Name: Thanksgiving at RendezVous
Start: 2026-11-26T12:30:00.000-05:00
End: 2026-11-26T14:30:00.000-05:00
Location: RendezVous

RendezVous in Haw Creek is back with its annual Thanksgiving prix fixe: three courses for $75 per person, with an amuse bouche, house-made focaccia and wine pairings available.

Afternoon seatings start at 12:30 PM in the bar and on the patio, and parties of up to eight can book online through Toast. Holiday spots go fast at this neighborhood French spot, so lock yours in early.

Can't make it? Let them know at least 24 hours ahead, since no-shows are charged $50 a person.

RendezVous is a French bistro in East Asheville on New Haw Creek Road, run by Michel Baudouin, who spent 20 years running Bouchon downtown. He grew up on a farm near France's Rhône Valley, and the menu is French comfort food made with local ingredients from places like Sunburst Trout Farms and City Bakery. Look for moules frites with four mussel preparations, escargots, raclette fondue, house pâtés and frites with herbes de Provence. It's in a converted church with a barn for outdoor dining, pétanque courts and a long list of French wines. Dinner runs nightly from 4:30.

Neighbors like skipping the downtown parking hunt, and regulars linger for a game of pétanque after dinner.

RendezVous

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