Veteran Owned Shops, Food and Services in Asheville

Off The Wagon is a dueling piano bar at 22 North Market Street in downtown Asheville, open nightly from 7pm to 2am. Two pianists take song requests all night with no set list, covering rock and pop hits from the last 60 years.

Asheville Cryotherapy and Recovery is a recovery studio at 50 North Merrimon Avenue, Suite 109, in North Asheville, founded by Jason and Maria Moore and veteran owned. It offers four therapies in private climate-controlled suites: whole body cryotherapy, compression therapy, red light therapy and infrared sauna. Any single session is $25, a 5-Pack is $110 and a 10-Pack is $200, both with no expiration, and monthly memberships start with eight credits and go up to unlimited visits. Students, first responders and veterans get a discounted unlimited rate.

Appalachian Standard is a veteran-owned, craft hemp farm located in the scenic Appalachian Mountains near Asheville, NC. They specialize in greenhouse-grown, small-batch hemp cultivated year-round using organic practices. As a vertically integrated company, Appalachian Standard oversees every step from seed to sale, crafting high-quality CBD tinctures, flower, edibles, and body care products.

Rye Knot is a restaurant, brewery and distillery on Merrimon Avenue in North Asheville, with its own beer and spirits made in house. The kitchen does American bar food like poutine with brisket and truffle gravy, burgers and grilled chicken sandwiches.

Foot Rx is a locally and veteran-owned running and walking shoe store on Hendersonville Road in South Asheville, with a second shop in Pisgah Forest near Brevard. Owner Scott Socha and the team fit shoes in person, with foot and gait evaluations to get the size and style right. The store carries a deep lineup of barefoot and minimalist footwear from Xero, Vivobarefoot, Lems and Earth Runners, plus Altra and Topo running shoes, trail shoes, wide-foot options, socks, Correct Toes spacers and hydration and nutrition gear. A pedorthist makes custom orthotics and shoe modifications on site. The Asheville store is open Monday through Thursday 10 to 5 and Friday and Saturday 10 to 4, closed Sunday.