The Best Italian Food in Asheville
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The best Italian food in Asheville, according to the experts: USA Today, Michelin Guide, and AAA have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Luminosa comes out on top.
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Soprana Rooftop Cucina and ELDR Restaurant hold the next two places. AAA and Michelin Guide show up on more of this list than any other guide.
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Rank 1. Luminosa
Italian
The L-shaped marble bar and brass fixtures in the Flatiron Hotel's ground-floor Italian restaurant set a tone that's polished without being stiff. The kitchen butchers whole animals in-house and sources from local farmers' markets, running the results through wood-fired pizzas, handmade pastas, and solid main plates. The Michelin Guide has given it a Bib Gourmand, which here means you eat very well and still recognize your credit card statement afterward.
The awards
- USA Today USA Today: Restaurants of the Year
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
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Rank 2. Soprana Rooftop Cucina
Pizzeria
Perched on the seventh floor of the Embassy Suites, this rooftop pizzeria trades hotel-dining anonymity for glazed white tile, dark green walls, and a glassed-in kitchen open to the room. The wrap-around terrace puts the Blue Ridge Mountains directly in your eyeline. A wood-fired brick oven handles the main event, with pies built from house-made and artisanal toppings. The Michelin Guide has it listed as a Selected Restaurant.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
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Rank 3. ELDR Restaurant
Italian
The awards
- AAA AAA: Approved
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The awards
- AAA AAA: Approved