Eating Asheville's walking food tours give you an insider's view of the finest and most delicious ta Fit for foodies and everyone that eats! downtown Asheville.
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Hungry for a taste of Asheville but don’t know where to start? Join our walking food tour as we experience Asheville one bite and sip at a time. Our Downtown tour visits six restaurants per tour, enough for lunch! Check out the sights, sounds, and flavors and enjoy Asheville’s best food on foot. Eating Asheville is a fun and exciting way to Eat.Drink.Walk. Learn about history, culture, food, and wine with our enthusiastic guides.
Shout out to for coming out on the coldest day of the year for an Eating Asheville food tour! Y’all were so much fun and we can’t wait to explore the mountains with you. We also had some very special guests, the real Santa and Mrs. Claus on a winter break all the way from the North Pole! (no joke). They must have brought that beautiful snow we’ve been waiting for. ❄️ Thanks to our restaurant partners for giving them a warm and delicious Asheville welcome! .chocolate
Today’s food tour guests were treated to this superb sampling of the Scottish Salmon entree at Twisted Laurel! 🤤 BBQ rubbed and grilled to perfection, topped with house-made bourbon bacon jam over fresh made creamed corn. Paired with a refreshing Aperol spritz it was summertime perfection! 🌞
It’s always a memorable experience when the food tour stops at Mikasa Criolla in the Historic S&W Market! This food is as delicious as it is beautiful. Chef Santiago Vargas and Ana Austin bring the Fusion of Peru right to the heart of downtown Asheville with authentic fresh seasonal dishes like this carne empanada with pickled onion and cilantro sauce. They even have a vegan ceviche, the Mamapacha ceviche, with local, Andean and Peruvian ingredients. We also love the traditional chicken chili “Aji de Gallina”. These are homemade dishes with authentic Peruvian and Spanish flavors, including farm-to-table ingredients all the way from Peru! 🇵🇪
The foodies went wild over the new Dosa Tacos at Dilbar on tour last week! Paired perfectly with crisp Flying Horse Indian lager, our guests had the opportunity to experience authentic flavors of Indian street food right in the heart of downtown AVL. If you haven’t been yet, get down there and try some of everything. Just look for the bright colors and smiling faces. We couldn’t be more proud to have one of Asheville’s hottest new restaurants on our food tour!
Cheers to another culinary adventure in beautiful downtown Asheville! There’s really no place like Citizen Vinyl when it comes to showing our guests just how unique this place is. Not only is the building a historic location with a record-pressing facility and recording studio; they also have an excellent cafe and cocktail bar, concerts, pop-up dinners and so much more! They are truly one of the hidden treasures in downtown Asheville!
We couldn’t be more excited to introduce our newest food tour restaurant partner, ! The word “Mehfil” in Hindi means “a place that brings people together.” At Eating Asheville, we believe nothing brings people together like sharing a delicious meal and Mehfil is a perfect place to do just that. With their vibrant, colorful atmosphere, friendly service and mouthwatering Indian cuisine, you can experience the flavors and culture of India right in the heart of downtown Asheville!
Your table is waiting at ! Come for the lunch special: Naan Taco and small soup or salad for just $12. Stay for the hot Chai: locally made Appalachai with coconut cream and nutmeg. A perfect pairing on this rainy Saturday! ☔️
Our food tour guests always love stepping into this sweet little oasis for a refreshing glass of natural cider and beautifully curated sampling of local bites. They have an extraordinary offering of natural wines and ciders, gorgeous atmosphere, friendly and knowledgeable staff, and some amazing locally produced snacks!
It’s almost leaf season y’all!!! 🍃🍂🍁 Our friends are ready with all the beautiful baked goodies that taste as amazing as they look!
The summer heat is on, so it’s time for The Cold One! We’ve got a new food and brewery tour of downtown Asheville. Food and craft beer enthusiasts will love this lunch tour with great local brews! 🍻Thanks to our awesome local partners:
Congratulations to our friends over at on the grand opening of their new upstairs Wine and Pintxo Bar today! 🍷 It’s an absolutely beautiful and cozy space to enjoy the most delightful pairings. Here is their fresh and vibrant Ensalada, Tartar de Ternera and the Curate Sobrasada drizzled with a little honey to perfection. 🍯🌶
It’s looking like another brisk and beautiful spring day in the land of sky. We are really looking forward to today’s culinary adventures in downtown Asheville! Our guests will make their way to many different historic stops to dine, including in the historic Haywood Street shopping district, on restaurant row of the historic Grove Arcade, in the historic Art Deco S&W Market, and located in a beautiful renovated late Victorian building from the 1880’s. Here at Eating Asheville, we think delicious food and drinks pair perfectly with a little history, art and folklore!
The food tour finale today was absolutely magnifique thanks to ! 🥂 Our guests were treated to a country-style house-made pate with duck breast, pork shoulder and pistachios, duck liver-Cognac mousse and of course their Famous Frites with roasted red pepper aioli, all paired perfectly with Bouchon’s very own Rose’. ***They are also now open for dining Sunday and Monday at 4pm!
This reuben spring roll with house-made pastrami from is a big hit with our food tour guests! We are always greeted with Aloha when we stop in to try the freshest new menu downtown. They have authentic Hawaiian island style dishes, mouthwatering Texas style BBQ, the best Mai Tais and everything in between! 😋🌺🍹
🎄🎁 Need a last minute gift? There’s always still time to save on gift certificates for Eating Asheville’s Walking Food Tour! 😋🎁 Just enter the code at checkout and receive your certificates immediately via email! Link to our website in the bio. Happy Holidays from all of us at Eating Asheville!! ✨♥️
Always excited to see what Bold Rock will be plating up for the food tour! It’s an absolute delight when our guests discover that in addition to tasty hard ciders, they have an eclectic hand-crafted food menu as well. Featured here are small bites of Falafel, Skirt Steak Enchilada, and the Chicken Cobb Salad. 😋 -crafted
Crave Dessert Bar plated this phenomenal food tour finale for us today! A decadent double decker strawberry cheesecake paired with their churro and chocolate fondue. 🍰 They are open late to satisfy all your cravings until midnight tonight!
When you’re out shopping downtown for the holiday, don’t forget to stop by Asheville Chocolate for some unique treats that taste as delightful as they look! 🎄🎁 You can also enjoy a fine coffee or try some fresh seasonal flavors of house-made gelato and enjoy the vibrant cozy atmosphere. They are also open late night until 10pm weekdays/ 11pm weekends!
There’s no place like downtown Asheville for the holidays! ✨🎄🥂 Come spend the day with us at Eating Asheville and we’ll show you and your loved ones some of our favorite bites, shops and sights. It’s what we love to do❣️
This beautiful plate by The Blackbird was a food tour showstopper today! Savory barbecue atop a vibrant, seasonal root vegetable purée was a perfect display of the award winning Modern Southern cuisine they are best known for!
We can’t think of a more perfect wine for your holiday toast than Pleb Urban Winery’s sparkling Labrusca!A Concord/Catawba blend that tastes as lovely as it looks! Available at the aventine wine bar downtown across from the Grove Arcade. Cheers Y’all! 🍷🥂
We absolutely love sharing the beautiful sights and culinary delights of downtown Asheville with locals and visitors from all around the world! 🌎🍽🥂
It does not get much better than this! We love to bring our guests to the historic , to of course show off the beauty that is the iconic building but also amaze people with the incredible food and beer within! This salty, sweet Thai inspired chicken skewer over a bed of fluffy jasmine rice from is a flavor explosion, show stopper! And cheers to for sharing their award winning, flagship Gaelic Ale with us. This one is just the perfect blend of hops and malt and is proven to please any palate!
It is always wonderful to see new doors opening in Asheville but it is really wonderful when they are crushing it like is!
Chef David shared an unbelievable trio of his creative and scratch made daily dishes, chicken meatball with a creamy dill sauce, sweet and savory bacon apple burger and perfectly crispy fried okra with a hot honey drizzle. Oh and the fun did not stop there! Bar manager Allison paired the dish with 3 small batch ciders that made even our most devout beer drinkers cheers to cider!
We thank the whole team at for showing our tour so much love!!
What could pair more perfectly than The Royal Peach cider 🍑 and this gluten-free Joyce Farms fried chicken atop a house-made Belgian waffle with a spicy South Carolina peach compote?! It was definitely a tour favorite. If you’re hungry this morning, is now serving brunch from 10-3 every Sunday! They also have gluten-free cider donuts y’all. 🍽
It’s always happy hour 🍸 Nothing whets the appetite like a delightful craft cocktail made with their quality small batch handcrafted spirits!
Savoring these last days of summer .asheville with this mouthwatering dish of Severian’s tomatoes and cucumbers, heirloom melon, whipped labneh and urfa pepper infused oil!
Still swooning over this Lowcountry shrimp and grits from !
One of the best ways to end a brilliant tour of Asheville's favorite dining destinations is with a big ole beautiful scoop of sweet, yummy ice cream topped with a fresh baked cookie at !
It is so much fun for us to bring out these trays and see our guest's smiles!
20 Battery Park Avenue
Asheville, NC
28801
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Taking a moment in this new year to reminisce about some of the delightfully delicious offerings experienced on our food tours in this past year. It is an absolute honor to be able share the unique history and cuisines of downtown Asheville with foodies from all around the world! These are just some of the amazing local businesses we have the pleasure of partnering with among many others. We wish you all a successful new year and many more to come! 🙌🏽 @theblackbirdrestaurant @mikasacriolla_avl @botanistandbarrelasheville @mountainmadreavl @therhuavl @labodegabycurate @sovereignremedies @mehfilavl @dilbar_asheville @plebavl @oneworldbrewing @stradaasheville @swasheville @frenchbroadchocolate @boldrockavl @sessionavl @citizenvinyl @asheville.chocolate @frenchbroadchocolate @manicomiopizzaavl #foodies #eatingasheville #foodtours #avleats #eatdrinkasheville #avlrestaurants #downtownavl #exploreasheville #tourasheville #culinaryarts #cheers
It’s another beautiful day in the land of sky for our walking food tours of downtown Asheville! Here’s a sneak peak at just a few of the delightful bites and sights our guests may be enjoying today. Thanks to our wonderful restaurant partners @therhuavl, @bluedreamcurry, @boldrockavl, @whiteducktacoavl, @stradaasheville, @botanistandbarrelasheville and our amazing local street artists and musicians for appearing in this reel! #eatingasheville #foodtours #exploreasheville #ashevilleart #downtownavl #foodies #culinaryexperience #ashevillenc #loveasheville #localeats #avltours #cheers
It’s another beautiful day in the land of sky for our walking food tours of downtown Asheville! Here’s a sneak peak at just a few of the delightful bites and sights our guests may be enjoying today. Thanks to our wonderful restaurant partners @therhuavl, @bluedreamcurry, @boldrockavl, @whiteducktacoavl, @stradaasheville, @botanistandbarrelasheville and our amazing local street artists and musicians for appearing in this reel! #eatingasheville #foodtours #exploreasheville #ashevilleart #downtownavl #foodies #culinaryexperience #ashevillenc #loveasheville #localeats #avltours #cheers
It’s another beautiful day in the land of sky for our walking food tours of downtown Asheville! Here’s a sneak peak at just a few of the delightful bites and sights our guests may be enjoying today. Thanks to our wonderful restaurant partners @therhuavl, @bluedreamcurry, @boldrockavl, @whiteducktacoavl, @stradaasheville, @botanistandbarrelasheville and our amazing local street artists and musicians for appearing in this reel! #eatingasheville #foodtours #exploreasheville #ashevilleart #downtownavl #foodies #culinaryexperience #ashevillenc #loveasheville #localeats #avltours #cheers
It’s another beautiful day in the land of sky for our walking food tours of downtown Asheville! Here’s a sneak peak at just a few of the delightful bites and sights our guests may be enjoying today. Thanks to our wonderful restaurant partners @therhuavl, @bluedreamcurry, @boldrockavl, @whiteducktacoavl, @stradaasheville, @botanistandbarrelasheville and our amazing local street artists and musicians for appearing in this reel! #eatingasheville #foodtours #exploreasheville #ashevilleart #downtownavl #foodies #culinaryexperience #ashevillenc #loveasheville #localeats #avltours #cheers
It’s another beautiful day in the land of sky for our walking food tours of downtown Asheville! Here’s a sneak peak at just a few of the delightful bites and sights our guests may be enjoying today. Thanks to our wonderful restaurant partners @therhuavl, @bluedreamcurry, @boldrockavl, @whiteducktacoavl, @stradaasheville, @botanistandbarrelasheville and our amazing local street artists and musicians for appearing in this reel! #eatingasheville #foodtours #exploreasheville #ashevilleart #downtownavl #foodies #culinaryexperience #ashevillenc #loveasheville #localeats #avltours #cheers
It’s another beautiful day in the land of sky for our walking food tours of downtown Asheville! Here’s a sneak peak at just a few of the delightful bites and sights our guests may be enjoying today. Thanks to our wonderful restaurant partners @therhuavl, @bluedreamcurry, @boldrockavl, @whiteducktacoavl, @stradaasheville, @botanistandbarrelasheville and our amazing local street artists and musicians for appearing in this reel! #eatingasheville #foodtours #exploreasheville #ashevilleart #downtownavl #foodies #culinaryexperience #ashevillenc #loveasheville #localeats #avltours #cheers
It’s another beautiful day in the land of sky for our walking food tours of downtown Asheville! Here’s a sneak peak at just a few of the delightful bites and sights our guests may be enjoying today. Thanks to our wonderful restaurant partners @therhuavl, @bluedreamcurry, @boldrockavl, @whiteducktacoavl, @stradaasheville, @botanistandbarrelasheville and our amazing local street artists and musicians for appearing in this reel! #eatingasheville #foodtours #exploreasheville #ashevilleart #downtownavl #foodies #culinaryexperience #ashevillenc #loveasheville #localeats #avltours #cheers
Delicious bites with a side of live music... thanks Blue Dream Curry House for always perfectly spoiling our #foodtour guests!! #ashevillefoodtour #avleats #eatingasheville #foodtopia
Chef Brian at Cucina 24 working some magic for our #highroller #foodtour last weekend. #ashevillefoodtour #ashevillechefs #avleats #foodtopia
This morning’s drooling sponsored by S&W Artisanal Eatery 🤤 #oneofeachplease #avleats #avlsweets #foodtopia
Just a little #handmadepasta magic being crafted by talented chef Ryan over at Zambra for their ever-evolving mouth-watering menu. #avleats #ashevillechefs #eatingasheville #foodtopia
Owner & Chef Brian Canipelli putting a plate of Carpaccio together for our High Roller Tour 🍴#yum🍴
Homemade Buffalo sauce in the works at The Gourmet Chip Company ... Did you know they make all of their sauces and spice blends in house? We HIGHLY recommend the Buffalo Chips with fresh blue cheese crumbles.
Find out what's cooking at Asheville's best restaurants on a food tour! These are some pork cheeks from Hickory Nut Gap Farm getting a hot kiss at Zambra. You can check out this trailblazing eatery on our daily Asheville food tours or for dinner starting at 5:30pm every night. Saturday's include live jazz starting at 8pm!
Your dinner awaits you at The Lobster Trap... #freshasitgets #avleats #ashevilleseafood
A sign that your #foodtour is about to go REALLY right... thanks Mountain Madre Asheville for the tasty treats and refreshing margaritas! #ashevillefoodtour #eatingasheville #avleats #avldrinks
Thanks for an incredibly fun and informative tour of your factory yesterday French Broad Chocolates!! #foodtour #chocolatelovers #foodtopia #avl
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