15 Best Restaurants In West Asheville, NC

Eat at the best restaurants in West Asheville, NC. As locals, see which West Asheville restaurants are musts for breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner.

One of the coolest Asheville neighborhoods, West Asheville is filled with breweries, donut and coffee shops, and the most vibrant murals.

Both brunch and lunch in West Asheville are fabulous and famous too.

And, where else can you have a quirky dinner with scrabble-tiled bathroom walls and pass by Dolly smiling at RuPaul on the street? You might have heard of names like Jargon and Nine Mile.

Like the bars, the West Asheville food options are plentiful, fun, and diverse. How do you choose?

In fact, this West Asheville restaurant list might receive some eye rolls from locals because it is filled with so many – maybe even too many – delicious spots.

It’s hard to name just a few amazing West Asheville restaurants. Sorry, guys!

You really cannot go wrong eating in West AVL.

With that said, who makes the best pizza in West Asheville? We love Grata Pizzeria at UpCountry Brewing. They even have a gluten-free crust.

What about the best sushi and Thai food in West Asheville? Run to Green Tea Sushi and Thai Pearl.

Plus, everyone knows Biscuit Head and Sunny Point Cafe for brunch in West Asheville. For lunch, Haywood Common and The Whale are perfect for cocktail and beer lovers.

Gypsy Queen Cuisine has loads of Mediterranean vegan options, and Leo’s House of Thirst whips up a delicious charcuterie with wine.

Do we have you convinced to eat in West Asheville? As locals, keep reading for the most delicious restaurants in West Asheville, NC. Let’s get started!

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15 Best Restaurants In West Asheville

1. Gypsy Queen Cuisine (GQC)

Gypsy Queen Cuisine West Asheville Restaurant with Brussels sprouts and fried cauliflower — Gypsy Queen Cuisine serves up the best Mediterranean food in West Asheville.

One of the best West Asheville restaurants for vegan options (and GF items), Gypsy Queen Cuisine (GCQ) makes mouthwatering Mediterranean meals.

GQC is famous for its Lebanese street food. Order Brussels sprouts, falafels, gyros, and grape leaves. The portions are huge, and we cannot rave enough about their food.

Gypsy Queen Cuisine also has a small shelf filled with Mediterranean treats for purchase including olives and tahini.

Unlike many of the other restaurants in West Asheville on this list, please note that GQC is not in the immediate downtown area.

Off-the-beaten path, you will drive slightly out of the walkable areas. Or, catch their rotating food truck at an Asheville festival.

Gypsy Queen Cuisine | 807 Patton Ave

2. Sunny Point Cafe

Sunny Point Cafe West Asheville Lunch with gluten free chicken sandwich with bacon

Sunny Point Cafe West Asheville Cocktails with amber beer and cocktail in martini glass

One of the best spots for breakfast and brunch in West Asheville, Sunny Point Cafe is also our readers’ choice restaurant.

You can enjoy “Southern comfort food from dawn to dark.” Most days of the week, Sunny Point Cafe serves up breakfast, lunch, and dinner (but not all; check hours).

A family-owned West Asheville restaurant, you’ll love their classic entrees like shrimp and grits and chicken and waffles. For breakfast, choose from breakfast burritos, omelets, avocado toast, and hotcakes.

Sunny Point Cafe has vegan and gluten-free options, including gluten-free bread.

Be forewarned that you cannot make reservations. On weekends as well as during peak lunch hours, you’ll find a crowd here.

End your meal with pound cake, shortcake, and pies. They serve up local craft beer, mimosas, and cocktails, too.

P.S. Many of the West Asheville restaurants make for great stops before or after Biltmore Estate as they are 10-15 minutes away by car.

Sunny Point Cafe | 626 Haywood Rd

3. Taco Billy

For some of the best tacos across AVL, don’t miss Taco Billy. This West Asheville Mexican restaurant is all about those fresh and local ingredients.

You’ll recognize TacoBilly by its vibrantly blue building with the red billy goat on the side.

Build your own taco, and find veggie tacos for lunch. And, similar to one of our favorite North AVL restaurants, Taco Temple, Taco Billy features breakfast tacos.

Nearby, be sure to check out one of Asheville’s top cideries, Urban Orchard West, as well as one of the best donut spots in town, Hole Doughnuts. Archetype West is right there, too.

Taco Billy | 201 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC 28806

4. Thai Pearl

Best Thai Food Restaurants Asheville Thai Pearl with oval shaped plate filled with white rice and Thai basil dish with carrots and chicken — Thai Pearl is one of the best restaurants in West Asheville (and all of Asheville) for Thai cuisine.

Thai Pearl Asheville ginger soup with tofu and cilantro in white bowl with red rim design — Thai Pearl is one of the best restaurants in West Asheville (and all of Asheville) for Thai cuisine.

Where can you find the best Thai food in West Asheville? Thai Pearl! This comes as no surprise, though, since Chef May worked for The Royal Palace in Bangkok.

One of the newer downtown West Asheville restaurants, be sure to order those Thai fried onion rings. The noodles, rice, and Thai salads are delicious. It’s hard to choose what to order.

Many dishes are gluten-free – with labels on the menu – and Chef May can work around food intolerances.

You’ll love the trendy but cozy atmosphere. Chef May is also incredibly supportive of the community both in Asheville as well as across the world.

Thai Pearl | 747 Haywood Rd

5. Pupuseria Patty

Pupuseria Patty Restaurant Asheville North Carolina with plate of fried plantains, rice and beans, and salad — Restaurants in West Asheville don’t get any more local than Pupuseria Patty.

For delicious food in Asheville, head to Pupuseria Patty. This is a Salvadoran, Honduran, and Mexican restaurant in a rather congested area of Patton Ave; it’s worth it, though.

These special places – hiding in unassuming gas stations – are what make the Asheville foodie scene so unique.

While this ultra-casual restaurant might not be for everyone, find delicious food with terrific and friendly service.

From breakfast through dinner, select from heaping plates of rice and beans paired with eggs, chicken, sausages, and fried plantains. Of course, they serve pupusas, too.

Plus, Pupuseria Patty is budget-friendly and a great takeout option.

Pupuseria Patty | 1563 Patton Ave

6. Haywood Common

Haywood Common West Asheville Cocktail on bar with glasses and liquor in background. Cocktail is orange colored old fashioned with ice — Haywood Common has delicious cocktails, boiled peanuts, and salads – perfect for lunch in West Asheville.

Haywood Common West Asheville NC with white brunette male wearing hat and sunglasses at picnic table with cocktail — Haywood Common has delicious cocktails, boiled peanuts, and salads – perfect for lunch in West Asheville.

One of the most fun things to do for lunch in West Asheville includes grabbing food from Haywood Common and pairing it with a beer from The Whale on a covered or uncovered picnic table.

Plus, they also serve weekend brunch with fantastic coffee and brunch cocktails.

Haywood Common features your traditional and healthy handhelds, bowls, burgers, and salads. We love snacking on their boiled peanuts with beer.

Most notably, for gluten-free diners, Haywood Common has a dedicated gluten-free fryer and gf bread.

Haywood Common shares space with The Whale, which is an extensive West Asheville beer collective with an ever-changing plethora of imported and local beer bottled and on tap.

For parking, we usually use the Park Mobile app and park at the church next door.

If you are looking for more popular spots for lunch in West Asheville, find the Asheville Sandwich Company and Early Girl Eatery.

And, for more great Asheville bars like The Whale, try West Asheville’s Odditorium, Fleetwoods, or The Golden Pineapple.

Haywood Common | 507 Haywood Rd

7. Biscuit Head

Biscuit Head Asheville Breakfast with biscuit and vegan cheese gravy and sausage on white plate — Biscuit Head is by far one of the most famous West Asheville restaurants.

Biscuit Head is one of those West Asheville restaurants for breakfast and lunch that lands on all of the best of Asheville foodie lists. “Put some South in your mouth.”

We’ll give you one guess as to what Biscuit Head is famous for… biscuits and gravy! They also have a vegan and gluten-free biscuit and gravy option.

You can choose from biscuit sandwiches with eggs, ham, pulled pork, or fried chicken. Biscuit Head has South Asheville and Biltmore Ave. locations, too.

Biscuit Head | 733 Haywood Road

8. Green Tea Sushi & Japenese Restaurant

Green Tea Sushi Asheville NC tuna and avocado rolls on white plate with orange roe — For sushi in West Asheville, Green Tea is a local favorite.

Pink Cocktail on table at Green Tea Sushi Asheville NC — For sushi in West Asheville, Green Tea is a local favorite.

One of the best restaurants in West Asheville, head to Green Tea Sushi for rolls and cocktails. They are also one of the top local sushi spots in the city. We also love The Madness AVL.

Weather-permitting, sit outside on Green Tea Sushi’s patio while enjoying delicious sushi rolls, specials, and sashimi. They are a family-friendly restaurant and are also close to Gypsy Queen Cuisine.

Green Tea Sushi fills up with locals, but because this West Asheville restaurant is not situated downtown, you should be able to find parking and a table.

Green Tea Sushi | 2 Regent Park Blvd

9. Nine Mile West

Nine Mile Restaurant Asheville NC with plate of salad with carrots, bread basket, and glass of white wine — Nine Mile has locations across Asheville. Their Caribbean-inspired cuisine is an absolute must for dinner.

Best Restaurants In Asheville Nine Mile Montford with bowl of pasta with dairy free pesto, shrimp, veggies, and glass of white wine — Nine Mile has locations across Asheville. Their Caribbean-inspired cuisine is an absolute must for dinner.

For stellar Caribbean-inspired cuisine, Nine Mile is truly one of the best restaurants in West Asheville. Nine Mile has multiple locations, though, and we tend to frequent Nine Mile in Historic Montford.

Nine Mile does not accept reservations, and you will find lines down the block for dinner. You’ll see why.

Nine Mile extensively labels its delicious pasta, meat, and seafood dishes for allergies and food preferences as well as intolerances. They run on the spicier side, but as travel writers with GI issues, we can always find something to eat.

Nine Mile West | 751 Haywood Rd

10. Jargon

Jargon Fine Dining Restaurant in West Asheville NC with plate of chicken covered in sauce with roasted potato side and glass of white wine — For quirky fine dining in West Asheville, Jargon won’t disappoint.

Jargon restaurant bar in West Asheville, NC with liquors, glasses, and lava lamps — For quirky fine dining in West Asheville, Jargon won’t disappoint.

For a fancy dinner in West Asheville, Jargon is moderately upscale, romantic, and full of character. Jargon also gives their locals love.

They make delicious and fun cocktails, and you’ll find modern American cuisine. The bathroom walls are covered in Scrabble tiles, and you’ll chuckle at the lava lamps above the walls.

We recommend making dinner reservations. Look for side street parking. Close to Nine Mile and Thai Pearl, we park around the West Village Market & Deli area.

Read more about Asheville’s best date night restaurants.

Jargon | 715 Haywood Road

11. Grata Pizzeria

Grata Pizzeria UpCountry Brewing West Asheville sliced pizza with mushrooms — For gluten-free and vegan pizza in West Asheville, head to Grata Pizzeria at UpCountry Brewing.

UpCountry Brewing Asheville NC with colorful wall mural with sun, blue mountains and flowers — For gluten-free and vegan pizza in West Asheville, head to Grata Pizzeria at UpCountry Brewing.

For pizza in West Asheville, Upcountry Brewing and Grata Pizzeria are musts.

UpCountry is also a fantastic Asheville brewery.

Find yourself sitting in what feels like someone’s backyard while sipping beer and eating pizza. Grata Pizzeria also has gluten-free pizza crust and vegan cheese options.

UpCountry Brewing With Grata Pizzeria | 1042 Haywood Rd

12. The Madness AVL

The Madness Asheville Sushi Burger Restaurant with peach lowball glass cocktail and yellow martini glass cocktail — For newer restaurants in West Asheville, The Madness has our favorite meals: sushi, burgers, and COCKTAILS.

The Madness Asheville Sushi Roll with tuna and salmon alternating on top — For newer restaurants in West Asheville, The Madness has our favorite meals: sushi, burgers, and COCKTAILS.

Where can you find magnificent cocktails, mouthwatering burgers, and sushi in West Asheville? The Madness AVL has it all.

One of the newer West Asheville restaurants (December 2020), this sleek establishment will not disappoint. Just be sure to ignore the congested strip mall.

The Madness is both hipster and casual delicious. Order specialty and sushi rolls along with beautiful appetizers served like art.

If you have non-sushi lovers with you, their burgers are fantastic. And talk about those fries.

Full disclosure, though, that The Madness’s service is hit or miss.

The Madness Asheville | West Asheville 275 Smokey Park Hwy Ste 251 | North Asheville 1020 Merrimon Ave Suite 104, Asheville, NC 28804

P.S. For coffee in West Asheville, don’t skip Bean Werks or Izzy’s.

13. Leo’s House Of Thirst

Leos House Of Thirst Wine Bar West Asheville restaurant with two people doing a cheers with red wine over green olives — For tapas, wine, and delicious food, head to Leo’s House Of Thirst.

Leos House Of Thirst Sunday Brunch West Asheville with plates on picnic table including olives, crackers, and charcuterie with two glasses of red wine — For tapas, wine, and delicious food, head to Leo’s House Of Thirst.

One of our favorite Asheville wine bars, Leo’s House Of Thirst is fabulous for a late lunch in West Asheville, tapas, midday Sunday brunch, or dinner.

While Leo’s doesn’t offer flights, you can choose from half pours, carafes, bottles, and glasses.

Leo’s has a beautiful outdoor wine garden with heaters, picnic tables, and hanging lights.

Sit under the trees while enjoying desserts, cheese, olives, and some of the best Asheville charcuterie. You might catch the smoker in use, too.

Their parking lot is located immediately behind the building. The Odditorium is nearby if you are looking for more great bars with fun cocktails.

Or, discover Asheville’s great pubs and taverns.

Leo’s House Of Thirst | 1055 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC 28806

14. Neng Jr.’s

Neng Jrs Restaurant West Asheville NC with fried lumpia rolls on plate with opaque brown sauce and plate of apples and pears in background with candle on table — New to West Asheville in 2022, Neng Jr.’s is a must.

One of the best restaurants in West Asheville, Neng Jr.’s opened in 2022.

A cozy Filipinx restaurant with Southern-inspired flavors, you’ll want to make reservations for this culinary experience.

Enjoy a menu with smaller sharables and larger entrees, which the staff will explain to you. The first time we visited, we ordered half of the menu.

With a seasonal veggie, meat, and seafood menu, we enjoy their peanut-sauce veggies, duck simmering in gravy, and BBQ mushrooms.

Neng Jrs Restaurant Asheville Veggies on blue and white plate covered in soy like peanut sauce with plate of skewers and more veggies blurred in the background — Dining at Neng Jr.’s is an unforgettable experience.

Neng Jrs Restaurant Asheville Cocktail with yellow liquid in low ball glass garnished with a chili pepper on table — Dining at Neng Jr.’s is an unforgettable experience.

The quail egg oyster promises a unique and salty treat, and our friends devoured the olive oil ice cream with cheddar cheese.

Plus, you’ll love the hipster wine list and spicy drinks.

Much of Neng Jr.’s menu is already gluten-free with plenty of veggies for vegan, vegetarian, and dairy-free diners.

Neng Jr.’s | 701 Haywood Rd Ste 102, Asheville, NC 28806 (Entrance in the back alley)

15. Itto Ramen Bar & Tapas

Itto Ramen Bar and Tapas Asian Restaurant Asheville NC with two Old Fashioned cocktails with cherry on table, shrimp and mango skewers, and poke bowl in background — For ramen and Japanese tapas in West Asheville, Itto is a must. Be prepared to make hard choices, though: you’ll want to order it all.

Beef Yakitori Itto Ramen Bar Restaurant Asheville with beef, sauces, and cucumber on plate with poke bowl in background — For ramen and Japanese tapas in West Asheville, Itto is a must. Be prepared to make hard choices, though: you’ll want to order it all.

If you love Asian cuisine, Itto Ramen Bar is perfect for both tapas and piping hot ramen. This isn’t solely a West Asheville restaurant, though. You’ll find Itto in South AVL and Downtown too.

A little pricier than some of its neighbors, you can’t go wrong with Itto for Japanese-inspired cocktails and shareable plates. For lunch in West Asheville, this is another go-to spot.

Personally, we love their mango shrimp skewers and beef yakitori. Of course, you have to try Itto’s famous ramen. Think black garlic oil broth with pork, a hard-boiled egg, and bamboo shoots.

If you love poke, Itto’s got it, and we appreciate that they label gluten-free, vegan, and vegetarian items.

It’s easy to over-order at Itto Ramen Bar, but you will never catch us complaining about leftovers.

Itto Ramen Bar & Tapas | West Asheville – 630 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC 28806; Downtown – 3 Biltmore Ave, Ashville, NC 28801; South – 335 Airport Road, Suite 300, Arden, NC 28704

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