Guidebook for Asheville
Drinks & Nightlife
VERY GOOD pizza, calzones etc. Owners Marco and Chris. Family run and run very well. Nice, casual atmosphere with a community feel and bar.
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828 Family Pizzeria
946 Merrimon AveVERY GOOD pizza, calzones etc. Owners Marco and Chris. Family run and run very well. Nice, casual atmosphere with a community feel and bar.
Food Scene
Tupelo Honey
12 College StGreat food, original dishes.
Everything is smoked and all sides are made from scratch. This is President Obama's favorite place to eat when he visits. Very casual.
12 Bones Smokehouse
Everything is smoked and all sides are made from scratch. This is President Obama's favorite place to eat when he visits. Very casual.
Again very local with good pizza and great beer, good cheap movies that you watch while you eat. VERY casual.
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Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co
675 Merrimon AveAgain very local with good pizza and great beer, good cheap movies that you watch while you eat. VERY casual.
Another local to North Asheville family owned restaurant, bar and gathering place with an eclectic menu and locally made deserts. Shaded patio.
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Avenue M
791 Merrimon AveAnother local to North Asheville family owned restaurant, bar and gathering place with an eclectic menu and locally made deserts. Shaded patio.
A small slice of France downtown with French comfort food. French owners - know their stuff.
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Bouchon
62 N Lexington AveA small slice of France downtown with French comfort food. French owners - know their stuff.
Wonderful Indian buffet for sampling the standard Indian dishes and plenty of other choices on the menu from North and South Indian recipes. Nice and hot.
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Mela Indian Restaurant
70 N Lexington AveWonderful Indian buffet for sampling the standard Indian dishes and plenty of other choices on the menu from North and South Indian recipes. Nice and hot.
Very good local food reasonably priced with a casual atmosphere.
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HomeGrown
371 Merrimon AveVery good local food reasonably priced with a casual atmosphere.
Shopping
Very near your cottage and adjacent to the Beaverdam Lake and Bird Sanctuary. Great place to go after a walk around the lake.
Artisan Catering & Deli
1020 Merrimon AveVery near your cottage and adjacent to the Beaverdam Lake and Bird Sanctuary. Great place to go after a walk around the lake.
Everything Else
Trails both difficult and easy and gardens that don't make you feel like its a zoo for plants. Small cafe inside an exhibit space that is always featuring something interesting.
The North Carolina Arboretum: Bent Creek Trail
Trails both difficult and easy and gardens that don't make you feel like its a zoo for plants. Small cafe inside an exhibit space that is always featuring something interesting.
Arts & Crafts stone lodge. 4-star spa, golf course. Piano bar, the grandest fireplace you've rocked beside. Options for fine and even finer dining, great sunsets views. 5 min. fr/ Rack Focus Cottage!
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The Omni Grove Park Inn Spa
290 Macon AveArts & Crafts stone lodge. 4-star spa, golf course. Piano bar, the grandest fireplace you've rocked beside. Options for fine and even finer dining, great sunsets views. 5 min. fr/ Rack Focus Cottage!
Great musical venue for dancing and watching (no sitting usually).
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The Orange Peel
101 Biltmore AveGreat musical venue for dancing and watching (no sitting usually).
Sightseeing
It has a rich history, its past guests of note memorialized on its walls. Nice piano bar and good food on a porch overlooking mountain ranges that you can count as they recede into the fog. 5 star spa and good shopping in the Inn and VERY near the rental - 5 minute drive.
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The Omni Grove Park Inn Spa
290 Macon AveIt has a rich history, its past guests of note memorialized on its walls. Nice piano bar and good food on a porch overlooking mountain ranges that you can count as they recede into the fog. 5 star spa and good shopping in the Inn and VERY near the rental - 5 minute drive.
It provides an unforgettable view and is cooler up there for a hot day.
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Iqabane likaGogo
2050 Blowing Rock HwyIt provides an unforgettable view and is cooler up there for a hot day.
Parks & Nature
It is TWO MILES from the rental and positively lovely. You can walk around the lake in 45 minutes from the parking lot and plan your next move. Ambrosia Bar and Café is right next door, so you can just walk over. OR if you prefer pizza or calzones - walk a few more yards to Marcos.
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Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary
1056 Merrimon AvenueIt is TWO MILES from the rental and positively lovely. You can walk around the lake in 45 minutes from the parking lot and plan your next move. Ambrosia Bar and Café is right next door, so you can just walk over. OR if you prefer pizza or calzones - walk a few more yards to Marcos.
It has MILES of hiking/walking trails, creeks running through it, a lake all in addition to its gorgeous formal and informal gardens. It has two buildings with rest rooms, one has a café (simply menu of good sandwich/salad choices). These structures have gallery exhibits - unique and well done, always changing. Take a bicycle there and ride the bike trails. Plan a whole day there.
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Arboretum Road
Arboretum RoadIt has MILES of hiking/walking trails, creeks running through it, a lake all in addition to its gorgeous formal and informal gardens. It has two buildings with rest rooms, one has a café (simply menu of good sandwich/salad choices). These structures have gallery exhibits - unique and well done, always changing. Take a bicycle there and ride the bike trails. Plan a whole day there.
Essentials
Just 2 miles away. As for laundry - you can do it in your rental.
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The Fresh Market
944 Merrimon AveJust 2 miles away. As for laundry - you can do it in your rental.