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    4.8 (29 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 3:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Lourdes E.

    Went for breakfast and I have to say it was phenomenal. It's a very cool place and everybody there is very nice. I had an iced cold brew coffee and my husband had his favorite iced tea. I had avocado toast and gluten-free bread. And I have to say that gluten-free bread usually is subpar, but this one was the best I've had. My husband had a grilled cheese sandwich with blueberry compote and a cup of tomato soup. It was fabulous. We ordered at the counter and they brought the food out fairly quickly to our table.

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    Kylie R.

    I am obsessed with Bru! I travel to AVL fairly frequently and try to plan my mornings to make sure I have time to sit down and eat here. The staff is so friendly and it's a very chill environment. The food is incredible. The coffee is fabulous and the food is even better. I genuinely crave this place.

    Katie P.

    Fantastic breakfast spot with great food and plenty of options with delicious coffee as well. We loved it! I had the cottage cheese eggs which was the perfect amount of food. Husband had the huevos rancheros which was good too!

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    Amanda V.

    I came here with my husband a couple days ago when we were visiting Asheville. The service was great, our waitress was very helpful and attentive. And the food was also quite tasty, I ordered the baked cottage cheese eggs (10/10) and my husband got the huevos rancheros. We both really enjoyed our dishes. As for the drinks, I got the cookies & cream latte and it was very yummy. My husband just got an Americano (he's boring) but he liked it. The ambiance is comfortable and inviting, it's a cute little cafe. 10/10 would go again!

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    Tony S.

    This locally owned and operated business just opened in Asheville. The name Brü refers to the fact they are both a coffee bar and a beer bar, also serving food. It's a small narrow place with bar stools for sitting at several long bars, including one with a roll-up window that faces onto Biltmore Ave, so you can sit and watch the world go by. Great when it is rolled up and you get the breeze. Like many places in Asheville these days, you order at the counter and they bring your order to you. The service was friendly and efficient. The taps were not operational yet when we went during their soft opening, so we had coffee instead of beer. The dark roast was very good and very reasonably priced. They had their draft beer list posted already and it looked like a great selection of beers, mostly local, but some out of the area -- but all interesting craft beers in any case. The menu includes breakfast and lunch items. The menu is fairly small, but very innovative and the food was very good. We were there at lunch time. We had to try the pastrami tacos. Where have you ever seen that on a menu? Thick tasty chunks of pastrami with tasty toppings in a taco shell. Our only suggestion would be to maybe add a small side of chips or greens. There were 2 good-sized tacos, but they'd be even better if there was some kind of side. We also had the salmon bowl, which was next level, like you'd get at a really good Japanese restaurant. The salmon serving itself wasn't huge, but tasted so good and was so well prepared that it was worth it. The skin was cooked to perfection, with the inside left a little fleshier, almost like you'd get typically with pan-seared tuna. We ordered it because it came with cucumbers, edamame, avocado and basil leaves, all served over white rice. That sounded kind of weird, so we wanted to see if it all worked together, and did it ever! Everything played well off each other and the meal was healthy, fresh and just filling enough. One suggestion might be to maybe serve it over a combination of rice (brown or white) and quinoa. The quinoa could give it just a little more crunchiness and character. But overall, everything was really good. A cute little place that's a great new addition to the Asheville food scene. We'll be back for beers, more food and the cool vibe.

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    Allison S.

    I've been here several times now and it's my new favorite breakfast spot. My favorite drink is the Hazelnut Cortado and my favorite breakfast is the Baked Cottage Cheese Eggs. SO good!! They also serve lunch, dinner and beer and it's on my list to try. Great vibes and awesome staff as well!

    This place is fantastic! The coffee was delicious and flavored with in-house syrups that weren't too sweet! The food (breakfast sandwich) was incredible - locally sourced beef and perfectly cooked egg were so good. I would be here every day if I lived in the area! Great service as well and everyone was very kind!

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    Lawson G.

    I stopped in here to study, and the open floor plan and huge open windows for fresh air made it the perfect spot! My favorite part: a gluten free and local smash burger. Like a REAL comfort food smash burger without the guilt. The man working the bar recommended it to me and it was amazing!! The fries were so fresh and super crispy. 10/10 recommend especially if you have dietary restrictions that make eating out hard!

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    Cute coffee shop that serves alcohol, breakfast, and lunch. Friendly, great coffee and food.

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    Excellent smash burger and fries! Interesting restaurant which actually turns into a different venue a couple of nights a week!

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    This is a great new place. It's decorated very nice and it has great coffee and food. Kayla was great.

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    Found this spot by happenstance. Awesome service, fabulous farm to table brunch food, great atmosphere. Recommended.

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    Great food service and vibe. Welcome to AVL. Interested take on all the menu selections .

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    Asheville is known for their food scene and it's difficult to gauge which restaurants to try during…read moreyour visit!! I am so proud of my partner for picking this place because I love eating hearty for breakfast! The Steak Benedict was delicious, I recommend it because the flavor of the steak was noticeable even through the sauce and the portion is quite generous and just overall excellent! My partner ordered homemade corned beef and it was massive!! We ordered cocktails of Bloody Mary that was well garnished & ordered their seasonal special of beet cocktail and just one glass was enough, it had such a refreshing taste! I highly recommend and excellent service with multiple servers helping, we had a main server that was great and we had someone fill our glasses and someone else take our empty plates out of the way!

    Our first meal in Asheville, which was very conveniently located just minutes away from the Grand…read moreBohemian. Biltmore Village is pretty sleepy so didn't see many other options to eat besides this, but it was pretty good. We had a 7:30pm Sunday reservation and asked if we could sit on the patio since it was a gorgeous night. We had to wait about 5-10 min for a patio table, but no biggie. The service was great and our waiter was very attentive. And the food came out pretty fast as well. After ordering some wine we started with a cup of gazpacho. My husband really liked it, but i found it a little spicy. However, I really enjoyed the rest of our meal which was a meat and cheese app and pecan crusted trout. My husband and I split both and cleaned our plates. While dessert was tempting we had eaten a lot of candy on our drive to Asheville so decided to skip it. Overall, it was a nice first casual meal and we didn't even have to get dressed up which was nice after a long car ride. It looks like they have a great brunch too so we may be back this week to check it out!

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