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*Mountain Pie Company* in Hendersonville NC is a darling café frequented by locals with the best lunches and desserts around! What a great start to Valentines Day with their Brunch. Now's the time to make your reservations! See you there! (It’s only a few miles from many of my vacation rental homes!)
See CATEGORIES on right of page for more Places to Eat Best lunches: *12 Bones Smokehouse* has the absolute most yummy BBQ in the world! They specialize in slow-smoked baby-back ribs with amazing sauces, pulled pork, turkey and chicken….as well as scrumptious unusual side dishes. Their incredible blueberry-chipotle ribs won the 2008 “Best Bites Challenge” on ABC’s Good Morning America; they’ve been featured in a vast number of national publications; and have been on President Obama’s itinerary for all 3 Asheville visits. The food is soooo fabulous with generous portions at affordable prices that there most always is a line....so come early….strike up a conversation with the friendly customers waiting in line with you! The locations are casual, funky and nothing pretentious. Check their website for menu and specific open days and lunch hours. 2 locations: 3578 Sweeten Creek Rd, Arden NC 28704 Phone: 828-687-1395 5 Riverside Drive, Asheville NC 28801 Phone: 828-253-4499 Website: www.12bones.com See CATEGORIES on right of page for more Places to EAT Early Girl Eatery in the heart of historic downtown Asheville NC is a café favored by locals with breakfast served all day! Known for “farm-to-table” excellent local produce and ingredients, expect deliciously prepared southern food for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Large choices for vegetarians. Relax in a welcoming casual atmosphere and experience why this café is a local favorite! Open 7 days a week. Check their website for hours, menu, directions…see their blog with lots of yummy food photos!
Address: 8 Wall St, Asheville, NC 28801 Phone: 828-259-9292 www.earlygirleatery.com See CATEGORIES on right column for more Places to EAT West First Wood-Fired Restaurant in historic downtown Hendersonville, offers outrageously delicious pizzas, soups, salads, appetizers, entrees and desserts! When you are enjoying a day of exploring all the delightful shops, galleries, boutiques and antiques stores downtown be sure to eat at WEST FIRST WOOD-FIRED restaurant located a half block off of Main Street on 1st Avenue West. All their dishes are thoughtfully prepared with quality ingredients cheerfully served in an artistically dramatic setting. Full service bar. Food available “To Go.”
Whatever the wood fired oven does in the cooking process of the pizza and other dishes, it adds a distinct delicious flavor that I love! Their pizzas are hand-made with organic wheat crest and are topped with freshly-grated Romano cheese. The pizza I order this week was their Goat Cheese Pizza with fresh basil pesto with spinach, marinated artichoke hearts, sundried tomatoes and, of course, goat cheese…and then there is the chocolate hazelnut tiramisu….creamy, rich and so very decadent….yummmmm! Hours: Monday – Saturday: Lunch 11am – 2pm; Dinner 5pm – until Address: 101 1st Avenue West, Hendersonville NC 28792 Phone: 828-693-1080 www.westfirstwoodfired.com See CATEGORIES on right side of page for more Places to Eat Curate Restaurant in the heart of downtown Asheville NC. This festive 5 star restaurant brings “The Best of Spain” to North Carolina with traditional cuisine in a friendly, casual atmosphere. The small elegant servings (tapas) make it easy to try several of the unusual, tasty dishes. Be adventurous and try new foods and flavors you’ve never experienced before!
11 Biltmore Ave, Asheville NC 28801 Call for reservations: (828) 239-2946 ext. 1 Website: http://www.curatetapasbar.com/ See CATEGORIES on right for more Places to EAT! Blue Sky Café: This bright blue little building in Fletcher (half way between Asheville and Hendersonville NC) has some the tastiest food around! This is where locals know to get an eclectic array of delicious food! Sit inside with the blue sky ceiling filled with stars and planes or in the outside patio where there’s a full size playhouse for kids (they also have a great kid’s menu).
It’s not your ordinary fare of burgers ….the menu is filled with delightful food combinations that will have you coming back! I often order the “Trio Salad Plate” for a sampling of their dill chicken salad, pesto penne and hummus with pita & veggies. Another of favorite is their Spinach Salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette & hot Grilled Chicken. There’s a selection of about 20 wonderful wraps made with sun dried tomato flour tortillas and tofu can be substituted for meats in you prefer. Vegetarians will find a huge selection! By the way, their Sweet Potato Fries are the best I’ve ever tasted! Hours: 11 AM – 8 PM and is closed on Sundays. 828-684-1247 3987 Hendersonville Road, Fletcher, NC. www.ILoveBlueSkyCafe.com See CATEGORIES on right for more Places to EAT! See how craft beer is made with behind the scenes tours…and then taste it! With 23 craft beers on tap, new specialty beers exclusive to their fabulous restaurant favored by “foodies,” you’ll be in heaven! Opened in March 2015 on 200 acres along the French Broad River in Mills River just outside of Asheville, the grounds are beautiful to explore. Visit year round! During the summer enjoy free outside live rhythm & blues music with a beer and tasty food; it’s the place to be!
HOURS: Monday-Thursday 11 AM-9 PM, Friday 10 AM-10 PM, Saturday 11 AM-10 PM and Sunday 12-9 PM TOURS: Reservation required LOCATION: 100 Sierra Nevada Way, Mills River, NC 28732 PHONE: (828) 681-5300 www.sierranevada.com Smoky Park Supper Club offers totally unique dining in the nation’s biggest shipping container restaurant! Yep! That’s right….this riverfront restaurant is constructed from 19 shipping containers! Beautifully situated on the French Broad River in Asheville, NC, you are in for the best wood-fired menu around! Dine inside or sit out by the river. Think charred, seared, and smoked….all the many nuances of cooking with flame. At Smoky Park Supper Club, they do it all: seasonal vegetable sides and slow-roasted local meats.
350 Riverside Drive in Asheville, North Carolina 828-350-0315 www.smokypark.com What better place to have pizza & beer than at your table while you watch a $3 first run movie in a funky North Asheville restaurant/movie house/pub! You gotta try my all-time favorite “Shear Delight” pizza with a pesto base, portabella mushrooms, walnuts & gorgonzola cheese on poppy seed crust. It has been voted year-after-year as the “Best Pizza In WNC.” This theater only seats 150 people, so with these prices it’s best to go early.
In addition to pizza, there is a large menu selection of yummy appetizers, salads, sandwiches, quesadillas, pastas, and more! If you want to experience their tasty food, but not quite up for a movie, they have a full restaurant and pub there as well. Yes, a pub…I should mention this is also a micro-brewery serving 9 of their own specialty beers, from their most popular pale ale “Shiva” to the dark ales. See ya at the movies! 675 Merrimon Avenue, North Asheville NC 828-254-1281 Also in South Asheville for Pizza carryout or delivery only: 1850 Hendersonville Road South Asheville, NC 28803 828-277-5775 http://www.ashevillepizza.com Zambra Underground Gypsy Tapas Restaurant in Asheville’s Historic Downtown
The minute you enter this distinctive Moorish-revival atmosphere, you know you’re in for a unique savory treat! Especially famous for their tasty food combination Tapas (“little dishes”), you can taste any number of their amazingly imaginative flavorful creations in one meal. Visit often as the tapas change nightly. They also have an extensive wine list. Featured in Southern Living, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, the Boston Globe & more! 85 West Walnut Street, Asheville NC 828-232-1060 www.zambratapas.com “A Day in The Country” Gift Store & Café in Hendersonville, NC is a charming two story home (10,000 SF!) with one-of-a-kind gifts perfect for your holiday and year round shopping! Be sure to drop by at lunch time to enjoy their delectable café selections. 130 Sugarloaf Road, Hendersonville (Just off Interstate 26) and walking distance from my Heritage Log Cabin vacation rental. 828-692-8914 www.aditc.com The Green Room Café & Coffeehouse is a delectable find if you love great food made with fresh local ingredients. Enjoy special VIP treatment for breakfast (Tues to Sat), lunch (everyday) and dinner (Fri & Sat). You are in for a special treat for New Years Eve with a four course dinner, fine wine pairing and live dinner music! Reserve now!
Meet Ben & Sue Green who also subscribe to “green” eco-conscious practices. 536 North Main Street. Hendersonville, NC 28792 828-692-6335 TheGreenRoomCafe.biz This delightful café promises to “Treat you like the kings and queens you are!” Although known for their incredible desserts, their breakfasts & luncheons are every bit as wonderful. In fact, they now offer their first Christmas buffet dinner. If it’s anything like their Thanksgiving feast I had there a few weeks ago, it’s the place to be! I’ve already made my reservations! Yummmm! Many of my vacation homes are just a few miles away and my guests rave over how charming and delicious it is there. 3400 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville, NC 28791 Open Tuesday through Friday 8:00 to 4:00; Saturday until 2:00 Serving breakfast daily until 11:00 Lunch until 2:00 828-693-0501 http://www.mountainpiecompany.com/ |
AuthorStephanie Joy Johnson, owner and hostess for Asheville Vacation Homes! I love sharing what I know about this amazing place in the Blue Ridge Mountains where I live! CATEGORIES
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