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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Mountain Xpress. Updated August 2026.
Burger Bar (No Burgers All Bar) · West Asheville / Craven St
Asheville's oldest bar, and despite the name it serves no food at all. After Helene the bar handed out food to the neighborhood and raised money for its own staff.
27 CLUB · Near Downtown
A music-room dive that hosts a memorial when a regular dies and an annual Friendsgiving for people who cannot spend the holiday with family.
Eda's Hide-a-Way · Weaverville
The Eda Rhyne distillery's Weaverville barroom, which installed a washer and dryer for public use after Helene while its Biltmore Village distillery was under repair.
Westville Pub / All Sevens Brewing · West Asheville
A Haywood Road standby where more than one Asheville bartender started out washing dishes, now with its own in-house brewery.