The 18 Essential Restaurants in Asheville, North Carolina

"Keeping things simple — and incredibly delicious — is the name of the game at Baby Bull, a small, speedy, no-nonsense River Arts District burger concept from the owners of the nearby Bull & Beggar. Customers order at the counter from the handful of items on the exceedingly streamlined but well-conceived menu, and then savor baskets of food under an umbrella at one of the outdoor picnic tables. Good bets are the locally beloved double cheeseburger, beer-battered fried cod sandwich with mushy peas, or vegetarian Bombay-style vada pav on a King’s Hawaiian roll. The tallow-cooked french fries with aioli dipping sauce are not to be missed." - Gina Smith