Set in a concrete bunker beside a car junkyard, this low-key West Asheville spot looks divey from the outside. It’s inside, though, where the magic happens. One of the state's finest New American restaurants, the Admiral serves wildly creative dishes – saffron tagliatelle with lima beans, zucchini and basil pesto, for example – that taste divine.
Admiral
Asheville
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