River Arts District (RAD)
Food scene
.5 miles | One of the best smashburger-style double-patty burgers I've ever had. A reservation is recommended, but if they're full, hop down the street to Baby Bull just up the road on Roberts St., where the burger is the star.
159 locals recommend
The Bull and Beggar
37 Paynes Way.5 miles | One of the best smashburger-style double-patty burgers I've ever had. A reservation is recommended, but if they're full, hop down the street to Baby Bull just up the road on Roberts St., where the burger is the star.
0.1 miles | A hoppin' local pizza joint with occasional live music. Most (if not all) of their veggies are grown on-site in the gardens. Grab a pint and enjoy truly local flavor.
101 locals recommend
All Souls Pizza
175 Clingman Ave0.1 miles | A hoppin' local pizza joint with occasional live music. Most (if not all) of their veggies are grown on-site in the gardens. Grab a pint and enjoy truly local flavor.
.4 miles | Get the focaccia. If you drink wine, the som, Brett, is wonderful and buys affordable wines (~$20) that will knock your socks off.
9 locals recommend
mother | bread + wine
20 Artful Way.4 miles | Get the focaccia. If you drink wine, the som, Brett, is wonderful and buys affordable wines (~$20) that will knock your socks off.
.5 miles | They've got a proper brick oven and knock out yummy 12" Neapolitan style pizzas.
17 locals recommend
Fresh Wood Fired Pizza West
342 Depot St.5 miles | They've got a proper brick oven and knock out yummy 12" Neapolitan style pizzas.
Vivian
348 Depot St.5 miles | Fancy pantsy and very good. Reservations are recommended.
0.9 miles | Non-traditional yet delightfully innovative tacos. Dog friendly.
440 locals recommend
White Duck Taco Shop
388 Riverside Dr0.9 miles | Non-traditional yet delightfully innovative tacos. Dog friendly.
.5 miles | Fantastic burgers from a local NC butcher shop.
Foothills Food Truck at Hi-Wire River Arts District
284 Lyman Street.5 miles | Fantastic burgers from a local NC butcher shop.
Drink scene
Crucible
140A Roberts St0.3 miles | A truly remarkable hole in the wall.
0.4 miles | Traditional English-style sports pub. Come here to watch soccer/football on the many screens. Order food from the Zia Taqueria food truck in the lot.
Olde London Road
270 Depot Street0.4 miles | Traditional English-style sports pub. Come here to watch soccer/football on the many screens. Order food from the Zia Taqueria food truck in the lot.
Burger Bar
1 Craven St0.5 miles | Contains exactly zero burgers.
.3 miles | A generous outdoor area with lawn games and rotating food trucks.
285 locals recommend
Wedge Brewing Company
37 Paynes Way.3 miles | A generous outdoor area with lawn games and rotating food trucks.
Pleb Urban Winery
289 Lyman St1.1 miles | Truly unique wine, made with all-NC grapes.
.5 miles | SPENDY but incredible wines with generous pours and truly lovely bar staff who know a heck of a lot about wine.
35 locals recommend
District Wine Bar
37 Paynes Way.5 miles | SPENDY but incredible wines with generous pours and truly lovely bar staff who know a heck of a lot about wine.
.5 miles | Huge outdoor beer garden. Grab a burger from the Foothills food truck.
17 locals recommend
Hi-Wire Brewing - RAD
284 Lyman Street.5 miles | Huge outdoor beer garden. Grab a burger from the Foothills food truck.
Rotating food trucks and a great way to spend a few hours in their unique seating areas.
285 locals recommend
Wedge Brewing Company
37 Paynes WayRotating food trucks and a great way to spend a few hours in their unique seating areas.
Anoche Asheville
Activities
0.5 miles | Simply beautiful greenway running along the French Broad River. A great place to walk, run, bike, and skate.
RADTIP-River Arts District Transportation Improvement Project
Riverside Drive0.5 miles | Simply beautiful greenway running along the French Broad River. A great place to walk, run, bike, and skate.
Marquee
36 Foundy StreetMassive indoor art gallery with a bar.
.3 miles | This place is awesome. You can learn to blow your own glass here or simply buy the glass that professionals made.
36 locals recommend
North Carolina Glass Center
140 c Roberts St.3 miles | This place is awesome. You can learn to blow your own glass here or simply buy the glass that professionals made.
1.8 miles | Tours are $12, best to order online in advance to secure your time. Try leaving without ordering anything. My favorite bar is the Chai.
65 locals recommend
French Broad Chocolate Factory & Cafe
821 Riverside Dr1.8 miles | Tours are $12, best to order online in advance to secure your time. Try leaving without ordering anything. My favorite bar is the Chai.
Odyssey Center For the Ceramic
236 Clingman Ave ExtRAD Skatepark
37 Foundy StCoffee
.3 miles | A hoppin' neighborhood coffee shop with great coffee and tasty breakfast sandwiches.
71 locals recommend
Ultra Coffeebar
242 Clingman Ave Ext.3 miles | A hoppin' neighborhood coffee shop with great coffee and tasty breakfast sandwiches.
0.5 miles | Black owned business. Stellar coffee. Absurdly large breakfast pastries from the Rhu.
16 locals recommend
Grind
346 Depot St0.5 miles | Black owned business. Stellar coffee. Absurdly large breakfast pastries from the Rhu.
.6 miles | My personal go-to. This is one of their roasting facilities and as such, has all their beans. Order a cup to go or get a pound of beans, ground or whole.
41 locals recommend
PennyCup Coffee
857 Merrimon Ave.6 miles | My personal go-to. This is one of their roasting facilities and as such, has all their beans. Order a cup to go or get a pound of beans, ground or whole.
Summit Coffee Co.
4 Foundy StLive music
The Grey Eagle
185 Clingman Ave0.1 mile | Live music, comedy, burlesque, you name it.
Asheville Guitar Bar
122 Riverside Dr.7 miles | Live music in an artist studio building.
1.2 miles | Outdoor venue for live music. Do not drive here, parking is nonexistent. Book and Uber or Lyft.
175 locals recommend
Salvage Station
468 Riverside Dr1.2 miles | Outdoor venue for live music. Do not drive here, parking is nonexistent. Book and Uber or Lyft.
Local artists
1.8 miles | Open on the weekends to the public. Pop over between trips to Ginger's Revenge and French Broad Chocolate Factory.
The RAMP Studios
821 Riverside Dr1.8 miles | Open on the weekends to the public. Pop over between trips to Ginger's Revenge and French Broad Chocolate Factory.
Riverside Studios
174 W Haywood St0.6 miles | Find local artists
.7 miles | Even more artist studios with a bar in the basement!
6 locals recommend
Asheville Cotton Mill Studios
122 Riverside Drive.7 miles | Even more artist studios with a bar in the basement!
.4 miles | Artist studios in the original brick buildings left behind by the former train depot.
17 locals recommend
Pink Dog Creative
342-348 Depot St.4 miles | Artist studios in the original brick buildings left behind by the former train depot.
Foundation Studios
27 Foundy St1.1 miles | Artists, artists everywhere. This will take you a full day to visit.