Featured Restaurants in the Asheville Area

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The Featured Dining Spots are those spots that have consistently tickled our fancy and left us fat and happy time after time. These are the restaurants that you tell your amigos about and take your visiting friends and family to. These may even be the joints where everybody knows your name. Below, by category, are listed just a few of the masterpiece dining spots that Asheville has to offer.

Select a Category of Asheville Restaurants to Begin
Asian Sushi Mediterranean Pizza Mexican & Spanish Barbeque Seafood	Fine Dining Healthy Grub Romantic Spots Cheap Eats Dessert Late-night Munchies	Breakfast Sunday Brunch Bakery Coffee Shop Diner & Southern Cuisine Sandwich & Sub Shop

Pricing Key
$ = Most items less than $12.
$$ = Most entrees between $12 and $17.
$$$ = Expect to pay $17 - $25 or more for an entree.

Note: Prices are based on dinner prices for restaurants that serve both lunch and dinner. Most restaurants that serve both lunch and dinner have significantly lower prices during lunch time hours, with most items on lunch menus under $10 with only a few exceptions.

Asian

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Asian Grill

Pan Asian, Sushi, Seafood, Steaks, Wine

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Asiana Grand Buffet

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Asiana Grand Buffet

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China Palace Restaurant

Asian, Thai, Vegetarian, Chinese

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Doc Chey's Noodle House

Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Vegetarian

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Heiwa Shokudo

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Ichiban Steak House and Sushi Bar

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Kubo's Japanese Restaurant

Sushi Bar and Hibachi

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Noodle Shop

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Sushi

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Green Tea

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Heiwa Shokudo

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Kubo's Japanese Restaurant

Sushi Bar and Hibachi

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Umi Japanese Fine Dining

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Wasabi

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Zen Sushi

Some of Asheville's Best Sushi, Convienently Located 2 mi North of Downtown

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Mediterranean

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Alphabetical Directory

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Jerusalem Garden Café

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Marco's Pizzeria

Family Owned - New York Style Pizzeria

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Mediterranean Restaurant

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Rezaz Mediterranian Cuisine

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Savoy

Romantic, Upscale, Seafood, Mediterranean

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Three Brothers Restaurant

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Vincenzo's Ristorante & Bistro

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Pizza

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Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co.

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Barley's Taproom

Beer, Pizza, Microbrewery, Vegetarian, Sandwiches

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Circle In the Square Pizza

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Digable Pizza

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Marco's Pizzeria

Family Owned - New York Style Pizzeria

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Mellow Mushroom

Pizza, Italian, Pasta, Beer, Wine

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Mexican & Spanish

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El Chapala Mexican Restaurant

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El Chapala Mexican Restaurant

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La Paz Restuarante & Cantina

Mexican

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Mamacita's

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Papa's & Beer

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Salsa's Mexican-Caribbean

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Taqueria Fast

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Tomato Cocina Latina

Salvadoran Cuisine, with Cuban and Spanish Influences

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Urban Burrito

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Urban Burrito

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Vera Cruz Mexican Kitchen

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Barbeque

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Alphabetical Directory

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12 Bones Smokehouse

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Ed Boudreaux's Bayou BBQ

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Seafood

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Bonefish Grill

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Lobster Trap

Fresh Seafood, Oyster Bar

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Savoy

Romantic, Upscale, Seafood, Mediterranean

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Fine Dining

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Cucina 24

Cucina is simply Italian for Kitchen

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Flying Frog Café & Flying Frog Bar

French, Cajun, Indian, Fusion

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Horizons at the Grove Park Inn

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Market Place and Bar 100

French, Fusion, Italian, Special Occasions

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S & W Steak and Wine

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Savoy

Romantic, Upscale, Seafood, Mediterranean

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Table

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Vincenzo's Ristorante & Bistro

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Zambra Spanish Wine Tapas & Cuisine

Spanish, Tapas, Portuguese, Moroccan

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Healthy Grub

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Alphabetical Directory

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Digable Pizza

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Earth Fare Café

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Earth Fare Café

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Greenlife Café

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Heiwa Shokudo

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Laughing Seed Cafe

Vegetarian, Natural Food

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Ophelia's World Café and Bar

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Over Easy Café

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Rosetta's Kitchen

Vegan and Vegetarian Cuisine to please your Palate

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The Green Sage Coffeehouse & Cafe

Drink Fair Trade Eat Local Organic Be Eco-Logical

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Romantic Spots

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Alphabetical Directory

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Flying Frog Café & Flying Frog Bar

French, Cajun, Indian, Fusion

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Horizons at the Grove Park Inn

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Limones

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Sante

Classy Wine Bar Dedicated to Wine

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Savoy

Romantic, Upscale, Seafood, Mediterranean

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Temptations & the Red Room

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Tressa's Downtown Jazz & Blues

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Zambra Spanish Wine Tapas & Cuisine

Spanish, Tapas, Portuguese, Moroccan

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Cheap Eats

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Alphabetical Directory

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Asiana Grand Buffet

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Asiana Grand Buffet

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Doc Chey's Noodle House

Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Vegetarian

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El Chapala Mexican Restaurant

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El Chapala Mexican Restaurant

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Five Points Restaurant

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Mamacita's

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Nona Mia Italian Kitchen

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Rosetta's Kitchen

Vegan and Vegetarian Cuisine to please your Palate

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Taqueria Fast

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Urban Burrito

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Urban Burrito

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Zen Sushi

Some of Asheville's Best Sushi, Convienently Located 2 mi North of Downtown

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Dessert

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Cold Stone Creamery

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Kamm's Custard Shop

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Marble Slab Creamery

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Picnic's Restaurant & Bake Shop

Bakery, Diner, Homestyle, Picnics, Vegetarian

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Sugar Momma's Cookies

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Temptations & the Red Room

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The Chocolate Fetish

Chocolate

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The Hop Ice Cream Shop

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Ultimate Ice Cream Co

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Late-night Munchies

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Alphabetical Directory

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New French Bar Courtyard Cafe

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Rosetta's Kitchen

Vegan and Vegetarian Cuisine to please your Palate

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Tupelo Honey Cafe

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Breakfast

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Alphabetical Directory

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Corner Kitchen

Special Occasions, Caro-American Cuisine

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Early Girl Eatery

Homestyle, Meat-and-Three, Soul Food, Southern, Natural Food

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Five Points Restaurant

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Over Easy Café

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Sunny Point Cafe & Bakery

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Tupelo Honey Cafe

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Sunday Brunch

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Blue Ridge Dining Room

The Grove Park Inn

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Early Girl Eatery

Homestyle, Meat-and-Three, Soul Food, Southern, Natural Food

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Mayfel's

Louisiana Bistro

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New French Bar Courtyard Cafe

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Over Easy Café

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Sunny Point Cafe & Bakery

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Tupelo Honey Cafe

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Bakery

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City Bakery

Bakery, Sandwiches, Cakes, Coffee, Pastries

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City Bakery

Bakery, Sandwiches, Cakes, Coffee, Pastries

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Well-Bred Bakery and Café

Bakery, Cakes, Pastries, Pies, Coffeehouse/Teahouse

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West End Bakery

Bakery, Coffee, Sandwich, Pastries, Cakes

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Coffee Shop

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Asheville Coffee Roaster

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Beans & Berries

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Cafe Ello

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Dripolator Coffeehouse

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Filo Pastries & Coffee

Pastries, coffees, cakes, chocolates, & teas.

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Izzy's Coffee Den

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Malaprop's Bookstore/Café

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The Green Sage Coffeehouse & Cafe

Drink Fair Trade Eat Local Organic Be Eco-Logical

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World Coffee Cafe

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Diner & Southern Cuisine

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Alphabetical Directory

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Early Girl Eatery

Homestyle, Meat-and-Three, Soul Food, Southern, Natural Food

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Five Points Restaurant

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Moose Cafe

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Picnic's Restaurant & Bake Shop

Bakery, Diner, Homestyle, Picnics, Vegetarian

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Pisgah View Ranch

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Sandwich & Sub Shop

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Nick's Sandwiches & Subs

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Two Guys Original Olde Style Hoagies

Sandwiches, Subs, Bagels, Box Lunches, Cofee, Delicatessen

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Food and Dining - Restaurants By Category

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American	Asian	Bakery
Bars and Pubs	BBQ	Cajun
Caterers	Chinese	Coffee & Juice Bar
Dessert	European	Fine Dining
French	Fusion	German
Greek	Indian	Italian
Japanese	Local Breweries	Mediterranean
Mexican, Latin & Island	Pizza	Polynesian
Seafood	Soup & Salad	Steak
Subs & Sandwich	Tea House	Thai
Vegan	Vegetarian

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