The Places · United States
Asheville
Made By profiles 3 places in Asheville, spanning american, indian street food chaat, spanish tapas — each tied to the people and producers behind it.
01.Spanish Tapas
Cúrate
Asheville, United States
Cúrate brings the mercado energy of Barcelona's tapas bars to downtown Asheville, with a Spanish-focused format that has earned a 2022 James Beard Award for Outstanding Hospitality and back-to-back Opinionated About Dining recognition through 2025. Chef Katie Button's kitchen operates from a serious Iberian framework in a city better known for Appalachian cooking. Tuesday through Sunday evenings on Biltmore Avenue, with weekend lunch service added Friday through Sunday.
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02.Indian Street Food Chaat
Chai Pani Asheville
Asheville, United States
Chai Pani Asheville brings the casual chaos and structural logic of Indian street food to downtown Asheville's Banks Avenue, earning an Opinionated About Dining Casual North America ranking (#188, 2025) and Pearl recommendation alongside a 4.5-star Google rating across more than 4,500 reviews. Chef Meherwan Irani's kitchen treats the chaat counter and thali format as a framework for regional Indian variety, not a novelty act.
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03.american
OWL Bakery
Asheville, United States
OWL Bakery on Haywood Road operates in West Asheville's most closely watched stretch of independent food businesses, drawing a 4.4-star rating across 372 Google reviews and a 2025 Pearl Recommended recognition. Chef Shinichi Ikeda leads the kitchen with an approach that reads as craft-first in a city increasingly defined by its artisan food culture. Plan arrivals early, popular items move fast at this neighborhood-scale operation.
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