Mountains to Sea Guidebook for Asheville

Susan Elizabeth
Susan Elizabeth
Mountains to Sea Guidebook for Asheville

Drinks & Nightlife in W AVL to RAD area

Recommendations specific to West AVL to RAD area. (not including downtown).
They serve locally brewed beer and peanuts. A few food trucks hang out in the lot. There is a huge outdoor area with games too and many art galleries near - hence the name River Arts District (RAD).
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Wedge Brewing Company
37 Paynes Way
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They serve locally brewed beer and peanuts. A few food trucks hang out in the lot. There is a huge outdoor area with games too and many art galleries near - hence the name River Arts District (RAD).
low key bar with music on the river.
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Bywater
796 Riverside Dr
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low key bar with music on the river.
This is a cool spot to hear live music on the river with a large area to walk around. Most of the buildings are from repurposed materials and the place is huge with lots of land that backs to the river. they have a limited, but very good menu and drinks and many places to sit and hang out.
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Salvage Station
468 Riverside Dr
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This is a cool spot to hear live music on the river with a large area to walk around. Most of the buildings are from repurposed materials and the place is huge with lots of land that backs to the river. they have a limited, but very good menu and drinks and many places to sit and hang out.
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Archetype Brewing
265 Haywood Rd
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The Whale
507 Haywood Rd
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In an up and coming revitalized area across from the river and Carrier Park, is the other Wedge Brewery.
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Wedge at Foundation
5 Foundy St
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In an up and coming revitalized area across from the river and Carrier Park, is the other Wedge Brewery.
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Burger Bar
1 Craven St
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New Belgium Brewing Company
21 Craven St
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In an up and coming revitalized area across from the river and Carrier Park, is this cool coffee shop with lots of seating and light.
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Summit Coffee Co.
4 Foundy St
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In an up and coming revitalized area across from the river and Carrier Park, is this cool coffee shop with lots of seating and light.
In an up and coming revitalized area across from the river and Carrier Park, is this new wine bar!
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Pleb Urban Winery
289 Lyman St
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In an up and coming revitalized area across from the river and Carrier Park, is this new wine bar!
Walkable from the airbnb to Cascade Lounge and across from Carrier Park in a little area called Asheville Food Park with lots of outdoor seating and games and a fire pit. next door to Homegrown West.
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Cascade Lounge
219 Amboy Rd
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Walkable from the airbnb to Cascade Lounge and across from Carrier Park in a little area called Asheville Food Park with lots of outdoor seating and games and a fire pit. next door to Homegrown West.
Lots of outdoor and covered seating and near 12 Bones and the Foundation.
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Hi-Wire Brewing - RAD
284 Lyman Street
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Lots of outdoor and covered seating and near 12 Bones and the Foundation.

Everything Else

Homemade (from scratch) cakes right across from Urban Orchard.
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Short Street Cakes
225 Haywood Rd
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Homemade (from scratch) cakes right across from Urban Orchard.
Walkable. they do doughnuts! homemade.
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Hole Doughnuts
168 Haywood Rd
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Walkable. they do doughnuts! homemade.
This is such a unique place to visit. OLD and varied books on two floors, plus they serve champagne, wine, and coffee.
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Battery Park Book Exchange and Champagne Bar
1 Page Ave
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This is such a unique place to visit. OLD and varied books on two floors, plus they serve champagne, wine, and coffee.
Salt therapy
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Asheville Salt Cave | Massage & Salt Spa Therapy
16 North Liberty Street
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Salt therapy
Small little studio
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West Asheville Yoga
602 Haywood Rd
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Small little studio
offers various types of yoga with many time options.
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Asheville Yoga Center
211 S Liberty St
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offers various types of yoga with many time options.
Healthy supermarket - 5 min drive
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Earth Fare
66 Westgate Pkwy
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Healthy supermarket - 5 min drive
Located in north AVL near Plant restaurant
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Whole Foods Market
70 Merrimon Ave
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Located in north AVL near Plant restaurant
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Asheville Community Yoga
8 Brookdale Rd
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Asheville Community Acupuncture
378 Haywood Rd

Shopping in W AVL

Unique shops in the West Asheville area.
Walkable. this is a fun homesteading shop with all sorts of garden products and the like.
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Villagers
7 South Main Street
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Walkable. this is a fun homesteading shop with all sorts of garden products and the like.
From their website: Come on in & discover our extensive selection of unique greeting cards from many independent small presses. Explore our eclectic mix of wrapping paper, jewelry, candles, books & art prints galore. Also, check out our exclusive line of Asheville postcards, prints and puzzles, as well as other Asheville-related items that you can only find here at WHIST. We offer a gift for just about every celebration & most anyone on your list – perhaps even yourself!" This is next door to Flora & Forage and a 10 walk from the airbnb
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Whist
444 Haywood Rd
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From their website: Come on in & discover our extensive selection of unique greeting cards from many independent small presses. Explore our eclectic mix of wrapping paper, jewelry, candles, books & art prints galore. Also, check out our exclusive line of Asheville postcards, prints and puzzles, as well as other Asheville-related items that you can only find here at WHIST. We offer a gift for just about every celebration & most anyone on your list – perhaps even yourself!" This is next door to Flora & Forage and a 10 walk from the airbnb
If you like the smell of books, coffee, and plants this place is for you! You can have a coffee while you browse used books at Bagatelle or shop for plants. They also serve snacks, beer, and wine with a little alcove to hang out surrounded by greenery.
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Flora
428 B Haywood Rd
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If you like the smell of books, coffee, and plants this place is for you! You can have a coffee while you browse used books at Bagatelle or shop for plants. They also serve snacks, beer, and wine with a little alcove to hang out surrounded by greenery.
Vintage vinyl records - just opposite Flora & Forage - 10 min walk
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Harvest Records
415 Haywood Rd
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Vintage vinyl records - just opposite Flora & Forage - 10 min walk
Located in west asheville proper (across 240 from your airbnb), this is a radical, cutting edge, collectively owned bookstore.
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Firestorm Books & Coffee
1022 Haywood Rd
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Located in west asheville proper (across 240 from your airbnb), this is a radical, cutting edge, collectively owned bookstore.

Essentials

Downtown across from Wicked Weed Brewery - AVL food coop.
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French Broad Food Co-Op
90 Biltmore Ave
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Downtown across from Wicked Weed Brewery - AVL food coop.
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Earth Fare
66 Westgate Pkwy
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Whole Foods Market
70 Merrimon Ave
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Trader Joe's
120 Merrimon Ave
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Sightseeing

Biltmore Estate - a full day event from touring the home and gardens to horse back riding and hiking and biking to wine tasting and eating and listening to live music.
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Biltmore
1 Lodge St
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Biltmore Estate - a full day event from touring the home and gardens to horse back riding and hiking and biking to wine tasting and eating and listening to live music.
Beautiful way to spend an afternoon.
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Botanical Gardens
151 WT Weaver Boulevard
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Beautiful way to spend an afternoon.
A nice little park to walk or bike along the river. this also takes you to RAD. there are many locations to drop your kayak in.
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Carrier Park
220 Amboy Rd
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A nice little park to walk or bike along the river. this also takes you to RAD. there are many locations to drop your kayak in.

Eats in West AVL

Local restaurants in the West Asheville to RAD (River Arts District) area. (no downtown or north restaurants here - they have their own category...there are so many options in AVL!)
A very walkable area called Beacham's Curve (an 8 minute walk from the airbnb) has outdoor seating (and interchangeable as you can bring your pizza to archetype brewery and get a beer or sit outside behind OWL bakery in the little court yard as it's shared among the restaurants.
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Pizza Mind
285 Haywood Rd
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A very walkable area called Beacham's Curve (an 8 minute walk from the airbnb) has outdoor seating (and interchangeable as you can bring your pizza to archetype brewery and get a beer or sit outside behind OWL bakery in the little court yard as it's shared among the restaurants.
Locally owned bakery with divine temptations! In an area called Beacham's Curve - you can sip on coffee and pastry behind the cafe in an outdoor courtyard after a Pizza from Pizza Mind or a bowl of ramen from Ghan Shan West.
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OWL Bakery
295 Haywood Rd
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Locally owned bakery with divine temptations! In an area called Beacham's Curve - you can sip on coffee and pastry behind the cafe in an outdoor courtyard after a Pizza from Pizza Mind or a bowl of ramen from Ghan Shan West.
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Early Girl Eatery
8 Wall St
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Totally Gluten Free menu! Informal dining where you order and sit down.
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BimBeriBon
697 Haywood Rd
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Totally Gluten Free menu! Informal dining where you order and sit down.
A pub type place with good food (upscale pup food), pool tables, large screen TV when games are on. walkable from airbnb 10 min
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West Asheville Lounge and Kitchen
401 Haywood Rd
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A pub type place with good food (upscale pup food), pool tables, large screen TV when games are on. walkable from airbnb 10 min
Right across the street from WALK, this place looks like a dive on the outside, but has amazing food!
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The Admiral
400 Haywood Rd
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Right across the street from WALK, this place looks like a dive on the outside, but has amazing food!
8 min walk to Beachum's Curve. Great ramen place ($10 Tuesdays)
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Gan Shan West
285 Haywood Rd
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8 min walk to Beachum's Curve. Great ramen place ($10 Tuesdays)
Modern American dining using locally sourced ingredients. Is just in front of The Whale craft beer collective.
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Haywood Common
507 Haywood Rd
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Modern American dining using locally sourced ingredients. Is just in front of The Whale craft beer collective.
Upscale comfort food using many of the veggies that they grow (take a walk behind the restaurant to their gardens). Best for breakfast or lunch.
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Sunny Point Café
626 Haywood Rd
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Upscale comfort food using many of the veggies that they grow (take a walk behind the restaurant to their gardens). Best for breakfast or lunch.
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Oyster House Brewing Company
625 Haywood Rd
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Biscuit Head
733 Haywood Rd
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W. AVL location. Yummy Caribbean food in a fun setting.
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Nine Mile
233 Montford Ave
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W. AVL location. Yummy Caribbean food in a fun setting.
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The Hop West
721 Haywood Rd
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The Bull and Beggar
37 Paynes Way
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In an up and coming revitalized area across from the river and Carrier Park, is the infamous 12 Bones (Obama would eat here).
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12 Bones Smokehouse RIVER
5 Foundy St
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In an up and coming revitalized area across from the river and Carrier Park, is the infamous 12 Bones (Obama would eat here).
Heading out past RAD in a new area with art galleries and pizza is a quaint upscale little restaurant.
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Vivian
348 Depot St
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Heading out past RAD in a new area with art galleries and pizza is a quaint upscale little restaurant.
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Fresh Wood Fired Pizza West
342 Depot St
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A pizzeria that uses heirloom grains for their crusts and has its own oven and lots of outdoor space.
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All Souls Pizza
175 Clingman Ave
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A pizzeria that uses heirloom grains for their crusts and has its own oven and lots of outdoor space.
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PennyCup Coffee
857 Merrimon Ave
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very walkable and has a nice outdoor area is a local cider house...with food.
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Urban Orchard Cider Co. - West
210 Haywood Rd
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very walkable and has a nice outdoor area is a local cider house...with food.
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Taco Billy
201 Haywood Rd
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Past RAD along the river near Smokey Park Supper Club and Salvage Station.
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White Duck Taco Shop
388 Riverside Dr
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Past RAD along the river near Smokey Park Supper Club and Salvage Station.
In an up and coming revitalized area across from the river and Carrier Park, is this coffee shop with lots of seating and light.
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Summit Coffee Co.
4 Foundy St
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In an up and coming revitalized area across from the river and Carrier Park, is this coffee shop with lots of seating and light.
Walkable to Homegrown across from Carrier Park in a little area called Asheville Food Park
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HomeGrown (West)
219 Amboy Rd
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Walkable to Homegrown across from Carrier Park in a little area called Asheville Food Park

Drinks and Nightlife South Slope and Downtown

Local Brewery on the way to downtown. a very informal little place to stop to taste some local beers right in the brewery.
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Hi-Wire Brewing - South Slope
197 Hilliard Avenue
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Local Brewery on the way to downtown. a very informal little place to stop to taste some local beers right in the brewery.