Asheville, NC
For Italian in Asheville, the local food press points to Luminosa, Soprana Rooftop Cucina, and Strada Italiano. Picks from Tripadvisor, updated June 2026.
Editor’s picks
Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Tripadvisor. Updated June 2026.
Luminosa · Downtown
MICHELIN Green Star + Bib Gourmand 2025. Chef Graham House's Italian-Appalachian inside the Flat Iron, using a pizza oven, live-fire grill, and pasta extruder on local ingredients like country ham, daylily shoots, and serviceberries.
Soprana Rooftop Cucina · Downtown
MICHELIN Recommended 2025. The seventh-floor downtown rooftop where a Blue Ridge view meets wood-fired pizza and a broad Italian-American menu.
Strada Italiano · Downtown
Downtown Italian. a cozy, elevated pasta-and-wine room locals use as the white-tablecloth Italian default after the loss of Cucina 24.
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