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Contemporary Greek, Italian, and Lebanese. First restaurant to win Asheville Chamber of Commerce’s “Best Customer Service” award.

Cuisine from the heart of Mexico with California inspirations

Elegant, yet informal spot with sidewalk seating. Sophisticated American fare with emphasis on fresh farm-to-table ingredients. Gay favorite.

Southern dishes with an urban twist. In Biltmore Village

Asian restaurant and sushi bar; fresh ingredients; heart of downtown

Asheville's premier northern Italian, Continental restaurant

Innovative American cuisine with a chic twist. Outdoor patio can’t be topped for people watching

Casual, very French bistro

Elegant vegan cuisine, just around the corner from Hill House

Seasonal new American cuisine. Diner’s Choice 2012 winner

Fresh, continental cuisine; funky, comfy; one of Asheville’s 10 best. Just up the road in Weaverville. Lots of locals.

“A group of cooks, farmers, waiters, cheese-makers, ranchers, and winegrowers who share a common philosophy about how to eat and in a larger sense, about life.” Fine dining with a sustainable sensibility

Tapas Bar with contemporary twist on foods of Spain and North Africa

The place for seafood in downtown Asheville

Perhaps the only Mexican-Caribbean restaurant in the state

Hippies, formica tables, cheap, fresh. Right around the corner.

Fine Indian dining; A favorite among all types of Asheville people

Contemporary Italian with an emphasis on local ingredients

An Asheville BBQ institution, just around the corner from Hill House

Intimate neighborhood restaurant in Biltmore Village featuring casual interpretations of New American and French cuisine

New tapas restaurant that raises the bar for the dining experience in Asheville. If not for the English, you could be in Barcelona. Many prefer the open kitchen counter to a table.

Hill House’s neighborhood Italian place. Comfort food, but inspired. Easy parking, great service.

Explore George Vanderbilt’s extraordinary home, beautiful gardens, and the Antler Hill Village & Winery, nestled on 8,000 acres in the mountains of Asheville, NC.

Montford is a National Historic District of many large Victorian homes on large lots. Take a stroll and imagine life in Asheville 100 years ago.

The Blue Ridge Parkway, which winds atop North Carolina mountain range crests, dates from the 1930s, when the federal government built it to provide jobs to people unemployed in the Great Depression. Today the billboard-free and carefully-sculpted is among the world's most popular touring roadways. It skirts Asheville to the city's east and south, where the Parkway's Visitors Center and the Southern Highlands Folk Art Center can be found, and it takes drivers north or southbound. Enter the approach to the northbound Blue Ridge Parkway one mile southeast of Hill House.

Be inspired by world-class special exhibitions and the Asheville Art Museum's outstanding collection, showcasing the very best of 20th and 21st century American art and the cultural heritage and contemporary art of Western North Carolina.

Completed in 1909, this is one of Asheville's architectural treasures. Designed by Rafael Gustavino and Richard Sharpe Smith--renowned architects on the Biltmore House--this Catholic church has the largest freestanding elliptical dome in the country.

Exhibition space and resource center dedicated to exploring the history and legacy of the world's most acclaimed experimental educational community, Black Mountain College. Emphasizing the individual rather than the institution, the College had striking success in producing creative people of great talent and originality.

Home of nationally renowned poet, folksinger, and Pulitzer Prize winner Carl Sandburg. The grounds contain the home, pastures, orchard and farm where Sandburg spent the last two decades of his life.

The Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway showcases the finest in traditional and contemporary craft of the Southern Appalachians. It is home to the Allanstand Craft Shop (a shopper's paradise), rotating exhibitions in several galleries, a library and an auditorium.

Shop, dine, and stroll through America’s first indoor mall, a 1920’s Art Deco jewel in the heart of downtown Asheville. The Arcade features local crafts, boutiques, fresh food and an array of restaurants representing the area's distinct mountain heritage.

Several blocks of working artist studios, galleries, theaters, workshops, a music venue, a brewery, and some of the city’s best new dining, located on the east side of the French Broad River. Many of the studios are open to wander through, and several offer live demonstrations. Studio hours vary from artist to artist, making a visit like an expedition to see what and who you can find.

The campus of the University of North Carolina at Asheville and the Asheville Botanical Gardens are just one mile from our bed and breakfast. So please consider staying with us if you are visiting UNCA.

Don't miss this 12-year-old, favorite Asheville tradition. Stop by the Asheville Drum Circle on every Friday night, 5 to 10pm, (warm weather months) in Pritchard Park downtown on Patton Avenue at College Street. Join folks of every age and description. Watch people dance to the thunderous rhythm of the dozens of drums. Or better yet, join in by playing or dancing! See the individuality and diversity of Asheville.

Biltmore's gardens, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, are alive with color as spring arrives. Enjoy special events and the beauty of tulips, azaleas, and countless other flowers during Biltmore Blooms. For the first time, guests will be able to step down into the Winter Garden to enjoy a display of exotic orchids intimately, just as George and Edith Vanderbilt's guests might have. Some of the plants will be the same species that were planned for the Biltmore Conservatory in 1894. Outdoors, enjoy a beautiful progression of blooms from tulips to pansies, azaleas, and much more.

In 2013, we celebrate the 25th season of Downtown After 5! The event takes place each third Friday of the month May - September on Lexington Avenue at I-240. 2013 lineup will be announced April 30. Special thanks to presenting sponsor, Harmony Motors! The Harmony Motors family includes Audi Asheville, Harmony Porsche and Volkswagen of Asheville. Harmony Motors delights in the heritage of all their German marques. Come check out their unique Volkswagen showroom featuring vintage Volkswagens, antique gas pumps, one-of-a-kind artwork and much more. The expanded selection of new and certified pre-owned Porsche and Audi models are available for your exploration and to test drive on the nearby Blue Ridge Parkway.

Enjoy a weekend of music and sports at this year's festival that celebrates community, athletics and local business. The festival showcases the terrain, environment and unique culture of Asheville, NC and the surrounding mountains. The Mountain Sports Festival is organized by a volunteer group of community oriented citizens dedicated to the presenting of a well balanced series of events that encourages participation on all levels.

Join us in the mountains of beautiful Western North Carolina for the inaugural Asheville Beer Week, taking place May 25 through June 1, 2013-that's 8 full days to celebrate all things beer in Beer City, USA. Asheville Beer Week culminates at Asheville's third Beer City Festival on June 2. The mission is to celebrate that nectar known as beer-to taste many different styles of beer and variations on those styles; to pair beer with a smorgasbord of delicious foods; to learn about and explore beer in all its delectable complexity; and, most of all, to have fun drinking beer in the brewery-centric mountains of Asheville, NC. The "week" will include seminars, tastings, dinners, and other special events. More than 40 breweries are slated to appear at Beer City Festival already, and many others at events throughout Beer Week. Organized by a beer-loving bunch of regional beer industry folks, Asheville Beer Week will offer a variety of events in and around Asheville.

Showcasing the best beers brewed in the Carolinas. A product tasting in beautiful Asheville, NC. The Brewgrass Guy's have teamed up with the Asheville Brewer's Alliance to add a spring Beer Festival entertained by Rock n' Roll and showcasing the Carolina's finest craft beers. Tickets can be bought on our site or at local breweries in the Asheville Area.

The Arts and Crafts Show is FREE TO PUBLIC on Sutton Ave. next to The Old Depot. The Show has over 65 Juried Crafters/Artists and its purpose is to Promote the highest quality crafts. It is held in the middle of Historic Black Mountain and food and cold drinks at West end.

At the Studio Stroll in Asheville's River Arts District, all of the gifts are locally handmade and one-of-a-kind. Visit the artists' studios and find special gifts for family, friends, and yourself. The first, largest, and most walkable tour of working artists' studios in the region, the River Arts District Studio Stroll takes place in 19 historic buildings along the French Broad River. There will be artists' demonstrations and hands-on activities throughout the weekend. Getting to and around in the River Arts District is a breeze. Accessible by car from Downtown, West Asheville, and Biltmore Village, there is plenty of parking. Catch the trolley at Riverview Station or any of the stops listed on the map. An Information Booth is located at the 5-points intersection of Depot St. across from the Clingman Café.

“Bele Chere” means beautiful living. That’s what you’ll find in Asheville at the largest FREE arts and music street festival in the Southeast. Great art, music, food, and beer come to the streets of downtown Asheville each summer. Discover a cool new band, find the perfect piece of art, sample some local cuisine, enjoy a microbrew – find your own way to celebrate Bele Chere.

A high quality art and craft fair held on the grounds of The Cathedral of All Souls in Biltmore Village featuring 118 exhibitors, rain or shine!

The Sourwood Festival fills downtown Black Mountain with wholesome entertainment for both adults and children in August each year. Over 30,000 people from all over America will be in attendance at the festival which grows in popularity each year. Music, dancing, arts & crafts, super food, kid's rides and games, face painting and more in a no alcohol environment make it the perfect event for you and your entire family. With about 200 vendors you will discover lots of local and unique arts and crafts and there will be something to please every palate with BBQ and vegetarian faire, custom-crafted ice cream and funnel cakes and jellies. Summertime favorites include the sausages and corn on the cob. Add to that the honey and bee demos as well as the gourmet sourwood honey, - you don't want to miss this event!

Named by the New York Post as one of the best festivals of its kind in the country, the Asheville Wine & Food Festival features the finest regional, national, and international wines, exceptional local restaurants, craft beer and spirits, and handcrafted artisanal foods for three days of palate-pleasing indulgence. The big event is the Grand Tasting, held in the newly renovated U.S. Cellular Center in Asheville's lively downtown, with cooking demonstrations, a mixology contest, a wine competition, opportunities to learn from the area's internationally recognized culinary experts, and plenty of products to purchase for a tasty reminder of your visit to Foodtopia. The Festival kicks off on Thursday night with the finale of a hot competition to name the best chef in the region. On Friday it's SWEET, a decadent after-dinner fête in the historic Grove Arcade featuring locally sourced desserts, sparkling wines and spirits. Get tickets now for the 2012 Asheville Wine & Food Festival and di

Opened in 2010 after an extensive renovation of an historic building downtown by Pack Square Park, in front of City Hall. Much care was taken to expose the original brick, original tongue and groove ceiling and wood trusses, and to uncover the 100-year-old flooring. Pack's Tavern carefully pair beer styles with food items on the menu and rotate 30 or more local, national, and international craft beers to offer the best selection available. The large eclectic menu features over 60 items; everything from signature salads to hand-pattied burgers, from wonderful appetizers to fresh cut steaks and seafood.

They started brewing in Asheville in 1994 and they are the biggest craft beer brewery in western North Carolina. You will find their brews in many area restaurants and stores. Stop by their Tasting Room east Asheville to sample tasty brews and hang out with staff on Thursday-Saturday, 4-8 PM. Guided tours are Monday-Saturday at 4 PM

Recognized by national media as one of the best beer bars in the world, and dedicated to keeping their beer menu fresh, they tapped a whopping 1,072 different beers in 2011. The upstairs bar is a bright and lively space that features American Craft Beers with 20 constantly rotating tap lines. High ceilings and a hopping atmosphere complete with large glass doors that open onto the outdoor porch – perfect for having a beer while you watch Asheville walk by. Or, take the stairs down to the basement level where you'll find the Belgian Bar (50 Commerce St.)/ The stone walls, rustic wood and leather couches invite you to relax and take your time enjoying one (or more) of the 16 Belgian, European and RARE beers on draught at any time.

Also known as the LAB, this brewery pub and restaurant features a 92-foot serpentine bar that snakes the brewing equipment and glows with changing colored lights. Enjoy typical a typical pub menu and a variety of brews: Belgian wit, a golden pilsner, dark chocolate stout, an American pale ale, an India pale ale and a marzen (or Oktoberfest).

This lively, Celtic-style pub features handcrafted English style ales are brewed at their nearby brewing facility and served fresh daily. At any given time, the mash tun and fermenters are giving life to a new batch of handcrafted brew under the watchful eye of our resident brewer John Stuart, who is producing up to 21 thirty-one gallon barrels of beer a week. The beer flows almost non-stop in the pub. Using English and Belgian yeasts and specialty grains gives the beers their unique appeal and distinctive style. On a typical evening at Jack's, you will find many of the patrons gathered around the black walnut bar or at long tavern tables, engaged in conversation through which the taboo subjects of art, religion and politics are heavily woven. Others play darts or scan the papers while sipping pints of ale or munching on a plate of fish and chips, while local musicians are fiddling away on Irish reels or picking some olde time mo

A renovated 1920s appliance store is home to Barley's Taproom, where fresh sourdough pizza, lasagna, and sandwiches are served up daily. The stage showcases live bluegrass, jazz, and Americana music 3-4 nights a week with no cover charge. The downstairs bar has 24 taps featuring the South's best selection of American craft brewed beers. Upstairs is the Billiard Room with four regulation slate billiard tables that are available by the hour.

Across and just up the street from Barleys is feisty Irish atmosphere and authentic Irish food. Hannah Flanagan's serve some of the finest Irish draft (40 taps) and bottled beers around. Come sing and dance to some live music on Thursday and Saturday nights.

The Bier Garden has had the best beer selection in Western North Carolina since 1994. With a selection of over 200 beers of the world including some local microbrewery favorites, they also have a full bar and a large selection of fine wines. Enjoy 16 televisions including a 15-foot screen to catch the big game or news event with all your friends!

Elegant vegan cuisine in a cool, minimalist dining room

Greenlife is an Asheville supermarket that Whole Foods purchased a couple of years ago. It has a large and varied cold case and an inspired hot food bar both with numerous vegetarian options. There's a small simple cafe for those who don't want to pack up a meal.

Baristas are Counter Culture Coffee-trained and High Five-certified to craft only the finest beverages.