10 soul food rooms in Asheville we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Asheville | Soul Food across every city.
Southern and soul cooking is the backbone of how Asheville eats, from biscuits and fried chicken to shrimp and grits. Tupelo Honey on College Street and Early Girl Eatery on Wall Street anchor the downtown Southern-kitchen tradition, while Buxton Chicken Palace nearby and Good Hot Fish on the South Slope carry the fried-chicken and fish-fry side.
Tupelo Honey Southern Kitchen and Bar ★ 4.2
downtown · 12 College St, Asheville, NC 28801
Tupelo Honey opened on College Street in downtown Asheville in 2000 as an eclectic Southern cafe. The original location of what is now a regional chain.
Early Girl Eatery ★ 4.4
downtown · 8 Wall St, Asheville, NC 28801
Early Girl Eatery on Wall Street in Asheville opened in 2001 and has been the downtown Southern breakfast benchmark since.
Buxton Chicken Palace ★ 4.3
downtown · 56 Patton Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Buxton Chicken Palace inside the S and W Market in Asheville is the Elliott Moss and Meherwan Irani spinoff dedicated to the Bon Appetit-anointed Buxton Hall.
Tupelo Honey Southern Kitchen and Bar ★ 4.2
downtown · 12 College St, Asheville, NC 28801
Tupelo Honey opened on College Street in downtown Asheville in 2000. The original location of the regional Southern chain, the room locals still send.
Early Girl Eatery ★ 4.4
downtown · 8 Wall St, Asheville, NC 28801
Early Girl Eatery on Wall Street in Asheville opened in 2001 as the downtown Southern farm-to-table benchmark.
Sunny Point Café ★ 4.5
west-asheville · 626 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC 28806
Sunny Point Café on Haywood Road in West Asheville opened in 2003 as a family-owned breakfast and lunch room with an on-site production garden.
Biscuit Head ★ 4.5
west-asheville · 733 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC 28806
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.
Buxton Chicken Palace ★ 4.3
downtown · 56 Patton Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Buxton Chicken Palace inside the S and W Market in Asheville is the Elliott Moss and Meherwan Irani spinoff dedicated to the Bon Appetit-anointed Buxton Hall.
Good Hot Fish ★ 4.7
south-slope · 10 Buxton Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
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.
Tupelo Honey Southern Kitchen ★ 4.1
downtown · 12 College St, Asheville, NC 28801
Tupelo Honey's original College Street location in Asheville keeps breakfast plates and biscuits under $18, with sweet potato pancakes and fried chicken.