Day-by-day eating plans for Asheville: weekend classics, family routes, vegan plans, on-a-budget editions.
Day-by-day plans
Asheville weekend: Appalachian classics and craft beer
- ★ 4.7
- 2 days
- First-time visitor, two days
A weekend built around biscuits, the South Slope brewery district, Spanish tapas and one Michelin Bib Gourmand Italian dinner.
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Day 1Saturday: biscuits, market morning, Indian lunch, brewery hop, fine-dining dinner
- Morning
- Open at Biscuit Head on Haywood Road at 08:00 (it opens daily at 08:00) for the Mimosa Fried Chicken biscuit, with sweet potato butter, sriracha slaw and a poached egg. Then North Asheville Tailgate Market at UNC Asheville Lot P28, Saturdays 08:00 to 12:00 from April to November.
- Afternoon
- Lunch at Chai Pani on Banks Avenue, in the South Slope building that housed Buxton Hall Barbecue before the 2024 move. Good Hot Fish on Buxton Avenue is open until 19:00 on Saturday for its fried NC catfish sandwich on squishy white bread, and French Broad Chocolate Lounge on Pack Square stays open until 23:00.
- Evening
- Brewery hop on the South Slope: Burial Beer at 40 Collier Avenue, then Wicked Weed Funkatorium on Coxe Avenue, both open late on Saturday. Dinner at Luminosa at the Flat Iron Hotel on Battery Park Avenue, 20:30 (Saturday dinner runs 17:00 to 22:00); a wood-burning oven is the heart of its kitchen.
StopsBiscuit HeadChai PaniGood Hot FishFrench Broad Chocolate LoungeBurial Beer CoWicked Weed FunkatoriumLuminosa
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Day 2Sunday: brunch, Spanish tapas, River Arts dinner
- Morning
- Brunch at Sunny Point Café on Haywood Road in West Asheville, which opens at 08:30 daily; Michelin lists its biscuits and gravy among the must orders.
- Afternoon
- Lunch at Cúrate on Biltmore Avenue (Sunday 11:00 to 21:30), where the menu lists Cinco Jotas jamón ibérico and the restaurant advertises daily paella lunch specials. Walk Pack Square, then Old Europe Pastries on Broadway Street (open until 22:00) for coffee and a pastry.
- Evening
- Dinner at Crusco on Depot Street in the River Arts District, open Wednesday to Sunday from 17:00 to 21:00; its posted sample menu lists campanelle with chanterelles and potato agnolotti with saffron. The Market Place on Wall Street is the Monday to Saturday alternative (dinner 17:00 to 21:00).
Asheville brewery and River Arts day
- ★ 4.6
- 1 day
- Craft beer fan, one day
A single-day tour of the River Arts District and the South Slope brewery district, ending at a Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurant.
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Day 1Saturday: brewery walk and Bib Gourmand evening
- Morning
- PennyCup Coffee Co on Depot Street in the River Arts District for a 09:00 pour-over (open 09:00 to 15:00 on Saturday). Wedge Brewing at Wedge Studios on Paynes Way opens at 12:00 on Friday and Saturday, and a taco vendor operates on its patio Wednesday through Sunday.
- Afternoon
- Cross the French Broad to the South Slope. BREW-ed's walking brewery tour ($55, samples included) is booked online, so check its calendar for start times. Burial Beer, Hi-Wire South Slope and Green Man are all open on Saturday afternoon. End at Mother on Short Coxe Avenue, open until 18:00 Monday to Saturday, for lunch or a sandwich; Michelin notes its in-house sourdough, daily quiche and salads.
- Evening
- Dinner at Little Chango on Coxe Avenue, 19:00 (open until 21:00 on Friday and Saturday; closed Sunday and Monday), for the arepas and the Latin American sides Michelin singles out. Late drinks at DSSOLVR on North Lexington Avenue, open until 23:00 on Friday and Saturday.
StopsPennyCup Coffee CoWedge Brewing Co (Wedge Studios)Burial Beer CoHi-Wire Brewing South SlopeGreen Man BreweryMotherLittle ChangoDSSOLVR
Asheville on a budget: two days of casual meals
- ★ 4.4
- 2 days
- Budget traveller, two days
Biscuits, taco counters, vegan plates, brewpub pizza and late-night slices across two days of casual Asheville eating.
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Day 1Day one: biscuits, tacos, brewery, pizza late
- Morning
- Biscuit Head on Haywood Road (open daily 08:00 to 14:00) for a cat head biscuit with pork sausage gravy.
- Afternoon
- Lunch at White Duck Taco Shop on Biltmore Avenue (daily 11:30 to 21:00), where every taco is priced a la carte. Coffee at High Five Coffee on Broadway Street.
- Evening
- Asheville Brewing Company on Coxe Avenue, which opened in 2005 as the first brewpub on the South Slope, for pizza and a pint. Late slice at Pie.zaa Pizza on Millard Avenue, open until 01:00 on Friday and Saturday and until midnight other nights.
StopsBiscuit HeadWhite Duck Taco ShopHigh Five Coffee BroadwayAsheville Brewing CompanyPie.zaa Pizza
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Day 2Day two: breakfast, Indian street food, vegan dinner
- Morning
- Early Girl Eatery on Wall Street for breakfast; its menu lists biscuits under smoky bacon gravy and the Yam Scram, scrambled with sweet potatoes.
- Afternoon
- Chai Pani on Banks Avenue (South Slope) for Indian street food and a chai.
- Evening
- Rosetta's Kitchen on North Lexington Avenue, which calls itself the best downtown restaurant for vegetarian and vegan food (open Tuesday to Sunday until 21:00). A pint at DSSOLVR's North Lexington taproom afterwards.
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