Downtown
The Lobster Trap
Downtown’s seafood house: Maine lobster, oysters, a long bar.
Five seafood spots around Asheville, in Ashe’s order — lobster and oysters downtown, a South Slope fish camp, West Asheville’s oyster bar and an old-school fried-platter house.
Ashe says We’re four hours from the coast and these five make it not matter.
Downtown
Jettie Rae’s
Oysters and fish on Charlotte Street, with a patio.
South Slope
Good Hot Fish
Chef Ashleigh Shanti’s fish camp on the South Slope — fried fish, hush puppies.
West Asheville
Oyster House Brewing Company
West Asheville’s oyster bar with its own beer.
West Asheville
Harbor Inn Seafood
Old-school fried seafood platters out Brevard Road.
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