Guidebook for Asheville
Food Scene
Nine Mile
233 Montford AveTwo blocks away. Eclectic caribbean restaurant with outdoor seating.
Fine dining. Known for their Spanish wine list. Unique menu. Outdoor seating. Great customer service. Three blocks away.
44 locals recommend
chiesa
152 Montford AveFine dining. Known for their Spanish wine list. Unique menu. Outdoor seating. Great customer service. Three blocks away.
Breakfast, lunch and great coffee. Great outdoor area for kids and families. Hammock, and some space to run around. Impressive vegetable garden with beautiful fencing.
87 locals recommend
Liberty House Coffee and Café
221 S Liberty StBreakfast, lunch and great coffee. Great outdoor area for kids and families. Hammock, and some space to run around. Impressive vegetable garden with beautiful fencing.
It's only a mile walk. Nice staff and vibe. Sit outside or inside the big glass windows.
186 locals recommend
High Five Coffee
190 Broadway StIt's only a mile walk. Nice staff and vibe. Sit outside or inside the big glass windows.
Drinks & Nightlife
The Montford Rooftop Bar
199 Haywood StStunning view.
Take a vintage elevator complete with uniformed operator to this mostly outdoor bar suspended above town.
57 locals recommend
World Coffee Café & SkyBar
18 Battery Park AveTake a vintage elevator complete with uniformed operator to this mostly outdoor bar suspended above town.
Casual brewery on the river with food trucks. lots of space for kids to run around outside. Brewery tours. Watch the river action from the deck.
450 locals recommend
New Belgium Brewing Company
21 Craven StCasual brewery on the river with food trucks. lots of space for kids to run around outside. Brewery tours. Watch the river action from the deck.
We go for the food, beer, and lively atmosphere.
We like to walk there.
478 locals recommend
Wicked Weed Brewing Pub
91 Biltmore AveWe go for the food, beer, and lively atmosphere.
We like to walk there.
Entertainment & Activities
Locally owned theatre with good selection of up to four different movies.
56 locals recommend
Grail Moviehouse
17 Foundy StLocally owned theatre with good selection of up to four different movies.
Classic old movie theatre built in 1946. They always have movies we want to see.
113 locals recommend
Fine Arts Theater
36 Biltmore AveClassic old movie theatre built in 1946. They always have movies we want to see.
Asheville Music Hall
31 Patton AveEverything from pinball machines to Atari and Pac Man.
Tubing down a small river with fun, easy to navigate rapids.
83 locals recommend
Green River Cove Tubing
5200 Green River Cove RdTubing down a small river with fun, easy to navigate rapids.
Pritchard Park
67 Patton AveCheck out the drum circle on Friday at 7:00 pm.
Parks & Nature
Bent Creek
Great hiking and mountain biking twenty minutes away.
Gorgeous gardens and temporary displays. Easy hiking and biking trails for the less experienced.
582 locals recommend
The North Carolina Arboretum
100 Frederick Law Olmsted WayGorgeous gardens and temporary displays. Easy hiking and biking trails for the less experienced.
Catawba Falls
530 Warren Mountain DrShort hike to a pretty waterfall.
Hike, bike or drive to the top for the 360 degree mountain views.
414 locals recommend
Mount Mitchell State Park
2388 NC-128Hike, bike or drive to the top for the 360 degree mountain views.
Essentials
Trader Joe's
120 Merrimon Ave One mile away.
Harris Teeter
136 Chestnut St One mile away.
Whole Foods Market
70 Merrimon AveOwned by Whole Foods. One mile away.
Getting Around
Uber arrives within 5 minutes or less and is from $5.00 into town.
Bus stop is two blocks. It goes all the way to Black Mountain, East, West Asheville and South Asheville.
Montford Ave at S Waneta station
Bus stop is two blocks. It goes all the way to Black Mountain, East, West Asheville and South Asheville.
Shopping
Asheville
All over town there are unique shops. To many to list.