Asheville, NC
For Southern in Asheville, the local food press points to Tupelo Honey Southern Kitchen & Bar, Rocky's Hot Chicken Shack, and HomeGrown. Picks from Romantic Asheville, updated June 2026.
Editor’s picks
Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Romantic Asheville. Updated June 2026.
Tupelo Honey Southern Kitchen & Bar · Downtown
Scratch-made Southern food rooted in the Carolina mountains since 2000.
HomeGrown · North Asheville
Local-sourced comfort food — buttermilk chicken, redneck pot pie, and sunburst trout.
Daddy Mac's Down Home Dive · South Slope
Decadent Southern plates and nightly live music on the South Slope.
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