Guidebook for Brevard
Food Scene
Great homestyle food: simple, consistent, affordable. Great tap selection, too: lots of local beers, interesting seasonal pours. Friendly staff.
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Magpie Meat & Three
170 King StGreat homestyle food: simple, consistent, affordable. Great tap selection, too: lots of local beers, interesting seasonal pours. Friendly staff.
There are too many reasons to go! Delicious flatbreads, cookies, pastries, and loaf breads. A must!
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Bracken Mountain Bakery
42 S Broad StThere are too many reasons to go! Delicious flatbreads, cookies, pastries, and loaf breads. A must!
Great spot for breakfast and lunch… Fresh bagels, innovative sandwiches and salads, and tasty grab and go baked goods!
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Sunrise Cafe
273 N Broad StGreat spot for breakfast and lunch… Fresh bagels, innovative sandwiches and salads, and tasty grab and go baked goods!
Great atmosphere, delicious and diverse menu, alleyway seating for a great summer dinner!
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The Square Root
33 Times Arcade AlleyGreat atmosphere, delicious and diverse menu, alleyway seating for a great summer dinner!
This place is a must- used to be food truck only, but just opened a brick and mortar at the west end of Caldwell Street. Phenomenal pork and chicken, creative and delicious specials, and awesome sides!
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Blue Smoke BBQ
585 S Caldwell StThis place is a must- used to be food truck only, but just opened a brick and mortar at the west end of Caldwell Street. Phenomenal pork and chicken, creative and delicious specials, and awesome sides!
Drinks & Nightlife
BBC produces Brevard's finest hometown brews, including a delicious Oktoberfest and straightforward ales. Casual environment, always fun - small band live music on summer weekends.
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Brevard Brewing Company
63 E Main StBBC produces Brevard's finest hometown brews, including a delicious Oktoberfest and straightforward ales. Casual environment, always fun - small band live music on summer weekends.
Wide selection of craft beers, almost all of which are brewed in house - good cider selection, too. Backyard patio/play area are nice, and the food trucks at the hub are just across the street - you can get food and bring it back to eat!
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Ecusta Brewing Company
451 Pisgah HwyWide selection of craft beers, almost all of which are brewed in house - good cider selection, too. Backyard patio/play area are nice, and the food trucks at the hub are just across the street - you can get food and bring it back to eat!
Cruise down the bike path straight to the Tasty Weasel, where you’ll find a relaxed, open environment that suits all ages, groups, and individuals. Indoor and outdoor taps, brewery tours, and live music on most weekends. The food truck, aka the ChubWagon, makes killer burgers, too!
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Oskar Blues Brewery Taproom - Brevard
342 Mountain Industrial DrCruise down the bike path straight to the Tasty Weasel, where you’ll find a relaxed, open environment that suits all ages, groups, and individuals. Indoor and outdoor taps, brewery tours, and live music on most weekends. The food truck, aka the ChubWagon, makes killer burgers, too!
Parks & Nature
Best hiking, biking, fly fishing, and overall outdoor experiences in our area. Hundreds of miles of trails, endless waterfalls, long segments of the Blue Ridge Parkway...can't beat PNF for building lifelong memories!
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Pisgah National Forest
Best hiking, biking, fly fishing, and overall outdoor experiences in our area. Hundreds of miles of trails, endless waterfalls, long segments of the Blue Ridge Parkway...can't beat PNF for building lifelong memories!
America's most visited National Park, the Blue Ridge Parkway traverses the ridges that overlook Brevard and the surrounding area, offering a highway through raw nature. Scenic in every season, the BRP is full of pull-offs, hiking trail intersections, wildflowers, and vast vistas. Don't miss this one!
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Blue Ridge Parkway
3884 Blue Ridge ParkwayAmerica's most visited National Park, the Blue Ridge Parkway traverses the ridges that overlook Brevard and the surrounding area, offering a highway through raw nature. Scenic in every season, the BRP is full of pull-offs, hiking trail intersections, wildflowers, and vast vistas. Don't miss this one!
The COF is a wonderful place to spend time learning about our forests and the natural and cultural heritage they contain. Great hiking trails, a cool kids area (that is fun for adults, too), and a nice little cafe make this a great spot to relax within Pisgah National Forest.
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Cradle of Forestry in America Heritage Site
11250 Pisgah HwyThe COF is a wonderful place to spend time learning about our forests and the natural and cultural heritage they contain. Great hiking trails, a cool kids area (that is fun for adults, too), and a nice little cafe make this a great spot to relax within Pisgah National Forest.
Dupont epitomizes Transylvania County’s status as the “land of waterfalls” - Great place to visit with a wide range of recreational opportunities, including hiking, swimming, world-class mountain biking, and excellent waterfalls!
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DuPont State Recreational Forest Visitor Center
89 Buck Forest RdDupont epitomizes Transylvania County’s status as the “land of waterfalls” - Great place to visit with a wide range of recreational opportunities, including hiking, swimming, world-class mountain biking, and excellent waterfalls!
Everything Else
BMC offers year-round musical concerts, various live music events (think Mountain Song Festival, Summer COncert Series, Brevard Jazz Festival...the list goes on!). Music students attend camps and schools here, and guest conductors attend, directing Brevard's symphony/orchestra.
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Brevard Music Center
349 Andante LnBMC offers year-round musical concerts, various live music events (think Mountain Song Festival, Summer COncert Series, Brevard Jazz Festival...the list goes on!). Music students attend camps and schools here, and guest conductors attend, directing Brevard's symphony/orchestra.
Shopping
Awesome general store boasting top brand gear, clothing for all occasions, outdoors accessories, and now with a rotating taproom! Dog-friendly!
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D.D. Bullwinkel's Outdoors
60 E Main StAwesome general store boasting top brand gear, clothing for all occasions, outdoors accessories, and now with a rotating taproom! Dog-friendly!
With everything from elegant to everyday, Theophilus offers (mainly) women's clothing and jewelry. Posh brands and styles.
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Theophilus
44 E Main StWith everything from elegant to everyday, Theophilus offers (mainly) women's clothing and jewelry. Posh brands and styles.
Features a variety of art and unique products created by local artists and vendors. Nicest shopkeepers around, too!
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Local Color
36 S Broad StFeatures a variety of art and unique products created by local artists and vendors. Nicest shopkeepers around, too!
Quite possibly the best. toy. store. ever! If the window displays don’t already have you stumbling in, the breadth and depth of their toy selection will blow your mind! Great staff, hard to leave the store empty handed, or at all!!
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O P Taylor's
16 S Broad StQuite possibly the best. toy. store. ever! If the window displays don’t already have you stumbling in, the breadth and depth of their toy selection will blow your mind! Great staff, hard to leave the store empty handed, or at all!!
Essentials
Ingles Market
684 N Broad StOnly two blocks away - an easy walk!
Sightseeing
Brevard's most iconic waterfall, an easy ten minute drive into Pisgah National Forest.
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Looking Glass Falls
U.S. 276Brevard's most iconic waterfall, an easy ten minute drive into Pisgah National Forest.