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Morning Glory Café It’s a cheerful setting where residents of the upscale neighborhood and visitors pop in morning, noon, and night for locally and internationally inspired dishes |
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Fig Bistro The scene remains the same—sage-colored walls, a small bar tucked in a corner, tables set close together, and a din characteristic of any busy urban bistro. |
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Guadalupe Café With black-and-white checkered linoleum floors, a pressed tin ceiling, and red vinyl stools lining a long counter, Guadalupe Café in Sylva charmingly makes use of the telltale décor of its past life a |
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Iron Horse Restaurant & Tavern At the height of summer, the cavern-like cool of Iron Horse Restaurant & Tavern turns lunch into a restorative break. |
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Knife and Fork Knife and Fork keeps cuisine true to its local roots |
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Blowing Rock's Bistro Roca The building, which also houses the adjoining Antlers Bar (open since 1938), has seen several culinary incarnations over the decades, but none were as homey and apropos as Bistro Roca. |
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Eats Meet West The ONLY rule of an evening at Limones is not to be in a rush. That’s not to say the waitstaff isn’t attentive and quick-footed; they are. |
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Wine Ruels Four years ago, the notion of a wine bar in Marion was far-fetched. But today, Wine Ruels holds tenure as a town gathering spot—the kind of place where regulars chat over glasses of Italian whites, French reds, and cocktails. |
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Water Oak Tucked into a cabin-inspired, upscale shopping center a couple of miles from downtown Rutherfordton, The Water Oak Restaurant is a fresh breeze of seafoam-green walls, white linens, and blond pine floors. |
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The Swag The Swag’s restaurant and inn must be discussed in the same breath, because an evening meal here is an intimate occasion shared with guests. |
