Good Hot Fish is a street-food stop in South Slope, Asheville.
Editorially verified May 31, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Order at the counter upstairs, take the basket to Burial's beer garden below. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
Address: 10 Buxton Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Buxton Chicken Palace inside S and W Market on Patton Avenue is Elliott Moss and Meherwan Irani's spinoff dedicated to the Bon Appetit-anointed Buxton Hall.
Try: Pressure-fried chicken sandwich
Tip: Counter service inside S and W Market. Hot honey is the cult condiment. Take it to the upstairs bar.
Botiwalla by Chai Pani on Battery Park Avenue is Meherwan Irani's tribute to the late-night sigri (grill) cart culture of India. Counter-service grilled.
Try: Indian kababs and street grills
Tip: Order at the counter, take a seat. The 697 Haywood Road sister room is the West Asheville extension.
Farm Dogs at S and W Market is Farm Burger's grassfed-sausage and hot dog concept, counter service in the downtown food hall. Local soft pretzels too.
Try: Grassfed sausages, hot dogs, soft pretzels
Tip: Counter service inside S and W Market. The local pretzel-and-mustard combo is the move on a beer walk.
Mikasa Criolla inside S and W Market on Patton Avenue serves Peruvian-style stews, empanadas and paninis, counter service in the downtown food hall format.
Try: Peruvian stews, empanadas, paninis
Tip: Counter service. Empanadas and a stew make a good pairing with a Highland Brewing pour from the mezzanine.
White Duck Taco's downtown Asheville room on Biltmore Avenue runs counter-service globally inspired soft tacos: Korean bulgogi, Bangkok shrimp.
Try: Globally inspired soft tacos
Tip: Counter service. The Riverside Drive River Arts location is under reconstruction in 2025.
