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Restaurants, hotels, bars and wineries in Asheville from the En Primeur Club guide.

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Asheville, United States
Downtown Asheville holds 30 venues in our guide, ahead of every other neighborhood total. Citywide, seven Wine Spectator Awards of Excellence sit alongside a Best of Award of Excellence. Posana, in Downtown Asheville, holds a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence, with an exceptional wine program and an extensive wine list beside a gluten-free contemporary American menu. Michelin Plate kitchens for 2025 include Spanish tapas at Cúrate in downtown and a Japanese smokehouse with a tasting menu at Ukiah in downtown. West Asheville and South Slope hold further Plate kitchens. Biltmore Village holds Wine Spectator Awards of Excellence. Biltmore Wine, in Antler Hill Village, offers still, sparkling, rosé, and dessert styles. At The Corner Kitchen in Biltmore Village, sommelier Sarah Ogden oversees a 120-selection wine list and a 1,200-bottle inventory alongside Modern American dishes in a historic home.

Wine Spectator lists

Seven restaurants in our guide hold a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, and one holds a Best of Award of Excellence. Below, Posana holds a Best of Award of Excellence, and The Corner Kitchen, The Market Place, and Cúrate hold Awards of Excellence.

  • Posana

    Posana, in Downtown Asheville, holds a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence for 2026. The wine program is exceptional, with an extensive wine list. Contemporary American dishes are gluten-free throughout, from a dedicated gluten-free kitchen using seasonal, locally sourced ingredients. The menu is a la carte, with craft cocktails.

  • The Corner Kitchen

    The Corner Kitchen, in Biltmore Village, holds a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence. The wine list has a 120-selection list and a 1,200-bottle wine inventory, overseen by sommelier Sarah Ogden. Modern American dishes are served a la carte in a historic home, with craft cocktails.

  • The Market Place

    The Market Place, in Downtown Asheville, holds a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence for 2026 and was a James Beard Award Semi Finalist in 2025. Chef William Dissen's American farm-to-table restaurant uses seasonal ingredients sourced within 100 miles of Asheville. The wine list is served with craft cocktails and a beer program, in a la carte and small-plate formats.

  • Cúrate

    Cúrate, in downtown, is a Spanish tapas restaurant with shareable small plates, a la carte service, a wine list, and craft cocktails. The room holds a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, a Michelin Plate for 2025, and a 2022 James Beard Award for Outstanding Hospitality. Chef Katie Button cooks in a Spanish framework inside a warehouse-style setting.

Michelin Plate kitchens

These kitchens hold a Michelin Plate for 2025.

  • The Admiral

    The Admiral, in West Asheville, holds a Michelin Plate for 2025. This Modern American bistro pairs a wine list and craft cocktails with small plates and an a la carte menu. Chef Matt Dawes cooks with regional Southern ingredients. Opinionated About Dining recommended the restaurant in 2026 and ranked it in the casual category in 2024.

  • Golden Hour

    Golden Hour, in the River Arts District, holds a Michelin Plate for 2025. Modern American farm-to-table cooking is served a la carte, as a tasting menu, and as small plates. A wine list and craft cocktails accompany the menu. A rooftop bar has downtown views.

  • Table

    Table, in downtown, holds a Michelin Plate for 2025. The seasonal New American menu changes daily and draws on American traditions, especially the South, plus local farmers and artisans. The list is extensive. Dishes come a la carte and as small plates.

  • Leo's House of Thirst

    Leo's House of Thirst, in West Asheville, holds a Michelin Plate for 2025 and was a James Beard Award Semi Finalist in 2025. Vegetable-centric small plates are served a la carte, with natural wine, craft cocktails, and zero-proof drinks. The room is a historic cinderblock building with a garden patio.

Tasting menus

Each restaurant in this section serves a tasting menu. The Dining Room at Inn on Biltmore Estate also serves a prix fixe menu.

  • Dining Room at Inn on Biltmore Estate

    The Dining Room at Inn on Biltmore Estate, in Biltmore Estate, holds a Forbes 4-Star rating for 2026. Chef Sean Eckman cooks contemporary American fine dining with estate-raised beef and lamb, kitchen garden produce, and house-cured meats. Two tasting menus are offered with a la carte plates and a prix fixe menu. The wine program is sommelier-led, with an extensive wine list and craft cocktails.

  • Blackbird

    Blackbird, in Downtown Asheville, holds a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence for 2026. The chef-owned restaurant cooks New American food with Southern influences, using Carolinas ingredients on seasonal menus. Service includes a la carte plates and a tasting menu. The wine list has an extensive wine list, plus craft cocktails and zero-proof drinks, including On The Spot custom drinks.

  • Ukiah

    Ukiah, in downtown, holds a Michelin Plate for 2025. This Japanese smokehouse serves small plates and a tasting menu, with smoked meats and craft cocktails. A wine list accompanies the cooking. Japanese soul food and Southern BBQ share the menu.

Planning FAQ

Which neighborhoods hold Wine Spectator restaurants in Asheville?

The downtown venues and the restaurants in Biltmore Village hold Wine Spectator awards in our guide. Posana holds a Best of Award of Excellence; The Market Place, Blackbird, Bargello, and Cúrate hold Awards of Excellence. The Corner Kitchen and Red Stag Grill, in Biltmore Village, also hold Awards of Excellence.

How many Michelin-starred restaurants does Asheville have?

Our guide includes no Michelin-starred restaurants in Asheville citywide. Michelin Plate kitchens for 2025 include Cúrate and Table in downtown, The Admiral and Leo's House of Thirst in West Asheville, and Golden Hour in River Arts District. Cúrate serves Spanish tapas, Table serves seasonal New American food, and Golden Hour serves Modern American farm-to-table cooking.

Which restaurants serve tasting menus in Asheville?

Blackbird in Downtown Asheville, Golden Hour in the River Arts District, Ukiah in downtown, and the Dining Room at Inn on Biltmore Estate in Biltmore Estate serve tasting menus. Blackbird pairs its tasting menu with a la carte service. Golden Hour and Ukiah serve tasting menus with small plates. The Dining Room serves two tasting menus beside a la carte and prix fixe service.

How many exceptional wine programs are in Asheville, and which restaurants have them?

Our guide counts eight exceptional wine programs citywide. Among them, Posana, Bargello, and Zambra, all in Downtown Asheville, carry exceptional programs with extensive wine lists. Vue 1913, at Omni Grove Park Inn, carries an exceptional wine program and an extensive wine list. Sunset Terrace, in North Asheville, carries an exceptional wine program and an extensive wine list.

By Emmett Haley · Updated October 8, 2026 · Editorial standards

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Cúrate restaurant in Asheville

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Cúrate

Cúrate brings the mercado energy of Barcelona's tapas bars to downtown Asheville, with a Spanish-focused format that has earned a 2022 James Beard Award for Outstanding Hospitality and back-to-back Opinionated About Dining recognition through 2025. Chef Katie Button's kitchen operates from a serious Iberian framework in a city better known for Appalachian cooking. Tuesday through Sunday evenings on Biltmore Avenue, with weekend lunch service added Friday through Sunday.

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Dining Room at Inn on Biltmore Estate restaurant in Asheville

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Dining Room at Inn on Biltmore Estate

Set within the 8,000-acre Biltmore Estate, Chef Sean Eckman's Dining Room operates at the intersection of Appalachian agricultural tradition and American fine dining, drawing from estate-raised beef and lamb, kitchen garden produce, and house-cured meats. Two tasting menus sit alongside an à la carte format, and the room itself, coffered ceilings, patterned carpet, fireplace surround, reads less as hotel restaurant and more as the kind of place the Vanderbilts might have actually used.

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Addissae Ethiopian Restaurant restaurant in Asheville

Asheville, United States

Addissae Ethiopian Restaurant

Addissae Ethiopian Restaurant on Commerce Street holds a 2025 Michelin Plate, making it one of Asheville's few internationally recognized spots for African cuisine. Communal injera-based dining and slow-cooked stews bring a tradition rooted in East African cooking to a city better known for its Appalachian larder. For a downtown dining scene that skews heavily Southern and American, Addissae represents a meaningful counterpoint.

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Bargello restaurant in Asheville

Asheville, United States

Bargello

Bargello sits at 7 Patton Ave in downtown Asheville, placing it inside one of the Southeast's most closely watched independent dining scenes. With sparse public data and no press-release footprint, it occupies the quieter end of Asheville's restaurant spectrum, a city where word-of-mouth still moves faster than algorithmic discovery. Visitors researching the broader Asheville table should factor it alongside the city's established independent operators.

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Crow & Quill restaurant in Asheville

Asheville, United States

Crow & Quill

Crow & Quill in Asheville is a cocktail & whiskey bar focused on craft seasonal cocktails and an unmatched spirits library. Must-try items include the house charcuterie board, whiskey-glazed nuts, and rotating seasonal bar snacks served alongside signature cocktails. The bar’s distinctive selling point is a curated collection of more than 800 whiskeys and over 1,000 spirits, paired with live music and intimate seating. Expect a warm, inviting atmosphere with dim lighting, leather chairs, and antique furnishings that make every drink feel like a discovery. Cover charge is reported by guests; late-evening service and a conversation-first staff complete the experience.

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Good Hot Fish restaurant in Asheville

Asheville, United States

Good Hot Fish

A Michelin Plate-recognised seafood counter on Buxton Avenue, Good Hot Fish operates at the casual end of Asheville's dining spectrum while punching well above its price point. The kitchen's output tracks what arrives fresh each day rather than a fixed menu, placing it firmly in the market-driven school of coastal cooking transplanted to the Blue Ridge Mountains. For a city better known for farm-to-table Appalachian cooking, it represents a distinct and deliberate detour.

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Neng Jr.’s restaurant in Asheville

Asheville, United States

Neng Jr.’s

Ranked third on Esquire's Best New Restaurants list in 2022, Neng Jr.'s brought Filipino cooking to Asheville's West Haywood corridor at a moment when the city's dining scene was already drawing national attention. The restaurant operates within a small-plates tradition rooted in the Philippines, placing it alongside a growing cohort of Southeast Asian kitchens earning serious critical recognition across American cities. It holds its ground in a competitive local field.

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Red Stag Grill restaurant in Asheville

Asheville, United States

Red Stag Grill

Red Stag Grill occupies the ground floor of the Grand Bohemian Lodge in Asheville's Biltmore Village, positioning itself at the intersection of Appalachian sourcing traditions and lodge-style American dining. Among Asheville's competitive restaurant scene, it draws from the same regional-produce ethos that defines the city's better kitchens, with a room that reflects the Bohemian hotel aesthetic: dark wood, mounted taxidermy, and an open fireplace that anchors the space through cooler mountain months.

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Where to stay in Asheville

Selected entries from the current guide for Asheville.

Kimpton Hotel Arras hotel in Asheville

Asheville, United States

Kimpton Hotel Arras

Kimpton Hotel Arras holds a MICHELIN Selected designation in the 2025 guide, placing it among a small cohort of Asheville properties recognized for quality at the property level rather than the restaurant level alone. The address at 7 Patton Avenue puts guests at the edge of Pack Square, within walking distance of the city's dense concentration of independent restaurants and bars. It operates within the Kimpton portfolio's mid-to-upper tier of design-led urban hotels.

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The Flat Iron Hotel hotel in Asheville

Asheville, United States

The Flat Iron Hotel

A restored 1920s office building at 20 Battery Park Ave puts The Flat Iron Hotel at the center of Asheville's historic downtown, within walking distance of the city's galleries, restaurants, and live music venues. The property draws on its Jazz Age bones while folding in locally sourced materials and a comfort-forward sensibility that positions it between boutique independents and the grander estate experience at The Inn on Biltmore Estate.

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Grand Bohemian Lodge Asheville, Autograph Collection hotel in Asheville

Asheville, United States

Grand Bohemian Lodge Asheville, Autograph Collection

Grand Bohemian Lodge Asheville, part of Marriott's Autograph Collection, positions itself at the arts-forward end of Asheville's lodging spectrum. Located at 11 Boston Way in the Biltmore Village district, it draws on the Blue Ridge Mountain setting through a design program that leans into craft, texture, and collected objects. For travelers who want proximity to Biltmore Estate with a stronger design statement than a standard brand hotel, this is the relevant address.

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Selected entries from the current guide for Asheville.

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