Heather’s guidebook

Heather
Heather’s guidebook

My Favorite Restaurants

The BEST fried chicken.
173 habitants recommandent
HomeGrown
371 Merrimon Ave
173 habitants recommandent
The BEST fried chicken.
Unique and delicious tapas downtown. A little on the pricier side.
201 habitants recommandent
Zambra
85 W Walnut St
201 habitants recommandent
Unique and delicious tapas downtown. A little on the pricier side.
My favorite bbq in town.
86 habitants recommandent
9Round North Asheville
61 North Merrimon Avenue
86 habitants recommandent
My favorite bbq in town.
Great pizza and beer. Try the jalapeño beer (Fire Escape) and check out the $3 movie showings.
243 habitants recommandent
Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co
675 Merrimon Ave
243 habitants recommandent
Great pizza and beer. Try the jalapeño beer (Fire Escape) and check out the $3 movie showings.
Drive up the parkway for lunch or dinner overlooking the mountains.
124 habitants recommandent
Pisgah Inn
408 Blue Ridge Pkwy
124 habitants recommandent
Drive up the parkway for lunch or dinner overlooking the mountains.
the best brunch. Everything is great.
588 habitants recommandent
Sunny Point Café
626 Haywood Rd
588 habitants recommandent
the best brunch. Everything is great.
Downtown and River Arts locations. I love the shrimp taco with a Tecate or a margarita!
65 habitants recommandent
White Duck Taco Shop Downtown
12 Biltmore Ave
65 habitants recommandent
Downtown and River Arts locations. I love the shrimp taco with a Tecate or a margarita!
Healthy, delicious food with lots of vegetarian and vegan options.
25 habitants recommandent
Green Sage Cafe Merrimon
633A Merrimon Ave
25 habitants recommandent
Healthy, delicious food with lots of vegetarian and vegan options.

Coffee Shops & Desserts

Coffee and great sandwiches in the River Arts District.
71 habitants recommandent
Ultra Coffeebar
242 Clingman Ave Ext
71 habitants recommandent
Coffee and great sandwiches in the River Arts District.
Unique atmosphere and any type of tea you could ever want. Free wifi.
119 habitants recommandent
Dobra Tea
78 N Lexington Ave
119 habitants recommandent
Unique atmosphere and any type of tea you could ever want. Free wifi.
Homemade ice cream! They make tons of unique flavors and are more than happy to give you samples of all of them! My favorite is the salted caramel with hot fudge.
74 habitants recommandent
The Hop Ice Cream Cafe
640 Merrimon Ave
74 habitants recommandent
Homemade ice cream! They make tons of unique flavors and are more than happy to give you samples of all of them! My favorite is the salted caramel with hot fudge.
Coffee and pastries downtown.
103 habitants recommandent
Old Europe Pastries
18 Broadway St
103 habitants recommandent
Coffee and pastries downtown.
Chocolate lounge. Need I say more?
363 habitants recommandent
French Broad Chocolate Lounge
10 S Pack Square
363 habitants recommandent
Chocolate lounge. Need I say more?
Coffee, tea, desserts, and lunch.
195 habitants recommandent
Well-Bred Bakery & Cafe
232 Reems Creek Rd
195 habitants recommandent
Coffee, tea, desserts, and lunch.
Downtown on Rankin and near the house on Broadway.
187 habitants recommandent
High Five Coffee
190 Broadway St
187 habitants recommandent
Downtown on Rankin and near the house on Broadway.

Bars, Breweries, & Hangouts

Local brewery located in old-warehouses-turned-graffiti park in River Arts District. It shares a space with 12 Bones Smokehouse and usually has a grilled cheese food truck out back!
78 habitants recommandent
Wedge at Foundation
5 Foundy St
78 habitants recommandent
Local brewery located in old-warehouses-turned-graffiti park in River Arts District. It shares a space with 12 Bones Smokehouse and usually has a grilled cheese food truck out back!
Spacious indoor/outdoor bar on the river.
176 habitants recommandent
Salvage Station
468 Riverside Dr
176 habitants recommandent
Spacious indoor/outdoor bar on the river.
Good food and beer near Biltmore Village.
166 habitants recommandent
Hillman Beer
25 Sweeten Creek Rd
166 habitants recommandent
Good food and beer near Biltmore Village.
My favorite brewery on South Slope.
331 habitants recommandent
Burial Beer Co
40 Collier Ave
331 habitants recommandent
My favorite brewery on South Slope.
Great for cheap drinks and late night hangs. They've got pool tables, skee ball, corn hole, and drag shows.
11 habitants recommandent
Banks Ave Bar
32 Banks Ave
11 habitants recommandent
Great for cheap drinks and late night hangs. They've got pool tables, skee ball, corn hole, and drag shows.
Worth a visit! It's huge and beautiful and the tours are free. Food is delicious but be prepared for a wait. Cool outdoor area with an amphitheater and garden.
728 habitants recommandent
Sierra Nevada Brewery
100 Sierra Nevada Way
728 habitants recommandent
Worth a visit! It's huge and beautiful and the tours are free. Food is delicious but be prepared for a wait. Cool outdoor area with an amphitheater and garden.

Things to Do

Browse used books and get a bottle of wine and a cheese plate.
192 habitants recommandent
Battery Park Book Exchange and Champagne Bar
1 Page Ave
192 habitants recommandent
Browse used books and get a bottle of wine and a cheese plate.
Not so much a museum, but you can play all of their pinball machines all day while drinking beer!
212 habitants recommandent
Asheville Music Hall
31 Patton Ave
212 habitants recommandent
Not so much a museum, but you can play all of their pinball machines all day while drinking beer!
Saturday morning farmer's market April-November. Walkable from the house (~10 minutes on UNCA campus). Food trucks, music, local flowers, veggies, meats, and crafts. Get a sample from the goat cheese lady!
33 habitants recommandent
North Asheville Tailgate Market
275 University Heights
33 habitants recommandent
Saturday morning farmer's market April-November. Walkable from the house (~10 minutes on UNCA campus). Food trucks, music, local flowers, veggies, meats, and crafts. Get a sample from the goat cheese lady!
Get a drink at the bar and watch the sunset over the mountains from the Sunset Terrace in spring/summer, or see the gingerbread houses and relax by the gigantic fireplaces in winter!
26 habitants recommandent
Sunset Terrace
290 Macon Ave
26 habitants recommandent
Get a drink at the bar and watch the sunset over the mountains from the Sunset Terrace in spring/summer, or see the gingerbread houses and relax by the gigantic fireplaces in winter!
Tube down the river and hop out at the Bywater for a drink.
164 habitants recommandent
Zen Tubing
608 Riverside Dr
164 habitants recommandent
Tube down the river and hop out at the Bywater for a drink.
Old tobacco barn with lots of treasures.
133 habitants recommandent
The Antique Tobacco Barn
75 Swannanoa River Rd
133 habitants recommandent
Old tobacco barn with lots of treasures.
Good rainy day activity.
27 habitants recommandent
Well Played Board Game Café
162 Coxe Ave
27 habitants recommandent
Good rainy day activity.

Hikes

A bit of a scenic drive to a short hike with 360 views of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
34 habitants recommandent
Max Patch Loop Trailhead
34 habitants recommandent
A bit of a scenic drive to a short hike with 360 views of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
30 minute drive, easy hike, beautiful waterfall.
216 habitants recommandent
Catawba Falls
530 Warren Mountain Dr
216 habitants recommandent
30 minute drive, easy hike, beautiful waterfall.
Beautiful drive up the parkway, easy ~.5 mile hike to a fire tower you can climb up for 360 degree views of the mountains.
37 habitants recommandent
Fryingpan Mountain Lookout Tower
37 habitants recommandent
Beautiful drive up the parkway, easy ~.5 mile hike to a fire tower you can climb up for 360 degree views of the mountains.
Walkable from the house. Stroll through the botanical gardens.
194 habitants recommandent
Botanical Gardens at Asheville
151 W T. Weaver Boulevard
194 habitants recommandent
Walkable from the house. Stroll through the botanical gardens.