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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Raleigh Magazine, Salon, and FSR Magazine. Updated August 2026.
Luminosa · Downtown
MICHELIN Green Star + Bib Gourmand 2025. One of only three Green Stars in the entire American South. Chef Graham House's hyperlocal Italian-Appalachian inside the Flat Iron Hotel, working with ~20 regional farms.
Cúrate Bar de Tapas · Downtown
MICHELIN Recommended 2025 and 2022 James Beard Outstanding Hospitality winner. Katie Button and Félix Meana's Spanish tapas flagship, in its 15th year in a converted 1920s bus depot.
mother bakery & cafe | south slope
MICHELIN Bib Gourmand 2025. South Slope bakery-and-wine-bar hybrid, one of three Bibs in Asheville.
Table Asheville · Downtown
MICHELIN Recommended 2025. a downtown New American fixture singled out for consistency and creativity in the inaugural South guide.
The Admiral · West Asheville
MICHELIN Recommended 2025. The West Asheville cinderblock institution whose globally-influenced bistro menu has defined the neighborhood for over a decade.