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Private Walking Food Tour in Asheville Downtown Heritage
Each tasting is included so you can savor without pause. What hidden hands shaped these flavors across time?
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What to order at Strada Italiano
- Must order
- Whatever pasta is on the daily-cut sheet, plus a glass off the Italian biodynamic list.
- Signature dishes
- Hand-tossed pizzas, Scratch-made pastas, Italian-American classics
- Editor tip
- Book on Resy. The rooftop Social Lounge upstairs takes walk-ins for cocktails and pizza late.
CuisineItalian
Price$$$$
NeighborhoodDowntown
HoursMon 11:00-15:00, Mon 16:00-21:30, Tue 11:00-15:00, Tue 16:00-21:30, Wed 11:00-15:00, Wed 16:00-21:30, Thu 11:00-15:00, Thu 16:00-21:30, Fri 11:00-15:00, Fri 16:00-21:30, Sat 11:00-15:00, Sat 16:00-21:30, Sun 11:00-15:00, Sun 16:00-21:30
Phone(828) 348-8448
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Asheville: Downtown Food Tour with 6 Tastings
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Asheville: Downtown Street Art Walking Tour
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Location
Address: 27 Broadway St, Asheville, NC 28801
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White Duck Taco Shop ★ 4.3
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OrderThree tacos: the Korean bulgogi, the crispy fish and the Bangkok shrimp.
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Farm Burger ★ 4.1
Farm Burger's downtown Asheville room on Patton Avenue, just off Pack Square, runs Hickory Nut Gap grassfed burgers, order-at-the-counter format, since 2014.
OrderA double cheeseburger with farm fries; build-your-own with the No 5 (oxtail marmalade) is the move.
TipCounter service. Order pickup ahead online; counter line moves fast.
Rosetta's Kitchen ★ 4.3
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OrderThe Peace Burger with mac and cheese on the side, or the veggie reuben at lunch.
TipCounter service. Cash and card both fine; The Buchi Bar in the building serves Buchi kombucha on tap, natural wine and the full Rosetta's vegan menu.
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White Duck Taco Shop ★ 4.3
White Duck Taco's downtown Asheville location on Biltmore Avenue runs globally inspired soft tacos: Korean bulgogi, Bangkok shrimp, jerk chicken, smoked duck.
OrderThree tacos: the Korean bulgogi, the crispy fish and the Bangkok shrimp.
TipOrder at the counter and take a seat. The Riverside Drive River Arts location is under reconstruction in 2025.
Farm Burger ★ 4.1
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OrderA double cheeseburger with farm fries; build-your-own with the No 5 (oxtail marmalade) is the move.
TipCounter service. Order pickup ahead online; counter line moves fast.
Sunny Point Café ★ 4.5
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Biscuit Head ★ 4.5
Jason and Carolyn Roy's Biscuit Head opened the West Asheville flagship on Haywood Road in 2013. Cathead biscuits with a jam-bar of house preserves, hot.
OrderThe Mimosa Fried Chicken biscuit (sweet potato butter, sriracha slaw, poached egg).
TipWalk-in counter service. Open Mon-Fri 08:00-14:00; weekend lines spill out the door from 09:30.
Botiwalla by Chai Pani West ★ 4.3
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OrderThe chicken tikka kabab roll, the cheese kulcha, and a Bombay grilled cheese.
TipCounter service. Patio takes walk-ins, easier than the Battery Park location for weekend evenings.
Rosetta's Kitchen ★ 4.3
Rosetta Star's Rosetta's Kitchen on North Lexington Avenue in downtown Asheville has run vegan and vegetarian comfort food since 2002. Editor pick.
OrderThe Peace Burger with mac and cheese on the side, or the veggie reuben at lunch.
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