Cúrate is a spanish tapas fine-dining restaurant in Downtown, Asheville.
Katie Button's Cúrate on Biltmore Avenue in Asheville won the 2022 James Beard Outstanding Hospitality award. The Pintxos tasting menu at the chef's counter.
Must order: The chef's tasting at the counter, with sherry pairings.
Tip: Counter tasting menu at the long bar requires booking 30 days ahead on Resy. The dining room is à la carte.
Address: 13 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Luminosa inside the Flat Iron Hotel earned both a Michelin Green Star and a Bib Gourmand in the first 2025 Michelin Guide American South for its Italian.
Order: The whole-fish of the day from the wood oven, plus a hand-cut pasta.
Tip: Book on OpenTable; the chef's counter at the open kitchen takes walk-ups from 17:00. Closed Mondays.
William Dissen's The Market Place on Wall Street moved here 1990 (founded 1979 by Mark Rosenstein). Dissen is a 2025 JBA Outstanding Chef semifinalist.
Order: The Sunburst Trout Farm trout from Canton, plus the seasonal foraged mushroom plate.
Tip: Book on the restaurant's reservation page. The walk-up bar pours small plates from the main menu.
John Fleer's Rhubarb on Pack Square in Asheville opened in 2013. Editor pick on TableJourney with hours, booking notes and tasting-menu price for 2026.
Order: Whatever the wood oven is running, plus the Sunday Supper family-style menu when offered.
Tip: Book on the restaurant's reservation page. Dinner runs Thursday through Monday from 17:00.
Red Stag Grill at the Grand Bohemian Lodge in Biltmore Village runs European comfort food with a Carolina twist: bison tenderloin, elk loin, regional.
Order: The bison tenderloin or the elk loin, plus a glass off the Carolina wine list.
Tip: Book on OpenTable. The hunting-lodge bar serves the full menu walk-up; complimentary valet.
Crusco in the River Arts District opened in summer 2025 from Kat Kearney and former Cucina 24 staff. Editor pick on TableJourney with hours, booking notes.
Order: Whatever pasta the kitchen is running, plus a glass off the food-friendly wine list.
Tip: Book on the restaurant's site. Dinner Wednesday through Sunday from 17:00. Bar walk-ins.
The Bull and Beggar at Wedge Studios in the River Arts District has run French-American fine dining with raw bar plateau since 2013. The Tuesday burger night.
Order: The steak frites with bone-marrow butter, or the burger if you can land a Tuesday seat.
Tip: Tuesday burger night books out 3 weeks ahead. Raw bar walk-ins open at 17:00.
Luminosa inside the Flat Iron Hotel earned both a Michelin Green Star and a Bib Gourmand in the first 2025 Michelin Guide American South for its Italian.
Order: The whole-fish of the day from the wood oven, plus a hand-cut pasta.
Tip: Book on OpenTable; the chef's counter at the open kitchen takes walk-ups from 17:00. Closed Mondays.
William Dissen's The Market Place on Wall Street moved here 1990 (founded 1979 by Mark Rosenstein). Dissen is a 2025 JBA Outstanding Chef semifinalist.
Order: The Sunburst Trout Farm trout from Canton, plus the seasonal foraged mushroom plate.
Tip: Book on the restaurant's reservation page. The walk-up bar pours small plates from the main menu.
John Fleer's Rhubarb on Pack Square in Asheville opened in 2013. Editor pick on TableJourney with hours, booking notes and tasting-menu price for 2026.
Order: Whatever the wood oven is running, plus the Sunday Supper family-style menu when offered.
Tip: Book on the restaurant's reservation page. Dinner runs Thursday through Monday from 17:00.
