Margie’s guidebook

Margie
Margie’s guidebook

Our Favorite Retsaurants

Great Indian street food in the heart of downtown. Order a few dishes and share.
311 locals recommend
Chai Pani Asheville
22 Battery Park Ave
311 locals recommend
Great Indian street food in the heart of downtown. Order a few dishes and share.
If you want BBQ, this is the best place downtown. Usually there is a wait but you can go next door to Catawba for a beer. They'll page you when your table is ready.
144 locals recommend
Buxton Hall Barbecue
32 Banks Ave
144 locals recommend
If you want BBQ, this is the best place downtown. Usually there is a wait but you can go next door to Catawba for a beer. They'll page you when your table is ready.
Good light fare with an Asian twist. Try their homemade sake.
87 locals recommend
Ben's Tune Up
195 Hilliard Ave
87 locals recommend
Good light fare with an Asian twist. Try their homemade sake.
Creative and delicious tacos in West Asheville. Open for breakfast and lunch. Closes at 3PM. Inexpensive.
183 locals recommend
Taco Billy
201 Haywood Rd
183 locals recommend
Creative and delicious tacos in West Asheville. Open for breakfast and lunch. Closes at 3PM. Inexpensive.
Downtown. Excellent atmosphere. Great tapas and cured meats. Pricy but worth it.
518 locals recommend
Cúrate
13 Biltmore Ave
518 locals recommend
Downtown. Excellent atmosphere. Great tapas and cured meats. Pricy but worth it.
Excellent BBQ in Swannanoa. Inexpensive.
37 locals recommend
Okie Dokies Smokehouse
2375 US-70
37 locals recommend
Excellent BBQ in Swannanoa. Inexpensive.

Hiking

Pick up the Blue Ridge Parkway off of Route 70 and go north. A 1 hour drive with many pull offs along the way. You can drive to the summit. There is a short hiking trail accessible from the summit parking lot that takes you through a beautiful patch of pine forest.
414 locals recommend
Mount Mitchell State Park
2388 NC-128
414 locals recommend
Pick up the Blue Ridge Parkway off of Route 70 and go north. A 1 hour drive with many pull offs along the way. You can drive to the summit. There is a short hiking trail accessible from the summit parking lot that takes you through a beautiful patch of pine forest.
One of the many trails accessible from Montreat/Black Mountain. Maps and trail descriptions available on line by searching "Montreat Trails."
51 locals recommend
Lookout Mountain
51 locals recommend
One of the many trails accessible from Montreat/Black Mountain. Maps and trail descriptions available on line by searching "Montreat Trails."

Bars

Great cocktails in the South Slope. Buy their distilled products nextdoor. Their gin is amazing. Pricy.
10 locals recommend
The Chemist - Craft Cocktails and Modern Cuisine
300 9th Ave N
10 locals recommend
Great cocktails in the South Slope. Buy their distilled products nextdoor. Their gin is amazing. Pricy.