South of downtown at the gates of Biltmore: Hi-Wire Biltmore Village, Red Stag Grill at the Grand Bohemian Lodge and, inside the estate, Cedric's Tavern. Suburban and family-leaning.
Order Game-driven dishes or a steakhouse classic, with a glass from the award-winning cellar.
Red Stag Grill is the restaurant and lounge at Grand Bohemian Lodge Asheville in Biltmore Village, serving game-driven cuisine and steakhouse classics.
Order Pecan pie with a caramelized honey topping
Baked Pie Company at 4 Long Shoals Rd in Arden bakes whole pies and quiches, including a pecan pie filled with pecans straight from Georgia.
Hi-Wire's Biltmore Village production brewery and taproom at 2A Huntsman Pl opened in the summer of 2015, half a mile from the Biltmore Estate.
Sierra Nevada's Mills River brewery at 100 Sierra Nevada Way has a taproom serving farm-fresh salad and small plates, plus tours and a gift shop.
WNC Farmers Market at 570 Brevard Rd is a year-round market of fresh, locally grown produce, plants, shops, restaurants, and arts and crafts.
The North Carolina Apple Festival fills downtown Hendersonville over Labor Day weekend, 4 to 7 September 2026, with a street fair that includes 14 local apple growers and the King Apple Parade on Labor Day.
The Asheville Herb Festival at the WNC Agricultural Center in Fletcher has over 80 herb vendors selling plants for garden and home, plus food trucks and a free plant hold area.
The N.C. Mountain State Fair runs ten days, 10 to 19 September 2027, at the WNC Agricultural Center in Fletcher. The 2026 fair drew 153,260 visitors and included the Got to Be NC Whole Hog Cookoff.
Biltmore Estate's Antler Hill Village has Biltmore Winery and three places to eat, Cedric's Tavern, Village Social and the Bistro, inside estate admission.
Hendersonville's downtown Main Street, 25 miles south of Asheville, hosts the North Carolina Apple Festival on Labor Day weekend, 4 to 7 September in 2026.
Brevard, 35 miles southwest of Asheville, has several breweries, including Brevard Brewing Co., Oskar Blues Brewery, Noblebrau Brewing and UpCountry Brewing.
Sierra Nevada's Mills River brewery campus, 20 miles south of Asheville, is the East Coast production brewery for the California-based Pale Ale icon.
Cherokee, 50 miles west of Asheville, is home to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Oconaluftee Indian Village tours run April 21 to October 31, 2026.
