Owners are amazing and food is fabulous!! Must visit in West Asheville.

Located inside Omni Grove Park Inn. Must see views of downtown Asheville while enjoying a nice glass of wine and great food.

The Barrel House is a hidden gem of a dive bar, with amazing food, and a great open mic night. 

Located walking distance from our home, Twisted Laurel has never disappointed! Amazing food, friendly servers and bartenders, and even the best Thanksgiving-to-go catered dinner I've ever had. 

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Local, organic breakfast fare and sandwiches.

Green Sage Cafe

Wacky, ever-changing combinations of tacos with big, bench-style seating.

White Duck Taco Shop

American fare with local ingredients plus a full bar & outdoor seating.

Haywood Common

Located in The Omni Grove Park Inn, Sunset Terrace offers steaks, seafood & views of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Sunset Terrace

Cecilia's Kitchen menu features our homemade authentic gluten-free crêpes, empanadas, tamales, soups, salads, and daily specials.

Cecilia's Kitchen

Tupelo Honey is a revival of Southern food and traditions rooted in the Carolina mountains we call home. Our recipes are simply crafted and made from scratch with responsibly sourced ingredients that bring the best of every season.

Tupelo Honey

The Montford is an innovative rooftop bar focusing on Asheville brews, local ingredients craft cocktails and interesting wine.  Enjoy unobstructed views of the Blue Ridge Mountains and watch one of our beautiful WNC sunsets from downtown.

The Montford Rooftop Bar

Capella on 9 is Asheville's largest rooftop bar. We serve traditional Spanish tapas, craft cocktails, and a wonderful selection of local beers and fine wines. Our Focus Is Local, Our Vision is Worldly while offering high service without pretension.

Capella on 9 Roofop Bar and Lounge

North Asheville's local pub, with a late night scratch kitchen that's open every day of the year!

The Barrelhouse

Locally owned with locations in downtown Asheville and Weaverville offering Mediterranean-inspired comfort food like house-made pasta, stone hearth pizzas, award-winning burgers, and other hearty entrees, delicious cocktails, dozens of beers on tap, wines, and more, available for lunch and dinner either inside our casual dining rooms or outside on our dog-friendly patios. Twisted Laurel Downtown AVL is open Mon-Sat at 11 am, and Weaverville is open 7 days a week at 11 am and also features Sunday brunch. Off-site catering is also available.

"This dang smash burger was my most craved item of 2023" - Stu Helm Food Fan on Twisted Laurel Downtown AVL

Twisted Laurel Downtown Asheville + Twisted Laurel Weaverville

Welcome to Asheville's Favorite Place to Play! Over 5000 Video Games, Pinball, Billards, Skeeball, Foosball, and the best in Retro Music all day from noon til 2am for Only $10! We've got all your favorite Local Craft Beers on tap!!

"Pay $10 and it's all you can play retro arcade games. It's literally the coolest thing on earth. If you're a local who lives in West Asheville, this place is affordable and fun and open until 2am! I just can't say enough positive things..." -Sarah (Yelp)

Asheville Retrocade

Salvage Station is Asheville's newest riverfront bar, restaurant, concert hall, and special events venue. From music shows and festivals, to community and private events, the Salvage Station is an excellent place to hang out and have a great experience.

Enormous space to play, run, dance and it's kept and maintained so nicely! Friendly staff, quick service, great music, delicious food with generous portions. Great for kids as plenty of big open spaces for them to run around.

Salvage Station

Dig Local has your guide to Asheville drink and food specials happening around you today including the best brunch in Asheville, taco Tuesday locales, and food truck specials.

Asheville’s Daily Drink and Food Specials - DigLocal Asheville NC

When it comes to the most “dog-friendly cities in America, Asheville, NC makes the grade. According to an extensive rating system “Bring Fido” ranks Asheville second only to Portland, Oregon as THE most dog-friendly city. (BTW, what’s up with all of the AVL vs PDX competition? We’re always vying for the title of “Beer City” with our Oregonian counterparts, too!) But back to the dog thing. We dig it! 

So yes, indeed, Ashevillians love their canine companions as do many of the visitors who travel with their dog in tow. So it’s pretty obvious that one of the draws of this area for dog lovers is the massive hiking trail systems in our Blue Ridge mountains. Our access to the great outdoors is hard to beat. But, alas, our city slicker friends still have plenty of opportunities to bring their dogs along if getting into the woods is not their jam. Strolling the extensive new greenway system along the French Broad River and through the River Arts District is really fun and there are dog waste stations along the way, too. The vast majority of Ashevillians are very respectful about picking up poo, thank goodness. 

Places in town. There are many dog-friendly bars, breweries and restaurants in Asheville where you can comfortably take your dog for an outdoor patio outing. Most of the hotels allow pets and we even have the Wag Bar- a bar serving adult beverages attached to, you guessed it, a dog park. While there is a fee to take your buddy to this dog park, there are also several public dog parks maintained by the City of Asheville that are completely free.

Many people love to take time to visit The North Carolina Arboretum which is extremely dog friendly and has over 10 miles of hiking trails along creeks and through beautiful gardens. We love taking Ruby and MoJo (the Dig Local mascot duo) to explore this area. Admission is only $16 per car so load up your friends and their dogs for a day of fun. 

For those of you with deeper pockets the Biltmore Estate is an awesome place to take your dog. Did you know that George Vanderbilt was a big fan of big dogs? He had a beloved Saint Bernard named Cedric who had full reign of the estate and would cozy up to the plethora of fireplaces on very expensive Persian rugs (there are photos!) And although you can’t take your dog inside the 250 room “house”, There are 8000 acres of outdoor spaces to roam. Dogs are welcomed to wander the paths of the well manicured landscaped gardens. And don’t miss the miles of nice trails along the Swannanoa River. You may even see a dog cruising down the river on a paddle board (with a human, of course.)

And finally one of the very best things about Asheville is that we still have locally owned and operated vet clinics! We did a little research and what many people don’t know is that most vet clinics and hospitals in the U.S. have been acquired by private equity groups. We dig that we have some of the last “hold outs” who refuse to sell out and offer the best in veterinary care. We also have some incredible LOCAL pet supply shops who have been in business for decades even when large corporations set up shop a stone’s throw away. Offering specialty goods & food, training services, and unbeatable lived experience as fellow pet-lovers, we dig these businesses! We even have makers in town that rescue spent beer grain and turn it into delicious (according to MoJo and Ruby) dog treats! Ashevillians love supporting our local dog-friendly business and know that by doing so their dollars stay within the Asheville community. 

That’s it for now. Gotta take the girls out for a quick jaunt and maybe a beer. Asheville makes


Asheville is one of the dog-friendliest places on the planet.

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