Coffee shops, bakeries with seats and the places Asheville lingers in over a cortado.

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Where to sit and slow down

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Eat your way around Downtown

6 of the cafés on this list are in Downtown. So are these tours and tastings.

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Rowan Coffee

Rowan Coffee on Broadway in downtown Asheville is a specialty espresso bar, with multi-roaster pour-overs and retail beans from Counter to take home.

Summit Coffee

Summit Coffee Grove Arcade, at 1 Page Ave, is a neighborhood coffee shop serving quality coffee and seasonal drinks, with both indoor and outdoor seating.

Old Europe Pastries

Order Espresso with locally roasted Dynamite Coffee

Old Europe Pastries, founded in 1994 and now at 18 Broadway St, serves European-style pastries and espresso made with Dynamite Coffee from Black Mountain.

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Odd's Cafe

Order Locally roasted coffee by Cooperative Coffee.

Odd's Cafe at 800 Haywood Rd is a cozy coffee bar serving locally roasted Cooperative Coffee, loose-leaf teas, NY bagels and locally baked goods.

Sweets and Seats

  • ★ 4.3

Order Boba drinks.

Sweets and Seats at 81 Patton Ave is a cafe with a great variety of boba drinks and desserts, and comfortable seating for sitting down with them.

The Gourmet Chip Company

Order Thick-cut potato chips in flavors such as Hot Honey Korean BBQ or Sour Cream Lemon Tandoori.

The Gourmet Chip Company has a downtown Asheville cafe at 43 1/2 Broadway St serving paninis and hand-made chips, with spices hand blended and hand seasoned.