Bryson City’s Restaurants Offer a Variety of Choices
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 farm-to-table offerings, Italian or Mexican cuisine and a variety of food trucks..
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.
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Breweries, brew pubs and wineries.
Looking for a place to picnic? Check out our map of picnic areas.
Where to Drink Beer with Your Dog in Bryson City
Find a favorite spot to share with your special doggo.
Boxcar Cafè & Cones
Carolina Bound Adventures Craft Brews Tours
Heavenly Fudge Depot & Shoppe
Bojangles Famous Chicken & Biscuits
Everett Street Diner
Beef Jerky Experience
Nantahala Outdoor Center Restaurants
Iron Wok
The Ice Cream Social
CJ’s Grille
Subway
The Snak Shak
Soda Pop’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream Parlor
Fryemont Inn Restaurant & Bar
Anthony’s Restaurant and Derailed Bar & Lounge
Jimmy Mac’s Restaurant
High Test Deli & Sweet Shop
Unplugged Pub
Guayabitos Mexican Restaurant
The Backwoods Bakery
Pasqualino’s Italian Restaurant
Wize Guyz Grille
Mountain Layers Brewing Company
Bryson City Brewing
The Chocolate Shoppe
Mountain Perks Espresso Bar & Cafe
Bar-B-Que Wagon
La Dolce Vita Bakery
Main photo courtesy The Fryemont Inn
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 may be served at certain restaurants that are within one mile of the Blue Ridge Parkway entrance (north end of Cherokee). Beer, wine and mixed drinks are served 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).