Southern and Soul Food Restaurants in Asheville, NC

Southern and soul food in Asheville at a glance

• Southern and soul food is the 17th largest food category in Asheville, after bars and coffee shops and cafes.
• Its 1.2% share compares with 0.9% across the 506 cities in this guide, close to the national pattern.
• Of the 13 listed below, 5 are independent and 8 belong to chains; 13 list a website.

Southern and Soul Food Restaurants in Asheville

• Cracker Barrel
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · Chain · 344 Rockwood Rd
• Tupelo Honey
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · Chain · 1829 Hendersonville Rd
• Biscuit Head
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · Chain · 733 Haywood Rd
• Biscuit Head
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · Chain · 1994 Hendersonville Rd
• Carmel's Kitchen and Bar
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 1 Page Ave
• Daddy Mac's Down Home Dive
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 161 Biltmore Ave
• Rocky's Hot Chicken Shack
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · Chain · 1455 Patton Ave
• Rocky's Hot Chicken Shack
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · Chain · 3749 Sweeten Creek Rd
• Tupelo Honey
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · Chain · 12 College St
• Early Girl Eatery
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · Chain · 1378 Hendersonville Rd Ste a
• The Blackbird Restaurant
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 47 Biltmore Ave
• FATZ
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 5 Spartan Ave
• The Watch Kitchen + Spirits
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 68 Patton Ave

Southern and soul food elsewhere in North Carolina

Among the North Carolina cities in this guide, the most southern and soul food listings are in Charlotte (65), Durham (23), Raleigh (22), Winston-Salem (20), Greensboro (19) and Fayetteville (13).

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