Asheville Restaurants, Cafes and Bars by Neighborhood

Bone & Broth is a neighborhood restaurant and bar at 94 Charlotte Street in North Asheville, serving dry-aged steaks from regional farms alongside Southern classics, burgers and fries, small plates and daily specials. There's a classic mahogany bar with local craft beer on tap and craft cocktails.

Finch Grocery is a small grocery, cafe and wine shop at 10 All Souls Crescent in Historic Biltmore Village. The shelves hold about 60 wines, local beer, gourmet pantry goods, candy and gifts, and the kitchen makes coffee, soups, salads, sandwiches and baked goods every day. Made-to-order lunch runs 11 AM to 3 PM. After Hurricane Helene flooded the original shop, Finch reopened in the former Scout Boutique building, just in front of its old spot.

Easy Tiger is a gastro pub and sports bar at 125 S Lexington Ave in downtown Asheville, opened in fall 2025 by the team behind Flour Cafe at S&W Market. Chef Gordon Gibbs runs a menu of smash burgers, laap tots with fish sauce and mint, a chicken Caesar sandwich, Thai pork steak, fish tacos and curry poutine, and the kitchen stays open until midnight. There are 12 rotating taps, cocktails and a full bar, TVs everywhere with all the major sports channels, and a dog-friendly patio.

Taco Billy is a taco shop at 201 Haywood Road in West Asheville, easy to spot by the giant orange billy goat painted on the side of the building. It makes tacos with local produce and purveyors, including eggs from Farside Farms, beef from The Chop Shop and tortillas from Tortilleria Molina, plus PennyCup coffee and local beer.

Sugar & Snow Gelato is a scoop shop in Asheville's Upper River Arts District at 146 Roberts Street, Suite 102, making gelato and sorbet from scratch. It uses organic sugar and dairy from small North Carolina farms, with non-dairy and vegan flavors like mango and raspberry sorbet, and it doesn't use premade gelato bases.

Mamacita's Taco Temple is a Mexican restaurant and bar at 132 Charlotte Street in North Asheville, serving tacos, tortas and al pastor on authentic tortillas. There's a bar and an outdoor patio, and it's open from breakfast through dinner.

Table is a small, seasonal New American restaurant at 18 North Lexington Avenue in downtown Asheville, from two-time James Beard Award nominee Chef Jacob Sessoms and the Perfectly Ad Hoc restaurant group. Since 2005 it has cooked American dishes rooted in the Southeast, working with local farmers and artisans.

Jerusalem Garden Cafe is a family-owned Middle Eastern and Mediterranean restaurant on Patton Avenue in downtown Asheville, run by Sonia and Frank Badr for over 30 years. The menu includes slow-braised lamb shanks, hummus, lamb gyro, chicken kabobs, fattoush salad and baked desserts like baklava and sweet cheese kenafa, served in a room full of stained glass and colorful textiles.

A Taste of El Salvador is a family-style Salvadoran restaurant on Patton Avenue in West Asheville. The menu is built around pupusas, thick rice- or corn-flour tortillas stuffed with cheese, meat, beans or combos, plus Salvadoran tamales wrapped in banana leaves, all at friendly prices.

Piccolina is a 20-seat Italian spot tucked inside the Aura Arts Building in Asheville's River Arts District, run by husband-and-wife team Nathan and Elana Pearlman. Nathan handles the kitchen; Elana runs the front of house and pastries. The menu is built around Neapolitan-style sandwiches baked to order in a 700-degree wood-fired oven, starting from a hand-stretched ball of semolina dough, alongside Neapolitan pizzas, housemade pastas, and Italian desserts. Everything is made from scratch using local, seasonal ingredients with a New York Italian sensibility.

Ultra Coffeebar is a specialty coffee shop and cafe at 242 Clingman Avenue, at the Five Points corner in the River Arts District. It makes its flavor syrups in-house, pours nitro cold brew on tap and serves bagels, wraps, paninis and baked goods, with lots of vegan and gluten-free options.

Slava is a Ukrainian cafe and bakery on Wall Street in downtown Asheville, open Wednesday through Sunday for breakfast and lunch. Owner and baker Svitlana Eadie grew up in a village in the Carpathian Mountains and cooks from family recipes, like her grandmother's borscht and cabbage rolls and her great-grandmother's deruny, Ukrainian potato pancakes. The borscht comes in beef and vegan versions, and the cabbage rolls have a vegan version too. The case is stocked with fresh bread, pastries and cakes, and there's coffee and espresso to go with them.

The Hound is a neighborhood restaurant and bar inside Asheville's historic Greyhound bus station at 2 Tunnel Road, next to the Beaucatcher Tunnel. In-house partner Bonito Kitchen serves globally inspired food like garlic shrimp, patatas bravas, Cubanos and poke bowls, and the full bar pours inventive spritzes, yuzu highballs, curated wines, sake and beer.

Pomodoros Greek & Italian Cafe is a full-service Mediterranean restaurant at 1070 Tunnel Road in East Asheville, with separate lunch, dinner and catering menus. Dishes range from gyros and stromboli to Spaghetti Bolognese and Pasta Athena with scallops, shrimp and mussels, plus a full bar and an extensive wine list.

Addissae is an Ethiopian restaurant at 48 Commerce Street in downtown Asheville, serving Ethiopian dishes for dinner five nights a week. It's listed in the Michelin Guide for Asheville.

Standard Pizza Co. is a neighborhood pizza joint at 631 Haywood Road in West Asheville, selling pizza by the slice or as 14-inch pies. Toppings run from pepperoni, spicy Italian sausage and sliced meatball to pesto, artichoke hearts and even banana, plus breadsticks and Greek and spinach salads.

Jazmin is a pan-Asian restaurant on College Street in downtown Asheville, from the team behind Andaaz and Laila. Chef Sheenu Govindarajan pulls dishes from across Asia, including China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. Think tom yum soup, roti canai with Malaysian chicken potato curry, Indonesian chicken satay, jade shrimp dumplings and beef massaman curry. It's open for lunch and dinner every day but Tuesday, and you can order ahead for pickup.

Sen Vietnamese Street Food is a family-run Vietnamese restaurant at 89 Patton Ave in downtown Asheville, opened in December 2025 by Quyen and Jesse Hawes in the old Sonora space. Quyen's parents and uncle cook in the kitchen, and the menu follows the street food of Hanoi. Pho is the anchor, with a broth that simmers 12 to 14 hours with lemongrass, star anise and cinnamon. There's also bun thit nuong, grilled pork over rice vermicelli, plus summer rolls with peanut sauce and egg rolls, and most of the menu is naturally gluten-free.

Ritrovo is a casual counter-service pizzeria at 70 Westgate Parkway in West Asheville, from chef-owner Anthony Cerrato of Gemelli. It opened in August 2026 in Gemelli's old space, with scratch-made pizza on double-fermented dough, calzones, strombolis, salads and pasta, plus a gluten-sensitive crust and vegan mozzarella.

Gemelli is a New Italian American restaurant at 28 Hendersonville Road in Biltmore Village, from chef Anthony Cerrato and inspired by his family's Italian roots. It moved here from Westgate in April 2026, making fresh pasta from scratch every day, with vegan and gluten-free options, old-world wines, cocktails and house-made desserts.

Sunny Point Cafe is a West Asheville breakfast and brunch spot on Haywood Road, serving upscale American comfort food daily from 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM. The signature is the huevos rancheros, with two eggs, black bean cakes, chorizo or tofu chorizo, feta, green salsa and home fries, and the cafe sells its own jams and hot sauce too.

White Labs Kitchen & Tap is a brewpub on South Charlotte Street in Asheville that plays with yeast in everything, from the beer to the pizza crust. Expect 28 rotating taps of White Labs and guest beers, plus Neapolitan-style pizza from an 800-degree wood-fired oven, made with dough slow-risen for 72 hours with brewer's yeast.

Justus Orchard is a five-generation family orchard at 187 Garren Road in Hendersonville, and the Justus family has grown apples here for more than 100 years. Fourth-generation grower Don Justus works the farm alongside the fifth generation. You can pick your own apples, or buy them already picked, along with peaches, blackberries and blueberries in season, and cut your own sunflowers and zinnias in summer. The bakery turns out cider donuts, and there's ice cream, a picnic area and a farm store stocked with jams and local goods. Kids can bounce on the jump pad, and the Justus Orchard Taproom pours on Fridays and Saturdays. The 2026 season opened July 2. Hours are Monday through Friday 9 AM to 5 PM and Saturday and Sunday 9 AM to 6 PM.

Short Street Cakes is a family-owned bakery on Haywood Road in the East West Asheville neighborhood, making 100% natural cakes from scratch. Founded by Jodi Rhoden and run since 2016 by Olga Jimenez, it bakes classic Southern cakes, cupcakes, birthday cakes and wedding cakes.

PIE.ZAA is a late-night pizza shop on Millard Avenue in Asheville's South Slope, serving giant New York-style pies up to 28 inches and big slices for anytime cravings. Since 2020 it has kept the menu focused on cheese, sausage, pepperoni and garden pies, plus a rotating monthly special, with slow-proofed dough and house-made dipping sauces. It's open late every night and draws crowds after shows and brewery stops, and there's now a second PIE.ZAA in Charlotte.

Hickory Tavern is a sports bar and restaurant at 30 Town Square Boulevard in Asheville's Biltmore Park. Big-screen games, burgers, wings and draft beer make up the game-day setup, with patio tables outside. This is the Asheville location of the Carolinas-based group, rather than an independent downtown pub. It opens daily at 11 AM.

Wasabi Japanese Restaurant is a sushi restaurant at 19 Broadway Street in downtown Asheville, serving sushi, sashimi, rolls and other Japanese dishes in a lively, compact dining room. It's open for lunch and dinner every day.

Farm Dogs is a hot dog counter inside The S&W Market on Patton Avenue in downtown Asheville, from the Farm Burger team. It serves chef-crafted hot dogs made from 100% grass-fed beef from Hickory Nut Gap Meats and Colfax Creek Farm, on potato buns baked nearby, with local toppings and Blunt Pretzels made with organic local flour.

Marked Tree Vineyard is a family-owned winery with a vineyard tasting room at 623 Deep Gap Road in Flat Rock and a tasting room at 14 Aston Street in downtown Asheville. It pours its own award-winning wines, including Gruner and Chardonel.

Odd's Cafe is a neighborhood coffee shop at 800 Haywood Road in West Asheville, serving coffee and tea with bagels, scones, smoothies and brownies. There's a glass garage door, an enclosed patio and a coworking space out back with private offices and desks.