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Private tour · 3 hours
Private Walking Food Tour in Asheville Downtown Heritage
Each tasting is included so you can savor without pause. What hidden hands shaped these flavors across time?
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CuisineWine bar
Price$$$$
NeighborhoodDowntown
HoursSun-Thu 17:00-23:00; Fri-Sat 17:00-24:00
Phone828.253.2593
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Food program: Cheese, charcuterie, small plates
Tip: Walk-in. The live-music calendar runs nightly; brass and Afrobeat on weekend evenings.
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Asheville: Downtown Food Tour with 6 Tastings
Discover downtown Asheville on a guided food tour with 6 tastings. Learn about the city's history and architecture as you savor local flavors, including a chargrilled ...
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Asheville: Downtown Street Art Walking Tour
Explore Downtown Asheville’s South Slope and discover vibrant murals and hidden art gems. Hear the stories behind the city’s creative street art scene.
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Address: 5 W Walnut St, Asheville, NC 28801
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WALLS Wine Bar ★ 4.3
WALLS Wine Bar at the Benjamin Walls Gallery on Broadway Street pairs Walls' large-format wildlife and landscape photography with self-pour wine cards.
PourTasting flights at the wine wall
WineBy-the-taste, by-the-glass, by-the-bottle global
FoodCheese, charcuterie, snacks
TipSelf-pour wine card system; pre-load and walk the gallery between tastings. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
Botanist and Barrel Tasting Bar ★ 4.4
Botanist and Barrel's Asheville tasting bar on Broadway Street pours the women-owned cidery and natural-wine producer's line-up, with monthly flights.
PourPet-nat cider flight
WineNatural cider, pet-nats, orange wines
FoodCheese plates, snacks
TipCider flights are the easiest entry; the orange wine flight rotates monthly.
Battery Park Book Exchange and Champagne Bar ★ 4.6
Battery Park Book Exchange in the Grove Arcade pairs a champagne bar with a used-book store. Literary cocktails and grower champagne on rare-book shelves.
PourGrower champagne by the glass
WineChampagne and sparkling, broad by-the-glass list
FoodCheese and charcuterie boards
TipWalk-in only. The cellar-room champagne flights take the literary cocktail crowd on weekends.
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WALLS Wine Bar ★ 4.3
WALLS Wine Bar at the Benjamin Walls Gallery on Broadway Street pairs Walls' large-format wildlife and landscape photography with self-pour wine cards.
PourTasting flights at the wine wall
WineBy-the-taste, by-the-glass, by-the-bottle global
FoodCheese, charcuterie, snacks
TipSelf-pour wine card system; pre-load and walk the gallery between tastings. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
Botanist and Barrel Tasting Bar ★ 4.4
Botanist and Barrel's Asheville tasting bar on Broadway Street pours the women-owned cidery and natural-wine producer's line-up, with monthly flights.
PourPet-nat cider flight
WineNatural cider, pet-nats, orange wines
FoodCheese plates, snacks
TipCider flights are the easiest entry; the orange wine flight rotates monthly.
Leo's House of Thirst ★ 4.7
Drew Wallace's Leo's House of Thirst on Haywood Road in West Asheville was a 2025 James Beard semifinalist for Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program.
PourNatural pet-nat or skin-contact white by the glass
WineNatural, low-intervention wines by the glass and bottle
FoodSeasonal small plates, all-day cafe
TipOpen from 09:00 for espresso and breakfast; the wine list opens midday. Closed Mondays.
Battery Park Book Exchange and Champagne Bar ★ 4.6
Battery Park Book Exchange in the Grove Arcade pairs a champagne bar with a used-book store. Literary cocktails and grower champagne on rare-book shelves.
PourGrower champagne by the glass
WineChampagne and sparkling, broad by-the-glass list
FoodCheese and charcuterie boards
TipWalk-in only. The cellar-room champagne flights take the literary cocktail crowd on weekends.