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.
Food program: Cheese and charcuterie boards
Tip: Walk-in only. The cellar-room champagne flights take the literary cocktail crowd on weekends.
Food experiences in Downtown
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 ...
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?
Location
Address: 1 Page Ave Ste 101, Asheville, NC 28801
Also in downtown
5 Walnut Wine Bar ★ 4.4
5 Walnut Wine Bar on West Walnut Street in downtown Asheville has been the city's live-music wine bar since 2008. TableJourney editor pick for the year.
Signature pour: Italian regional reds, $5-15 by the glass
Wine focus: Eclectic by-the-glass, value-leaning list
Food: Cheese, charcuterie, small plates
Tip: Walk-in. The live-music calendar runs nightly; brass and Afrobeat on weekend evenings.
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.
Signature pour: Tasting flights at the wine wall
Wine focus: By-the-taste, by-the-glass, by-the-bottle global
Food: Cheese, charcuterie, snacks
Tip: Self-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.
Signature pour: Pet-nat cider flight
Wine focus: Natural cider, pet-nats, orange wines
Food: Cheese plates, snacks
Tip: Cider flights are the easiest entry; the orange wine flight rotates monthly.
More wine bars in Asheville
5 Walnut Wine Bar ★ 4.4
5 Walnut Wine Bar on West Walnut Street in downtown Asheville has been the city's live-music wine bar since 2008. TableJourney editor pick for the year.
Signature pour: Italian regional reds, $5-15 by the glass
Wine focus: Eclectic by-the-glass, value-leaning list
Food: Cheese, charcuterie, small plates
Tip: Walk-in. The live-music calendar runs nightly; brass and Afrobeat on weekend evenings.
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.
Signature pour: Tasting flights at the wine wall
Wine focus: By-the-taste, by-the-glass, by-the-bottle global
Food: Cheese, charcuterie, snacks
Tip: Self-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.
Signature pour: Pet-nat cider flight
Wine focus: Natural cider, pet-nats, orange wines
Food: Cheese plates, snacks
Tip: Cider 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.
Signature pour: Natural pet-nat or skin-contact white by the glass
Wine focus: Natural, low-intervention wines by the glass and bottle
Food: Seasonal small plates, all-day cafe
Tip: Open from 09:00 for espresso and breakfast; the wine list opens midday. Closed Mondays.