Best Dinner Places to Eat in Asheville

"Tupelo is one of the busiest and most popular restaurants, especially their downtown cafe. Known for locally-sourced ingredients, Tupelo has southern cuisine and offers brunch all day. If you didn’t make a reservation in time and cannot eat Tupelo Honey’s Southern Shakshuka in person, definitely add them to your Asheville takeout and delivery list."

"Chicken & Sweet Potato Waffles with eggs and fruit from @tupelohonecafe is on point!. Credit: @shanebecton. The Tupelo Honey Cafe comes steeped in Southern charm."

"Housed in an endearingly austere space, Burial Beer Co.’s main taproom looks like a repair shop that’s been retrofitted with barrels and twinkling lights. But it’s also one of the most exciting and inventive breweries in South Slope, offering a vast and varied selection of styles. IPAs typically occupy a lot of space on the draft lines, in multiple variations and flavor profiles, like fruit-forward triple IPAs and oat-based imperials."

"Burial is one of our favorite breweries in town because not only do they have a ton of great brew on tap but they also have some great seating options. Besides a bunch of picnic tables, some of which have umbrellas, there’s even an old vintage truck out back that’s been made into some fun, unique seating. Beer to try: Surf Wax IPA"

"Okay, so maybe it’s not historical, but beer is part of Asheville’s culture and has been for some time. Check out the brew scene in Asheville with stops at some of the most notable breweries around the city. Highland Brewing Company is worth a stop as the first brewery in Asheville."

"On a cold windy winter day, nothing really tastes better than a comforting Italian dish. Vinnie’s serves “old school” Italian fare in a cozy, laid-back dining room. The ambiance and food are reminiscent of something you would find in the Northeast, rather than the Carolinas."

"After a full day of hiking a hearty, filling meal of pasta sounds amazing!. Vinnie’s Neighborhood Italian was just the spot to go and boy was it popular!. It had quite the line out the door."

"Pacific Pagoda has been serving the Asheville area with delecious Asian food for over 20 years. Their experienced chefs will treat your taste buds to something spectacular everytime you visit them. They also offer the authentic Pacific Rim cuisine, which is a combination of different cuisines across the world."

"A wide range of styles and choices.I was just enjoying the evening so I got a classic Long Island ..."

"The new, modernized Asheville Art Museum serves as an anchor for creativity in this corner of our state, poised to bring far-reaching attention to western North Carolina’s past, present, and future artistic achievements. It’s a boon for the city that would not have been possible without enormous community support and visionary direction."

"The Asheville Art Museum is open following a $24 million renovation and expansion. The 68,000-square-foot museum features 20th and 21st century American art. The museum’s collection of 5,000 objects and art pieces are displayed in beautiful galleries through the three-floor building."

"The museum is located in the heart of downtown on the corner of Pack Square and Biltmore Avenue. (The Vance Memorial is just across the street.). Asheville Art Museum Address:2 South Pack SquareAsheville, NC 28801"

"For an Asheville gluten-free drink option, don’t miss Urban Orchard Cider Company. With West and Downtown locations, their cider is delicious."

"If Asheville is well known for its culinary scene, it’s equally beloved for its beverages, especially beer. Locals credit Oscar Wong’s Highland Brewing Company with kicking off the craftbrew culture in 1995, and it has exploded in years since, making it one of the go-to cities for a beer tour. To taste your way through the offerings, head first to the South Slope, where a dozen breweries line the streets."

"Closer to Twin Leaf and Chemist Distillery in the South Slope, if you love sour beers, you’ll want to head to the Funkatorium – owned by Wicked Weed. This is the East Coast’s first sour beer dedicated taproom. The Funkatorium has an outdoor Biergarten to enjoy Rosé and sours on tap."

"If you need the funk, you gotta have that funk…and you'll find at it at the East Coast’s first taproom dedicated to sour, wild ale, Brett and funky beer. For fans, it’s pilgrimage-worthy. The rough-and-ready, old..."

"Many, such as Wicked Weed, Sierra Nevada, New Belgium (the latter two have their Eastern U.S. headquarters here) and Lexington Avenue Brewery, have good food, too. Or, if you’re interested in architecture you could do an architecture day. Asheville has the largest collection of Art Deco architecture in the Southeast outside of Miami. If you’re interested in art and local crafts, Asheville has around 50 art and crafts galleries, mainly Downtown, in the River Arts District and in Biltmore Village."

"This Colorado-based brewing company is so popular that they were able to establish themselves on the country’s east coast. And what better place for an additional brewery and taproom than the beer-centric city of Asheville. You’ll find New Belgium Brewing across from downtown Asheville and across the French Broad River."

"White Labs is a yeast company and a premium supplier to craft breweries. At this new Asheville location, it added something not included at other outposts in San Diego and Boulder: a kitchen. The menu is full of elemental fermentation."

"The Biltmore Estate Dining Room is located within Asheville's historic Biltmore Estate, which preserves the spectacular rooms and grounds of the Châteauesque-style constructed at the end of the 19th century for George Washington Vanderbilt II, the largest privately-owned estate in the United States. Today, the mansion remains one of North Carolina's top tourist attractions and one of the best preserved examples of Gilded Age architecture in the United States, open to the public daily for tours and exploration. Diners can enjoy world-class cuisine at the estate's dining room, which is decked out with white-linen tablecloths, fine china service, and elegant crystalware."

"Source: Photo by Flickr user Pauline Kenny used under CC BY 2.0. The Biltmore Estate is probably Asheville’s very own historic treasure. Its main residence, the Biltmore House, occupies 4 acres (1.6 hectares) of land and boasts a capacity of 250 rooms."