White Duck Taco Shop is a taqueria budget eat in Downtown, Asheville.
Editorially verified May 31, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Counter service. The Korean bulgogi, crispy fish and lamb gyro are the strongest under-$5 tacos.
Address: 12 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Rosetta Star's Rosetta's Kitchen on North Lexington Avenue runs vegan comfort plates under $14. The Peace Burger with mac and cheese on the side is the cult.
Try: Vegan Peace Burger and mac
Tip: Counter service. The Buchi kombucha on tap is a useful pairing; cash and card.
Farm Burger on Patton Avenue serves Hickory Nut Gap grassfed burgers and farm fries counter-style, under $15 for a single cheeseburger and side.
Try: Grassfed burger and fries
Tip: The build-your-own with a single patty is the value play. Counter service; order pickup ahead online.
Tupelo Honey's original College Street location in Asheville keeps breakfast plates and biscuits under $18, with sweet potato pancakes and fried chicken.
Try: Sweet potato pancakes, biscuits
Tip: Weekday breakfast 09:00-11:00 is the calmest. Weekend brunch climbs over $20 with sides.
Twisted Crepe on Haywood Street runs sweet and savoury French-style crepes and buckwheat galettes from $8. A solid downtown breakfast or light-lunch budget.
Try: Sweet or savoury crepe
Tip: Closed Wednesdays. The buckwheat ham-and-Gruyère galette is the most-filling savoury option.
Rosetta Star's Rosetta's Kitchen on North Lexington Avenue runs vegan comfort plates under $14. The Peace Burger with mac and cheese on the side is the cult.
Try: Vegan Peace Burger and mac
Tip: Counter service. The Buchi kombucha on tap is a useful pairing; cash and card.
Farm Burger on Patton Avenue serves Hickory Nut Gap grassfed burgers and farm fries counter-style, under $15 for a single cheeseburger and side.
Try: Grassfed burger and fries
Tip: The build-your-own with a single patty is the value play. Counter service; order pickup ahead online.
Ashleigh Shanti's Good Hot Fish at Burial's South Slope runs a $14 fried catfish basket as standard. Hush puppies, slaw dog and Carolina mustard included.
Try: Fried catfish basket
Tip: Order at the counter upstairs. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Beer downstairs at Burial.
Tupelo Honey's original College Street location in Asheville keeps breakfast plates and biscuits under $18, with sweet potato pancakes and fried chicken.
Try: Sweet potato pancakes, biscuits
Tip: Weekday breakfast 09:00-11:00 is the calmest. Weekend brunch climbs over $20 with sides.
Twisted Crepe on Haywood Street runs sweet and savoury French-style crepes and buckwheat galettes from $8. A solid downtown breakfast or light-lunch budget.
Try: Sweet or savoury crepe
Tip: Closed Wednesdays. The buckwheat ham-and-Gruyère galette is the most-filling savoury option.
Asheville Brewing Company on Coxe Avenue in South Slope runs $13-18 wood-fired pizzas alongside house beers in a family-friendly brewpub with a heated patio.
Try: Brewpub pizza and house beer
Tip: Walk-in. Family-friendly; the Coxe Avenue patio takes the overflow on warm evenings.
