On a recent visit to Asheville I dined at Table, one of this mountain town’s finest restaurants and a showcase for local organic produce from the area.  The restaurant is in the heart of downtown Asheville, just a block from Asheville’s burgeoning Art Gallery district.

Table features hardwood floors and a minimalistic feel throughout the main room.  The western wall is composed entirely of glass brick which adds nice filtered light into the room.  The owners are originally from Brooklyn, New York and relocated to Asheville several years ago to open Table.

After being led to my table I promptly ordered a glass of Austrian Gruner Veltiner, one of my favorite crisp whites and not always easy to find on by the glass lists.  My chosen appetizer was a subtle shrimp dumpling with smoked pork in a delicate miso infused broth — outstanding!  My entree was even better….an incredibly tender and moist double-thick local pork porterhouse chop, from Hickory Nut Farms, a local pork producer, accompanied by a spring Morel cream sauce and smashed baby redskin potatoes.

This is an unpretentious restaurant with luxurious, refined taste and atmosphere in the touristy town of Asheville.   Recommended.

Table
48 College St @ Rankin
Asheville NC
828.254.8980

Weds – Mon 11:00-2:30
Weds – Mon 5:30-11:30* (open late friday and saturday)
brunch Saturday and Sunday 9:30-3:00