🍴 Restaurants

Places to eat, drink and be merry

📍 Boone

May 22, 2026

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1 min read

Fresh-baked cookies in the heart of Boone

A reliable sweet stop after dinner or lunch

Matthew Mecia

📍 Blowing Rock

Apr 30, 2026

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1 min read

Don't overlook Embers for dinner in Blowing Rock

A hotel restaurant that exceeds expectations

📍 Blowing Rock

Apr 25, 2026

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1 min read

A low-key sandwich shop and food market

Blowing Rock Market makes sandwiches to order and has a wide range of snacks and frozen meals

📍 Blowing Rock

Apr 22, 2026

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1 min read

Blowing Rock's gas station burger joint

Bubba's Gas & Grill fills a void

📍 Boone

The sandwich line at Stick Boy Kitchen is worth it

Apr 20, 2026

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2 min read

The sandwich line at Stick Boy Kitchen is worth it

Fresh bread, real ingredients — consider ordering online and picnicking

📍 Boone

Apr 19, 2026

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2 min read

Boone's best (and only) rooftop bar

View from Horton Hotel's rooftop: King Street below, mountains ahead, cocktail in hand

📍 Blowing Rock

Apr 16, 2026

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2 min read

Gideon Ridge: Blowing Rock's best view while having a drink

Intimate, upscale and worth finding — for a drink or an elegant dinner

📍 Boone

Apr 15, 2026

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1 min read

Vidalia belongs on every serious Boone food list

The downtown Boone restaurant that quietly outperforms every expectation

📍 Blowing Rock

Apr 14, 2026

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2 min read

How the Speckled Trout gets it right

A Blowing Rock institution for its menu and the atmosphere

🍴 Restaurants

Fresh-baked cookies in the heart of Boone

Don't overlook Embers for dinner in Blowing Rock

A low-key sandwich shop and food market

Blowing Rock's gas station burger joint

The sandwich line at Stick Boy Kitchen is worth it

Boone's best (and only) rooftop bar

Gideon Ridge: Blowing Rock's best view while having a drink

Vidalia belongs on every serious Boone food list

How the Speckled Trout gets it right

The Mountain Ledger