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Best Restaurants in Asheville
152 restaurants analyzed out of 801 identified · United States
Asheville has built one of the American South's most distinctive food scenes, led by American cooking with notable Latin American, Asian, and Mexican depth for a city of its size. The majority of analysed restaurants land in the solid B-grade range, and prices are mostly moderate. The downtown core around Lexington Avenue and the South Slope holds the greatest concentration, with West Asheville developing into a serious neighbourhood dining corridor in its own right.
Asheville has 152 analyzed restaurants. Some of the strongest areas for dining are Montford, River Arts District, West Asheville. Top cuisines include American, Italian, Mexican.
Top Restaurants in Asheville
- The Bull and Beggar A+ · Modern European, European · Downtown Asheville
- Luminosa A+ · Modern Italian, Italian · Downtown Asheville
- Tall John's A+ · Modern American, American · Montford
- The Admiral A · Contemporary American, American · West Asheville
- plant A · Vegan, Plant-based · West Asheville
- Jargon A · New American, American · West Asheville
- Zambra A- · Tapas, Spanish · Downtown Asheville
- Soprana Rooftop Cucina A- · Pizza, Italian · Downtown Asheville
- Rhubarb A- · Seasonal American, American · Downtown Asheville
- Jettie Rae's A- · Seafood, American · Downtown Asheville
Top Neighborhoods for Dining
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Surprisingly strong American and Asian cooking tucked into one of Asheville's quietest residential neighbourhoods
Converted warehouses and river views come cheap here, and the food follows suit without cutting corners
Haywood Road proves you don't need downtown prices to eat as well as anywhere in Asheville
Where locals go when downtown's buzz stops being worth the bother
Asheville's brewing district doubles as its most ambitious dining stretch, where serious kitchens thrive alongside the taprooms
Steakhouses and special-occasion dining cluster here just outside the Biltmore estate gates
More restaurants within walking distance here than anywhere else in Asheville, spanning American to Asian to Mediterranean
Tried and True
Grade Distribution
A+3 restaurants
A3 restaurants
A-29 restaurants
B+53 restaurants
B46 restaurants
B-14 restaurants
C+4 restaurants
Price Distribution
budget8 restaurants
expensive56 restaurants
extremely_expensive5 restaurants
moderate63 restaurants
very_expensive20 restaurants
Cuisine Strengths
- American — 68 restaurants, 12 rated A- or higher
- Italian — 5 restaurants, 2 rated A- or higher
- Mexican — 7 restaurants, 2 rated A- or higher
- Latin American — 13 restaurants, 2 rated A- or higher
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Hidden Gems
- Jargon A · New American, American · West Asheville
- Zambra A- · Tapas, Spanish · Downtown Asheville
- RendezVous A- · French bistro, French · West Asheville
- Zen Sushi A- · Sushi, Japanese · West Asheville
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