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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Crippen’s

Every town has that indomitable restaurant where you know the cuisine will always impress, and you’re bound to run into a friend at the bar.
West First Pizza

The earthy aromas of burning white oak and baking bread scent the air of West First Wood-Fired Pizza in Hendersonville. A pair of chefs slide savory pies from the oven on wood paddles.
Restaurant 553

Owner and Chef Ross Lorenz, a Sapphire native and graduate of Johnson & Wales University in Charleston, can be seen hustling large trays of entrées to an upstairs dining room one of eight in the former home.
Sora

Any time a new restaurant opens in a small town, it’s bound to create a buzz, especially when that restaurant is Sora, Brevard’s first sushi spot.
M2

If the only thing you know about Spindale is that the town is home to WNCW 88.7 FM, which broadcasts the eclectic music program World Café, it’s time to head to Rutherford County for another type of international experience.