This article guides you to Asheville’s best brewery food, covering everything from in-house kitchens to permanent food trucks. We’ll dive into menu details, beer selections, and top recommendations so you know exactly what to order.
Map Of AVL Breweries With Food
Asheville Breweries With The Best Food
BBQ restaurant with an on-site brewery in South Asheville
12 Bones Brewing offers the best of both worlds: exceptional BBQ and a diverse beer selection.
Their ribs are a must-try, with four distinct flavors, including the popular brown sugar rub. Other smoked meat options include pulled pork, pulled chicken, wings, smoked turkey, and brisket (available Wednesday-Saturday).
They also offer about ten sides daily. For those who love variety, a four-sides plate is available.
Iconic South Slope brewery with excellent fare
Burial Beer in South Slope is a must-visit brewery in Asheville. We love them for their outdoor seating, insanely unique and creative brews, and excellent food offerings.
The food menu at Burial Beer is known to change, but everything is always delicious. Get the double cheeseburger if it’s on the menu!
Burial has a great biergarten setting in the back. There are several tables scattered around and an additional rooftop seating area around the side. Indoor seating is also available.
South Slope brewery with great food & outdoor seating
Wicked Weed’s Funkatorium in South Slope is the first sour beer dedicated taproom on the East Coast. They have great biergarten on the side and a food menu with appetizers, sandwiches and pizza.
Pair your meal with one of their 8 signature flights. They also have beer from their regular lineup on draft, including their flagship IPA Pernicious.
And yes, they have flights with non-sour options! One is even a Vidl wine flight.
Brewery with great outdoor seating and excellent fare near Biltmore Village
Hillman Beer is a kid-friendly brewery with delicious food near Biltmore Village. It’s an ideal destination when the weather is nice because they have spacious outdoor seating.
We’re here to talk about food, though! Don’t miss their burger + beer special on Wednesday nights. Their signature burger, served with house pickles and sauce, is always an excellent choice.
Their food menu also includes a great Reuben, a fried chicken sandwich, a few salads and a soft pretzel appetizer.
Downtown Asheville brewpub with a diverse and delicious food menu
Wicked Weed’s brewpub in downtown Asheville offers excellent beer, diverse food (including their famous chicken sandwich), and inviting outdoor seating.
If you are dining with a group, try the Bavarian platter! The platter comes with a giant soft pretzel, kielbasa, bratwurst, sauerkraut, pickles, beer cheese and Lusty Monk mustard.
Dining with kids? Bring them on Tuesdays when kids eat free after 5pm with the purchase of an adult meal.
Thai food truck at a West Asheville brewery
Cellarest is a great brewery in West Asheville with an on-site Thai food truck. Cassia set up shop at Cellarest in late 2023 and has been such a welcome addition.
Their menu changes every two weeks but they regularly update their Instagram with the latest.
You’ll typically find menu items like stir fry, fried rice and a coconut curry. They also regularly have Firecrackers (crispy sweet potatoes + spicy mayo) and Firecracker Shrimp.
Cassia is open Friday through Sunday from 2-9.
Elevated fare in an ultra-cool space
Located in a historic Civilian Conservation Corps camp, Burial’s Forestry Camp offers a unique dining experience with excellent brews and a great food menu.
While sharing some similarities with their South Slope location (like the smash burger), Forestry Camp distinguishes itself with an expanded selection of dinner entrées that change seasonally.
Forestry Camp serves brunch on Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 3pm.
Local taproom with pizza & outdoor seating
Located in downtown Asheville, White Labs Kitchen & Tap offers a unique experience where you can taste the impact of different yeast strains firsthand. They brew the same beer with two different yeasts, resulting in distinct flavor profiles.
Beyond their innovative beers, White Labs is also a popular pizza spot in Asheville, using their special yeast strains in the dough.
You’ll find a variety of pizzas, with options for vegan cheese, vegan sausage, and gluten-free crust. Their menu also includes salads, appetizers, and sandwiches.
South Asheville brewery with a BBQ restaurant
Sweeten Creek Brewing is a hidden gem brewery in South Asheville. They have a great variety of brews and an on-site Bear’s Smokehouse.
Bear’s BBQ has all of the classics you’d expect, from pulled pork to burnt ends, mac & cheese, collards and more.
For vegetarian options, Bear’s has smoked portobello, smoked tempeh and Impossible meatloaf.
Know before you go: Bear’s BBQ and Sweeten Creek Brewing are in separate spaces with separate counters.
Impressive campus with a great brewery restaurant
Sierra Nevada’s Mills River campus offers two dining options. For a quick bite, head to the Back Porch, a casual, order-at-the-counter spot serving bar snacks, sandwiches, and kid-friendly meals.
However, for a more substantial and impressive meal, we highly recommend their Taproom Restaurant. Here, you can enjoy their famous Joyce Farm torpedo chicken wings, a variety of pizzas, and elevated dishes like braised lamb shank.
Production brewery and pizza place in South Slope
Asheville Brewing is a local brewery with three Asheville locations. Their South Slope location is their production brewery. They also have a brewpub with a movie theater in North AVL and a takeout pizza place in South AVL.
The South Slope location has pizza by the slice and several signature pies.
Apart from pizza, you’ll find several bar food appetizers on the menu, like wings, tater tots and a pretzel with cheese.
Asheville Brewing has both indoor and outdoor seating and a ton of beer on tap.
Movie theater brewpub in North Asheville
We mentioned Asheville Brewing’s production location above, but we didn’t want to leave off their movie theater brewpub in North Asheville.
They have a similar menu at this location– you’ll find pizza, fries, wings, nachos and salads.
As far as movies go, they play both new releases and cult classics, including kid-friendly flicks. You can buy tickets in advance or at the door. It’s a dine-in theater, so you can grab a table and enjoy a movie.
Brewery next to 2 great restaurants
While Archetype in West Asheville doesn’t have an in-house kitchen or daily food truck, it boasts a noteworthy food scene thanks to its prime location next to two excellent restaurants: Gan Shan and Pizza Mind.
You can easily pick up your order from Gan Shan’s window, or even have it delivered right to your table at Archetype by including your table number during online checkout. Just a heads-up, they don’t deliver to Archetype’s rooftop.
