Asheville NC updated with extra MHF info

Asheville NC is a fantastic place to visit. I have recommendations from friends below and we followed most of what they said but found some new places we loved. Early Girl Eatery is listed in so many places as the best spot for breakfast, but we loved Sunny Point so much more. Our top places to eat were: Sunny Point Café for brunch – huevos rancheros amazing, peach pound cake with vanilla bean ice cream and berries were amazing. The Local Taco – we loved this casual joint and their fish tacos. Excellent food and service! 12 Bones – BEST BBQ experience ever – hole in the all – eat outdoors – try the key lime and pecan pie – excellent. Best rub on the ribs is the blueberry chipotle one. AMAZING coconut cream pie at this place: True Confections Suite 147, Exterior/Interior, Page Avenue The Grove Arcade Our top places to visit were: We actually skipped Biltmore b/c we were there for the outdoors,but we did go to Grove Park Inn for dinner one night and we loved the views, the ambience etc. Mateo thought it was a little too crowded to fully relax. My favorite thing was to go to Chimney Rock to hike for an hour to some gorgeous waterfalls and take an elevator up to see a beautiful view. This place could feel very touristy but since we went at the end of the day, we were pratically the only ones there and it was so special! Last of the Mohikans was filmed here. Mateo’s favorite was renting a pontoon boat on Lake Lure, it is a beautiful man-made lake and the lake houses were gorgeous. Dirty Dancing was filmed here. Kids’ favorite was sliding rock, which is just outside Asheville in Brevard, NC off the Blue Ridge Parkway. So fun for them to slide down a natural rock slide. There is a national park in the south where the Hunger Games was filmed. HOTEL – we stayed at Country Inn – great for a family with the one-bedroom suite. We were about a 10 minute drive downtown. I believe they have a few locations, we were the one on Brevard Road. Would be fun to stay in one of the downtown hotels if we didn’t have all the kids with us. Info from my friend Quinn: Hot spots include Barleys for great pizza, Doc Cheys noodles, wicked weed for fantastic buffalo burgers. Also city bakery on Biltmore ave near these restaurants. Posana cafe is a great vegan restaurant at 1 Biltmore ave...right.in pack square....the center of downtown. Grove park inn is a must see..at sunset.its quite nice. Biltmore estate is also a must do. Amazing! For breakfast Early Girl Eatery.....get there early! Tupelo honey good too . Bouchon has great food-french-small and quaint, if you have the kids then go into Mast General Store....om Biltmore Ave. They have a Candy Barrel- all kinds of old time candies. Info from Alexis’ friend- there is a jcrew discount store and it is WAY better than a factory store. It's 1 Clifford way in Arden (5-10 miles outside Asheville). I have gotten such good deals there. Some days are better than others but I think it is worth the trip! The sights... There are a lot of family friendly hikes right around Asheville. Biltmore of course. Grove park inn which is free. Just walking around downtown.... Tons of good restaurants and shops.... The local taco, 12 bones, tupelo honey cafe, doc Cheys (my favorite), French broad chocolate lounge. The parkway is right here so just getting on there and driving is gorgeous. If they are interested in hikes I can get them more info. If I think of anything else I will let you know! BARLEYS pizza Barley’s is located at 42 Biltmore Avenue in Downtown Asheville, NC 28801 Phone:(828) 255-0504 DOC CHEYS 37 Biltmore Ave. Downtown Asheville, NC Call for Take Out: (828) 252-8220 CITY BAKERY 60 Biltmore Ave. Asheville, NC 28801 828-252-4426 *wifi available Hours Mon-Fri 7 am-5 pm Sat 8 am-5 pm Sun 8 am-4 pm POSANA CAFE Vegan/Gluten free, farm to table Only brunch sat and sunday, closed monday Phone: 828.505.3969 p | 828.505.3968 f Address: One Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, NC 288 Early Girl Eatery Add to trip 8 Wall St, Asheville, NC 28801-2710 (Downtown Asheville) 828-259-9292 Saturday breakfast all day!! Tupelo Honey cafe Tupelo Honey Cafe (828) 255-4863 12 College St Asheville, NC There is one in Charlotte! BREAKFAST JOINT AGAIN Sunny Point Cafe Add to trip 626 haywood rd, Asheville, NC 828 252 0055 Jana kala recommended THE LOCAL TACO looks fresh and fab ASHEVILLE 68 N. Lexington Avenue Asheville, NC (828) 575-9667 12 BONES 5 Riverside Dr Asheville, NC 28801 Phone: 828-253-4499 Fab bbq can only go Monday! WICKED WEED - burgers buffalo Phone: 828-575-9599 Email: info@wickedweedbrewing.com Address: 91 Biltmore Ave., Asheville, NC 28801