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Also see: Live Music Spots | Local Food & Farmers' Markets | Coffee Shops & Bakeries | Beer Pubs |
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Café on the Square (Fine Dining)
Large picture windows and patio seating out front make it a great place for watching the activity of Pack Square while enjoying fine American cuisine. The menu changes seasonally and offers a variety of choice cut meats, seafood, pasta, and vegetarian dishes.
Lunch and dinner, beer, wine and liquor, 1 Biltmore Avenue on the square in downtown Asheville.
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Biltmore Estate (Variety of dining options)
From a simple fresh-baked pastry or gourmet ice cream snack to hearty rotisserie fare, wood-fired pizzas, bountiful buffets, and unforgettable specialties-guests at the Biltmore Estate savor every moment of dining on the estate.
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Lunch and dinner, admission entry ticket is required to reach restaurants. See our Biltmore Guide. |
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The Market Place (Fine Dining)
A world-class favorite located on charming Wall Street in the heart of the city’s downtown cultural scene. Their inventive menu features seasonal and organic ingredients from area farms plus an extensive wine list. Recommended by The Food Network, USA Today, The New York Times, Southern Living and more.
Open for dinner Monday-Saturday plus Sundays in October. Reservations recommended; walk-ins welcome.
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The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa (Variety of dining options)
Pack all your secret cravings and indulgences waiting to be indulged, and embark on any of four distinct epicurean adventures. Your first is Horizons, which Food & Wine magazine ranks as one of the 50 best hotel restaurants in the nation. Next up is the Sunset Terrace Chophouse, designed as a steak lover's paradise. For lighter, healthier fare, turn to The Spa Café's gourmet cuisine. Or slip into the Blue Ridge Dining Room, where low-country meets haute cuisine.
Reservations recommended. 290 Macon Avenue, 3 miles from downtown.
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Twig (Fine Dining)
Enjoy an intimate prix-fixe dinner in the restored Princess Anne Hotel. Designed by an imaginative chef, their menu integrates organic, local, seasonal and wild foods for a unique dining experience. Meals include three courses--appetizer, choice of three entrees, and dessert, accompanied by a well-selected limited wine list.
Reservations recommended. Dinner on Fridays and Saturdays, 301 East Chestnut Street,1 mile from downtown.
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Martha's at Mountain Magnolia Inn (Unforgetable Dining, Casual)
While the setting is elegant and the food exceptional, the atmosphere is relaxed and the dress is casual. Chef Martha Beakes' cuisine features many organic ingredients. It's a perfect evening after a soak at the nearby hot springs. Often on Friday nights, enjoy live music and grilled-to-order specialties on their covered terrace.
Dinner nightly 5:30-9:00, reservations recommended, beer and wine, 35 miles north of downtown Asheville in Hot Springs.
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Savoy (Fine Dining)
Savoy presents a unique interpretation of International Cuisine that includes classic dishes from different countries around the world. A gastronomic destination for people who enjoy dining well.
Reservations highly recommended, lunch m-f and dinner 7 days, full service award-winning martini bar, voted Asheville's Best Wine List, 641 Merrimon Avenue, 1.5 miles north of downtown.
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More Downtown Asheville Restaurants
Downtown Asheville features 50 locally-owned (with international flavors) restaurants downtown, many with sidewalk dining. In addition to the Cafe on the Square and The Market Place listed above, some of our other favorites are:
Early Girl Eatery: Morning, afternoon and night, Early Girl Eatery serves a wide variety of delicious southern dishes that'll please every palette. Made from scratch, with many ingredients acquired from local farmers, our menu reflects the creative diversity of true southern cooking. Breakfast, lunch, dinner every day. 8 Wall Street.
Limone's: Around the corner from the Fine Arts Theatre in Downtown Asheville, Limones Restaurant provides an inspirational mix of Mexican and Californian cuisine, along with inventive bar selections. Dinner Mon-Sat and Sunday lunch. 13 Eagle Street
Tupelo Honey Café: Offers old southern favorites with creative twists. It features familiar, creative, comfort fare, healthier options, fresh ingredients, and large portions at a fair price. It has an upscale, yet casual environment with touches of an authentic Charleston/New Orleans style. Breakfast, lunch, dinner. Closed Mondays. 12 College
Salsa's: If you're looking for authentic and creative Caribbean food with a Mexican
flair, Salsa's is your place. The food is prepared with locally grown organic
produce and health conscious products. Big flavors in a tiny place. Lunch and Dinner every day. 6 Patton Avenue.
Zambra: This is a feast for the senses with contemporary twists on the food of Spain and North Africa and serving hundreds of wines from the land of the sun, the Iberian Peninsula. 85 Walnut Street.
Table: For unfettered, cuisine for everyone, Table offers an “urban” comfortable, friendly environment in downtown Asheville with exceptional, welcoming service and the daily written menu covers the bases of fine dining style seasonal New American cuisine. Lunch and Dinner, closed Tuesdays. 48 College Street.
Jerusalem Garden: Dine in the tent and experience Moroccan and Mediterran cuisine at it's best. An evening here will take you to Moroccan nights with authentic music and belly dancing. Lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch. 78 Patton Avenue
Mela Indian Restaurant: From the plains of Punjab to the Malabar coast, the techniques, spices, seasonings and natural ingredients of Indian cooking have been refined over thousands of years, resulting in a cuisine unlike any other. Mela Indian Restaurant offers authentic North and South Indian dishes as diverse and vibrant as the peoples and regions of India. Lunch and dinner every day. 70 Lexington Avenue
Laughing Seed Cafe: Quality and creativity have always been the driving forces behind the Laughing
Seed’s eclectic international approach to vegetarian dining and this has led to their popularity with vegetarians and meat-eaters alike. Local products, organic ingredients and a flair for global fusion combine to give their dishes a unique and satisfying character. Lunch and dinner every day except Tuesdays. 40 Wall Street
Restaurants in the Grove Arcade in downtown Asheville:
Carmels Restaurant and Bar: Savor naturally raised meats, organic produce and line-caught seafood with alfresco dining, romantic and intimate dining room and jazzy-chic bar. The exterior boosts some of the best outdoor seating in downtown Asheville at the Grove Arcade. Lunch and dinner every day.
Chorizo: The best Latin fare from Spain to Argentina. Paellas, churrasco, guacamole -- prepared at tableside. Restaurant & bar.
Modesto: A trattoria specializing in brick wood-fired oven pizza, salads, soups, desserts, espresso coffee, wine and beer.
Thai Basil: Fine Thai food cooked in a natural & healthy way.
Cats and Dawgs: Vienna Beef hot dogs, catfish sandwiches, fresh cut fries, soups and three-bean salad.
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