Guidebook for Marion
Food Scene
The view is amazing and the food is really, really good. Try the "Best Ever Oysters" appetizer if you're a seafood fan. YUM!
25 locals recommend
Mountain View Restaurant
5253 NC-226The view is amazing and the food is really, really good. Try the "Best Ever Oysters" appetizer if you're a seafood fan. YUM!
Trendy, chef inspired but really fabulous. Good wine list and they have a bar on Upper Street that's just a quick trek up a flight of steps outside. Delicious! Award winning chef!
18 locals recommend
knife & fork
61 Locust StreetTrendy, chef inspired but really fabulous. Good wine list and they have a bar on Upper Street that's just a quick trek up a flight of steps outside. Delicious! Award winning chef!
Cheap and easy eats. Good fried chicken on Sunday especially. I'm sure you're familiar with this one.
10 locals recommend
Western Sizzlin
11961 NC-226Cheap and easy eats. Good fried chicken on Sunday especially. I'm sure you're familiar with this one.
The best thing about this restaurant is the fact that it sits on the corner of 4 counties. Food is average. But I understand breakfast is very good, but a little pricey. Homemade jams & jellies!
34 locals recommend
Famous Louise's Rock House Restaurant
The best thing about this restaurant is the fact that it sits on the corner of 4 counties. Food is average. But I understand breakfast is very good, but a little pricey. Homemade jams & jellies!
This is southern cooking at it's finest. Family style and loads of it. The ham biscuits and cooked apples are to die for! ~ $18 for adults so affordable for the quality. Go early or reserve!
70 locals recommend
Dan'l Boone Inn
130 Hardin StThis is southern cooking at it's finest. Family style and loads of it. The ham biscuits and cooked apples are to die for! ~ $18 for adults so affordable for the quality. Go early or reserve!
Chef inspired Tex-Mex freshly cooked to order with wonderful presentation. Ask for Ishmael. And tell him Mr. & Mrs. Fender sent you! You'll love it.
7 locals recommend
Jalapeno Fresh Grill
1582 Rutherford RdChef inspired Tex-Mex freshly cooked to order with wonderful presentation. Ask for Ishmael. And tell him Mr. & Mrs. Fender sent you! You'll love it.
Best pizza around. Good greek salad and bread. The Penne ala Vodka is delicious and there's more than you can eat. The place isn't much to look at, but the food is always good.
Eddie's Pizza & Pasta
1284 Rutherford RdBest pizza around. Good greek salad and bread. The Penne ala Vodka is delicious and there's more than you can eat. The place isn't much to look at, but the food is always good.
Fast, easy and consistently good food. No frills, just solid quality food. My favorite is the smoked chicken and Greg loves the ribs.
17 locals recommend
Countryside BBQ LLC
2070 Rutherford RdFast, easy and consistently good food. No frills, just solid quality food. My favorite is the smoked chicken and Greg loves the ribs.
This place has a nice feel to it and a bar with a good wine list and mixed drinks. Haven't been in a while so I don't want to review the food as I'm not sure how it is now. I have heard nothing neg.
Low Country
105 S Main StThis place has a nice feel to it and a bar with a good wine list and mixed drinks. Haven't been in a while so I don't want to review the food as I'm not sure how it is now. I have heard nothing neg.
Bar, freshly made food and good atmosphere. Another one we haven't visited lately, but we were there last summer and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Spear's BBQ & Grill
Bar, freshly made food and good atmosphere. Another one we haven't visited lately, but we were there last summer and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Sightseeing
Beautiful falls and a great hike. Not a rough hike, my 73 year old mother did it and well worth the views.
436 locals recommend
Linville Falls
Beautiful falls and a great hike. Not a rough hike, my 73 year old mother did it and well worth the views.
What's a visit to the Blue Ridge Mountains without a stop at Linville Caverns. Go inside a mountain, see the blind fish and enjoy a temperate 52 degrees year round. Fee for entry.
317 locals recommend
Linville Caverns, Inc.
19929 U.S. 221What's a visit to the Blue Ridge Mountains without a stop at Linville Caverns. Go inside a mountain, see the blind fish and enjoy a temperate 52 degrees year round. Fee for entry.
Wow. A moderately easy hike to an overlook that allows views of the Linville River Gorge. Simply beautiful.
39 locals recommend
Wiseman's View Scenic Overlook
Wow. A moderately easy hike to an overlook that allows views of the Linville River Gorge. Simply beautiful.
Because it's fun! And you might find a treasure. My aunt found a nice piece of amethyst and had it mounted.
47 locals recommend
Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine
13780 North Carolina 226Because it's fun! And you might find a treasure. My aunt found a nice piece of amethyst and had it mounted.
Essentials
The best homemade cheese you'll ever put in your mouth. Great flavors of spreadables. Jams, grain fed beef and other items are offered here.
21 locals recommend
English Farmstead Cheese
19456 US-221The best homemade cheese you'll ever put in your mouth. Great flavors of spreadables. Jams, grain fed beef and other items are offered here.
Everything Else
Beautiful greens of a rollling golf course nestled in the mountains. Slow flowing, rock filled creeks amble through the course. My husband's favorite in the area.
6 locals recommend
Linville Falls Golf Club
210 Blue Ridge Dr NBeautiful greens of a rollling golf course nestled in the mountains. Slow flowing, rock filled creeks amble through the course. My husband's favorite in the area.
Linville Gorge Wilderness
Absolutely beautiful sight seeing and easy hiking.
A hike to a really pretty water fall. It's a moderately difficult trail on one side and little easier on the other.
155 locals recommend
Crabtree Falls
39000 Blue Ridge PkwyA hike to a really pretty water fall. It's a moderately difficult trail on one side and little easier on the other.
Mount Mitchell State Park
2388 NC-128Highest peak east of the Mississippi.
Jonas Ridge Snow Tubing Park
9472 NC-181Fun for the kiddos.
Mountain Paradise
16823 US-221Pool and waterslide for the kiddos.
Shopping
Why not? Former Christmas tree farm converted to a beautiful winery.
184 locals recommend
Linville Falls Winery
9557 Linville Falls HwyWhy not? Former Christmas tree farm converted to a beautiful winery.