Heading To Asheville For The Hurricane? Here Is A Quick Survival Guide

Escaping to Asheville is nothing new. People do it all of the time. Whether you are running from your past, the law, your church, or your ex; the folks around Asheville usually welcome you with open arms. When it comes to a hurricane driving you this way, it’s usually just that much more fun when you get here. No work and you have to leave the flooded coast and run away to the mountains of Western North Carolina. Sounds like a dream vacay come true to me. I actually cannot wait for the day when I have to evacuate these mountains and run away to the beach for a few days.

When arriving in Asheville after natural disasters such as Hurricane Maria last year; people end up scrambling around, going to half ass restaurants and drinking cheap beer, simply because they do not know any better. That shouldn’t happen. We are here to fix this. Below you will find a guide to celebrate life in Asheville, and the fact that you, yes you, have escaped the wrath of Ms. Florence.

Restaurants

***watch the Asheville Foodie video

1. Downtown Asheville
   1. The Market Place
   2. Tupelo Honey Cafe
   3. Posana
   4. Cucina 24
   5. Red Ginger
   6. Salsa’s
   7. Curate
   8. Limones
   9. Continental Lounge
   10. Early Girl Eatery
   11. Buxton Hall Barbecue
   12. Underground Cafe
   13. Aux Bar
   14. Mellow Mushroom Pizza
   15. Modesto
   16. Mojo Kitchen
   17. Chiesa (3 minutes from downtown, on Montford)
   18. Nine Mile (3 minutes from downtown, on Montford)
   19. Plant (2 minutes from downtown, on Merrimon)
2. North Asheville
   1. Glass Onion (Weaverville)
   2. Vinnie’s Italian
   3. Hop Ice Cream Cafe
   4. Homegrown
   5. Avenue M
3. South Asheville
   1. Tupelo Honey Cafe
   2. Wild Wing Cafe
   3. Wild Ginger
   4. Mr. Sushi
   5. Farm Burger
   6. Milk & Honey Cafe
   7. Rocky’s Hot Chicken
   8. Hickory Tavern
4. East Asheville
   1. Copper Crown
   2. Webo’s BBQ
   3. Piazza
   4. Local Joint (Fairview)
5. West Asheville
   1. Jargon
   2. King Daddy’s
   3. Haywood Commons
   4. Hole Doughnuts
   5. All Souls Pizza (River Arts District)
   6. Vivian (River Arts District)
   7. The Bull & Begger (River Arts District)
6. Biltmore Village
   1. Rezaz
   2. Fig
   3. Wayside
   4. Moe’s BBQ

Breweries *see an Asheville Beer video

1. Burial Beer (the perfect doomsday atmosphere)
2. Hi-Wire Brewing
3. Catawba Brewing
4. Wicked Weed
5. Greenman Brewing
6. Barley’s Taproom & Pizza (not a brewery, but they have such a variety of local beer taps)

Wine & Cider

1. Pleb Winery
2. Biltmore Estate Winery
3. Black Mountain Ciderworks + Meadery

Dancing, Wine, Cocktails

1. Capella on 9 Rooftop Bar
2. 5 Walnut Wine Bar
3. Imperial Life
4. MG Road
5. Aux Bar

For more foodie info, please see the Asheville Foodie Community Facebook Page.

Even though we talk lighthearted about the hurricane, please be careful out there and do not take any chances at all. If things turn for the worse, even storm damage around Asheville could be significant and take years to recover from. If you are riding out the storm on the coast or elsewhere for whatever reason, we send good vibes your way, as we are all in bunker down mode now, not knowing what could happen from one hour to the next once the storm gets closer. Hopefully Hurricane Florence will die down without much damage. If all goes well here in Asheville, maybe some of the churches will open up their facilities to help those still leaving the coastal areas.