5 editor picks in Asheville.
5 new american places in Asheville we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Asheville | New American across every city.
New American is the catch-all for Asheville's seasonal, ingredient-driven restaurants, the style that defines much of its downtown dining. Rhubarb on Pack Square and Posana on Biltmore Avenue both build menus around local farms, while Sovereign Remedies on North Market Street blends the approach with a serious bar program.
John Fleer's Rhubarb on Pack Square has served wood-fired modern Southern since 2013. Fleer is a multi-time James Beard Best Chef Southeast nominee.
OrderWhatever the wood oven is running, plus the Sunday Supper family-style menu when offered.
TipBook on the restaurant's reservation page. Dinner runs Thursday through Monday from 17:00.
Posana on Biltmore Avenue in Asheville opened in 2009 as a dedicated gluten-free kitchen, serving crab cakes, trout almondine and flourless chocolate torte.
OrderThe crab cakes, plus the flourless chocolate torte if you saved room.
TipBook on the restaurant page. A South Asheville Biltmore Park location at 264 Thetford Street is a separate kitchen.
Sovereign Remedies on North Market Street in Asheville pairs craft cocktails with modern American cooking in a multilevel historic building.
OrderThe bone marrow with sourdough.
TipBook a table on Resy. The downstairs bar takes walk-ins for the cocktail menu.
John Fleer's Rhubarb on Pack Square in Asheville opened in 2013, cooking wood-fired Southern food Thursday to Monday, with a Sunday Supper menu when offered.
OrderWhatever the wood oven is running, plus the Sunday Supper family-style menu when offered.
TipBook on the restaurant's reservation page. Dinner runs Thursday through Monday from 17:00.
DSSOLVR on North Lexington Avenue runs as downtown's late-night brewery taproom, open until midnight on Friday and Saturday, with an upstairs lounge.
OrderLate beer, cider, mead
TipUpstairs lounge takes the late crowd. The label artwork alone is worth the trip in for a single beer.
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