An Instagrammer’s Guide to Asheville Dining and Drinking

Let’s be honest — some of the best Instagrams come from vacations. Scenic mountain town Asheville is ripe with inspiration for the photo-sharing social stream. Photographer Leslie McKellar recently traveled to the laid-back North Carolina town to discover some of the best restaurants and breweries Asheville has to offer. All of the double taps are a quick four hour drive from Charleston.

All Souls Pizza

Visit All Souls Pizza for thin-crust, wood-fired pies made with seasonal ingredients. Don’t skip the appetizers and salads utilizing the best finds from the farmers market. Here, McKellar finds a Ukrainian butterbean salad with coriander, fenugreek and baby beets, pho with beef two ways and rye noodles, and a country ham and egg pizza.

Burial Beer Co.

Chill space Burial Beer Co. offers craft ales and lagers as well as snacks and small plates.

Biscuit Head

Carb-lovers heaven Biscuit Head became so popular, it opened two more locations after the West Asheville store was an instant hit. Here, McKellar snaps the classic biscuit with egg and cheese and the mimosa-fried chicken biscuit with sweet potato butter, sriracha slaw, and poached egg.

Buxton Hall Barbecue

Chef Elliott Moss tends the pits at Buxton Hall Barbecue to bring whole hog to Asheville with expertly crafted sides of Southern favorites.

French Broad Chocolates

Those with sweet tooth must travel to French Broad Chocolate Factory and Tasting Room for a few samples of the bean-to-bar empire.

Gan Shan Station

Chef Patrick O’Cain left Xiao Bao Biscuit in Charleston to open Gan Shan Station in Asheville. Drawing from the cuisines of Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, China, Japan, Singapore, and more, this restaurant puts out dishes guests can’t find any where else in town. McKellar finds Szechuan crab noodles and Korean short ribs on her trip.