Boone and Blowing Rock Guidebook

Charlene
Boone and Blowing Rock Guidebook

Favorite Places

Here are a few of our favorite recommendations in town. All located within a 20 minute drive from our home.
On cold days or after a snowboarding trip or football game we love grabbing a hot chocolate here.
46 locals recommend
Espresso News
267 Howard St
46 locals recommend
On cold days or after a snowboarding trip or football game we love grabbing a hot chocolate here.
COBO has wonderful sushi and cocktails. We love having date night here as the restaurant is in a beautiful space and has wonderful food.
104 locals recommend
CoBo Sushi Bistro & Bar
161 Howard St
104 locals recommend
COBO has wonderful sushi and cocktails. We love having date night here as the restaurant is in a beautiful space and has wonderful food.
Hatchet has a beautiful space and a great cup of coffee.
39 locals recommend
Hatchet Coffee
150A Den Mac Dr
39 locals recommend
Hatchet has a beautiful space and a great cup of coffee.
Stick Boy has the best bread in town.
92 locals recommend
Stick Boy Bread Company
345 Hardin St
92 locals recommend
Stick Boy has the best bread in town.
The Horton has a great bar area with craft cocktails, appetizers and rooftop bar. Great place to go before or after dinner for a drink.
28 locals recommend
The Horton Hotel
611 W King St
28 locals recommend
The Horton has a great bar area with craft cocktails, appetizers and rooftop bar. Great place to go before or after dinner for a drink.
This is a great place for a special dinner.
32 locals recommend
Storie Street Grille
1167 Main St
32 locals recommend
This is a great place for a special dinner.
Great dinner place. Beautiful menu.
136 locals recommend
Bistro Roca
143 Wonderland Trail
136 locals recommend
Great dinner place. Beautiful menu.
Plant based restaurant. Great for lunch.
14 locals recommend
Kindly Kitchen
659 W King St
14 locals recommend
Plant based restaurant. Great for lunch.
Beautiful yoga studio on King Street. Kindly kitchen is located in the same space. Take a yoga class and after grab a great plant based lunch. Makes for a wonderful day!
18 locals recommend
Neighborhood Yoga
659 W King St
18 locals recommend
Beautiful yoga studio on King Street. Kindly kitchen is located in the same space. Take a yoga class and after grab a great plant based lunch. Makes for a wonderful day!

Shopping

Our favorite boutique in Boone. Great place to shop on King Street.
6 locals recommend
Lucky Penny
693 W King St
6 locals recommend
Our favorite boutique in Boone. Great place to shop on King Street.
16 locals recommend
Common Good Co
685 W King St
16 locals recommend

Sightseeing

Our favorite hike on the Blue Ridge parkway.
105 locals recommend
Rough Ridge Lookout - Grandfather Mountain, NC.
3218 Blue Ridge Pkwy
105 locals recommend
Our favorite hike on the Blue Ridge parkway.
We love to walk Bass Lake all year. It is beautiful and a nice flat walk around the lake. It’s great for those wanting to go to Blowing Rock for a meal, drink, to shop and then have a nice walk around Bass lake.
66 locals recommend
Bass Lake Trail
1 Bass Lake Dr
66 locals recommend
We love to walk Bass Lake all year. It is beautiful and a nice flat walk around the lake. It’s great for those wanting to go to Blowing Rock for a meal, drink, to shop and then have a nice walk around Bass lake.

Outdoor Adventure

Great golf course only 5 minutes from our home.
31 locals recommend
Boone Golf Club
433 Fairway Dr
31 locals recommend
Great golf course only 5 minutes from our home.
Snowboarding and skiing only 10 minutes from our home.
251 locals recommend
Appalachian Ski Mtn
940 Ski Mountain Rd
251 locals recommend
Snowboarding and skiing only 10 minutes from our home.

Movie Theatre

The local movie theatre.
33 locals recommend
Regal Boone Cinema
210 Center St
33 locals recommend
The local movie theatre.

Food scene

Great diner. We love breakfast at Troys.
11 locals recommend
Troy's 105 Diner
1286 NC-105
11 locals recommend
Great diner. We love breakfast at Troys.
Great place for breakfast.
31 locals recommend
Sunrise Grill
1675 NC-105
31 locals recommend
Great place for breakfast.