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Asheville, United States

Asheville

Restaurants

Selected entries from the current guide for Asheville.

Cúrate restaurant in Asheville

Asheville, United States

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.

Asheville, United States
Dining Room at Inn on Biltmore Estate restaurant in Asheville

Asheville, United States

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.

Asheville, United States
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.

Asheville, United States
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.

Asheville, United States
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.

Asheville, United States
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.

Asheville, United States
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. With a 4., it holds its ground in a competitive local field.

Asheville, United States
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.

Asheville, United States

Asheville

Hotels

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.

Asheville, United States
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.

Asheville, United States
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.

Asheville, United States