Graham’s guidebook
Restaurants
Our favorite restaurant in town, hands down. Creative tapas dishes inspired by a Basque cider house. Run by Burial Beer Co., probably the best brewer in town.
71 locals recommend
Forestry Camp Bar & Restaurant
10 Shady Oak DrOur favorite restaurant in town, hands down. Creative tapas dishes inspired by a Basque cider house. Run by Burial Beer Co., probably the best brewer in town.
The closest thing you’ll get to New York-style pizza in the area
14 locals recommend
Manicomio Pizza & Food
27 Biltmore AveThe closest thing you’ll get to New York-style pizza in the area
Real deal authentic Mexican food in a small storefront. Best tacos in town.
34 locals recommend
Taqueria Muñoz
1438 Patton AveReal deal authentic Mexican food in a small storefront. Best tacos in town.
Quaint and extremely affordable little Japanese place with great sushi and noodle options. Their black garlic ramen is one of the best items on any menu in the city
64 locals recommend
Heiwa Shokudo
87 N Lexington AveQuaint and extremely affordable little Japanese place with great sushi and noodle options. Their black garlic ramen is one of the best items on any menu in the city
Simple, unpretentious Vietnamese food. We eat here at least once a week.
26 locals recommend
Wild Ginger Noodle Bar
1950 Hendersonville RdSimple, unpretentious Vietnamese food. We eat here at least once a week.
Mela Indian Restaurant
70 N Lexington AveRemarkably good Indian food.
The best ribs in town along with creative takes on BBQ classics.
330 locals recommend
12 Bones Smokehouse RIVER
5 Foundy StThe best ribs in town along with creative takes on BBQ classics.
The best ribs in town along with creative takes on BBQ classics. The south location also features their brewery where they offer creative beers made in-house.
91 locals recommend
12 Bones Smokehouse SOUTH
2350 Hendersonville RdThe best ribs in town along with creative takes on BBQ classics. The south location also features their brewery where they offer creative beers made in-house.
Don’t be fooled by the fact that this place is run out of a gas station, it’s some of the best Thai food you could hope for. Just make sure to take it to go.
Pon's Thai Cuisine
3101 Sweeten Creek RdDon’t be fooled by the fact that this place is run out of a gas station, it’s some of the best Thai food you could hope for. Just make sure to take it to go.
One of the better places in the neighborhood. A bit divey, but their wings are great.
38 locals recommend
East Village Grille
1177 Tunnel RdOne of the better places in the neighborhood. A bit divey, but their wings are great.
Best brunch in town but also has some great sandwiches and small lunch and dinner plates. Creative coffee drinks and cocktails as well.
120 locals recommend
All Day Darling
102 Montford AveBest brunch in town but also has some great sandwiches and small lunch and dinner plates. Creative coffee drinks and cocktails as well.
PennyCup Coffee Haw Creek
6 Beverly RdThe closest good coffee place.
Breweries/Distilleries/Cideries
Burial Beer Co
40 Collier AveNew Belgium Brewing Company
21 Craven StHighland Brewing Company
12 Old Charlotte HwyGreen Man Brewery
27 Buxton AveNoble Cider & Mead Downtown
49 Rankin AveHi-Wire Brewing - South Slope
197 Hilliard AvenueEda Rhyne Distilling Company
101 Fairview RdSightseeing
The Folk Art Center (Southern Highland Craft Guild)
382 Blue Ridge PkwyAsheville Municipal Golf Course
226 Fairway DrBiltmore
1 Lodge StAsheville Art Museum
2 S Pack SquareWNC Nature Center
75 Gashes Creek RdThe North Carolina Arboretum
100 Frederick Law Olmsted WayAsheville Music Hall
31 Patton AveMoogseum
56 Broadway StreetHiking Spots
The highest elevation east of the Mississippi River. Some of the best views anywhere near here.
414 locals recommend
Mount Mitchell State Park
2388 NC-128The highest elevation east of the Mississippi River. Some of the best views anywhere near here.
Easy hike with a 360 degree view at the top. Be aware the road leading to the trailhead is long and very bumpy. Don't try it unless you're sure of your car's shocks.
227 locals recommend
Max Patch
Max Patch RoadEasy hike with a 360 degree view at the top. Be aware the road leading to the trailhead is long and very bumpy. Don't try it unless you're sure of your car's shocks.
Variety of trails with some stunning waterfall views.
176 locals recommend
Graveyard Fields Loop Trail
Blue Ridge ParkwayVariety of trails with some stunning waterfall views.
Easy/moderate hike with a great view alongside remnants of an old weather station and a herd of wild cows.
95 locals recommend
Bearwallow Mountain
4854 Bearwallow Mountain RdEasy/moderate hike with a great view alongside remnants of an old weather station and a herd of wild cows.
Short but more difficult hike with a bit of light climbing at the end and some great views.
51 locals recommend
Lookout Mountain
Short but more difficult hike with a bit of light climbing at the end and some great views.
Bookstores/Music Stores
Malaprop's Bookstore / Cafe
55 Haywood StAsheville Bookworks
Haywood RoadHarvest Records
415 Haywood RdStatic Age Records
110 N Lexington AveDowntown Books & News
67 N Lexington Ave