TypeBrewery taproom, lounge
Neighbourhooddowntown
Signature drinkSours, fruited ales, lagers

Food program: Snacks only, food trucks rotate

Tip: Upstairs lounge takes the late crowd. Open until midnight Sat, 22:00 Sun-Thu.

Location

Address: 63 N Lexington Ave, Asheville, NC 28801

Also in downtown

The Social Lounge at Strada ★ 4.3

Rooftop cocktail bardowntown

The Social Lounge above Strada Italiano on Broadway Street is Asheville's original rooftop cocktail bar, with a covered rooftop patio and Italian-leaning.

Signature drink: Aperol spritz, Italian-leaning cocktails

Food: Italian small plates from Strada kitchen

Tip: Walk-up. Rooftop seats fill first on warm evenings; covered patio works in rain or shoulder season.

Sovereign Remedies ★ 4.6

Craft cocktail bar and bistrodowntown

Sovereign Remedies on North Market Street is the multilevel apothecary-themed cocktail bar in a historic downtown building. Bar opened 2014, kitchen runs.

Signature drink: Apothecary-inspired seasonal cocktails

Food: Bone marrow, seasonal small plates, pastas

Tip: Reserve a table on Resy. The downstairs bar takes walk-ins for the cocktail menu. Closed Tuesdays.

The Crow and Quill ★ 4.5

Speakeasy, whiskey bardowntown

The Crow and Quill on North Lexington Avenue is the hidden Asheville speakeasy with 800 whiskeys and 1,000 spirits behind an unmarked door. Edgar Allan Poe.

Signature drink: 800+ whiskeys, classic cocktails

Food: Snacks only

Tip: Look for the 106 and the lanterns; the door is unmarked. Membership-style with a small cover for non-members.

The Times Bar at S and W Market ★ 4.4

Craft cocktail bar, coffee shopdowntown

The Times Bar inside the historic S and W Cafeteria (now the S and W Market food hall) on Patton Avenue runs as a coffee shop by day and craft cocktail bar.

Signature drink: Classic Manhattan, seasonal sazerac

Food: S and W Market food hall around it

Tip: Coffee until 16:00, cocktails after. Food from the surrounding S and W Market counters (Buxton Chicken, Hi-Wire, Highland).

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The Social Lounge at Strada ★ 4.3

Rooftop cocktail bardowntown

The Social Lounge above Strada Italiano on Broadway Street is Asheville's original rooftop cocktail bar, with a covered rooftop patio and Italian-leaning.

Signature drink: Aperol spritz, Italian-leaning cocktails

Food: Italian small plates from Strada kitchen

Tip: Walk-up. Rooftop seats fill first on warm evenings; covered patio works in rain or shoulder season.

Sovereign Remedies ★ 4.6

Craft cocktail bar and bistrodowntown

Sovereign Remedies on North Market Street is the multilevel apothecary-themed cocktail bar in a historic downtown building. Bar opened 2014, kitchen runs.

Signature drink: Apothecary-inspired seasonal cocktails

Food: Bone marrow, seasonal small plates, pastas

Tip: Reserve a table on Resy. The downstairs bar takes walk-ins for the cocktail menu. Closed Tuesdays.

Antidote at Chemist Spirits ★ 4.6

Craft cocktail bar, distillerysouth-slope

Antidote at Chemist Spirits on Coxe Avenue runs three floors of 1920s apothecary-styled cocktail bar above the Chemist gin and rum distillery.

Signature drink: Chemist Crimson Moon gin cocktails

Food: Snack menu, charcuterie

Tip: Top-floor bar takes the views. Tours of the distillery downstairs run weekends; book ahead.

The Crow and Quill ★ 4.5

Speakeasy, whiskey bardowntown

The Crow and Quill on North Lexington Avenue is the hidden Asheville speakeasy with 800 whiskeys and 1,000 spirits behind an unmarked door. Edgar Allan Poe.

Signature drink: 800+ whiskeys, classic cocktails

Food: Snacks only

Tip: Look for the 106 and the lanterns; the door is unmarked. Membership-style with a small cover for non-members.

Burial Beer Co Taproom ★ 4.6

Brewery taproom, courtyardsouth-slope

Burial Beer's South Slope taproom on Collier Avenue is the defining Asheville craft beer hangout, opened 2013. Saisons, IPAs, sours; Good Hot Fish counter.

Signature drink: Saisons, IPAs, mixed-fermentation

Food: Good Hot Fish counter upstairs

Tip: Outdoor courtyard takes the overflow. The Forestry Camp on Shelburne Road is the sister destination for the barrel program.

The Times Bar at S and W Market ★ 4.4

Craft cocktail bar, coffee shopdowntown

The Times Bar inside the historic S and W Cafeteria (now the S and W Market food hall) on Patton Avenue runs as a coffee shop by day and craft cocktail bar.

Signature drink: Classic Manhattan, seasonal sazerac

Food: S and W Market food hall around it

Tip: Coffee until 16:00, cocktails after. Food from the surrounding S and W Market counters (Buxton Chicken, Hi-Wire, Highland).

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