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PILLAR ROOFTOP BAR

309 College St 6th Floor Asheville, NC

HOURS: Tue-Thu 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm; Fri-Sat 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm

Pillar Rooftop Bar is a local Asheville cocktail bar focused on creating an experience you remember, from our southern fusion small plates from Pillar Kitchen, to our seasonally inspired food & drink menus, local beer & wine, Creative License cocktails, and unparalleled views of the Asheville skyline.

GREY EAGLE

 185 Clingman Ave, Asheville NC

Hours: Daily 12 pm to 10 pm

a very popular listening room with live music most nights. Mostly this is a rock venue, with national and local bands. Some name artists like Loudon Wainwright III, Chris Smither, and Arlo Guthrie have played here. Ticket prices vary but range from around $10 to $25 and usually with no age limitation. There’s contra dancing on Mondays and occasional open mic nights. During the day, Grey Eagle is a taco joint.

WICKED WEED BREWING

91 Biltmore Ave, Asheville NC

Hours: Mon-Thu 11 am to 11 pm; Fri-Sat 11 am to 12 am; Sun 11 am to 11 pm

One of Asheville’s most popular brewpubs. There’s a good restaurant upstairs, serving pub food and more, including steaks, mussels and trout, in a nicely built out space with raw brick and a glassed-in open kitchen. The tasting room and brewery are downstairs, and there’s a takeout shop beside the pub. It’s next to the Orange Peel.

ISIS RESTAURANT AND MUSIC HALL

743 Haywood Rd, Asheville NC

HOURS: Wed-Thu 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm; Fri-Sun 6 pm to 9:30 pm

comes alive with music after 10 pm. On the ground level, after you enter under a faux movie theater marquee, there’s a dining area in the front of the restaurant and the main music stage at the back (where the movie screen was), with a bar connecting the two areas. On the second level, a more intimate bar/lounge, with a piano and small stage, is ideal for a lounge lizard or jazz trio.

CASABLANCA CIGAR BAR

18 Lodge St, Asheville NC

HOURS: Daily 10 am to 12 am 

Good spot to enjoy a fine cigar and a cocktail, wine or beer. There is walk-in humidor with a very large selection of cigars for sale. This members only bar, with a large selection of bourbons and Scotches, costs $2 for a day pass or $5 for an annual pass.

ORANGE PEEL

101 Biltmore Ave, Asheville NC

HOURS: Friday 10 am to 2 am

The Orange Peel has developed an international reputation as one of the best live music clubs in the country. Rolling Stone magazine included it in its list of “Top Five Rock Clubs in the Country.” The club hosts a variety of national music acts from all genres.

BATTERY PARK BOOK EXCHANGE & CHAMPAGNE BAR

1 Page Ave #101, Asheville NC

HOURS: Thu-Sun 12 pm to 8 pm

Relocated to the Grove Arcade from the Battery Park Senior Apartments, is a combination used book store (with some 22,000 titles) and a wine and champagne bar (you also can get beer). Books and wine – what a concept!

ASHEVILLE GUITAR BAR

122 Riverside Dr. Suite D, Asheville NC

HOURS: Thu-Sat 5 pm to 10 pm; Sun 3 pm to 8 pm

A small music venue for musicians, but it’s open to the public. Co-owned by a musician and with an interesting décor, this bar serves moderately priced beer and wine only. Music most nights, with a $5 to $10 cover. Closed Wednesday.

JACK OF THE WOOD

95 Patton Ave, Asheville NC

HOURS: Thu 4 pm to 12 am; Fri-Sat 12 pm to 12 am; Sun 12 am to 10 pm; Mon 4 pm to 10 pm

A comfortable, friendly Celtic-style bar Downtown featuring English ales from Green Man Brewery. The music is mostly acoustic, with bluegrass picking and Irish tunes. You can play trivia here.

SOVEREIGN REMEDIES

29 N Market St #105, Asheville NC

HOURS: Wed-Sun 5 pm to 10 pm; Mon 5 pm to 9 pm

A cozy, elegant but fairly small space in a convenient location Downtown, diagonally across from the Asheville Community Theatre. Bartenders serve up creative craft cocktails at not-too-expensive prices, but if you’re more old-school they’ll also do traditional drinks like Gin & Tonics, Old-Fashions and such. This bar is a fine place to enjoy a nightcap after dinner Downtown. The bar also is open for lunch, serving a limited menu.