Asheville, NC

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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Romantic Asheville. Updated August 2026.

Scratch-made Southern food rooted in the Carolina mountains since 2000.

Nashville-style hot chicken that locals claim as their own.

HomeGrown · North Asheville

Local-sourced comfort food, buttermilk chicken, redneck pot pie, and sunburst trout.

Decadent Southern plates and nightly live music on the South Slope.