The brewery district south of downtown: Burial Beer, Green Man, Wicked Weed Funkatorium, Hi-Wire, Asheville Brewing on Coxe Avenue. Chai Pani (moved to Banks Ave 2024), Good Hot Fish, Little Chango and Mother anchor the food.
Order Chaat, the street snacks the kitchen takes its inspiration from.
Chai Pani serves Indian street food from Chef Meherwan Irani at 32 Banks Avenue in Asheville, a James Beard Award-winning restaurant that opened in 2009.
Order The fish sandwich, dredged in locally milled cornmeal on white bread with spiced buttermilk tartar sauce.
Good Hot Fish is a fish fry counter at 10 Buxton Ave in the South Slope District, where Chef Ashleigh Shanti serves North Carolina catfish and dayboat shrimp.
Order Arepas with shredded ropa vieja, plus the sides mamposteao and escabeche.
Little Chango is a casual Hispanic kitchen at 134 Coxe Ave in the South Slope of Asheville, cooking mounted arepas and other Latin American inspired dishes.
Order Ninja Porter, the World Beer Cup gold winner, or Shiva IPA, with one of the award winning pizzas.
Asheville Brewing Company, at 77 Coxe Ave, is a South Slope brewpub tossing pizzas and slinging pints since 2005, with 15 taps and a pet friendly patio.
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Antidote at Chemist Spirits is a cocktail bar at 151 Coxe Ave. Chemist Spirits crafts gin, whiskey, vodka and specialty spirits in Asheville.
Drink India pale ale
Burial Beer's South Slope taproom at 40 Collier Ave was born in 2013 in a renovated transmission shop, with two bars, a full kitchen menu and wine.
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Green Man Brewery at 27 Buxton Ave in Asheville has produced some of North Carolina's most legendary ales since 1997, in the South Slope brewing district.
Wicked Weed's Funkatorium at 147 Coxe Ave is the East Coast's first sour and funky beer dedicated taproom, with a bottle shop and outdoor space.
Hi-Wire's original South Slope brewhouse at 197 Hilliard Ave began in 2013 and now brews sour and wild ales, small batch beers and taproom exclusives.
Also on this listBurial Beer CoAsheville Brewing Company
AVL Beer Week, organised with the Asheville Brewers Alliance by volunteers from the local beer industry, offers tastings, festivals, dinners, talks and tours across Asheville.
Asheville Oktoberfest, run by the Asheville Downtown Association, fills Coxe Avenue in the South Slope Brewery District with 20-plus local breweries pouring fall beers, plus distilleries, wineries, German-inspired food trucks, oompah music and games.
Try Huge, foldable slices
Pie.zaa's original shop at 46 Millard Avenue in the South Slope serves huge, foldable slices and giant 28″ pies, with late-night pizza on offer.
Also on this listChai PaniGood Hot FishAsheville Brewing Company
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Antidote at Chemist Spirits (top floor) is at 151 Coxe Ave in Asheville.
