Guidebook for Asheville
Arts & Culture
Great venue for live music with lots of local craft beers on tap. Shows most nights of the week. Tickets usually under $40.
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The Orange Peel
101 Biltmore AveGreat venue for live music with lots of local craft beers on tap. Shows most nights of the week. Tickets usually under $40.
I recommend a day in the River Arts District in general. Riverside Studios, Curve Studios & Phil Mechanic are full of great artist studios & galleries for one of a kind finds!
Riverside Studios
174 W Haywood StI recommend a day in the River Arts District in general. Riverside Studios, Curve Studios & Phil Mechanic are full of great artist studios & galleries for one of a kind finds!
Live Music and Contra dancing on Mondays. They also have a small cafe and a bar with beer & wine. Fun, very local, spot.
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The Grey Eagle
185 Clingman AveLive Music and Contra dancing on Mondays. They also have a small cafe and a bar with beer & wine. Fun, very local, spot.
Food Scene
An Asheville original - amazing chocolate, coffee, wine, beer & so much more. You must stop here on your visit to town. You simply must.
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French Broad Chocolate Lounge
10 S Pack SquareAn Asheville original - amazing chocolate, coffee, wine, beer & so much more. You must stop here on your visit to town. You simply must.
Delicious upscale Latin fare, great service, good wine list and margaritas a plenty. One of our local faves.
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Limones Restaurant
15 Eagle StDelicious upscale Latin fare, great service, good wine list and margaritas a plenty. One of our local faves.
James Beard nominated local chef, menu changes daily, farm to table cuisine. Perfect for a romantic evening or a night with the girls. Reservations recommended!
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Eating Asheville
18 N Lexington AveJames Beard nominated local chef, menu changes daily, farm to table cuisine. Perfect for a romantic evening or a night with the girls. Reservations recommended!
Full disclosure: This is our restaurant. Farm-to-table with a Southern soul. Top notch service and stellar cocktails. You won't be sorry.
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The Junction
348 Depot StFull disclosure: This is our restaurant. Farm-to-table with a Southern soul. Top notch service and stellar cocktails. You won't be sorry.
Organic coffee shop and Apple store (go figure)! Walking distance from the house. A good spot to sit and work, or just grab and easy breakfast before heading to Biltmore village to explore.
CityMac
4 South Tunnel RoadOrganic coffee shop and Apple store (go figure)! Walking distance from the house. A good spot to sit and work, or just grab and easy breakfast before heading to Biltmore village to explore.
Drinks & Nightlife
Great brewery with rotating seasonal beers and outdoor seating. Fun to stop in for a pint.
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Green Man Brewery
27 Buxton AveGreat brewery with rotating seasonal beers and outdoor seating. Fun to stop in for a pint.
Shopping
Fun old-time style general store with lots of practical wares like shoes, hiking/camping gear, fun toys and candy bins for the kiddos. It's a good place to pick up an Asheville souvenir t-shirt.
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Mast General Store
15 Biltmore AveFun old-time style general store with lots of practical wares like shoes, hiking/camping gear, fun toys and candy bins for the kiddos. It's a good place to pick up an Asheville souvenir t-shirt.
Entertainment & Activities
Splashville (outdoor fountains for kiddos) in the summer, Shindig on the Green, and a lovely place to picnic right in the middle of downtown.
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Pack Square
80 Court PlazaSplashville (outdoor fountains for kiddos) in the summer, Shindig on the Green, and a lovely place to picnic right in the middle of downtown.