The space, designed by Samsel Architects, is pleasant, with a high ceiling made to look like pressed tin, with the usual exposed ducting and refinished wood floors. H&F Burger 77 Biltmore Ave., Downtown Asheville, 828-417-3053, www.hfburgeravl.com; Burgers and Fried Chicken, lunch and dinner daily Moderate. Top Downtown Asheville Restaurants Travel Info: Find Updates and Reopenings in Asheville & Western North Carolina Choose from award-winning Asheville restaurants with James Beard Award-nominated chefs or opt for more casual dining options, including classic American cuisine, global bites, Southern comfort food, and more, with vegan and gluten-free options. Greetings Foodtopia fans! It's getting regional and national press, and the chef-owner, John Fleer, is a regular on the James Beard lists. 11 Broadway St., Downtown Asheville, 828-281-8151, ; Thai, lunch and dinner daily Inexpensive to Moderate. Salsa’s latest expansion is a new coffee and cocktail bar, Bomba. There’s a selection of "medium plates" that double as appetizers, priced at $9-$18, a few salads and soups and some "large plates" that range from $16 or $18 to around $38. So the co-owners, among them Steve Goff (of the defunct King James Public House) and Mike Moore (of Seven Sows, also closed, and Blind Pig) pronounce it Ox. Ap-petizers and salads are mostly $12 to $16 and entrees $22 to $35. See Restaurants by Category. 90 Patton Ave., Downtown Asheville, 828-252-1080, ; Indian/Nepalese, lunch and dinner daily. Expensive. View listing photos, review sales history, and use our detailed real estate filters to find the perfect place. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------, Sunny Point, West Asheville – best spot in town for breakfast, and it’s served all day, Taco Billies, West Asheville -- hot new spot for tortilla-involved breakfasts and lunches, Early Girl, Downtown Asheville – farm-to-table breakfasts, Biscuit Head, West Asheville and two locations South – making a name for its biscuits with toppings, Over Easy, Downtown -- organic, local take on regular breakfast dishes, Homegrown, North Asheville – natural, local and Southern, Corner Kitchen, Biltmore Village -- more upscale way to go for breakfasts, recently renovated, Tupelo Honey, Downtown -- alternative to Early Girl and similar in some ways, Suwana’s Thai Orchid 11 Broadway St., Downtown Asheville, 828-281-8151, www.suwanathaiorchid.com; Thai, lunch and dinner daily Inexpensive to Moderate. It’s tough to decide what are the best tapas -- possibly the braised pork spring rolls , the trout or the beef heart. 82 Patton Ave., Downtown Asheville, 828-505-8688, , Chinese dimsum and tapas, Moderate to Expensive, daily for lunch and dinner. Enjoy a Downtown Asheville Tasting Tour early in the day visiting farm-to-table restaurants, gourmet food stores and hidden culinary gems which are hard to find or take a Downtown Asheville Evening Eats and Drinks Tour for … N. Lexington Ave., Downtown Asheville, 828-253-3747, www.lorettascafe.com; Sandwich Shop, open Mon.-Sat. To raise awareness for ovarian cancer, she once rode her bicycle 3,100 miles across the country. Inexpensive to Moderate. There’s a popular $8.95 lunch special every day that includes cheeseburger, fries and a soft drink. The atmosphere is light and airy. For $10, the Mediterranean grain bowls tosses fresh spinach, tomatoes, feta, olives, farro and red onions in a vinaigrette for a light and healthy lunch. 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