Luminosa
Italian restaurant · Asheville ·
Oven-fired pizzas, housemade pastas, and modern Appalachian cuisine
Oven-fired pizzas, housemade pastas, and modern Appalachian cuisine
"an Italian restaurant focusing on local produce and products in Asheville, North Carolina." - Erin Perkins
"In Asheville, Luminosa is identified as an Italian restaurant that appears on the MICHELIN Guide's inaugural American South Bib Gourmand list." - The MICHELIN Guide
"Awarded a Michelin Green Star in the South guide, denoting “excellent sustainable and environmentally friendly practices.”" - Henna Bakshi
"Italian-meets-Appalachian restaurant Luminosa offers sumptuous pastas and sides, but if you’re looking for a unique wood-fired pizza, order the lemon pie with smoked mozzarella, ricotta, fennel, and arugula. The dining room is upscale, but the service isn’t stuffy." - Eric Barton
"Opened in April 2024 after extensive renovations on a historic downtown building, the restaurant is part of a recently relaunched hotel-restaurant operation that together employs roughly 70 people. Management is working to reconnect with staff after the storm, help arrange evacuations for those who want to leave (including plans to send a bus to Charleston), and provide support so no employee is left in need. The executive chef, Graham House, reports strong community solidarity and that the team is organizing fundraising through sister restaurants across the South to assist Asheville." - Stephanie Burt