Guidebook for Asheville

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Guidebook for Asheville

Essentials

This local chain has both regular and organic selections, with a super salad bar!
42 lokalaca preporučuje
Ingles Market
1865 Hendersonville Rd
42 lokalaca preporučuje
This local chain has both regular and organic selections, with a super salad bar!
Great selection of organic foods, plus a buffet and eating area.
172 lokalaca preporučuje
Earth Fare
66 Westgate Pkwy
172 lokalaca preporučuje
Great selection of organic foods, plus a buffet and eating area.

Food Scene

The best guacamole you'll ever taste, prepared fresh at your table.
45 lokalaca preporučuje
Papa's & Beer
17 Tunnel Rd
45 lokalaca preporučuje
The best guacamole you'll ever taste, prepared fresh at your table.
Rumored to have the best shakes/malts in Asheville. Their burgers are pretty good too.
French Fryz
2109 Hendersonville Rd
Rumored to have the best shakes/malts in Asheville. Their burgers are pretty good too.
Certified "green" organic restaurant; yummy selections. Open 8am - 7pm.
24 lokalaca preporučuje
Green Sage Café South
1800 Hendersonville Rd
24 lokalaca preporučuje
Certified "green" organic restaurant; yummy selections. Open 8am - 7pm.
Korean fare in a classically simple setting.
15 lokalaca preporučuje
Stone Bowl Korean Restaurant
1987 Hendersonville Rd
15 lokalaca preporučuje
Korean fare in a classically simple setting.
Authentic East Indian cuisine - one of my favorites!
15 lokalaca preporučuje
Cinnamon Kitchen Indian Cuisine
1838 Hendersonville Rd
15 lokalaca preporučuje
Authentic East Indian cuisine - one of my favorites!
Located in Biltmore Park, you can enjoy a sumptuous meal before or after exploring the shops.
11 lokalaca preporučuje
P.F. Chang's
26 Schenck Pkwy
11 lokalaca preporučuje
Located in Biltmore Park, you can enjoy a sumptuous meal before or after exploring the shops.
What's not to like? Great reviews.
Carolina Mountain Bakery
1950 Hendersonville Rd
What's not to like? Great reviews.
Iannucci's Pizzeria and Italian
1981 Hendersonville Rd
Great Pizza!
Reputed to be among the best for BBQ, and sister to the 12 Bones that President Obama frequents on his visits to Asheville.
91 lokalaca preporučuje
12 Bones Smokehouse SOUTH
2350 Hendersonville Rd
91 lokalaca preporučuje
Reputed to be among the best for BBQ, and sister to the 12 Bones that President Obama frequents on his visits to Asheville.
Cali-Mex cuisine and bar with a 92% approval rating.
Sol Y Luna
1636 Hendersonville Rd
Cali-Mex cuisine and bar with a 92% approval rating.
Great selection of paninis and soups.
Panera Bread
1843 Hendersonville Rd
Great selection of paninis and soups.
Great place to watch the world go by as you enjoy one of their 80+ local brews. Food's good too!
478 lokalaca preporučuje
Wicked Weed Brewing Pub
91 Biltmore Ave
478 lokalaca preporučuje
Great place to watch the world go by as you enjoy one of their 80+ local brews. Food's good too!
No visit to Asheville is complete without checking out this unique bar/restaurant, with great pizza besides!
81 lokalaca preporučuje
Mellow Mushroom
50 Broadway St
81 lokalaca preporučuje
No visit to Asheville is complete without checking out this unique bar/restaurant, with great pizza besides!
Awesome food and right downtown.
46 lokalaca preporučuje
Mayfel's
22 College St
46 lokalaca preporučuje
Awesome food and right downtown.
This little shops features both savoury and sweet crepes, yummm.
6 lokalaca preporučuje
Twisted Crepe
62 Haywood St
6 lokalaca preporučuje
This little shops features both savoury and sweet crepes, yummm.
Chocolate!
363 lokalaca preporučuje
French Broad Chocolate Lounge
10 S Pack Square
363 lokalaca preporučuje
Chocolate!
French comfort food, elegantly served.
145 lokalaca preporučuje
Bouchon
62 N Lexington Ave
145 lokalaca preporučuje
French comfort food, elegantly served.
You should at least step inside to see the lovely stonework and art displays. This is a hotel/bar/restaurant.
7 lokalaca preporučuje
Grand Bohemian Hotel Asheville, Autograph Collection
11 Boston Way
7 lokalaca preporučuje
You should at least step inside to see the lovely stonework and art displays. This is a hotel/bar/restaurant.
Wonderful tea house right downtown.
119 lokalaca preporučuje
Dobra Tea
78 N Lexington Ave
119 lokalaca preporučuje
Wonderful tea house right downtown.
Authentic and delicious Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine. Owner Farouk Badr brings recipes from his homeland- allowing you to transport your senses to faraway lands. Serving lunch and dinner six days a week plus Saturday and Sunday brunch! Live music and bellydancing every Friday and Saturday night!
74 lokalaca preporučuje
Jerusalem Garden Café
78 Patton Ave
74 lokalaca preporučuje
Authentic and delicious Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine. Owner Farouk Badr brings recipes from his homeland- allowing you to transport your senses to faraway lands. Serving lunch and dinner six days a week plus Saturday and Sunday brunch! Live music and bellydancing every Friday and Saturday night!
Known for farm to table cuisine; awesome hamburger, among other things!
151 lokalaca preporučuje
Farm Burger Asheville
10 Patton Ave
151 lokalaca preporučuje
Known for farm to table cuisine; awesome hamburger, among other things!
What's more awesome than enjoying a great cup of coffee with something sweet - in a double-decker bus downtown! A must see in Asheville. Bring CASH.
40 lokalaca preporučuje
Double D's Coffee & Desserts
41 Biltmore Ave
40 lokalaca preporučuje
What's more awesome than enjoying a great cup of coffee with something sweet - in a double-decker bus downtown! A must see in Asheville. Bring CASH.
Small cafe nestled in a corner of the River Arts District. Local hangout.
71 lokalaca preporučuje
Ultra Coffeebar
242 Clingman Ave Ext
71 lokalaca preporučuje
Small cafe nestled in a corner of the River Arts District. Local hangout.
Vegetarian/vegan for lunch. Food doesn't come quickly, but it's almost always worth it.
161 lokalaca preporučuje
Laughing Seed Cafe
40 Wall St
161 lokalaca preporučuje
Vegetarian/vegan for lunch. Food doesn't come quickly, but it's almost always worth it.
Moderatly priced, great views of square, right in the heart of downtown, and the foods always good.
27 lokalaca preporučuje
The Noodle Shop
3 SW Pack Sq
27 lokalaca preporučuje
Moderatly priced, great views of square, right in the heart of downtown, and the foods always good.

Arts & Culture

Just down the road if you've a hankering for a movie out.
37 lokalaca preporučuje
Carolina Cinemas
1640 Hendersonville Rd
37 lokalaca preporučuje
Just down the road if you've a hankering for a movie out.
An Asheville must-do! Friday evenings, weather permitting, experience the African-drumming circle that's been going since 2001. 6 - 10pm.
73 lokalaca preporučuje
Pritchard Park
67 Patton Ave
73 lokalaca preporučuje
An Asheville must-do! Friday evenings, weather permitting, experience the African-drumming circle that's been going since 2001. 6 - 10pm.
For the more "artsy" films visit this lovely old downtown theater.
113 lokalaca preporučuje
Fine Arts Theater
36 Biltmore Ave
113 lokalaca preporučuje
For the more "artsy" films visit this lovely old downtown theater.
Tour the warehouses where dozens of local artists have their studios.
700 lokalaca preporučuje
Ривер Артс Дистрикт
3 River Arts Pl
700 lokalaca preporučuje
Tour the warehouses where dozens of local artists have their studios.
Nostalgia returns to one of Asheville's historic landmarks, "F.W. Woolworth," established in 1938 and restored in 2001 as an extensive local artist gallery. It now also boasts a fully operational Old Fashioned Soda Fountain built to resemble the original Woolworth Luncheonette.
103 lokalaca preporučuje
Вулворт Вок
25 Haywood St
103 lokalaca preporučuje
Nostalgia returns to one of Asheville's historic landmarks, "F.W. Woolworth," established in 1938 and restored in 2001 as an extensive local artist gallery. It now also boasts a fully operational Old Fashioned Soda Fountain built to resemble the original Woolworth Luncheonette.

Sightseeing

A lovely place to walk the trails.
582 lokalaca preporučuje
Арборетум Северне Каролине
100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way
582 lokalaca preporučuje
A lovely place to walk the trails.
This is a must see for a view of the many art forms from local artists, in a setting right off the Blue Ridge Parkway.
255 lokalaca preporučuje
The Folk Art Center (Southern Highland Craft Guild)
382 Blue Ridge Pkwy
255 lokalaca preporučuje
This is a must see for a view of the many art forms from local artists, in a setting right off the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Visitors are welcome at this moorish-looking cathedral right on the edge of Biltmore Village.
Cathedral Of All Souls
9 Swan St
Visitors are welcome at this moorish-looking cathedral right on the edge of Biltmore Village.
At the Visitor Center, pick up a map for a walking tour of Asheville. Guides you to over a dozen historic spots, each marked with a plaque plus a piece of statuary. A great way to explore the town!
31 lokalaca preporučuje
Asheville Visitor Center
36 Montford Ave
31 lokalaca preporučuje
At the Visitor Center, pick up a map for a walking tour of Asheville. Guides you to over a dozen historic spots, each marked with a plaque plus a piece of statuary. A great way to explore the town!
"Completed in 1909, the Basilica of St. Lawrence D.M. is one of Asheville's architectural treasures and spiritual anchors. Designed by Rafael Gustavino and Richard Sharpe Smith, renowned architects on the Biltmore House, this Catholic church has the largest freestanding elliptical dome in the country. Located at 97 Haywood Street in downtown Asheville, it is open daily from 6 AM to 9 PM. Designated as a pilgrimage site by the Diocese of Charlotte."
53 lokalaca preporučuje
Basilica of Saint Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr
97 Haywood St
53 lokalaca preporučuje
"Completed in 1909, the Basilica of St. Lawrence D.M. is one of Asheville's architectural treasures and spiritual anchors. Designed by Rafael Gustavino and Richard Sharpe Smith, renowned architects on the Biltmore House, this Catholic church has the largest freestanding elliptical dome in the country. Located at 97 Haywood Street in downtown Asheville, it is open daily from 6 AM to 9 PM. Designated as a pilgrimage site by the Diocese of Charlotte."
The bookstore itself is beautiful. Floor to ceiling books and open spaces and quiet nooks for socializing and reading. And the furniture is mixed and matched and very comfortable. PLUS dogs are welcome, and there's a champagne/wine/dessert bar. You can spend hours exploring.
191 lokalaca preporučuje
Battery Park Book Exchange and Champagne Bar
1 Page Ave
191 lokalaca preporučuje
The bookstore itself is beautiful. Floor to ceiling books and open spaces and quiet nooks for socializing and reading. And the furniture is mixed and matched and very comfortable. PLUS dogs are welcome, and there's a champagne/wine/dessert bar. You can spend hours exploring.
A 19th-century planned community with English ambience near the Biltmore Estate. Its charming outdoor setting presents a delightful assortment of shops proffering everything from yarns to antiques to jewelry
225 lokalaca preporučuje
Biltmore Village
225 lokalaca preporučuje
A 19th-century planned community with English ambience near the Biltmore Estate. Its charming outdoor setting presents a delightful assortment of shops proffering everything from yarns to antiques to jewelry
Historic elegance from an older era. Book a day at the spa and stay in the historic section of the inn, or just park and explore this stunningly beautiful stone hotel, located just north of Asheville.
37 lokalaca preporučuje
Grove Park Inn at Sammons Building station
37 lokalaca preporučuje
Historic elegance from an older era. Book a day at the spa and stay in the historic section of the inn, or just park and explore this stunningly beautiful stone hotel, located just north of Asheville.

Shopping

Great selection of name brand shoes, in sizes to fit most.
14 lokalaca preporučuje
Discount Shoes
1263 Brevard Rd
14 lokalaca preporučuje
Great selection of name brand shoes, in sizes to fit most.
Aside from a fine collection of drums, rattles, and other musical instruments, the owner has a marvelous collection of Tibetan music bowls and will give you a private concert if you've never heard one.
Skinny Beats Drum Shop
4 Eagle St
Aside from a fine collection of drums, rattles, and other musical instruments, the owner has a marvelous collection of Tibetan music bowls and will give you a private concert if you've never heard one.
For a great selection of lightly used clothing, jewelry, art pieces, etc.
8 lokalaca preporučuje
LuLu's Consignment Boutique
3699 Hendersonville Rd
8 lokalaca preporučuje
For a great selection of lightly used clothing, jewelry, art pieces, etc.
On the small size, but a great selection of used items, mostly clothing, in a bright and well-organized space.
Serendipity Consignment
2292 Hendersonville Rd
On the small size, but a great selection of used items, mostly clothing, in a bright and well-organized space.
Lots of specialty shops and art and fine craft galleries join with restaurants to create an easily walkable mall of sorts, right downtown.
203 lokalaca preporučuje
Grove Arcade
1 Page Ave
203 lokalaca preporučuje
Lots of specialty shops and art and fine craft galleries join with restaurants to create an easily walkable mall of sorts, right downtown.
Smiley’s Flea Market is located in Fletcher, North Carolina and is open on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays throughout the year. This flea market, which has about 100,000 square feet of retail space, attracts hundreds of dealers and thousands of visitors from the Mid-Atlantic area. Smiley’s Flea Market features new and used merchandise as well as antiques, vintage collectibles, paintings, artwork, vintage pottery and glass.
9 lokalaca preporučuje
Smiley's Flea Market
5360 Hendersonville Rd
9 lokalaca preporučuje
Smiley’s Flea Market is located in Fletcher, North Carolina and is open on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays throughout the year. This flea market, which has about 100,000 square feet of retail space, attracts hundreds of dealers and thousands of visitors from the Mid-Atlantic area. Smiley’s Flea Market features new and used merchandise as well as antiques, vintage collectibles, paintings, artwork, vintage pottery and glass.

Everything Else

This park runs for several miles along the French Broad River - great for bicycling or walking.
110 lokalaca preporučuje
French Broad River Park
508 Riverview Dr
110 lokalaca preporučuje
This park runs for several miles along the French Broad River - great for bicycling or walking.

Parks & Nature

Check out the arboretum at Warren Wilson College on the north side of town. Bonsai, trails with labeled native plants, and several original log cabins can be seen here.
50 lokalaca preporučuje
Warren Wilson College
701 Warren Wilson Rd
50 lokalaca preporučuje
Check out the arboretum at Warren Wilson College on the north side of town. Bonsai, trails with labeled native plants, and several original log cabins can be seen here.
Paths run along the French Broad River, under lovely old trees. There's also a track for jogging.
159 lokalaca preporučuje
Carrier Park
220 Amboy Rd
159 lokalaca preporučuje
Paths run along the French Broad River, under lovely old trees. There's also a track for jogging.