Asheville · United States
The Asheville food cheat sheet
One page from Chef Amazing · November 2026
The dish to eat
Tall buttermilk biscuits, split and filled with egg and cheese, or smothered in gravy.
Best at Butterpunk, River Arts District. Get: The OG: soufflé egg, cheddar and special mayo
Five places, and what to order
- Good Hot Fishfamily-run · South SlopeGet: Fried catfish basket with hush puppies
- Summit Coffee, River Arts Districtcafe · River Arts DistrictGet: Coffee and the cafe menu
- Botiwalla Downtownfor indian street food · DowntownGet: Grilled kababs
- Cúratefor Spanish tapas · DowntownGet: Tapas to share
- OWL Bakeryfor bakery pastries · West AshevilleGet: Laminated pastries
The market
Farmers market. Mountain produce, bread, meat and cheese from local farms
The line worth it
Hole DoughnutsWest Asheville
Get: the bourbon-molasses doughnut, fried to order
In season this November
Tailgate market produce
How it works here
Tip: Tip 18-22% at sit-down restaurants, a dollar or two a drink at the bar.
Book: Book the hot places on Resy or OpenTable, often the day tables drop (2-4 weeks out); counters and slices are walk-in.
When locals eat: Lunch noon-2pm, dinner 6-9pm; it gets late only in the big cities.