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About Asheville

Asheville has long been considered the crown jewel of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The team at Asheville Crafted Real Estate thinks it’s a little slice of heaven.

Asheville is a large town or small city of just under 100,000 people. Our restaurants and breweries regularly earn regional and national acclaim. We have the French Broad (Zillicoah) River that flows North through town, the iconic Biltmore House, and some of the most beautiful National Parks and Forests just moments away.

Asheville Crafted Real Estate Local Favorites

Toni’s local
recommendations:

To eat: Chai Pani
To drink: Session Café/Bar
Outdoors: Slate Rock in Pisgah Forest
Entertainment: Local Festivals
Shopping: Antique shops all day!
Art: Asheville Art Museum – easy answer but my favorite!

Richard’s local
recommendations:

To eat: All Souls Pizza, Jettie Rae’s, Smokey Park Supper Club, Taco Billy
To drink: Cursus Keme, Sovereign Remedies, The Montford, Wedge Brewery
Outdoors: Too many to have favorites!
Entertainment: I go to bed at 9pm.
Shopping: Downtown
Art: Tracey Morgan Gallery and the River Arts District artists

Channing’s local
recommendations:

To eat: Lunch at Corner Kitchen, Dinner at The Admiral
To drink: The Malvern
Outdoors: Short Loop Hike at Mount Mitchell
Shopping: Grove Arcade
Art: Odyssey Ceramics in River Arts District


Jenny’s local
recommendations:

To eat: Curate
To drink: Bloody Mary’s at Sunny Point
Outdoors: Lover’s Leap in Hot Springs
Entertainment: Concerts at the Orange Peel
Shopping: The Outlet Mall
Art: Woolworth Walk

Franklin’s local
recommendations:

To eat: Vivian, Haywood Common, Taco Billy
To drink: Archetype Brewing, Double Crown, Crucible
Outdoors: Paddling the French Broad River, or Bent Creek for hiking/biking
Entertainment: Dancing to live music almost any night of the week in West Asheville and Downtown!
Shopping: REI, Outlet Malls
Art: Momentum Gallery

Monica’s local
recommendations:

To eat: White Duck Taco Shop, Wasabi
To drink: Sovereign Remedies
Outdoors: Urban hiking around Asheville and the surrounding neighborhoods
Entertainment: The Orange Peel, Rabbit Rabbit
Shopping: Downtown Asheville
Art: Momentum Gallery

Amy’s local
recommendations:

To eat: You can’t go wrong in Asheville and surrounds. Sooooo much to choose from. But the farm- to-table restaurants are my favs. And, if you can get into Sunny Point in West Asheville for breakfast or lunch (the wait is usually long) you won’t be disappointed.

To drink: Southslope breweries (there are many!) And, any rooftop bar around town is a super enjoyable way to experience our gorgeous setting.

Outdoors: Hiking off the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Arboretum, and Biltmore Estate. I enjoy memberships to the former and latter. It’s wonderful to live in a tourist town with so many fabulous options at our proverbial doorstep.

Entertainment: We have some great music venues; from the Orange Peel to Biltmore Estate’s outdoor concerts, and many more. A visit to Biltmore Estate and The Grove Park Inn will make a local feel like a tourist; in the best of ways!

Shopping: Downtown area; Biltmore Village; and Tunnel Road/South Tunnel Road for conveniences. Buy local. For furniture in Downtown Asheville visit Mobilia and K2 Studio. And, of course, the River Arts District to support local artists! I’d encourage you to visit Downtown Hendersonville too. In fact, my abstract art (I’m also a fine abstract artist) is represented by a fine art gallery in Hendo. And, you’ll love McFarlan’s bakery; it’s been in Hendo for nearly 100 years! The chocolate covered glazed donut is addictive.

Art: The River Arts District , including the Marquee Asheville. New Morning Gallery in Biltomore Village. The Folk Art Center. The many street Fests. Asheville Art Museum. Blue Spiral 1. And, head to Hendo to Art on 7th!

Asheville Crated Real Estate Local Favorites

Toni’s local
recommendations:

To eat: Chai Pani
To drink: Session Café/Bar
Outdoors: Slate Rock in Pisgah Forest
Entertainment: Local Festivals
Shopping: Antique shops all day!
Art: Asheville Art Museum – easy answer but my favorite!

Richard’s local
recommendations:

To eat: All Souls Pizza, Jettie Rae’s, Smokey Park Supper Club, Taco Billy
To drink: Cursus Keme, Sovereign Remedies, The Montford, Wedge Brewery
Outdoors: Too many to have favorites!
Entertainment: I go to bed at 9pm.
Shopping: Downtown
Art: Tracey Morgan Gallery and the River Arts District artists

CHANNING’S LOCAL
RECOMMENDATIONS:​

To eat: Lunch at Corner Kitchen, Dinner at The Admiral
To drink: The Malvern
Outdoors: Short Loop Hike at Mount Mitchell
Shopping: Grove Arcade
Art: Odyssey Ceramics in River Arts District

FRANKLIN’S LOCAL
RECOMMENDATIONS:

To eat: Curate
To drink: Bloody Mary’s at Sunny Point
Outdoors: Lover’s Leap in Hot Springs
Entertainment: Concerts at the Orange Peel
Shopping: The Outlet Mall
Art: Woolworth Walk

JENNY'S LOCAL
RECOMMENDATIONS:

To eat: White Duck Taco Shop, Wasabi
To drink: Sovereign Remedies
Outdoors: Urban hiking around Asheville ad the surrounding neighborhoods
Entertainment: The Orange Peel, Rabbit Rabbit
Shopping: Downtown Asheville
Art: Momentum Gallery

Monica’s local
recommendations:

To eat: Vivian, Haywood Common, Taco Billy
To drink: Archetype Brewing, Double Crown, Crucible
Outdoors: Paddling the French Broad River, or Bent Creek for hiking/biking
Entertainment: Dancing to live music almost any night of the week in West Asheville and Downtown!
Shopping: REI, Outlet Malls
Art: Momentum Gallery

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