North Asheville
Vinnie’s Neighborhood Italian
Red-sauce Italian in North Asheville; portions to match. A second one in South Asheville.
Five Italian restaurants around Asheville, in Ashe’s order — red-sauce classics in North Asheville, wood-fired plates in the Flatiron, hand-made pasta in Montford and two downtown rooms.
Ashe says Pasta night. These are my five.
Downtown
Luminosa
Wood-fired Italian in the Flatiron Building downtown.
Montford
Chiesa
Montford’s hand-made pasta in a small room; book ahead.
Downtown
Strada Italiano
Downtown Italian with a rooftop.
Downtown
Bargello
Italian in the Kimpton Hotel Arras, downtown.
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