Saddle Mountain Hideaway Sparta Guidebook
Food scene
This restaurant is just down the road from the house. The food here is great! I love the breakfast.
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Saddle Mountain Cafe
8735 Glade Valley RdThis restaurant is just down the road from the house. The food here is great! I love the breakfast.
Great food and great music! Muddy Creek is a must-visit
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Muddy Creek Cafe Sparta
60 S Main StGreat food and great music! Muddy Creek is a must-visit
Mis Arados
403 S Main StA local staple. Everyone in town LOVES Mis Arados!
The best place in town to grab a pizza and a beer. The bar has the most beer on tap of any place in Sparta. You can always catch whatever sporting event here as well. They often have live music on the weekends.
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Main Street Pizzeria & Taphouse
151 S Main StThe best place in town to grab a pizza and a beer. The bar has the most beer on tap of any place in Sparta. You can always catch whatever sporting event here as well. They often have live music on the weekends.
THE BEST BREAKFAST. Get the family-style breakfast and smuggle biscuits out in your purse. That's how the locals do it!
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Shatley Springs
407 Shatley Springs RdTHE BEST BREAKFAST. Get the family-style breakfast and smuggle biscuits out in your purse. That's how the locals do it!
The best coffee shop in town. Also, a great lunch is served here. Pick up freshly baked bread, pastries, and local beer/wine. The photos on the wall are by Stewart Royall, and are mostly local spots. The Easter Island head in the corner was made by my English teacher with his chainsaw when he got bored one day.
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Backwoods Bean Coffee Shop
21 N Main StThe best coffee shop in town. Also, a great lunch is served here. Pick up freshly baked bread, pastries, and local beer/wine. The photos on the wall are by Stewart Royall, and are mostly local spots. The Easter Island head in the corner was made by my English teacher with his chainsaw when he got bored one day.
Drinks
Sparta's first and only brewery. Great beer, great vibes, great owners.
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Laconia Ale Works
433 N Main StSparta's first and only brewery. Great beer, great vibes, great owners.
All-time favorite winery for me. The Burgiss family is proud of the wine they produce. There is a great tasting room and delicious wine slushies. Pop a squat on the porch and enjoy the view while you sip on a glass
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Thistle Meadow Winery
102 Thistle MeadowAll-time favorite winery for me. The Burgiss family is proud of the wine they produce. There is a great tasting room and delicious wine slushies. Pop a squat on the porch and enjoy the view while you sip on a glass
Blue Ridge Parkway
My favorite overlook. We got married here during Covid lockdowns. Don't miss going up the road to the right to see the top part of the lookout!
Fox Hunters Paradise
Fox Hunters ParadiseMy favorite overlook. We got married here during Covid lockdowns. Don't miss going up the road to the right to see the top part of the lookout!
A great place to catch live music and explore the roots of bluegrass and country music in the area.
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The Blue Ridge Music Center
700 Foothills RdA great place to catch live music and explore the roots of bluegrass and country music in the area.
A lovely place to hike and explore. You can spend all day here
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Stone Mountain
A lovely place to hike and explore. You can spend all day here
Shopping
These two potters some of the best in the country. Rob Mangum is very well-known, and for great reason. He and Robin are also very friendly and very happy to chat.
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Mangum-Cater on Main
24 S Main StThese two potters some of the best in the country. Rob Mangum is very well-known, and for great reason. He and Robin are also very friendly and very happy to chat.
TikTok favorites! Beautiful handmade candles and soaps.
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Sparta Candle Co.
16 S Main StTikTok favorites! Beautiful handmade candles and soaps.