The Imperial Life Bar serves craft cocktails, small batch spirits and a small plate menu. The original burnished wood floors have been retained. (Photo: Angeli Wright/awright@citizen-times.com). At 75 Haywood St. Chai Pani: Downtown workers know this hidden-in-plain-sight secret: to-go rice and curry (specify butter chicken or saag paneer) is $8.99 because it doesn’t come with the daal and papadam. We tried the restaurant's riff on a Manhattan cocktail, Hello Darkness, at $16 the most expensive cocktail on the menu, and a Tanqueray martini, a bargain at $8. There’s a nice selection of cocktails and wines. Expensive. The hotel website's blurb on Benne on Eagle refers to it as Appalachian soul food, but the name, Benne usually references benne seeds, similar to sesame seeds, brought to America from West Africa on slave ships and used mostly today in Low Country and Gullah cooking. 11 Broadway St., Downtown Asheville, 828-281-8151, ; Thai, lunch and dinner daily Inexpensive to Moderate. At 1 Page Ave. #139. Be aware that for cakes you may need to order one or two weeks ahead. 32 Banks Ave., South Slope, Downtown, 828-232-7216, ; Barbecue/Southern, lunch and dinner daily, Moderate, ; Indian, lunch and dinner Mon.-Thu., dinner only Fri. and Sat., lunch only Sun. Something called Pom Pom Pom comes in various versions – the tofu version has blackened crumbled goat cheese with pineapple, avocado slices, plantains and steamed vegetables. Unless you are unlucky enough to hit a bad night or an out-of-sorts waiter, which did happen to us once, what a delightful experience it is to have dinner here. (In good weather you can get a seat in the small alleyway next to the restaurant.) We love 12 Bones for the ribs, but this pork barbecue, especially with the vinegar sauce, is special. The Tandoori dishes, especially chicken and lamb, are very good, prepared in an authentic tandoor oven, and for those who like them there are spicy curries and vindaloo dishes. It takes some digging to find items under $10, but they’re there: tuna salad sandwich; basic or deluxe burgers; cup of soup and grilled cheese or half salad. The hotel looks fantastic, with an appealing bar area with gas fireplace. Opened over a decade ago, Table was one of the first higher-end, local-minded restaurants to open downtown. Bouchon offers a house "private label" wine. Rumor has it that it’s too expensive to eat in downtown Asheville. Rhubarb 7 SW Pack Square, Downtown Asheville, 828-785-1503, www.rhubarbasheville.com, Eclectic, lunch and dinner Wed.-Mon., Expensive. Surprisingly Limones doesn’t offer espresso, but the Dynamite coffee from Black Mountain is fine. In 2017, the vacant lot on Haywood Street, across from U.S. Cellular Center was also designated at food truck lot. Downtown Restaurants, Asheville Showing 157 restaurants in Downtown and 1219 others from nearby locations - Exclude nearby locations › All Breakfast Lunch Dinner Delivery Drinks & Nightlife Take Out. We need to go there more often! The café bills itself as “vegetarian with an international flair,” with flavors and dishes in-fluenced by the cuisines of Korea, India, Thailand, Mexico, the Caribbean, Mediterranean and elsewhere. See reviews, photos, directions, phone numbers and more for the best American Restaurants in Asheville, NC. The beef burger uses Hickory Nut Gap meat and is terrific. The waitstaff was friendly and helpful. The restaurant has good Counter Culture coffee, but we don't understand why a local restaurant serves out-of-town coffee (from Durham, 225 miles away). 114. Eating Asheville is proud to partner with over thirty five of Asheville’s most popular downtown restaurants, from well established classics like Tupelo Honey and Zambra’s to hot new spots like Cultura and Noble The Greenhouse. 49 Rankin Ave., Downtown Asheville, 828- 407-1946, ; Eclectic, lunch daily except Mon., dinner Tues.-Sat. In 2017, Wicked Weed was bought by international beverage giant AB InBev, its first craft beer acquisition. Inexpensive to Moderate. However, beneath a building is a basement and passageways used in the early part of the 20th century as a storage and distribution system for bootleg liquor. Mayfel’s (22 College St., Downtown Asheville, 828-252-8840, www.mayfels.net;  New Orleans dishes, open for brunch, lunch and dinner Thu.-Mon. Remember, the opinions on dining, and everything thing, in this guide are our own. 75 Haywood St., Downtown Asheville, 828-505-1552, , Deli, lunch Mon.-Sat., closed Sun. Many post menus by their front door. Expensive. All opinions expressed are those of the author, Lan Sluder, unless otherwise noted. Cultura 147 Coxe Ave., South Slope, 828-552-3203, www.wickedweed.com/location/cultura; Eclectic, dinner daily except Tues. Price categories are per person for dinner with appetizer or salad, entrée, vegetable or other side, glass of wine or a cocktail, tax and tip. With over 250 independent restaurants, many with epic views of Asheville’s picturesque mountain vistas, it’s tough to choose which ones get top ratings. Asheville restaurants open for Thanksgiving: Where to get takeout, order meals, dine in Mackensy Lunsford, Asheville Citizen Times 11/23/2020 … Besides running a popular café and catering business for more than 20 years, Masterton was the author or co-author of several cookbooks. Benne on Eagle  35 Eagle St., Downtown Asheville, 828-552-8833, www.benneoneagle.com; Southern soul food, open daily for dinner (and breakfast for Foundry Hotel guests)  Expensive. Note that delivery areas may be limited to only certain zip codes or neighborhoods. Plus, there’s an eclectic wine list with most wines from $30 to $50 a bottle and $6 to $11 a glass. Another location off Hendersonville Road in South Asheville is also here. 147 Coxe Ave., South Slope, 828-552-3203, ; Eclectic, dinner daily except Tues. Expensive to Very Expensive. Salsa’s is the flagship restaurant of Asheville food entrepreneur Hector Diaz. Isa's Bistro Haywood Park Hotel, 1 Battery Park Ave., 828-575-.9636, www.isasbistro.com; New American, lunch and dinner daily, Moderate to Expensive. Kathmandu 90 Patton Ave., Downtown Asheville, 828-252-1080, www.cafekathmanduasheville.com; Indian/Nepalese, lunch and dinner daily. Find Asheville restaurants. My spinach salad with vinaigrette and bacon dress, topped by two fried chicken livers ($11.50), also was excellent. The Wall Street public garage is nearby, and street parking often is available on Battery Park or around the Grove Arcade. Very hip, very different, very well located. When we turned over our meat serving cards, we immediately were offered four or five different grilled meats -- filet mignon wrapped in bacon, lamb shops, chicken wrapped in bacon, garlic beef and others, all in very small servings (but of course you can get more of anything, and no one is going to leave here hungry.) Many dishes are gluten-free. Easy parking is available at the nearby Rankin public garage. At lunch, entrees are around $10; at dinner, around $15 to $20. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------, Sunny Point, West Asheville – best spot in town for breakfast, and it’s served all day, Taco Billies, West Asheville -- hot new spot for tortilla-involved breakfasts and lunches, Early Girl, Downtown Asheville – farm-to-table breakfasts, Biscuit Head, West Asheville and two locations South – making a name for its biscuits with toppings, Over Easy, Downtown -- organic, local take on regular breakfast dishes, Homegrown, North Asheville – natural, local and Southern, Corner Kitchen, Biltmore Village -- more upscale way to go for breakfasts, recently renovated, Tupelo Honey, Downtown -- alternative to Early Girl and similar in some ways, Suwana’s Thai Orchid 11 Broadway St., Downtown Asheville, 828-281-8151, www.suwanathaiorchid.com; Thai, lunch and dinner daily Inexpensive to Moderate. I just hope they keep the collards and fried catfish on the menu! But two of us had the SD Morgan Farms cheeseburger. Farm Burger: You know what you’re getting here: quality grass-fed beef burgers. Baba Nahm, a new Grove Arcade eatery, has added the flavor of Middle Eastern street food to a growing downtown avenue. Red Ginger shares an entrance foyer with Asheville Art Gallery. The menu mixes upscale items like pheasant and a pork paté with a selection of pickled bar eggs and a grassfed cheeseburger with fries and other less lofty dishes. If the restaurant doesn’t serve dinner, then the price category is for a full meal at breakfast or lunch without alcohol but with tax and tip. Everything we tried was interesting, with some creative taste combinations, with the basis in Spanish tapas but with Southern influences. At 12 Biltmore Ave. Mamacita’s: All hail this taco haunt for affordable quesadillas, tortas and giant burritos. Service was very good. Among the food trucks are ones selling Korean, Lebanese, Mexican, Venezuelan, Vietnamese, pizza, vegetarian, specialty coffee, burgers and other items. There’s dining in the little brick alley courtyard in the back, pleasant on a nice evening but perhaps a bit warm in the summer, as well as dining inside. Most of the old-school noodle soups are still there, as are most of the same lunch boxes. Prices are better at lunch, and often portions are not much smaller. Want a hot dog? Get a basic burger and some fries, leave off the premium toppings, and your bill should still be below $10 with tip and tax. The best restaurants in Asheville go far beyond classic Southern comfort gems. 7 SW Pack Square, Downtown Asheville, 828-785-1503, Eclectic, lunch and dinner Wed.-Mon., Expensive. Let’s take a look at restaurants in downtown Asheville first, then I’ll share a couple of spots we enjoyed outside the downtown area. This is the version of our website addressed to speakers of English in United Kingdom.. Rather than going for a large plate entrée, we ordered a number of starters and small plates, which are brought out by kitchen staff as they are finished. Table is an intimate restaurant, serving New American cuisine, with a strict farm-to-table philosophy. I dig the hummus plate, with its crunchy vegetables and pita slices ($5.95). This little narrow restaurant just half block off Biltmore Avenue is charmingly decorated, with the atmosphere of a San Francisco bistro. This list of delicious downtown restaurants will get you off to a solid start; and why not join one of our walking food tours to explore even more of what Foodtopia has to offer?! One way to delve deep into the cuisine and sample what’s on offer in more than one Downtown Asheville restaurant at a time is to join a Taste Carolina Food Tour. Downtown Asheville is known for its eclectic arts and culture and a vibrant food and drink scene that celebrates independent restaurants and locally-sourced ingredients. The Mediterranean: Even though this longtime Asheville restaurant has changed hands, most everything here remains priced under $10. The appetizer cheese and garlic bread was basically a pizza ($7) and REALLY garlicky. I like the spicy and hearty harira soup ($4.95), perfect with a side of the restaurant’s herb-dusted fries ($3.50). Start with one of the appetizers, such as ceviche or fried calamari. Downtown Asheville Condo is located in Asheville, 2.6 miles from Biltmore Estate and an 8-minute walk from US Cellular Center, in an area where hiking can be enjoyed. (White Labs, headquartered in San Diego, is primarily a national provider of brewers yeasts to home and craft brewers.). Your meal might start with hemp salad, with hemp seeds and hemp oil on local greens. At 67 Biltmore Ave. Expensive. Most everything is worth trying, but look especially at gazpacho, the Ibe-rian ham tapas, eggplant with honey, the Galician-style octopus and the chocolate mousse with raspberry sorbet and hazelnut praline, among others. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday are “all you can eat” mussels nights – unlimited mussels prepared five different ways and one order of French fries for $15. Something that is sure to appeal to both local and out-of-town visitors. Our first reaction was, “Wow, they've done a great job with the space!” High ceilings, lot of raw brick walls, glassed-in open kitchen on the main floor, along with a bottle shop, There’s a beer bar and the original 15-barrel brewery downstairs. We hope the new year has been treating you all well so far. (On the menu, dishes with a "D" are dimsum and those with a "T" are tapas. For a dollar more, you can get the classic banh mi, or the Aloha with pork loaf, sliced ham, pate and all the classic accoutrements. The most expensive item on the menu was a grilled ribeye HNG steak with red eye gravy, roasted potatoes and sweet and sour green beans at $31. Lots of little things to like about this new spot on the first floor of the Nightbell location: * Fantastic cream cheese from Madison County and other things from local sources such as honey from Honey & the Hive in Weaverville and smoked Sunburst trout. Red Ginger's is a somewhat unusual concept, extending the traditional dimsum breakfast/brunch to an all-day menu with tapas-style small plates, with prices ranging from around $5 to $17. The hits for us were the Shanghai pork dumplings ($6), the green mushroom dumplings ($6), the steamed BBQ pork buns ($7) and the fried potstickers ($6). For a 45-square-mile mountain town with a population of around 84,000, the sheer number of critically acclaimed downtown Asheville restaurants was staggering even then. Chestnut has become one of our "go-to" restaurants Downtown. Expensive. My guess is that the menu will eventually have to be expanded, or at least changed frequently, to attract locals. See the outline of Downtown Asheville on a map, and its radical, irregular edged shape could be a piece from a jigsaw puzzle. H&F Burger has a list of more than bourbons along with specialty cocktails, a few wines and a number of local craft beers on draft. There's a clue on the back wall, a large white ox head. Posana Cafe has a prime location on Pack Square, serving what Chef Pe-ter Pollay calls Contemporary American cuisine, with mostly locally sourced ingredients. Asheville restaurant serving American Cuisine with local, seasonal, farm-to-table ingredients in a warm atmosphere at 1 Pack Sq. Downtown Asheville Restaurants: Since we have 75+ locally-owned places to eat just in downtown, we suggest you walk around and see what appeals to you! Asheville Service is very good. Inexpensive to Moderate. The owner, Suwana Cry, is from Bangkok. You can get a full-size sandwich on house-baked bread for $8.50, like the Pastrami Carnival with olives, pickles and Creole mustard. Food Truck Lots 51 Coxe Ave., Downtown Asheville, 80 Broadway St.,  Haywood St., and at other places including the Wedge Brewery and New Belgium Brewery. Expensive. Green Sage Cafe: Most of the stuff I love here hovers just over $10 (I’m looking at you, Green Beetle), but to stay on budget, get the surprisingly delicious and filling Kalefornia, with greens, carrots, beets, avocado, walnuts and a celery slaw dressing for $7.95. The Market Place 20 Wall St., 828-252-4162, www.marketplace-restaurant.com; New American, open for dinner Mon.-Sat. Dinner for two with drinks and a gaggle of tapas came to around $85 before our usual generous tip. Ruth’s Chris Steak House (South) available in bar only -- $9 with fries at happy hour Mon.-Fri., higher other times, 8. Very Inexpensive to Inexpensive. Ex-pensive. (Buxton Hall also has mustard-based and tomato-based sauces.). It certainly serves tasty Southern food, but New Southern food is now everywhere in Asheville and the region. Most craft cocktails are $12. Enjoy a Downtown Asheville Tasting Tour early in the day visiting farm-to-table restaurants, gourmet food stores and hidden culinary gems which are hard to find or take a Downtown Asheville Evening Eats and Drinks Tour for … Although this restaurant is run by cider specialists, it has a full bar, with a selection of craft beers on tap and in the bottle, a decent wine list and some special cocktails. There are about three dozen small plates on the menu, not including desserts. Tickets sell quickly as the weather warms up, so be sure to book yours today! Laughing Seed has a full bar with many interesting cocktails, wines and local beers. At 78 Patton Ave. Kebabs at Jerusalem Garden. 7 Must-Try Restaurants in Downtown Asheville By Vicky Reddish - November 26th, 2019 Downtown Asheville lays claim to a fantastic and diverse dining scene: one of the Southeast’s all-out foodie heavens, whether you’re hunting for some traditional Southern favorites, international fare, or cutting-edge, hodgepodge-style cuisine of indefinable style. Downtown Asheville Restaurant Guide. 172 S. Charlotte St., Downtown Asheville, 828-974-3868, ; Pizza, Lunch and dinner Tues.-Sun. The Yusiang eggplant ($6) was interesting but more eggplant than the two of us could eat. The steak au poivre ($20) in a cognac sauce with sautéed vegetables and pommes frites, is fine, but, again, short of exceptional. March 28, 2019 by Eating Asheville. Vegan and chicken burgers are also available, along with a few other dishes. Restaurants near Cambria Hotel Downtown Asheville, Asheville on Tripadvisor: Find traveller reviews and candid photos of dining near Cambria Hotel Downtown Asheville in Asheville, North Carolina. The "everything" bagel with Three Graces Dairy cream cheese may have been the best bagel I've ever had. When we arrived on a Friday night at about 7:30, the restaurant was about half full, and never got busier than that by the time we left. Pack’s Tavern 20 S Spruce St., Downtown Asheville, 828-225-6944, www.packstavern.com; American/Pub Food, open daily for lunch and dinner Moderate. Expect a wait at peak times. First and foremost, H&F Burger is about a double-patty cheeseburger (about $14 with a side of hand-cut fries), is equal parts brisket and chuck, freshly house ground, served on a Rhu Bakery bun with red onion, Kraft American cheese and house made ketchup, mustard and pickles. Moderate to Expensive. You enter and wait for your table right beside the open kitchen, and the main dining room is surprisingly small, with a high noise level. #eatingasheville. Even the home-cured olives (three or four different kinds) are special. After a lapse of a couple of years, recent revisits to Zambra exceeded our expectations. Full bar with a good selection of craft cocktails and bourbons. About average for this type of restaurant, which I would say is in the same price category as Chestnut or Limones. His Holeman & Finch Public House started the double-patty smashburger craze in Atlanta by bringing out just 24 burgers – not on the menu – every night at 10 pm. Bread is extra ($4 for the small size selection of cornbread and potato rolls, though our bread was comped due to a mix-up on the order). However, the purchase has meant better regional and even national distribution for its beers. The dining room has pressed tin ceiling and exposed ducts, and the service level is just right, not too little, not too much. It must be the consistency, the varied menu, the farm-to-table focus, the central location across from Prichard Park and the reasonable prices (though these days you can pay up to $23 for an entree at dinner). The food scene in Asheville, NC features Asheville's iconic local restaurants, breweries, food tours, farmers markets, and great food events and packages. These go for $40 to $180 and are enough for two to six persons. Many post menus by their front door. It has way too much "stuff" on it, like the onion jam and sauce, and with the thick doughy bun was literally too big and messy to eat, though the beef itself was good and cooked to our order. However, you don't have to buy from a street stall here. At 77 Biltmore Ave. 67 Biltmore: There’s plenty to eat here for less than $10, but the Beef + Blue sandwich, made with Hickory Nut Gap top round, Ashe County Blue and Lusty Monk is ridiculously good, and $9.95. Eat here just once and you’ll find out what the buzz on Cúrate is all about. Which leads us to the confusing part. Bottom line:  Pretty good service, pretty good food, reasonably priced drinks, a lot of food, but nothing memorable. Located in the heart of downtown, we bring you fresh seafood flown in daily, fresh beer from our own Oyster House Brewing Company, and fresh music from local musicians every night. Around the corner from the Fine Arts Theatre in downtown Asheville,Limones Restaurant provides an inspirational mix of Mexican-Californiancuisine along with inventive bar selections served by a warm,professional staff. The crowd seemed mostly young, with the typical Asheville vibe. The restaurant name highlighted in RED indicates that in our opinion this is one of the best restaurants in Asheville, worthy if necessary of a special occasion or a splurge, although not all top restaurants are expensive. The design of the restaurant features an open layout with tables around the windows and walls, facing a bar, with tasteful touches of food-related photos and architectural pieces. Moderate to Expensive. Don’t expect anything fancy — this is a solid and charming lunch counter. Amazing Asheville by Lan Sluder is the new guide to Asheville and the beautiful North Carolina mountains. The burgers are cooked medium unless you prefer otherwise. Posana Cafe 1 Biltmore Ave., Downtown Asheville, 828-505-3969, www.posanacafe.com; New American, dinner Tue.-Sun., brunch Sat. It may well exceed your expectations, as it did ours. Opened in mid-2019, this is a project of Wicked Weed Brewing (it’s lo-cated next door to Wicked Weed’s sour beer site, Funkatorium. Expensive to Very Expensive. Breads are baked daily on premises. The breakfast menu is served all day. The Fresh Honey Cookbook: 84 Recipes from a Beekeeper’s Kitchen. (Photo: Angeli Wright/awright@citizen-times.com). Jan 5, 2021 - With so many dining choices available in Asheville, making a selection can be tough. Also offered are “Bacchanals,” multi-course chef-created meals for $60 to $100 per person that can take several hours to consume. Chai Pani 22 Battery Park Ave., 828-254-4003, www.chaipani.net; Indian, lunch and dinner Mon.-Thu., dinner only Fri. and Sat., lunch only Sun. N. Lexington Ave., Downtown Asheville, 828-253-3747, ; Sandwich Shop, open Mon.-Sat. We have used the hotel's complimentary valet for dinner at Isa’s, which is a handy. 6 Patton Ave., Downtown Asheville, 828-252-9805, ; Caribbean/Mexican, lunch and dinner daily Moderate. $6.95. Dining in? Rankin Vault (Downtown) $11 to $15 with fries, 7. We will never share your email address! Early Girl Eatery 8 Wall St., 828-259-9292, www.earlygirleatery.com; Casual Southern, breakfast, lunch and dinner Tue.-Sun, breakfast and lunch only Mon., reservations for dinner only Inexpensive to Moderate; a second location on Haywood Rd. In good weather, there's sidewalk patio seating. Cúrate  13 Biltmore Ave., 828-239-2946, www.katiebuttonrestaurants.com; Spanish Tapas, open for lunch and dinner Tues.-Sun, brunch Sat.-Sun. The consensus in our group was that this pork barbecue is probably the best in Asheville. For an entrée, you’ll have choices such as a Brasstown  10 oz. Downtown Asheville Restaurants Whether you're looking for good food, engaging conversation, interesting atmosphere or unique entertainment, you will find it in downtown Asheville's eclectic mix of restaurants and cafés. We had a seat at a window looking out over Battery Park, and service from the very first was first rate. Service is friendly and spot on. Service is friendly and prompt. Dining in Downtown Asheville, North Carolina Mountains: See 139,749 Tripadvisor traveller reviews of 744 Asheville restaurants and search by cuisine, price, location, and more. 32 S. Lexington Ave., Downtown Asheville, 828-630-0330, http://katiebuttonrestaurants.com/button-co-bagels/, ; Bagels; 7-3 Tues.-Fri., 8-3 Sat.-Sun., closed Mon. At 114 N Lexington Ave.Rosetta’s: This longtime restaurant has always been known for its hearty vegan fare. Before dinner, we walked through part of the new Foundry Hotel, of which Benne on Eagle is a part. A meal for two, with a total of two drinks, one glass of wine, two appetizers, two entrées, one dessert and one coffee, was $120, before our usual generous tip. Even the drinks are different – try the spicy margarita. Universal Joint (West Asheville) $9-$12 with fries, Sovereign Remedies, double-patty smashburger, $13 with chips, available only after 10 pm except on Mondays when it's available at dinner, Chestnut (Downtown) $11 with fries, available lunch only, Haywood Common (West Asheville) $12 with fries, Sunny Point (West Asheville) $11-$14 with fries, Wicked Weed (Downtown) $9-$14 with fries, bison burger $13 with fries, Five Guys (South and North Asheville) $6-$8 with fries, Smoky Park Supper Club (North) $14 with fries, Early Girl (Downtown and West Asheville) $12 with fries, Blackbird 47 Biltmore Ave., 828-254-2502, www.theblackbirdrestaurant.com; New Southern, lunch and dinner daily (brunch Sun.) While the rest of the country gradually embraces the … info@eatingasheville.com Inexpensive to Moderate. Drinks tend to be hit or miss, depending on the bartender, but the Indian beers are always a good choice. The total came to around $87 before tip. Interior features nicely repurposed wood and tile. The bar serves sour beers on tap and a number of interesting cocktails. Thai Orchid, in the heart of Downtown, serves fairly standard Thai food – we enjoy the Phad Thai and drunken noodles, usually for takeout. Fruits and vegetables are sourced from local organic farms. Two of our party had the wood-fired pizza ($15 for the pepperoni, big enough to share), which was quite good. You’ll have to go back and try more, more, more of the authentic Spanish tapas. The Rankin public garage is one block to the west. Inexpensive, ; New Southern, lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch and dinner Sun. It’s the perfect amount for a light eater. Asheville chef and restauranteur Katie … First, about how this is pronounced: Instead of it being a French word meaning "some" or "to the" it is in fact so named due to the bar/kitchen's function as an "auxiliary" kitchen for Blind Pig and Brinehaus Meat, which do a lot of catering. When it comes to Indian food, whether you’re a fairly conservative diner, tending to order tried-and-true dishes like Tandoori chicken, or whether you’re more venturesome, you’ll be well served at Mela. Atlanta’s popular Farm Burger opened an outpost in Asheville in spring 2013. White Duck Taco Shop: It’s not hard to find a cheap lunch here, but your best option is to stick to one taco, which averages around $3.50-4, and a side, generally around $2. See reviews, photos, directions, phone numbers and more for the best American Restaurants in Asheville, NC. 13 Eagle St., Downtown Asheville, 828-252-2327, ; Mexican-California , dinner Mon.-Sat., brunch and dinner Sun. See reviews, photos, directions, phone numbers and more for the best Pizza in Downtown Ashville, Asheville, NC. It candidly covers all the best places to stay, eat and explore in Asheville's exciting Downtown and surrounding neighborhoods, and elsewhere in the NC mountains. Mitchell burger with bacon, cheddar and Swiss cheese, fried green tomato, fried egg and jalapeño peppers. Service can sometimes be a little slow, and sandwich prices are higher than at most delis. The first time we visited the city back in 2012, we were blown away by the Asheville food scene. The renovated Haywood Park Hotel is charming, with a player piano in the lobby greeting guests, and the elevators still charmingly bark out "Fourth Floor, Women's Wear" or whatever. There’s live music on weekends. 20 S Spruce St., Downtown Asheville, 828-225-6944, ; American/Pub Food, open daily for lunch and dinner Moderate. Roast beef sandwich? In good weather, there’s outdoor dining overlooking Pack Square Park and the remarkable Art Deco Asheville City Building. Copyright © 2021 Eating Asheville • Privacy Policy • Disclaimer Website by, 3 local brands launch food factories, pumping millions into economy, this longtime Asheville restaurant has changed hands. 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