Asheville welcomes you for the Thanksgiving holiday!
Asheville is calling you home for the holidays — where crisp mountain air mingles with the scent of warm spices and woodsmoke, and the glow of shop windows lights up downtown streets. Let one of Asheville’s renowned restaurants do the cooking this Thanksgiving, November 27, 2025, and savor every moment of your mountain getaway. Stay for the weekend to wander through local galleries, discover handmade treasures, and soak in the festive spirit that fills the Blue Ridge this time of year.
Wondering which restaurants are open on Thanksgiving?
We’ve partnered with the Asheville Independent Restaurant Association (AIR) and local chefs to help you find your perfect holiday table. Explore the list below for restaurants welcoming guests on Thanksgiving Day or offering pre-ordered takeout feasts to enjoy wherever you gather. As always, we recommend calling ahead to confirm hours, make reservations, and check menu details before finalizing your plans.
Asheville Restaurants Open on Thanksgiving Day:
- Bargello
- The Bier Garden
- The Blackbird
- Blue Mountain Pizza and Brewery
- Capella on 9
- Cornerstone
- Embassy Suites Downtown
- The Exchange at The Restoration Hotel
- Fork Lore
- Golden Hour at The Radical
- Glass Onion
- Mehfil
- Hemingway's Cuba
- Moose Cafe
- Old Europe Pastries
- Pack's Tavern
- Posana at Biltmore Park
- Post 25 Kitchen & Lounge
- Red Stag Grill
- The Refinery at The Foundry Hotel
- RendezVous
- Sovereign Remedies
- Strada
- Wildwood Still
Takeout and Pre-order Thanksgiving Meals:
- 67 Biltmore
- 12 Bones Smokehouse
- All Day Darling
- Asheville Forager
- Baked Pie, City Bakery, Rabbit Hole and Old Europe
- Beradu
- Black Bear BBQ
- Catering by Corey
- City Bakery
- Daphne's Catering Co. by Twisted Laurel
- Doc Brown’s BBQ
- Hickory Nut Gap Meats
- Luella's
- The Market Place
- Montgomery Sky Farm
- Moose Cafe
- Post 25 Kitchen & Lounge
- Red Fiddle Vittles
- The Rhu
- Rocky's Hot Chicken Shack
- Salt Face Mule
- Sunny Point Cafe
- Terramonga
We will continue to update this post throughout the season as more information becomes available to us. Please continue to check in for updates.
For restaurant representatives: Don't see your restaurant listed? Please email us at [email protected] with information regarding your Thanksgiving hours and menus.
