Food scene
Great food and super community spirit. Bring your own mug or carry-out container and 10 cents goes to Asheville Greenworks! About 4 blocks from 15 Lookout.
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Green Sage Cafe Merrimon
633A Merrimon AveGreat food and super community spirit. Bring your own mug or carry-out container and 10 cents goes to Asheville Greenworks! About 4 blocks from 15 Lookout.
Mother Ocean Seafood Market
640 Merrimon AvenueFresh NC seafood just 4 blocks from 15 Lookout.
Rise 'n Shine Café
640 Merrimon AveLocal, organic, just 4 blocks from 15 Lookout.
Best pizza in Asheville, local brew and a movie house. About 5 blocks from 15 Lookout.
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Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co
675 Merrimon AveBest pizza in Asheville, local brew and a movie house. About 5 blocks from 15 Lookout.
Great ice cream about 4 blocks from 15 Lookout.
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The Hop Ice Cream Cafe
640 Merrimon AveGreat ice cream about 4 blocks from 15 Lookout.
What's not to like about bagels? About 5 blocks from 15 Lookout.
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Bruegger's Bagels
671 Merrimon AveWhat's not to like about bagels? About 5 blocks from 15 Lookout.
You may have to stand in line. About 6 blocks from 15 Lookout.
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Whit's Frozen Custard
602 Spartanburg HwyYou may have to stand in line. About 6 blocks from 15 Lookout.
Community owned but open to all. Local, organic food and supplements. About 2.5 miles from 15 Lookout.
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French Broad Food Co-Op
90 Biltmore AveCommunity owned but open to all. Local, organic food and supplements. About 2.5 miles from 15 Lookout.
Great food about 4-1//2 blocks from 15 Lookout.
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Vinnie's Neighborhood Italian
641 Merrimon AveGreat food about 4-1//2 blocks from 15 Lookout.
Avenue M
791 Merrimon AveFine dining about 1 mile from 15 Lookout.
Pop Bubble Tea
640 Merrimon AvenueI never imagined there were this many ways to tea. About 4 blocks from 15 Lookout.
BZ Taps & Grinders
640 Merrimon AvenueGrinders, full bar and a pool table, about 4 blocks from 15 Lookout.
Zen Sushi
640 Merrimon AveBest sushi in Asheville about 4 blocks from 15 Lookout.
Tasty BBQ, live music some nights, about 6-1/2 blocks from 15 Lookout.
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9Round North Asheville
61 North Merrimon AvenueTasty BBQ, live music some nights, about 6-1/2 blocks from 15 Lookout.
Yolo Frozen Yogurt
505 Merrimon AveYummy! About 6-1/2 blocks from 15 Lookout.
Local, homestyle food. Tasty and fresh. About 8 blocks from 15 Lookout.
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HomeGrown
371 Merrimon AveLocal, homestyle food. Tasty and fresh. About 8 blocks from 15 Lookout.
Plant
165 Merrimon AveFine dining, all vegan. About 2 miles from 15 Lookout.
Great old-fashioned diner-style food. Open early. About 2 miles from 15 Lookout.
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Five Points Restaurant
258 Broadway StGreat old-fashioned diner-style food. Open early. About 2 miles from 15 Lookout.
Great local coffee biz (now with four locations). The original shop is about 2 miles from 15 Lookout. Love me some lox and bagels!
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High Five Coffee
190 Broadway StGreat local coffee biz (now with four locations). The original shop is about 2 miles from 15 Lookout. Love me some lox and bagels!
Interesting local brews about 1-1/2 miles from 15 Lookout.
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Zillicoah Beer Co.
870 Riverside DrInteresting local brews about 1-1/2 miles from 15 Lookout.
Chocolate to die for, plus factory tours. About 1 mile from 15 Lookout.
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French Broad Chocolate Factory & Cafe
821 Riverside DrChocolate to die for, plus factory tours. About 1 mile from 15 Lookout.
Jamaica me happy. Great food. Get there when they open at 5 p.m. or expect a line. About 1-1/2 miles from 15 Lookout.
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Nine Mile
233 Montford AveJamaica me happy. Great food. Get there when they open at 5 p.m. or expect a line. About 1-1/2 miles from 15 Lookout.
Brew pub with pub grub and live music, often Celtic. Upstairs find the Laughing Seen, a vegetarian eatery. About 3 miles from 15 Lookout.
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Jack of the Wood
95 Patton AveBrew pub with pub grub and live music, often Celtic. Upstairs find the Laughing Seen, a vegetarian eatery. About 3 miles from 15 Lookout.
Asheville's original vegetarian restaurant. Good food in a lovely venue. About 3 miles from 15 Lookout.
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Laughing Seed Cafe
40 Wall StAsheville's original vegetarian restaurant. Good food in a lovely venue. About 3 miles from 15 Lookout.
A huge outdoor market every Saturday morning: food, crafts, music. About two blocks from 15 Lookout.
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North Asheville Tailgate Market
275 University HeightsA huge outdoor market every Saturday morning: food, crafts, music. About two blocks from 15 Lookout.
Outdoor activity
"Get in touch with your inner tube." What more do you need to know? About 3 miles from 15 Lookout.
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Zen Tubing
608 Riverside Dr"Get in touch with your inner tube." What more do you need to know? About 3 miles from 15 Lookout.
Raft the French Broad River! About 2-1/2 miles from 15 Lookout.
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French Broad Outfitters
704 Riverside DrRaft the French Broad River! About 2-1/2 miles from 15 Lookout.
Zip line, hiking, biking ... about 4 miles from 15 Lookout.
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Adventure Center of Asheville
85 Expo DrZip line, hiking, biking ... about 4 miles from 15 Lookout.
Rent an electric bike for a self-guided tour of our town. About 3 miles from 15 Lookout.
Asheville E-Bikes
70 Woodfin PlaceRent an electric bike for a self-guided tour of our town. About 3 miles from 15 Lookout.
Lovely campus with a Botanical Garden about two blocks from 15 Lookout, with hiking trails into a hilltop woods, directly accessible from my home.
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University of North Carolina Asheville
1 University HeightsLovely campus with a Botanical Garden about two blocks from 15 Lookout, with hiking trails into a hilltop woods, directly accessible from my home.
Music scene
Great local and national acts in an indoor/outdoor venue about 4 miles from 15 Lookout. For big shows you may want to Uber, parking is expensive and jammed.
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Salvage Station
468 Riverside DrGreat local and national acts in an indoor/outdoor venue about 4 miles from 15 Lookout. For big shows you may want to Uber, parking is expensive and jammed.
Music and Tacqueria. Long time venue often credited with the best sound system in the City. Local and national acts.
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The Grey Eagle
185 Clingman AveMusic and Tacqueria. Long time venue often credited with the best sound system in the City. Local and national acts.
Pritchard is surrounded by restaurants of all sorts, but I'm listing it under music because every Friday night in clement weather there is an amazing drum circle with many drummers and hundreds of dancers moving to the kaleidoscopic beat About 3 miles from 15 Lookout.
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Pritchard Park
67 Patton AvePritchard is surrounded by restaurants of all sorts, but I'm listing it under music because every Friday night in clement weather there is an amazing drum circle with many drummers and hundreds of dancers moving to the kaleidoscopic beat About 3 miles from 15 Lookout.
Moog changed music. Moog changed music from Asheville. Check out how Moog synthesized the world. About 2 miles from 15 Lookout.
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Moogseum
56 Broadway StreetMoog changed music. Moog changed music from Asheville. Check out how Moog synthesized the world. About 2 miles from 15 Lookout.
Sightseeing
A magnificent shopping center over a century old. The lion on the cover of this guide stands at one entrance. Dining, bars and shops inside and out. Downtown, about 3 miles from 15 Lookout.
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Grove Arcade
1 Page AveA magnificent shopping center over a century old. The lion on the cover of this guide stands at one entrance. Dining, bars and shops inside and out. Downtown, about 3 miles from 15 Lookout.
The Arts
The RAD contains multiple dozens of studios in every medium, and features dedicated bike lanes and greenway walks all along Asheville's riverfront. About 3-1/2 miles from 15 Lookout.
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Isithili saseRiver Arts
3 River Arts PlThe RAD contains multiple dozens of studios in every medium, and features dedicated bike lanes and greenway walks all along Asheville's riverfront. About 3-1/2 miles from 15 Lookout.
Exquisite art downtown, the gallery that kicked off the modern Asheville Renaissance in 1990. Just around the corner from Asheville's Art Museum. About 3 miles from 15 Lookout.
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Blue Spiral 1
38 Biltmore AveExquisite art downtown, the gallery that kicked off the modern Asheville Renaissance in 1990. Just around the corner from Asheville's Art Museum. About 3 miles from 15 Lookout.
Some of the most exciting paintings in town show up at The Haen. About 3 miles from 15 Lookout, a few doors down from the Blue Spiral 1.
The Haen Gallery
52 Biltmore AveSome of the most exciting paintings in town show up at The Haen. About 3 miles from 15 Lookout, a few doors down from the Blue Spiral 1.
Recently remodeled and upfitted, this is our City's premier art venue. About 3 miles from 15 Lookout.
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Asheville Art Museum
2 S Pack SquareRecently remodeled and upfitted, this is our City's premier art venue. About 3 miles from 15 Lookout.