Due to the relatively large presence of LGBTQ folks in Asheville, many of my recommendations below are queer owned/operated! There’s also a sizeable living wage push here in Asheville, and many businesses are Living Wage Certified (they usually have a sticker in the window!).īrighde: I’ve been living in Asheville for the past three months and I gotta say, I’m into it. Most of the city is incredibly dog-friendly and if you or your pup loves to hike or brunch with you, you’ll be blown away by the options. When I moved here from a big city I anticipated needing to readjust my expectations of how much stuff would be going on all the time, but so far that has not been the case.

There’s an unofficial slogan of “Asheville: 10,000 Lesbians Can’t Be Wrong” that has rumored origins from a past Indigo Girls concert.