7 bars in Asheville, editor-picked for bars open late. Bars serving past 23:00. All bars in Asheville.
Sovereign Remedies ★ 4.8
downtown · 29 N Market St, Asheville, NC 28801
Hours: Mon-Thu 16:00-24:00; Fri 16:00-02:00; Sat 10:00-02:00; Sun 10:00-24:00
Sovereign Remedies on North Market Street is the multilevel apothecary-themed cocktail bar in a historic downtown building. Bar opened 2014, kitchen runs.
Tip: Reserve a table on Resy. The downstairs bar takes walk-ins for the cocktail menu. Closed Tuesdays.
Antidote at Chemist Spirits ★ 4.7
south-slope · 151 Coxe Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Hours: Mon-Fri 08:00-23:00, Sat-Sun 08:00-00:00
Antidote at Chemist Spirits on Coxe Avenue runs three floors of 1920s apothecary-styled cocktail bar above the Chemist gin and rum distillery.
Tip: Top-floor bar takes the views. Tours of the distillery downstairs run weekends; book ahead.
Burial Beer Co Taproom ★ 4.6
south-slope · 40 Collier Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Hours: Mon-Thu 12:00-23:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-24:00; Sun 12:00-23:00
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.
Tip: Outdoor courtyard takes the overflow. The Forestry Camp on Shelburne Road is the sister destination for the barrel program.
The Crow and Quill ★ 4.5
downtown · 106 N Lexington Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Hours: Daily 17:00-24:00
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.
Tip: Look for the 106 and the lanterns; the door is unmarked. Membership-style with a small cover for non-members.
DSSOLVR ★ 4.3
downtown · 63 N Lexington Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Hours: Mon-Thu 15:00-21:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-23:00; Sun 12:00-20:00
DSSOLVR on North Lexington Avenue in the historic Tyler Building runs beer alongside cider, mead, wine and non-alcoholic options. Art-leaning labels.
Tip: Upstairs lounge takes the late crowd. Open until midnight Sat, 22:00 Sun-Thu.
The Times Bar at S and W Market ★ 4.2
downtown · 56 Patton Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Hours: Mon closed; Tue 17:00-23:00; Wed-Thu 10:00-23:00; Fri-Sat 10:00-01:00; Sun 10:00-23:00
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.
Tip: Coffee until 16:00, cocktails after. Food from the surrounding S and W Market counters (Buxton Chicken, Hi-Wire, Highland).
Wicked Weed Brewpub ★ 4.1
downtown · 91 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Hours: Mon-Thu 12:00-22:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-23:00; Sun 12:00-22:00
Wicked Weed's downtown Brewpub on Biltmore Avenue opened in 2012. Hop-forward IPAs and lagers, full-service restaurant, large patio. The original Wicked Weed.
Tip: The downstairs cellar offers private booths. The Funkatorium on Coxe Avenue runs the sour beer program.