Good Hot Fish
Fish restaurant · Asheville
10 Buxton Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Highlights
Carolina seafood, soul food, and Black Appalachian traditions
Carolina seafood, soul food, and Black Appalachian traditions
"An Asheville operation that playfully subverts expectations by turning tuna into a deli-style product—highlighted by a fried tuna bologna sandwich that reframes fish as a comfort, sandwich-centric offering." - Adam H. Callaghan
"Run by Asheville-based chef Ashleigh Shanti, this restaurant fuses traditional fish-camp ideas with Black Appalachian and Southern cuisine to craft a menu rooted in regional, community-driven ingredients and flavors. Shanti's cookbook, Our South: Black Food Through My Lens, is a deeply personal exploration of the communities that shaped her culinary perspective and earned her the 2025 James Beard Award in the U.S. Foodways category; in accepting the honor she thanked her team and noted that food and food stories can be powerful unifiers during turbulent times." - Erin Perkins
"A modern reinterpretation of Southern fish-camp classics, the menu leans bold while keeping strong ties to regional coastal traditions." - Wendy Pramik
"Run by chef Ashleigh Shanti in Asheville, this compact restaurant blends traditional fish-camp ideas with Black Appalachian and broader Southern cuisine to create a distinctly regional menu. The namesake fried catfish is a highlight—dredged in local cornmeal and served between thin slices of white bread with a generous dollop of tangy buttermilk tartar sauce—and exemplifies the kitchen’s straightforward, nostalgic approach to flavors. The spot’s inventive, rooted cooking earned it recognition as one of Eater’s Best New Restaurants in 2024." - Erin Perkins
"Good Hot Fish is open Thursday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. " - Atlas Obscura
