Becky and Matt’s Guidebook
Breakfast and Brunch
Excellent for breakfast! Sunny Point is popular and usually has a wait on the weekends. They don’t take reservations, but you can call ahead and get the estimated wait time. It’s worth it!
587 locals recommend
Sunny Point Café
626 Haywood RdExcellent for breakfast! Sunny Point is popular and usually has a wait on the weekends. They don’t take reservations, but you can call ahead and get the estimated wait time. It’s worth it!
HomeGrown
371 Merrimon AveGreat local food! Order at the counter. Usually no wait!
Button & Co. Bagels
32 S Lexington AveGo here for bagels!
If you want a giant biscuit and many flavors of jelly this is your spot.
471 locals recommend
Biscuit Head
733 Haywood RdIf you want a giant biscuit and many flavors of jelly this is your spot.
Restaurants
Fresh, delicious, fast Mexican food. We’ve loved it for years! Great for lunch or a casual supper.
88 locals recommend
Mamacita's Taqueria
77-A Biltmore AveFresh, delicious, fast Mexican food. We’ve loved it for years! Great for lunch or a casual supper.
Limones Restaurant
15 Eagle StExcellent Latin food and cocktails; nice ambiance.
Heiwa Shokudo
87 N Lexington AveAmazing authentic Japanese food and sushi.
Our favorite place for Indian food. Also with a lunch buffet!
190 locals recommend
Mela Indian Restaurant
70 N Lexington AveOur favorite place for Indian food. Also with a lunch buffet!
An Asheville staple! A cinema and draft house with delicious eclectic pizza and famous beers.
243 locals recommend
Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co
675 Merrimon AveAn Asheville staple! A cinema and draft house with delicious eclectic pizza and famous beers.
Breweries
Great brewery with large selection of beers. They usually have a food truck too.
450 locals recommend
New Belgium Brewing Company
21 Craven StGreat brewery with large selection of beers. They usually have a food truck too.
Wide selection of craft beer. This brewery won first place for Favorite Local All-Round Brewery in the Best of WNC in 2018.
331 locals recommend
Burial Beer Co
40 Collier AveWide selection of craft beer. This brewery won first place for Favorite Local All-Round Brewery in the Best of WNC in 2018.
Fun, family-friendly brewery with a great beer selection. This was Asheville's first legal Prohibition-era brewery and is the largest native NC brewer.
349 locals recommend
Highland Brewing Company
12 Old Charlotte HwyFun, family-friendly brewery with a great beer selection. This was Asheville's first legal Prohibition-era brewery and is the largest native NC brewer.
The Wedge is a fun neighborhood brewery in the River Arts District. They serve great craft beer and offer a fun space to hang out.
285 locals recommend
Wedge Brewing Company
37 Paynes WayThe Wedge is a fun neighborhood brewery in the River Arts District. They serve great craft beer and offer a fun space to hang out.
Award-winning craft beers! They offer complimentary daily brewery tours.
450 locals recommend
New Belgium Brewing Company
21 Craven StAward-winning craft beers! They offer complimentary daily brewery tours.
This popular brewery is about 2 minutes from Kenilworth! They have another location in the South Slope area (also very close). The Big Top location has a permanent food truck with responsibly raised, local meat and vegetarian options.
57 locals recommend
Hi-Wire Brewing - Big Top
2A Huntsman PlThis popular brewery is about 2 minutes from Kenilworth! They have another location in the South Slope area (also very close). The Big Top location has a permanent food truck with responsibly raised, local meat and vegetarian options.
Hiking
The regions most gratifying hike with breathtaking panoramic views.
68 locals recommend
Looking Glass Rock
The regions most gratifying hike with breathtaking panoramic views.
A famous Blue Ridge Bald covered in blueberries in the late summer, with views as far as the eye can see.
168 locals recommend
Black Balsam Knob
Art Loeb TrailA famous Blue Ridge Bald covered in blueberries in the late summer, with views as far as the eye can see.
A beautiful, rigorous, and rewarding hike that tops out overlooking the Pisgah National Forest Fish Hatchery.
48 locals recommend
John Rock
National Forest RoadA beautiful, rigorous, and rewarding hike that tops out overlooking the Pisgah National Forest Fish Hatchery.
A favorite local hike to the ruins of an early 20th-century lodge. A less physically demanding, but no less rewarding effort.
11 locals recommend
Rattlesnake Lodge
A favorite local hike to the ruins of an early 20th-century lodge. A less physically demanding, but no less rewarding effort.