
Bryson City’s Area Restaurants Offer Something for Every Taste
Restaurants, breweries and wineries are currently open with restrictions on capacity, sanitation practices and screening measures for staff. Facial coverings are required for staff, and for patrons (unless you are actively eating or drinking at your table). Alcohol sales for on-site consumption stop at 9 pm.
For a small town, Bryson City has quite a variety of restaurant choices — from southern home cooking, hickory-smoked barbecue, piled-high deli sandwiches, and juicy hamburgers — to gourmet meals, farm-to-table offerings, and ethnic foods like Italian or Mexican. We’ve even got an old-fashioned family run drive-in.
There are Nantahala Gorge restaurants where you can watch whitewater rafting riverside, or have a quick lunch before spending an afternoon on the water.
Look for the for pet friendly outside seating.
Breweries, brew pubs and wineries.
Looking for a place to picnic? Check out our map of picnic areas.
Click on thumbnails in listings to enlarge. Printable Smoky Mountains Dining Guide (pdf).
Anthony’s Restaurant and Derailed Bar & Lounge
Bryson City
NC
28713







Heavenly Fudge Depot & Shoppe
Bryson City
NC
28713







Bar-B-Que Wagon
Bryson City
NC
28173







High Test Deli & Sweet Shop
Bryson City
NC
28713






Deep Creek Winery
Bryson City
NC
28713







Unplugged Pub
Bryson City
NC
28713
Carolina Bound Adventures Craft Brews Tours
Bryson City
NC
28713
Everett Street Diner
Bryson City
NC
28713






Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Dining
Bryson City
NC
28713
Mountain Perks Espresso Bar & Cafe
Bryson City
NC
28713







Iron Wok
Bryson City
NC
28713






Bojangles Famous Chicken & Biscuits
Bryson City
NC
28713






Nate and Nick’s
Bryson City
NC
28713







Beer Treks, LLC
Whittier
NC
28789
Soda Pop’s Ice Cream Parlor
Bryson City
NC
28713







Boots Steakhouse
Dillsboro
NC
28725







Nantahala Brewing’s Burger + Bar
Bryson City
NC
28713







The Iron Skillet
Bryson City
NC
28713






Guayabitos Mexican Restaurant
Bryson City
NC
28713






Nantahala Outdoor Center Restaurants
Bryson City
NC
28713













Na-ber’s Drive In
Bryson City
NC
28713






La Dolce Vita
Bryson City
NC
28713







Fryemont Inn Restaurant & Bar
Bryson City
NC
28713






Mountain Layers Brewing Company
Bryson City
NC
28713







CJ’s Grille
Bryson City
NC
28713







Boxcar Cafè & Cones
Bryson City
NC
28713







Jimmy Mac’s
Bryson City
NC
28713






Pasqualino’s Italian Restaurant
Bryson City
NC
28713






Subway/TCBY
Bryson City
NC
29713






The Bistro at The Everett Hotel
Bryson City
NC
28713







The Chocolate Shoppe
Bryson City
NC
28713






Area Beverage Policies
Restaurants
The town of Bryson City permits the sale of alcoholic beverages within the city limits; and a number of Bryson City restaurants offer beer, wine and mixed drinks.
Outside of the city limits, only certain qualifying resort properties are permitted to serve alcohol by the drink as well as beer and wine. Restaurants at the Nantahala Outdoor Center are permitted to serve only beer and wine.
In Cherokee, beer, wine and mixed drinks are served only in the Harrah’s Casino & Hotel restaurants and on the Casino floor. The remainder of the Cherokee Indian Reservation is dry.
Because of differing policies, restaurant patrons are advised to check with the restaurant ahead of time.
Bottle Sales
In Bryson City, liquors are sold at the ABC Store at 254 Veterans Boulevard (next to Arby’s) (9 to 9, Monday through Saturday). 828-488-6682.
Beer, wine and mixers are sold only at grocery stores, convenience stores and package stores within the city limits. Hours vary from store to store, but are allowed to be from 6 am to midnight, except on Sunday, when sales are permitted from 10 am – 2 am. The Wesser General Store in the Nantahala Gorge sells beer and wine (open seasonally).