James Beard Restaurants in Asheville

One winner — Cúrate Bar de Tapas — plus finalists in Neng Jr.'s and Rhubarb. The rest is semifinalists, from Good Hot Fish and Leo's House of Thirst down to The Admiral and Table Asheville, both nodding back to the early 2010s. Recognition isn't our rating: four spots here hit Delicious, four land at Damn Good, and three are only Worth Trying. Five also carry a Michelin Selected tag, which tells you the overlap is real but not total.