Nothing like a tea, herb and spice shop as you are globe trotting to take your mind off of everyday…read moreissues. The shop offers samples of the teas either hot or cold. Price is about average with varying types of products. Nice spot to pick up a treat.

I typically prefer local businesses especially in Asheville to chains, but this one gets a pass…read morebecause it's quite good. I've purchased many rubs, salts, spices, and sugars from them over the years and all of them have been amazing. I especially like their smoked salts. I like to bake giant chocolate chip cookies and sprinkle them with the smoked salt crystals to give them an extra layer of flavoring. You can taste anything you want such as the salts or sugars or rubs, just ask one of the associates to help you. You can smell anything you like yourself by just opening the jars and taking a nice whiff. Many items come in bags and some come in shakers. If you get something coarse you can ask for a grinder top that goes on your shaker for when you want smaller particles. I love the butchers blend general purpose seasoning for many things. My kids love the cinnamon sugar shaker with a grinder top....the put it on everything and we frequently run out. In addition to salts, spices, and sugars they have a huge tea selection. And before you scoff at the prices, just remember it takes just a tiny amount of these high quality loose leaf teas to make a cup of tea. Teas that you buy in the store are not fresh and are harvested too early, commercialized, and it requires a lot more to get the flavor you want. So these tiny bags of tea really do last a long time. I like to look up ancient tea and herbal blends online and then buy all the components here and make my own teas to try and then adjust the recipes to my liking. They often have some free samples of tea and other items to try hot or cold in the store, just ask. For me this is a store I always stop at when visiting Asheville.

The line (if there is one) goes quickly! Decadent chocolate ice cream or drinks- they have quite a…read moreselection, and this is a fantastic spot if visiting! They have free water too and ample space for a family to relax for a break.

I love hot chocolate and was excited to order one, but for $8, I was honestly shocked by the…read moreportion size. The cup was TINY -- not even what I would consider a normal child-size serving. It felt much more like a small tasting or shot-size cup. I don't mind paying a premium for something special, but there needs to be some reasonable relationship between the price and what you're actually receiving. At $8 each, I expected an actual cup of hot chocolate, not a few sips. It unfortunately came across as unnecessarily stingy, especially for something as simple and comforting as hot chocolate. A more generous serving -- or at the very least making the unusually small size clear before ordering -- would make a huge difference. The hot chocolate itself may is truly lovely, but at this portion and price, I wouldn't order it again. Bummer.

This store is a bargain hunt. Their selection of alcoholic beverages and wines are fantastic. They…read morecarry a lot of local beer. Most of their produce is organic and it's cheap.

I'm a bit torn about Hopey &Co since it moved to a new location. Please note that the location on…read moreSouth French Broad is closed. I have submitted a request to Yelp, asking that they update it to the new location on 800 Fairview Road, which is inside a shopping center. Pros: bigger space means more discounted products! We always look for specialty snacks, boxed non-perishable food items like pasta or rice, dairy items like yogurt, healthy items like vitamins, and random stuff in the frozen section to find the best deals. As long as you don't come here for produce and regular grocery items, you can really leave with awesome deals. Cons: the new location, while bigger, doesn't have the same charm as the old location on S French Broad Ave. I also think that they have less deals on products than before, but I could be making that up. All and all, I'll still go whenever I'm in town visiting, but it's not on my priority list like before

Order was a day late. When it arrived, this is what was inside. Needless to say, I could not give…read moremy husband this for his birthday. Waiting to see how customer service will handle this...

After a hike, we stumbled upon this gem, and it felt like discovering a romantic, grown-up version…read moreof Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The aroma of chocolate wraps around you the second you walk through the door -- rich, warm, and completely unforgettable. There's an entire area where you can watch the actual machines they use to craft their chocolate, which adds so much charm and character. But our favorite part was the cozy coffee section. A simple caramel latte ended up being the highlight -- balanced, smooth, and exactly what we didn't know we needed. A little moment of serendipity we're glad we found.

Very delicious Italian food fare Authentic style ,quaint…read moreatmosphere Great service ,large portions. These NY Italians were very happy

This place was AMAZING. Went here for Mother's Day with my wife and kids. Service was top notch,…read morefood was perfect, and overall it's just an amazing experience all around. My daughter absolutely loved their "pasketti" as well. Will be back for sure.

Food is awesome! Went with friends and my wife. We all have Gyro plates I had a large Greek salad…read morewith my plate. It also has with two large pieces of marinade chicken. All aspects were flavorful and highly enjoyable.

Wow what wonderful Greek food! My Greek salad with a side of lamb was splendid. The lamb was hot,…read morejuicy, and full of flavor, and went well with the tasty salad. My wife got a gyro and loved it. Our server took great care of us and made sure our drinks were always full and we had everything we needed. Cozy interior but we chose to sit on the covered patio outside since it was a gorgeous day. Nothing bad to say, everything at Apollo Flame exceeded our expectations! Highly recommend!!!

This pizza is so simple and so good! I ordered and took it back to our Air B&B and I wished I had…read moreordered more pizza. The vultures scarfed it down in no time and were circling for more! We will have to visit again while we are in town!

This is a go to place for me! Great for lunch or dinner. The staff is friendly and helpful. There…read moreis little turnover so that tells me that management is efficient plus good to work for. The lunch special on weekdays is the best!!

Everything was absolutely amazing. We came to celebrate my birthday and I didn't expect all the…read morespecial touches and birthday gifts. We had some time to kill before our reservation so we went down to the speakeasy for a few and then up to the rooftop. Each area had different drinks so of course I had to order one from each. I was drinking mocktails btw. Not sure if the alcoholic options were different. My most favorite was the corn silk. It's seasonal though. We finally made it to our table and I was welcomed with a card signed by everyone and fresh flowers on the table. Since we did wait past our reservation time, we received complementary bread service which was homemade focaccia with marigold butter. Definitely recommend; it was amazing. I also received a birthday gift of veggies - okra and shishito peppers, I believe. I LOVE veggies so this was special to me. But then I also got the most amazing soft serve of corn and peppers with a tomato jam. Aside from it being my birthday and all the special things we got, the food was also amazing. We got the bone marrow tots to share, then I got the campanelle pasta. I forgot what my husband got but everything was just so so so sooooo amazing!! Our server was also amazing too. It's like everyone we met was just so happy we were there. And it was a genuine happy too. I felt so welcome there and we loved it so much we came back the next night too. I had to try the chanterelle mushroom gelato, but was too full the first night so I got it the second night along with more corn silk. The gelato was amazing btw. I don't think I've ever had chanterelle mushrooms, but now I can wait to eat them. We're home now but we are already planning our next trip back and would like to stay at the hotel next time. Definitely our new favorite place ever!

I almost ruined my friends' wedding weekend because I decided that walking half a mile to dinner…read moreimmediately after a tornado warning was somehow a better idea than calling an Uber. So we walked into Luminosa underdressed, absolutely soaking wet, and looking like we had just been rescued from a shipwreck. This is a really nice restaurant, so at this point I was pretty convinced either we weren't getting seated or my friends were going to spend the rest of their marriage talking about the dinner I ruined. I explained the situation to the staff and they could not have handled it better. No judgment, no making us feel out of place, nothing but an insane level of hospitality from the second we walked in. They even sent out a few dishes on the house. Our server Riley was phenomenal. Riley knew the menu inside and out, gave us all the information we needed without overexplaining everything, and never steered us wrong once. We basically put our dinner in Riley's hands, and that was probably the biggest reason the meal turned out as well as it did. And the food was fucking incredible. Not "we're drunk on a wedding weekend and everything tastes good" incredible. Every single one of us said it was one of the best meals we've ever had. And I don't say that because my culinary experience is limited to Applebee's and the Cheesecake Factory. I went to probably half the restaurants on the Michelin Guide while I was in Asheville, live in Atlanta where I've eaten at plenty of Michelin-recognized restaurants, and have been fortunate enough to eat at Michelin restaurants outside the US. Luminosa was still one of the best meals I've had anywhere. I walked in thinking I had completely screwed up dinner and walked out looking like a genius for picking the restaurant. I will be taking full credit for that and giving none to the tornado or Riley.

Nice restaurant inside the Kimpton Arras. The staff were very kind but service was quite slow for…read moreus on a Friday night. We were expecting to be in and out in an hour but were there for 2 hours. Food was not bad. Our favorite was the octopus appetizer, tender octopus over a tasty bed of veggie and chorizo. We also ordered the bucatini carbonara which was tasty. The short rib pizza was a bit too saucy and salty for us. The broccolini side was good. We got the turtle cheesecake and it was quite heavy, I didn't realize it was a deconstructed cheesecake. Overall not a bad option and convenient if you are a hotel guest, but there are plenty of other restaurants nearby to try.

Absolutely perfect first dinner while on vacation. Beautiful place and great service. Couldn't…read morerecommend it more.

Excellent Gnocchi - great bartender and service…read more Gnocchi made fresh every Wednesday!

Our waitress Ren P. was perfect-fun, spunky and attentive. Her recommendations were spot on. My…read morechicken piccata with mashed potatoes and sautéed broccoli was awesome!! my husband had spaghetti with meatball and sausage, which was very good; however, it had a little too much sauce for his liking-maybe just a couple tablespoons less. Love the decor and ambience. Staff friendliness was great. Service was great. This may have been the 1st time I saw a tip added for the kitchen staff‍