Asheville welcomes you for the holidays! It's an exciting time to be in town as Asheville shines with twinkling lights, festive traditions and exciting New Year's celebrations!
If you'll be here in the mountains for Christmas or New Year's, you may be asking, "What restaurants are open for Christmas or New Year's in Asheville?"
We have worked with the Asheville Independent Restaurant Association and others to help answer that question for you with this list of local eateries that will be open on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day in Asheville. There may be other restaurants open on these holidays. If you are looking for your favorite chain restaurant, many of those will be open as well.
Post Hurricane Helene, almost all of downtown Asheville is open and ready for business, its infrastructure having remained largely untouched by the storm. Downtown shops, restaurants, galleries, artist studios and restaurants are open—alongside our neighbors in the towns of Weaverville and Black Mountain.
There are areas that need more time and support. We are mindful that high impact areas—including parts of the River Arts District, Biltmore Village and Swannanoa—have a longer road ahead, so checking status online, calling ahead and making sure roads are open is advised before traveling to these areas. We are here for our neighbors throughout western North Carolina.
As with any holiday, we highly recommend calling the restaurant before finalizing your plans to check availability, menus and whether reservations are required. Click on the name of restaurant for contact information.
We will continue to update this post throughout the season as more information becomes available to us. Please continue to check in for updates. (Updated: 12/13/24)
Asheville Restaurants Open On Christmas Eve (Tuesday, December 24, 2024):
- 12 Bones South: 11:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- 67 Biltmore: Holiday Meal Specials
- Biscuit Head
- Bier Garden: 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.
- Blue Ridge at Omni Grove Park Inn: 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.
- Botanist & Barrel: 1 p.m. - 6 p.m.
- Botiwalla: 11:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Bouchon: 4 p.m. - 9 p.m.
- Buxton Chicken Palace
- Chai Pani: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- Chestnut: 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
- Curate: 11 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.
- French Broad Chocolate: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m.
- Green Sage: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- Gypsy Queen: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- High Five Coffee: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- Huli Sue's: 12 p.m. - 8 p.m.
- Hemingway's Cuba
- Jargon: 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.
- Jettie Rae's Oyster House: 4:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.
- Louise's Kitchen: 7:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
- Luella's BBQ: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- Laila
- Old Europe Pastries: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Pack's Tavern: 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
- Posana: 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.
- RendezVous: 4 p.m. - 9 p.m.
- Rocky's Hot Chicken Shack: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- The Lobster Trap: 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
- The Rhu: 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
- The Blackbird
- Sovereign Remedies: 4 p.m. - 10 p.m.
- Twisted Laurel
- Village Pub: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m.
- Vinnie's Neighborhood Italian: 4 p.m. - 9 p.m.
- White Duck Taco *downtown*
- Well Bred Bakery: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Asheville Restaurants Open on Christmas Day (Wednesday, December 25, 2024):
- Bargello
- Blue Ridge at Omni Grove Park Inn
- Edison, craft ales + kitchen at Omni Grove Park Inn
- Dilbar: 11:30 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.
- Hemingway's Cuba
- Laila
- Mehfil: 11:30 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.
- The Blackbird: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
- Village Pub: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m.
- Vue 1913 at the Omni Grove Park Inn
Asheville Restaurants Open On New Year's Eve (Tuesday, December 31, 2024):
- 12 Bones South
- Bargello
- Biscuit Head
- Bier Garden: 11 a.m. - 11 p.m.
- Blue Ridge at Omni Grove Park Inn: *In-house guests only*
- Botanist & Barrel: 2 p.m. - 9 p.m.
- Botiwalla: 11:30 a.m. - 9 p.m.
- Bouchon: 4 p.m. - 9 p.m.
- Chai Pani: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.; 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.
- Chestnut: 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.; 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.
- Creekside Tavern: 12 p.m. - 9 p.m.
- Cúrate: 11 a.m. - 10:30 p.m
- District 42 James Bond event: 8:30 p.m. - 1 a.m., this is a ticketed event
- Edison, craft ales + kitchen at Omni Grove Park Inn
- French Broad Chocolate: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m.
- Gan Shan West: 4 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
- Gemelli: 3 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
- Green Sage: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- Gypsy Queen: 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
- High Five Coffee: 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Huli Sue's: 12 p.m. - 8 p.m.
- Jack of the Wood: 4 p.m. - 2 a.m
- Jargon: 5 p.m. - 9 p.m..
- Jettie Rae's Oyster House: 4:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.
- Louise's Kitchen: 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.
- Luella's BBQ: 11 a.m. - 9 p.m..
- Pack's Tavern: 11 a.m. - 1 a.m. - New Year's Eve Party at 8 p.m. $15 cover.
- Posana: 4-course prix fixe menu for $120 per person.
- Pulp and Sprout: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Old Europe Pastries: 8 a.m. - 9 p.m.
- RendezVous: 4 p.m. - 9 p.m.
- Rocky's Hot Chicken Shack: 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
- Stable Café at Biltmore Estate
- Sovereign Remedies: 4 p.m. - 12 a.m.
- Strada Italiano: 4 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
- Sunny Point Cafe: 8 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
- Tall John's: 4 p.m. - 9 p.m.
- The Lobster Trap: 5 p.m. - 9 p.m
- The Rhu: 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
- The Blackbird
- Twisted Laurel: 11:30 a.m. - 10 p.m.
- Vinnie's Neighborhood Italian: 4 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
- Village Pub: 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.
- WALK: 11:30 a.m. - 10 p.m.
- White Duck Taco *downtown*
- Well Bred Bakery: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- White Labs: 12 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Asheville Restaurants Open On New Year's Day (Wednesday, January 1, 2024):
- 12 Bones South
- Bargello
- Bier Garden: 11 a.m. - 11 p.m.
- Buxton Chicken Palace: 11:30 a.m. - 7 p.m.
- Botanist & Barrel: 2 p.m. - 9 p.m.
- Botiwalla: 11:30 a.m. - 9 p.m.
- Bouchon: 4 p.m. - 9 p.m.
- Chai Pani:10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.; 5 p.m. - 10 p.m.
- Creekside Tavern: 12 p.m. - 9 p.m.
- Curate: 11 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.
- Dilbar: 11:30 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.
- District 42: 2 p.m. - 10 p.m.
- French Broad Chocolate: 12 p.m. - 6 p.m.
- Gemelli: 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
- Green Sage: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- Gypsy Queen: 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
- Hemingway's Cuba
- High Five Coffee: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- Huli Sue's: 12 p.m. - 8 p.m.
- Jack of the Wood: 4 p.m. - 10 p.m.
- Jettie Rae's Oyster House: 4:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.
- Louise's Kitchen: 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.
- Luella's BBQ: 11 a.m. - 9 p.m..
- Mehfil: 11:30 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.
- Old Europe Pastries: 8 a.m. - 9 p.m.
- Pack's Tavern: 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.
- Post 25
- Regina's Westside
- RendezVous: 4 p.m. - 9 p.m.
- Rocky's Hot Chicken Shack: 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
- S&W Market: 11:30 a.m. - 8 p.m.
- Sovereign Remedies: 4 p.m. - 10 p.m.
- Strada Italiano: 3 p.m. - 10 p.m.
- Sunny Point Cafe: 8 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
- The Lobster Trap: 5 p.m. - 9 p.m
- The Blackbird: 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.
- Twisted Laurel: 11:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
- Village Pub: 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.
- Vinnie's Neighborhood Italian: 4 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
- WALK: 11:30 a.m. - 10 p.m.
- Well Bred Bakery: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- White Labs: 12 p.m. - 8 p.m.
For restaurant owners: Don't see your restaurant listed? Email your holiday hours to [email protected].
