Asheville Guide
Sightseeing
Beautiful sunset, great apps & cocktails, fantastic brunch on Sundays
109 locals recommend
The Montford Rooftop Bar
199 Haywood StBeautiful sunset, great apps & cocktails, fantastic brunch on Sundays
Craft cocktails, adorable vintage atmosphere, great photo opportunities (do it for the gram!)
77 locals recommend
Antidote
151 Coxe AveCraft cocktails, adorable vintage atmosphere, great photo opportunities (do it for the gram!)
Great brewery and chill atmosphere, they usually have a food truck as well. The upper deck has some gorgeous views over Biltmore Village.
182 locals recommend
Green Man Brewery
27 Buxton AveGreat brewery and chill atmosphere, they usually have a food truck as well. The upper deck has some gorgeous views over Biltmore Village.
Food scene
Delicious food (try the smoked turkey sandwich) - take it to go and go grab a beer from the Wedge at foundation (right behind 12 Bones, and enjoy your food outside or inside the taproom).
330 locals recommend
12 Bones Smokehouse RIVER
5 Foundy StDelicious food (try the smoked turkey sandwich) - take it to go and go grab a beer from the Wedge at foundation (right behind 12 Bones, and enjoy your food outside or inside the taproom).
A few minute walk from the apartment, High-Five coffee is a local coffee shop with amazing options for caffeination and breakfast foods.
186 locals recommend
High Five Coffee
190 Broadway StA few minute walk from the apartment, High-Five coffee is a local coffee shop with amazing options for caffeination and breakfast foods.
Great rooftop bar to watch the sunset at, fabulous cocktails, great cuban food
98 locals recommend
Hemingway's Cuba Restaurant & Bar
15 Page AveGreat rooftop bar to watch the sunset at, fabulous cocktails, great cuban food
Foothills Butcher Bar: West
697 Haywood RdAmazing burgers
Cozy neighborhood atmosphere, a local favorite, fabulous pasta dishes with a Caribbean flair
589 locals recommend
Nine Mile
233 Montford AveCozy neighborhood atmosphere, a local favorite, fabulous pasta dishes with a Caribbean flair
Fantastic spicy (or not) fried chicken, a local favorite!
137 locals recommend
Rocky's Hot Chicken Shack
1455 Patton AvenueFantastic spicy (or not) fried chicken, a local favorite!
Adorable eatery, kind of a classier place, great spot for date night, they do take reservations.
58 locals recommend
The Market Place
20 Wall StAdorable eatery, kind of a classier place, great spot for date night, they do take reservations.
Amazing French food, owned by the same folks who own Bouchon downtown, but they take reservations. Definitely a treat and a great place for a date night. Bonus that it is in an old church!
21 locals recommend
Rendezvous
184 New Haw Creek RdAmazing French food, owned by the same folks who own Bouchon downtown, but they take reservations. Definitely a treat and a great place for a date night. Bonus that it is in an old church!
Delicious homestyle foods (like Tupelo Honey, but better in my opinion, and usually less of a wait). Located across from Pritchard Park, you can catch the drum circle on Friday nights.
46 locals recommend
Mayfel's
22 College StDelicious homestyle foods (like Tupelo Honey, but better in my opinion, and usually less of a wait). Located across from Pritchard Park, you can catch the drum circle on Friday nights.
Awesome local brewery, great vibes, they have food too. Cute rooftop deck, as well as some other unique spots to drink.
331 locals recommend
Burial Beer Co
40 Collier AveAwesome local brewery, great vibes, they have food too. Cute rooftop deck, as well as some other unique spots to drink.
Rest & Relaxation
This is a public bath house that has several saunas as well as a cold plunge. Highly recommend if you’re in the mood for something relaxing that isn’t just a massage (they do offer massages as well). Reservations are required and can be done online!
37 locals recommend
Sauna House
230 Short Coxe AveThis is a public bath house that has several saunas as well as a cold plunge. Highly recommend if you’re in the mood for something relaxing that isn’t just a massage (they do offer massages as well). Reservations are required and can be done online!
Neighborhoods
Montford is a historic area near downtown Asheville with so many cute older houses! The area became popular initially during the tuberculosis outbreak at the turn of the century in the 1900s. The treatment at the time was "fresh air & sunshine" and you will observe that most of the houses in Montford have "breathing porches" designed for maximum fresh air during that time.
Other things of note in the Montford area is Zillicoa street, it was home to the Highland Hospital from 1909 to the 1970s. It was founded by a psychiatrist and was an institute for mental illness as well as substance use disorders. The hospital became famous in the 1940s when a fire broke out and killed several patients in the women's ward, the most famous patient being Zelda Fitzgerald, the wife of F. Scott Fitzgerald (author of the Great Gatsby and more). Along Zillicoa street is the "castle" which was the home of the hospital founder (it is currently a popular wedding venue), a private diagnostic laboratory, Genova Diagnostics, sits next to what is left of Highland Hospital, Highland Hall (to the right of Genova).
The riverside cemetery is also located in Montford and is open to the public, it is a beautiful place and has many of famous Asheville founders buried there.
84 locals recommend
Montford Area Historic District
Montford is a historic area near downtown Asheville with so many cute older houses! The area became popular initially during the tuberculosis outbreak at the turn of the century in the 1900s. The treatment at the time was "fresh air & sunshine" and you will observe that most of the houses in Montford have "breathing porches" designed for maximum fresh air during that time.
Other things of note in the Montford area is Zillicoa street, it was home to the Highland Hospital from 1909 to the 1970s. It was founded by a psychiatrist and was an institute for mental illness as well as substance use disorders. The hospital became famous in the 1940s when a fire broke out and killed several patients in the women's ward, the most famous patient being Zelda Fitzgerald, the wife of F. Scott Fitzgerald (author of the Great Gatsby and more). Along Zillicoa street is the "castle" which was the home of the hospital founder (it is currently a popular wedding venue), a private diagnostic laboratory, Genova Diagnostics, sits next to what is left of Highland Hospital, Highland Hall (to the right of Genova).
The riverside cemetery is also located in Montford and is open to the public, it is a beautiful place and has many of famous Asheville founders buried there.