Guidebook for Asheville and Surrounding Areas

Jamie And Jim
Jamie And Jim
Guidebook for Asheville and Surrounding Areas

Food Scene

Love their cheese enchiladas, salmon and salsa bar.
Wonderful lunch buffet and I love the garlic naan!
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Cinnamon Kitchen Indian Cuisine
1838 Hendersonville Rd
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Wonderful lunch buffet and I love the garlic naan!
Healthy eats! Wonderful tea, coffee, scones, pumpkin bread..
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Green Sage Café South
1800 Hendersonville Rd
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Healthy eats! Wonderful tea, coffee, scones, pumpkin bread..
Love their broasted chicken!
Little Pigs BBQ
384 McDowell St
Love their broasted chicken!
Everything you want is here including PF Changs!
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Biltmore Park Town Square
One Town Square Blvd
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Everything you want is here including PF Changs!
Amazing biscuits!
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Tupelo Honey
12 College St
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Amazing biscuits!
Starbucks
15 McKenna Rd
Some of the best food I've ever had!
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Chef's Table
30 Church St
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Some of the best food I've ever had!
Every dish here is delicious!
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Postero
401 N Main St
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Every dish here is delicious!
Best Tea Cakes, Pumpkin Spice Lattes, cookies and basically everything on the menu. Outdoor patio to sit out and people watch.
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The Well-Bred Bakery & Café​ in Biltmore Village
6 Boston Way
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Best Tea Cakes, Pumpkin Spice Lattes, cookies and basically everything on the menu. Outdoor patio to sit out and people watch.
Delicious Japanese food. We love everything on the menu so far. The name sounds a bit like a chain and it's not in a fantastic location but we eat there once a week, everything is so fresh and tasty! Highly recommended!
Mr. Sushi
1578b Hendersonville Rd
Delicious Japanese food. We love everything on the menu so far. The name sounds a bit like a chain and it's not in a fantastic location but we eat there once a week, everything is so fresh and tasty! Highly recommended!
Delicious thin crust pizza and I love the arugula pear salad! They also have a wonderful not too sweet Riesling and not too pricey.
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Brixx Wood Fired Pizza
30 Town Square Blvd
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Delicious thin crust pizza and I love the arugula pear salad! They also have a wonderful not too sweet Riesling and not too pricey.
We love this restaurant and eat here almost weekly. Delicious Tex-Mex cuisine and the owner and staff are super friendly.
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La Carreta Mexican Restaurant
61 Weaver Blvd
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We love this restaurant and eat here almost weekly. Delicious Tex-Mex cuisine and the owner and staff are super friendly.
Wonderful Vietnamese food! A touch pricey but delicious! I get the veggie pho soup with extra tofu and the E3 ( the dish with glass noodles). I substitute tofu and shrimp for meat though.
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Wild Ginger Noodle Bar
1950 Hendersonville Rd
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Wonderful Vietnamese food! A touch pricey but delicious! I get the veggie pho soup with extra tofu and the E3 ( the dish with glass noodles). I substitute tofu and shrimp for meat though.
Wonderful tacos!
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White Duck Taco Shop
388 Riverside Dr
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Wonderful tacos!
Love the bagels and amazing cookies.
Ziggy's Bakery & Deli
1550 Hendersonville Road
Love the bagels and amazing cookies.
Some of the best pizza I have ever had!
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Fahrenheit Pizza & Brewhouse
17 Lee St S
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Some of the best pizza I have ever had!
Delicious cheese enchildas, fresh salmon, and salsa bar!
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Papa's & Beer
17 Tunnel Rd
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Delicious cheese enchildas, fresh salmon, and salsa bar!
Wonderful food!
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Stone Bowl Korean Restaurant
1987 Hendersonville Rd
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Wonderful food!
Really yummy Tex Mex style Mexican food! I personally like the quesadillas and cheese enchiladas with rice and beans. The chips and salsa are also delicious!
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Cantina Louie
2 Gerber Rd
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Really yummy Tex Mex style Mexican food! I personally like the quesadillas and cheese enchiladas with rice and beans. The chips and salsa are also delicious!
This is a wonderful Thai restaurant with bubble tea and a superb red curry coconut dish that I get with tofu and broccoli instead of potatoes. I also love the garden salad with ginger dressing. Could eat here every day. I love it!
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Typhoon Noodle
1834 Hendersonville Rd
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This is a wonderful Thai restaurant with bubble tea and a superb red curry coconut dish that I get with tofu and broccoli instead of potatoes. I also love the garden salad with ginger dressing. Could eat here every day. I love it!
Love their wedge salads, baked potatoes, fried okra, and peanut butter pie! Jim is a big fan of their BBQ.
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9Round North Asheville
61 North Merrimon Avenue
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Love their wedge salads, baked potatoes, fried okra, and peanut butter pie! Jim is a big fan of their BBQ.
Everything is delicious. I'm a big fan of their mashed sweet potatoes and corn pudding. Jim loves their ribs extra charred, and their collard greens. They also have yummy chocolate chip cookies and pecan pie.
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12 Bones Smokehouse SOUTH
2350 Hendersonville Rd
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Everything is delicious. I'm a big fan of their mashed sweet potatoes and corn pudding. Jim loves their ribs extra charred, and their collard greens. They also have yummy chocolate chip cookies and pecan pie.
Fantastic comfort food! Everything we've eaten has been delicious. They serve a vegan "No Chicken" sandwich that tastes so much like chicken I almost sent it back. For dessert, you'll love their banana pudding and peanut butter cookies with chunks of Reese's Peanut Butter cups in them.
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Rocky’s Hot Chicken Shack South
3749 Sweeten Creek Rd
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Fantastic comfort food! Everything we've eaten has been delicious. They serve a vegan "No Chicken" sandwich that tastes so much like chicken I almost sent it back. For dessert, you'll love their banana pudding and peanut butter cookies with chunks of Reese's Peanut Butter cups in them.
I could eat their baked potatoes and homemade bread every day. I also love their grilled shrimp, ceasar salad, brussel sprouts, and sweet potatoes.
LongHorn Steakhouse
560 Airport Rd
I could eat their baked potatoes and homemade bread every day. I also love their grilled shrimp, ceasar salad, brussel sprouts, and sweet potatoes.
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Cúrate
13 Biltmore Ave
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Fantastic omelets, pancakes, and french toast
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Abeja's House Cafe
1550 Hendersonville Rd
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Fantastic omelets, pancakes, and french toast
Fantastic burgers and sweet potato fries. They make a vegetarian burger that tastes so much like a real beef burger, you will question them if they made a mistake and gave you a real burger.
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Old Rock Cafe
431 Main St
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Fantastic burgers and sweet potato fries. They make a vegetarian burger that tastes so much like a real beef burger, you will question them if they made a mistake and gave you a real burger.
I love the shrimp and fish plate, super delicious and also healthy. Wonderful chips and salsa.
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La Montana Mexican Restaurant
449 Main St
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I love the shrimp and fish plate, super delicious and also healthy. Wonderful chips and salsa.
One of our favorite restaurants on The Biltmore Estate.
Cedric's Tavern
1 Lodge St
One of our favorite restaurants on The Biltmore Estate.
Their food is delicious, I especially love the Greek salad with salmon and sweet potato fries!!
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Post 25 Kitchen & Lounge
2155 Hendersonville Rd
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Their food is delicious, I especially love the Greek salad with salmon and sweet potato fries!!
Hannah Flanagan’s is a local pub restaurant located Downtown Hendersonville, just 20 minutes from us. Downtown Hendersonville is one of our favorite places to hang out. Highly recommend the fish and chips and Cobb salad!!
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Hannah Flanagan's Pub & Eatery
300 N Main St
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Hannah Flanagan’s is a local pub restaurant located Downtown Hendersonville, just 20 minutes from us. Downtown Hendersonville is one of our favorite places to hang out. Highly recommend the fish and chips and Cobb salad!!
Delicious breakfast/ brunch restaurant!!
Abuelas Little Kitchen
Delicious breakfast/ brunch restaurant!!
Taco Boy Biltmore Park
They have wonderful pizza and salads and Jim loves their sandwiches
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Pack's Tavern
20 S Spruce St
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They have wonderful pizza and salads and Jim loves their sandwiches

Parks & Nature

3 Falls Hike
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Dupont State Forest
Staton Road
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3 Falls Hike
God's country!
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Blue Ridge Parkway
3884 Blue Ridge Parkway
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God's country!
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Pisgah Forest
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Iphakethe yaseMount Mitchell
2388 NC-128
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This is an amazing hike up Chimney Rock. Lots of stairs. The views are spectacular, we never get tired of coming here. We try to climb Chimney Rock once a week. Also there are some great restaurants that overlook the river and souvenir shopping on Main St, Downtown Chimney Rock.
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Chimney Rock ku-Chimney Rock State Park
431 Main Street
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This is an amazing hike up Chimney Rock. Lots of stairs. The views are spectacular, we never get tired of coming here. We try to climb Chimney Rock once a week. Also there are some great restaurants that overlook the river and souvenir shopping on Main St, Downtown Chimney Rock.
Quite a climb to the Lake Lure Lookout from Chimney Rock but so worth it! Lots of stairs, sometime the elevator there works but most of the time it doesn't.
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Lake Lure
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Quite a climb to the Lake Lure Lookout from Chimney Rock but so worth it! Lots of stairs, sometime the elevator there works but most of the time it doesn't.
Beautiful place for hiking and picnicking. You'll love it here!
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INorth Carolina Arboretum
100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way
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Beautiful place for hiking and picnicking. You'll love it here!
Mount Mitchell is a must go-to place if you’re visiting Asheville. It’s about a 1.5 hour drive from us but well worth it. The State Park has a restaurant and souvenir shops. You will love hiking that area as well.
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Iphakethe yaseMount Mitchell
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Mount Mitchell is a must go-to place if you’re visiting Asheville. It’s about a 1.5 hour drive from us but well worth it. The State Park has a restaurant and souvenir shops. You will love hiking that area as well.

Essentials

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Ingles Market
1865 Hendersonville Rd
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My favorite grocery store. They strive for excellence in everything.
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Publix Super Market at Pinnacle Point
1830 Hendersonville Rd
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My favorite grocery store. They strive for excellence in everything.
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Whole Foods Market
70 Merrimon Ave
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Shopping

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Biltmore Village
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Local Antique Market
128 Swannanoa River Rd
Awesome antique shop, very big and you could spend hours in here.
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Sweeten Creek Antiques & Collectibles
115 Sweeten Creek Rd
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Awesome antique shop, very big and you could spend hours in here.
Publix Super Market at Pinnacle Point
1830 Hendersonville Rd
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Ingalls
Ingles Markets
My favorite grocery store for prepared food. They have the best grilled chicken and chicken pot pies of any grocery store. I shop there a lot just for that.
The Fresh Market
My favorite grocery store for prepared food. They have the best grilled chicken and chicken pot pies of any grocery store. I shop there a lot just for that.
The Asheville Outlet Mall is an outdoor shopping mall, they have so many different stores your love
Asheville Outlets
The Asheville Outlet Mall is an outdoor shopping mall, they have so many different stores your love
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The Antique Tobacco Barn
75 Swannanoa River Rd
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Entertainment & Activities

Downtown is beaming! Restaurants, bars, music, shopping.
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Downtown
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Downtown is beaming! Restaurants, bars, music, shopping.
For kids to get rid of some energy on a rainy day!
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Mountain Play Lodge
3389 Sweeten Creek Rd
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For kids to get rid of some energy on a rainy day!
Incredible experience any time of year!
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Biltmore
1 Lodge St
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Incredible experience any time of year!
Super cute historic mountain town with wonderful shops and lots of yummy restaurants. So fun to mill around in for the afternoon and not too far from us. 20 minute drive.
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Black Mountain
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Super cute historic mountain town with wonderful shops and lots of yummy restaurants. So fun to mill around in for the afternoon and not too far from us. 20 minute drive.

City/town information

Historic Flat Rock is a favorite little village with various fun shops, delicious restaurants, Flat Rock Play House, winery. A must-visit!
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Flat Rock
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Historic Flat Rock is a favorite little village with various fun shops, delicious restaurants, Flat Rock Play House, winery. A must-visit!