Name: Thanksgiving at Glass Onion Tavern
Start: 2026-11-26T11:00:00.000-05:00
End: 2026-11-26T21:00:00.000-05:00
Location: Glass Onion Tavern

Glass Onion Tavern in downtown Weaverville is open on Thanksgiving, with tables available from 11 AM to 8 PM at 18 North Main Street.

Owners Rusty and Laura Holman run a small, cozy room known for house-made pastas, fresh seafood, a deep wine list and warm bread to start. It's a short drive north of Asheville and an easy way to hand off the cooking this year.

The dining room fills up fast, so book on OpenTable soon or call (828) 645-8866.

Glass Onion Tavern is a New American and Italian restaurant at 18 North Main Street in downtown Weaverville, a short drive north of Asheville. Natalie Byrnes and Eddie Hannibal opened it in 2012, and Rusty and Laura Holman took over in early 2025, with Rusty in the kitchen and Laura running the dining room.

The menu leans on Western North Carolina growers, with house-made pastas, fresh seafood, steaks, pork chops and vegetarian plates, backed by a carefully picked wine list. Dinner runs from 4:30 to 8 PM every night except Tuesday, and weekend brunch is Saturday and Sunday from 10 AM to 2 PM, with shrimp and grits and scratch-made biscuits.

Regulars call it their Cheers, and reviewers keep coming back for the table gnocchi, pillowy and creamy yet still light. Other favorites are the arancini, the pear and beet salad, the ribeye, the seafood creole and the warm bread that starts every meal. Diners also like that the room stays quiet enough to talk, even on a busy Friday.

Glass Onion Tavern

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