Alisa's Asheville Guidebook

Alisa
Alisa's Asheville Guidebook

Shop Local

Asheville is full of amazing Lucas shops, from music, to thoughtful clothing, beautiful home goods and local artist craft. Here are some of our favorites.
Rad record inventory and solid gold folk.
31 locals recommend
Harvest Records
415 Haywood Rd
31 locals recommend
Rad record inventory and solid gold folk.
Favorite clothing store! Sustainable and women owned brands.
Melona
315 Haywood Road
Favorite clothing store! Sustainable and women owned brands.
The sweetest baby, toddler and little kiddo clothing and toys.
Playdate
315 Haywood Rd
The sweetest baby, toddler and little kiddo clothing and toys.
A notorious Asheville spot - stunning dinnerware and more thoughtfully curated kitchen/tablewares.
25 locals recommend
East Fork
15 W Walnut St
25 locals recommend
A notorious Asheville spot - stunning dinnerware and more thoughtfully curated kitchen/tablewares.
Grab a record, a cocktail, some delicious food and a lovely space to chill in all in one spot. It’s the best.
23 locals recommend
Citizen Vinyl
14 O'Henry Ave
23 locals recommend
Grab a record, a cocktail, some delicious food and a lovely space to chill in all in one spot. It’s the best.
Gorgeous, thoughtful, take all my money home goods store.
10 locals recommend
Ware
797 College St
10 locals recommend
Gorgeous, thoughtful, take all my money home goods store.
Wonderful local, independence bookstore - you’ll find lots of recent and old best sellers, as well as rare and vintage finds.
Asheville Bookworks
Haywood Road
Wonderful local, independence bookstore - you’ll find lots of recent and old best sellers, as well as rare and vintage finds.
You like plants?! Go here!
9 locals recommend
Palm and Pine
178B Westwood Pl
9 locals recommend
You like plants?! Go here!
Great big item vintage furniture pieces you’ll want to figure out how to get home, also…lots of local artists and vintage to browse through and find treasures!
10 locals recommend
Atomic Furnishings
124 Swannanoa River Rd
10 locals recommend
Great big item vintage furniture pieces you’ll want to figure out how to get home, also…lots of local artists and vintage to browse through and find treasures!
Great vintage finds.
Wildflower's Vintage
27 Foundy St
Great vintage finds.
Nest Organics
51 N Lexington Ave
An Asheville classic; browse and find the book you’ve been looking for.
15 locals recommend
Downtown Books & News
67 N Lexington Ave
15 locals recommend
An Asheville classic; browse and find the book you’ve been looking for.
Rites of Passage is the store front for this amazing local sewing manufacturing company. Beautifully tailored clothing, handbags and accessories.
Sew Co
240 Clingman Avenue Extension
Rites of Passage is the store front for this amazing local sewing manufacturing company. Beautifully tailored clothing, handbags and accessories.

Art! Galleries + Studios.

Alicia Anne Armstrong
60 Biltmore Avenue
REVOLVE
821 Riverside Drive
700 locals recommend
River Arts District
3 River Arts Pl
700 locals recommend

Yummy food!

85 locals recommend
Cucina24
24 Wall St
85 locals recommend
311 locals recommend
Chai Pani Asheville
22 Battery Park Ave
311 locals recommend
101 locals recommend
All Souls Pizza
175 Clingman Ave
101 locals recommend
Liberty House Coffee and Café
221 S Liberty St
87 locals recommend
176 locals recommend
Plant
165 Merrimon Ave
176 locals recommend
89 locals recommend
Gan Shan West
285 Haywood Rd
89 locals recommend
62 locals recommend
Vivian
348 Depot St
62 locals recommend
159 locals recommend
The Bull and Beggar
37 Paynes Way
159 locals recommend
82 locals recommend
Taco Temple
132 Charlotte St
82 locals recommend
144 locals recommend
Buxton Hall Barbecue
32 Banks Ave
144 locals recommend
518 locals recommend
Cúrate
13 Biltmore Ave
518 locals recommend
156 locals recommend
OWL Bakery
295 Haywood Rd
156 locals recommend
9 locals recommend
mother | bread + wine
20 Artful Way
9 locals recommend
330 locals recommend
12 Bones Smokehouse RIVER
5 Foundy St
330 locals recommend
Forestry Camp Bar & Restaurant
10 Shady Oak Dr
71 locals recommend
191 locals recommend
Mela Indian Restaurant
70 N Lexington Ave
191 locals recommend
16 locals recommend
The Med Asheville
57 College St
16 locals recommend
18 locals recommend
La Bodega by Cúrate
18 locals recommend
120 locals recommend
All Day Darling
102 Montford Ave
120 locals recommend

Beer + vino + cocktails.

331 locals recommend
Burial Beer Co
40 Collier Ave
331 locals recommend
78 locals recommend
Wedge at Foundation
5 Foundy St
78 locals recommend
21 locals recommend
Appalachian Vintner
745 Biltmore Ave
21 locals recommend
166 locals recommend
Hillman Beer
25 Sweeten Creek Rd
166 locals recommend
42 locals recommend
Pleb Urban Winery
289 Lyman St
42 locals recommend
106 locals recommend
Archetype Brewing
265 Haywood Rd
106 locals recommend
78 locals recommend
Little Jumbo
241 Broadway St
78 locals recommend
450 locals recommend
New Belgium Brewing Company
21 Craven St
450 locals recommend
726 locals recommend
Sierra Nevada Brewery
100 Sierra Nevada Way
726 locals recommend
75 locals recommend
The Whale
507 Haywood Rd
75 locals recommend

Hikes + activities.

32 locals recommend
Craggy Gardens
32 locals recommend
227 locals recommend
Max Patch
Max Patch Road
227 locals recommend
168 locals recommend
Black Balsam Knob
Art Loeb Trail
168 locals recommend
582 locals recommend
The North Carolina Arboretum
100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way
582 locals recommend
1485 locals recommend
Biltmore
1 Lodge St
1485 locals recommend
67 locals recommend
Asheville Yoga Center
211 S Liberty St
67 locals recommend
414 locals recommend
Mount Mitchell State Park
2388 NC-128
414 locals recommend
Climbmax Climbing at the River
173 Amboy Rd
28 locals recommend
164 locals recommend
Zen Tubing
608 Riverside Dr
164 locals recommend