Carole D.: Only 2 wks since this place opened. Good beet goat arugula salad, amazing pork porterhouse. Nice veal meatballs. Service -- work in progress. Great bartenders though.
Melinda Jackson: Get the Cobb salad. It's massive! Great staff. Large alcoholic selection. Great views.
Alex Ravenel: Tasty, more casual meal. Well made drinks. Pork chop was delicious.
Lauren M.: So, so good. Pork belly, pimento cheese, and arugula sandwich was outstanding.
Kim: Can't go wrong at this place! Everything is of high quality here.
Smash Box Mobile Kitchen: Hard to go wrong...Pork Belly Bahn Mi, Pork Shoulder, Crispy Chicken...even the vegetarian options are outstanding! The only thing you'll regret is not eating here!
5. Zambra
7.9
85 Walnut Street (Turn off Haywood St b/w Malaprop's and Mobilia), Asheville, NC
Tapas Restaurant · Downtown Asheville · 43 tips and reviews
Leticia Rivera: service is great! they have great wine, the tapas aren't exactly authentic to spain but they are delicious. I like their version of patatas brava and you have to try the arugula salad!
Brandon Roberts: Best Spanish tapas I’ve had in the US. Beef skewers, croquettes, carbonara bites, everything was superb.
Kadi Prescott: Order the pomegranate braised pork spring rolls
6. Corner Kitchen
8.7
3 Boston Way (All Souls Crescent), Asheville, NC
Café · 77 tips and reviews
Heidi G: Excellent meal—start to finish. Arugula salad, trout, ny strip. Dessert! Service—awesome.
Naomi Anne: Definitely pricier but delicious food, worth a trip
Visit North Carolina: Dine like a president: The Obamas enjoyed dinner here in April 2010. According to the Corner Kitchen blog, they ate corn and crab chowder, mahi mahi, the lobster taco appetizer and more. Read more.
Cindy: I had the spaghetti with Sunday gravy and meatballs and sausage. Amazing:-)
Melissa Harmon: Try the Eggplant Parm! It's great.
Spencer Howerton: SUPER place for great food, great atmosphere, really good people. Merrimon/North side has always maintained a sense of "community" found here. If you are a die hard Italian food lover you must go here
13. Rhubarb
8.2
7 SW Pack Sq, Asheville, NC
American Restaurant · Downtown Asheville · 19 tips and reviews
Mary: You can sit at the kitchen bar and watch them prepare. Great food and atmosphere
Washington Post: The cooking reflects the taste of a NC native who isn’t afraid of seasoning his work with outside influences: Rhubarb’s popular lamb ribs, for instance, are racy with a collard green kimchi. Read more.
Joe Lightcap: Lobster corn dogs are amazing. Sit at the counter to watch the chefs do their thing and maybe you'll get an extra treat like we did.
14. Plant
8.6
165 Merrimon Ave (at Broad St), Asheville, NC
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · 31 tips and reviews
Peggy M: The food and the service are excellent at Plant. The brussels sprouts, smoked portobello and curry are all delicious. The ice cream taster for dessert is amazing!
Bryan O'Dell: This place is awesome! Try it out even if you like meat. It won't disappoint.
Kevin Barnes: Have each person order something and split everything.. It all very good!
15. Cucina 24
8.5
24 Wall St, Asheville, NC
Italian Restaurant · Downtown Asheville · 29 tips and reviews
Maher Jabr: I had the Burrata BLT on rye. Sandwich was huge and amazingly good. Will definitely head back in there next time I'm in Asheville. Read more.
James: If in the mood for pasta, try the Bucatini Amatriciana, Guanciale, San Marzano Tomato, Chilies. It's delectable!
Robert McGregor: One of the best meals of my life: Calamari pasta, trout, Almond Bodoni, & Cappuccino. And don't forget the IL Nero Di Casanova Sangiovese wine.