trucks.
Monday evenings is open mic night plus local food truck. Cool outdoor dining/drinking area while you enjoy the talents of the locals.
259 localnici recomandă
Hi-Wire Brewing - South Slope
197 Hilliard Avenue
259 localnici recomandă
Monday evenings is open mic night plus local food truck. Cool outdoor dining/drinking area while you enjoy the talents of the locals.
106 localnici recomandă
Archetype Brewing
265 Haywood Rd
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Cascade Lounge
219 Amboy Rd
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Barley's Taproom
42 Biltmore Ave
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