Taste Carolina Gourmet Food Tours is a food tour in Downtown, Asheville.
Taste Carolina runs downtown Asheville walking tours through five or six tastings at farm-to-table restaurants, eclectic cafes and specialty food stores.
Route: Downtown Asheville Tasting Tour
Tip: Book on the operator's Asheville page. Tours run rain or shine; comfortable shoes essential.
Asheville Brews Cruise has run brewery tours since 2006 as the city's original tour operator. Three South Slope breweries per tour, common stops include Twin Leaf, Hi-Wire and Catawba.
Tip: Book on the operator site; designated-driver discounts on group bookings. Scheduled 3-stop tours run Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat and Sun.
BREW-ed runs downtown Asheville walking brewery and history tours that National Geographic named among the top tours in the world. Cicerone-certified guides; several South Slope breweries per tour.
Tip: Book on the operator site at least 72 hours ahead. The 21+ format runs Mon-Sat afternoons. Private brewery tours can be booked any day.
Eating Asheville is the locally-owned downtown food tour. The Classic Food Tour visits up to five handpicked farm-to-table restaurants and food shops with insider commentary.
Tip: Book on the operator site at least 48 hours ahead. The High Roller upgrade ($89, 2.5 hours, 6 stops) is the longer format; private group tours on request.
Asheville Brews Cruise has run brewery tours since 2006 as the city's original tour operator. Three South Slope breweries per tour, common stops include Twin Leaf, Hi-Wire and Catawba.
Tip: Book on the operator site; designated-driver discounts on group bookings. Scheduled 3-stop tours run Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat and Sun.
BREW-ed runs downtown Asheville walking brewery and history tours that National Geographic named among the top tours in the world. Cicerone-certified guides; several South Slope breweries per tour.
Tip: Book on the operator site at least 72 hours ahead. The 21+ format runs Mon-Sat afternoons. Private brewery tours can be booked any day.
French Broad Chocolates' Bean-to-Bar tour at their Riverside Drive factory walks the full chocolate process: cacao bean arrival, roasting, grinding, molding, and bonbon work. Daily, 45 minutes.
Tip: Reserve on operator site or email tours@frenchbroadchocolates.com. Arrive 10 minutes early; late arrivals not admitted. Ticket carries a 10% same-day discount.
Biltmore Winery in the former dairy at Antler Hill Village runs complimentary tours and tastings with estate admission. The most-visited US winery, founded.
Tip: Tour included with the estate ticket. Premium-flight upgrades available at booking; book a Cedric's Tavern lunch table after.
Sierra Nevada's Mills River brewery, 15 miles south of Asheville, runs free 45-minute brewery tours every half hour from 11:30 to 16:30. Editor pick.
Tip: Reservation required. The tour leaves the Liquid Center every 30 minutes; book ahead on the operator site.
Eating Asheville is the locally-owned downtown food tour. The Classic Food Tour visits up to five handpicked farm-to-table restaurants and food shops with insider commentary.
Tip: Book on the operator site at least 48 hours ahead. The High Roller upgrade ($89, 2.5 hours, 6 stops) is the longer format; private group tours on request.