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344 Shawneehaw Ave S, Banner Elk, NC 28604, USA

Steaks, seafood & cocktails offered in a long-running restaurant with an old-school vibe.

Stonewalls Restaurant serves Prime Rib, Seafood, Gourmet Steaks, Fine Wines and Fine Olive Oils & Balsamics.  Although we are located in Banner Elk, North Carolina, we serve locals who come from Blowing Rock, Boone, Newland, and Linville, North Carolina.  Stonewalls Restaurant is located in downtown Banner Elk, North Carolina located in the heart of The High Country in western North Carolina.

Stonewalls has been locally owned and operated since 1985 and we pride ourselves on our exceptional service and value. Stonewalls offers the finest cuts of beef found in prime rib, sirloin, rib eye, New York Strip and Filet Mignon.  Our chicken & ribs are second to none and we have a great lineup of seafood.  Our chefs have been performing for years, and our buyer selects the best cuts available.  Our salad bar is a destination for locals and for tourists.

Looking forward to hosting you soon!

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142 Main St E, Banner Elk, NC 28604

Bella’s is a friendly, cozy cafe serving made-from-scratch breakfasts, along with New York-style deli sandwiches for lunch, seven days a week in the heart of Banner Elk.

The country breakfast at Bella’s is made with cage-free eggs, locally-sourced meats and fresh organic produce. The breakfast menu also features Belgian waffles and an array of omelettes. Some noted items on lunch menu include: hot pastrami on pumpernickel rye, corned beef, roasted brisket sandwiches, Ruben sandwiches and homemade chili.

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4527 Tynecastle Hwy, Seven Devils, NC 28604

Our Chef and Staff

With years of experience cooking in the finest restaurants, our chef is excited to present our vision to you and all our guests. Our caring and committed staff will ensure you have a fantastic experience with us.

Special Events

Our restaurant is available for private events: weddings, business lunches, dinners, cocktail receptions, and more. We would love to discuss how to be a part of your next event.

Well Known Venue (Nick’s) Becomes Highlander’s

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Definition of highlander: an inhabitant of a highland.

For over three decades this establishment at the cross roads of state routes 105 & 184 has welcomed locals, visitors, newcomers, and students alike…and all have been made to feel at home. Through over 120 passing seasons this gathering place has become as integral to the landscape as Grandfather Mountain itself.

We  are proud to present a modern re-imaging of this “High Country” tradition: “Highlander’s Grill & Tavern!” Whether you hail from the coast, the mountains, the north, the south, the east or the west, no matter who you are or where you are from…. When You Are Here You Are A Highlander!

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140 Azalea Cir SE, Banner Elk, NC 28604, United States

This upscale eclectic gourmet Italian Bistro, is a combination of a visual and culinary celebration. Although the menu is Southern Italian cuisine, the sky’s the limit for special events and private parties. Accommodates up to 150 for sit down dinners and up to 180 for cocktails and buffet in the patio garden, wine room and main dining room. Catering is also available. Casual family-run eatery supplying Italian comfort food & pizza in an art-lined space with a patio.

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140 Azalea Cir SE, Banner Elk, NC 28604, USA

Barra Sports Bar and Lounge offers a little bit for everyone in The Village of Banner Elk.  Barra has the following amenities; the Main bar with its elegant Boston wood look, karaoke lounge, mini stage, tequila bar, a new pool room, and a fire pit outside.

Throughout the year Barra also hosts art festivals, beer and wine festivals and more. Check our event calendar to see what all that we have planned for the coming year!

Barra also features weekly pizza, prime rib, lobster and fish & chips specials that you don’t want to miss!

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9872 NC-105, Banner Elk, NC 28604, USA

Snug, charming spot featuring sandwiches & salads, along with pies & frozen prepared entrees to go. Whether a gourmet lunch, a delectable sweet treat, or custom catering, Eat Crow is your one stop shop for good food in the High Country.

 

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119 Central Way Southwest, Banner Elk, NC 28604, USA

Wood-lined spot with patios offering hearty comfort foods with coffee, smoothies & ice cream. The Banner Elk Café is an ultimate dining experience located in the heart of downtown Banner Elk. A charming café, rustic bistro and brand new tavern are rolled into one, providing guests an expansive menu with selections ranging from freshly made pastries to thick cuts of sirloin steak. Although our atmosphere is relaxed and inviting, we’re serious about providing fresh, perfectly seasoned fare throughout the day. Start your morning off right with a hearty breakfast and flavorful coffee from our full espresso bar. Hold a lunch meeting over classic sandwiches or healthy wraps. Or catch up with friends over pizza, pasta and our selection of creative cocktails and craft brews. Between live music, trivia nights and weekly events, Banner Elk Café is the place to “BE.”

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488 Main St W, Banner Elk, NC 28604

Bodega’s Kitchen & Wine Bar offers Caribbean-inspired fare and tapas style dining. Nestled in the beautiful mountain setting of Banner Elk, Bodegas has a casually sophisticated atmosphere that caters to date night and family time all at the same time!

Paul Alcazar and Jocelyn Yost are the owners and operators of Bodegas, and you can often find one of them in the restaurant at any given time. Paul’s father was from Cuba, and Paul had a great love and appreciation for Cuban food while he was growing up. Paul had always dreamed of opening his own restaurant, and when he and Jocelyn discovered Banner Elk, and the recently renovated Eagles Nest Marketplace, they decided to take the plunge and open Bodegas. He has now turned his dream into a reality, and Bodegas is loved by locals and visitors alike.

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130 Main St E, Banner Elk, NC 28604
(828) 898-8952(828) 898-8952

BBQ plates & Cajun dishes, plus craft draft beer, offered in a relaxed setting with outdoor seating. Cajun and Texas Cuisine as well as hand-cut Steaks, local Trout, char-grilled (never fried!) hand crafted Burgers, Design Your Own Salads and more. Fresh local in-season Produce from Clemmons Produce in Banner Elk. Children’s menu available, Brunch served Saturday and Sunday. Family friendly atmosphere with free lawn games in the courtyard just off the large comfortable deck. Kids can play while parents relax! Wine Amnesty available ~ select any bottle of wine in the adjoining Bayou General Store and enjoy it in the restaurant at store shelf price…. no cork fee, no upcharge. The Bayou is a non-smoking restaurant. Friendly four-legged family members are welcome on the deck.

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10575 NC-105, Banner Elk, NC 28604, USA

Long-running mountainside eatery serving all-day breakfast & daytime fare in a homey, rustic space.

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2120 Tynecastle Hwy #1, Banner Elk, NC 28604

Classic Mexican & Tex-Mex dishes, plus specialty margaritas & tequila, in a relaxed, modern space.

At Puerto Nuevo Mexican and Seafood Restaurant, everything is prepared daily with fresh, healthy, high quality ingredients. Your experience is enhanced by the most reliable and professional service. Nuevo offers authentic Mexican dishes, including a vegetarian menu and many more fresh seafood choices.We have a large selection of tequilas and a variety of margaritas.The real surprise is that the Guacamole dip tastes fresh … and it tastes like avocado.

 

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2941 Tynecastle Hwy, Banner Elk, NC 28604, USA

Step inside The Painted Fish Café and Beer Bar and discover something truly unique in North Carolina: recognizable dishes with a twist. You will find an upscale experience in a completely relaxed, casual ambience where you can indulge in great food, fun beers and superb wines all at surprisingly reasonable prices. Heated outdoor dining includes a spectacular view at the foot of the beautiful Sugar Mountain Ski Resort.

Good food is nothing without something spectacular to wash it down. The Beer Bar aspect of The Painted Fish Café and Beer Bar offers a continually evolving array of artisanal beers in a fun tasting atmosphere. Whether you prefer lagers or ales or stouts, beer aficionados will find beers to dazzle the palette. And if you’re not an aficionado, this is your chance to become one. In one taste, you might experience a hint of banana bread while another might entice pomegranate or tease the palette with traces of espresso and chocolate. Naturally, if you prefer wine, you can also sample reds and whites sold by the glass, all from boutique wineries. You won’t find any of these sold at your local store!

And just to make sure your dining experience is complete, The Painted Fish Café and Beer Bar now also serves selected fine spirits.

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140 Azalea Cir SE, Banner Elk, NC 28604, USA

This farm to table restaurant in downtown Banner Elk is the newest creation of chef Nicole Palazzo. It features a rotating menu of fresh, seasonal local foods paired with local and regional wines in a slightly upscale atmosphere. Typical menu items range from steaks and seafood to chicken, beef and sushi. Particular favorites are the North Carolina rainbow trout, blackened chicken tacos and roasted beet salad with fried goat cheese.

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Sugar Mountain Village, 3579 Tynecastle Hwy, Banner Elk, NC 28604

Casual counter-serve chain for build-your-own sandwiches & salads, with health-conscious options. Subway at the Food Lion Shopping Center.

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3585 Tynecastle Hwy, Banner Elk, NC 28604

Relaxed Italian dining spot in a shopping mall with Italian entrees, pizza, wine & craft beer.

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3608 NC-194, Sugar Grove, NC 28679, USA

Country-chic eatery for Southern classics, including skillet-fried chicken, pimento cheese & trout.

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397 Shawneehaw Ave S, Banner Elk, NC 28604, USA

Refined American fare, such as quail & oysters, offered in an elegant, artsy space with a mural.

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4501 Tynecastle Hwy, Banner Elk, NC 28604

Welcome to Valle de Bravo Mexican Grill! Come enjoy one of our classic favorites, or have a cold margarita. Open 7days a week.

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4235 NC-105, Seven Devils, Banner Elk, NC 28604, USA

Laid-back fixture with locally sourced, hickory-smoked BBQ dishes, plus regional wines & micro-brews. Serve food from local sources & be the source for local smiles.

We also offer a wide array of WNC microbrews and regional wines to pair with any plate. Pursue the pig. Beginners welcome.

The Pedalin’ Pig opened its Banner Elk location in 2014 bringing fresh gourmet flair to some smoky down south favorites. With an entrepreneur at the heart of the business, owner Ethan Anderson set his sights to the smokehouse on Highway 105 last spring. The concept was simple-combine gourmet ingredients with a splash of High Country style. The unique dining area is fit to sit 185 of your closest family, friends and sightseers. We offer cozy inside seating or enjoy the color of the season on our patio —and don’t worry, our parking lot has room for the party.

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1200 Dobbins Rd, Banner Elk, NC 28604, USA

Upmarket American fare in a striking converted barn, plus outdoor dining & a free local shuttle. Artisanal has developed an exclusive partnership with one of the top, 100% certified organic farms in the mountains of NC. With our exclusive agreement, the restaurant and farm coordinate the growing seasons to insure that the freshest ingredients are available daily. We can also experiment with produce that has never before been commercially grown in the Western North Carolina mountains.

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2015 Tynecastle Hwy unit b, Banner Elk, NC 28604

Awesome homecookin 7 days a week! Open Mon-Fri 6am-2pm, Sat 7am-11am, Sun 8am-2pm. All you can eat breakfast buffet for $9.95 on Sundays!

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110 High Country Sq, Banner Elk, NC 28604

Relaxed operation offering a range of Japanese & Vietnamese eats such as noodles & soups.

Cam Ranh Bay has a healthy balance between fresh herbs and meats and a creative use of spices to give you high quality Japanese and Vietnamese food. Vietnamese food can be considered one of the healthiest cuisines worldwide. Please visit Cam Ranh Bay in Banner Elk, NC and enjoy many kinds of dishes such as special soups, spring rolls, lettuce wrapped chicken rolls, hibachi and teriyaki dishes served with fresh vegetables, sushi, etc. Whether you are dining in or carrying out we can offer you fast and delicious Hibachi-style dishes in a modern American way

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4004 NC-105 #8, Sugar Mountain, NC 28604

Shopping-mall dining room offering creative American eats, oysters & full bar in a hip setting. Reid’s Cafe boasts a beautiful new space, ever-changing seasonal menus & handcrafted cocktails. We love the intentional, the specific, the well-cared-for.

Reid’s Café is a labor of love from Tina Houston, owner of Reid’s Catering Co. which has been established here in the High Country since 1999.

At the base of Grandfather Mountain, Reid’s is centrally located between Banner Elk, Linville, Foscoe, and all the gorgeous Grandfather communities.  Just as we value beautiful ingredients in our catering, the café procures the highest quality of ingredients for their seasonal menus. We value the handmade and fashion from scratch details as small as the aioli and dressings we use, to house made focaccias and pastries, slow roasted meats and naturally fermented pickles. We avoid industrially grown and processed foods. We love the intentional, the specific, the well-cared-for.

About our Food

At Reid’s Café & Catering, we serve regional seafood, farm goods from our local friends, amazing coffee from Camp Roasters Coffee of Blowing Rock, as well as loose leaf teas and tisane from Bellocq Tea Atelier, with rustic handmade French pastries. We have all the things you need for lunch, dinner and in between–soups made to order, carefully crafted sandwiches, homemade sides and light, elegant salads, grilled whole fish, oysters on the half shell and hand crafted cocktails. Toward evenings, our emphasis on natural wines, sustainable, traditional, and with minimum chemical additives, compliment the Chefs’ choice of cured meats and cheeses. We have handmade cocktails and beer, too! We serve all these delicious things Monday through Saturday starting at 11am.

About our Space

Reid’s Cafe features re-purposed barn wood, white concrete countertops from BDWG, tables from Big Oak Woodworks, succulent greenery and ferns by Callista Designs and LOVE. Colors are of dark sea and cloud, forest, stone, sky and sunset. The vivacious heart of the cafe resides in Jerry Cantwell’s paintings —exemplary compositions with colorways that resound and subject matter that is uncannily, but joyously soothing.

Furthermore, a bit about Our Goods

In addition to our menu, Reid’s chooses to stock magazines, textiles, specialty goods, and rare finds, that relate to our world-view and way of life. All of our goods are hand-chosen, tasted, considered and proven in their quality, again and again, by our tirelessly exploring staff. They are constantly bringing to our attention some new, or very-old, amazing things we must try, because it is just unlike any other they’ve ever experienced—a Unique Good in the world.

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3581 Tynecastle Hwy, Banner Elk, NC 28604, USA
Comfort food · Small plates · Quick bite

Chinese Restaurant

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134 Main St W, Banner Elk, NC 28604

Open 7 days a week, we are here to serve you Monday – Friday 7am to 7pm, Saturday 9am to 6pm and on Sunday 9am to 5pm. There’s much to see here. So, take your time, look around, and learn all there is to know about us. We hope you enjoy our site and take a moment to drop us a line.

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191 Main St W, Banner Elk, NC 28604, USA

Counter-service chain offering egg sandwiches, soups, salads, baked goods & a variety of bagels. Einstein Bros. Bagels located at 191 Main Street West, Banner Elk, NC proudly serves gourmet bagels baked fresh in store every day and delicious egg sandwiches, signature lunch sandwiches, piping hot coffee, cookies, muffins, juices, smoothies and more. Come in for your morning coffee and bagel, pick up a bagel box for the office, or let us cater your next special event or office meeting.

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3990 NC-105 S, #10, Banner Elk, NC 28604

Mountain Grounds is located at the base of Grandfather Mountain, 4 miles south of downtown Banner Elk. We exclusively serve locally-roasted coffee from Hatchet Coffee Roasters in Boone. We also carry a rotating selection of fresh-baked pastries from Stick Boy Bread Co. and a large variety of loose leaf teas by Adagio.

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