Saturday night at Blue Mountain Pizza in Weaverville with Erin Kinard. The pizza spot does live music pretty regularly, and it's a solid weekend option if you want something low-key outside the city.

The cheesecake here consistently lands on local best-of lists, so showing up early before the 7pm set means you can snag a slice and a table on the porch before the room fills up. The kitchen turns out scratch-made everything until close at 9pm, so even late arrivals can grab proper food with the music.

Blue Mountain Pizza and Brew Pub is Weaverville's hometown pizzeria on North Main Street, serving homemade pizza, small-batch craft beer and homemade ice cream for over 20 years.

Locals treat it as the family-friendly hangout in downtown Weaverville, with free live music most nights, from Americana and bluegrass to acoustic singer-songwriters.

Blue Mountain Pizza and Brew Pub

Asheville's food scene is mostly local, and this guide walks it neighborhood by neighborhood. Many of these spots post their daily specials, happy hours and events on Dig Local, so check a profile before you go. Downtown, Posana on Biltmore Avenue builds its menu around local farms, The Rhu on South Lexington Avenue is known for its cruffin, Old Europe Pastries has made Hungarian pastries since 1994 and now sits on Broadway, and Capella on 9 serves tapas on the roof of the AC Hotel. On the South Slope, Tiger Bay Cafe cooks Latin and West Indian food inside Ben's Tune Up, and the Funkatorium on Coxe Avenue pours sour beer. Haywood Road in West Asheville has Biscuit Head, Thai Pearl, Finest and Westville Pub. Merrimon Avenue in North Asheville has plant, Mountain Madre, Mother Ocean Seafood Market and 828 Family Pizzeria. In East Asheville, RendezVous serves French bistro food on New Haw Creek Road, and Rocky's Hot Chicken Shack fries Nashville-style hot chicken on Patton Avenue and in Arden.

Asheville Food and Drink: Restaurants, Specials and Happy Hours

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