Dining, Spirits, and Local Markets
Food Scene
A modern bakery and eatery serving farm-to-table breakfast and lunch, artisan baked goods, grab-and-go meals, and coffee. Visit the market for local fares and a great wine selection.
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The Clayton Cafe
50 N Main StA modern bakery and eatery serving farm-to-table breakfast and lunch, artisan baked goods, grab-and-go meals, and coffee. Visit the market for local fares and a great wine selection.
50s style diner with great food, music, games & ample seating and amazing ice cream and shakes.
The Soda Fountain Restaurant
100 S Main St50s style diner with great food, music, games & ample seating and amazing ice cream and shakes.
Open year round, Cupboard Café is known for their always fresh Southern cooking and great customer service. They are dog friendly and have many vegetarian options.
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Cupboard Cafe & Gifts
7388 US-441Open year round, Cupboard Café is known for their always fresh Southern cooking and great customer service. They are dog friendly and have many vegetarian options.
Neighborhood restaurant with the best burgers around. There is a full bar with 17 draft beers on tap, ample outdoor seating and dogs are welcome.
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Universal Joint
109 N Main StNeighborhood restaurant with the best burgers around. There is a full bar with 17 draft beers on tap, ample outdoor seating and dogs are welcome.
A local favorite, bring your own wine to Bella's grill for upscale dining in a relaxing environment. Enjoy dishes such as lobster ravioli and prime rib for dinner or come for lunch and try one of their many sandwiches.
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Bella's Junction Cafe
20 Old Mud Creek RoadA local favorite, bring your own wine to Bella's grill for upscale dining in a relaxing environment. Enjoy dishes such as lobster ravioli and prime rib for dinner or come for lunch and try one of their many sandwiches.
This modern farm resort features a retail market, coffee bar, restaurant and events. They recently added a seasonal pumpkin patch and wreath making activities.
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Julep Kitchen
500 GA-246This modern farm resort features a retail market, coffee bar, restaurant and events. They recently added a seasonal pumpkin patch and wreath making activities.
Mountain Fresh Grocery is a lively specialty food and wine shop/restaurant in the quaint mountain town of Highlands, NC. Serving hot meals, sandwiches, and pizza, you can dine or grab a drink from the bar while you peruse their extensive selection of beer and wine. This place is not to be missed.
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Mountain Fresh Grocery
521 Main StMountain Fresh Grocery is a lively specialty food and wine shop/restaurant in the quaint mountain town of Highlands, NC. Serving hot meals, sandwiches, and pizza, you can dine or grab a drink from the bar while you peruse their extensive selection of beer and wine. This place is not to be missed.
Award-winning dining in a casually elegant atmosphere. Known for some of the best locally sourced cuisine in North Carolina, the restaurant offers specialties like pecan-crusted palmetto quail and ribeye steak paired with grilled peaches and premium wines. Patrons enjoy stunning views of the wine garden, gentle breezes from open windows, and the sounds of a trickling waterfall. For a more intimate setting, reserve a private dinner in the wine cellar for up to 12 guests.
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Madison's Restaurant
445 Main StAward-winning dining in a casually elegant atmosphere. Known for some of the best locally sourced cuisine in North Carolina, the restaurant offers specialties like pecan-crusted palmetto quail and ribeye steak paired with grilled peaches and premium wines. Patrons enjoy stunning views of the wine garden, gentle breezes from open windows, and the sounds of a trickling waterfall. For a more intimate setting, reserve a private dinner in the wine cellar for up to 12 guests.
Local Markets
A family-owned farm that grows fruits, vegetables, and Fraser Fir Christmas trees, open every day, from May through October, then it opens Thanksgiving Day with fresh-cut Fraser Fir trees and wreaths. Be sure to visit them in May for fresh strawberries!
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Osage Farm
5030 US-441A family-owned farm that grows fruits, vegetables, and Fraser Fir Christmas trees, open every day, from May through October, then it opens Thanksgiving Day with fresh-cut Fraser Fir trees and wreaths. Be sure to visit them in May for fresh strawberries!
Stop at the Cashiers Farmers Market for and grab a lunch to enjoy at their picnic tables or on a nearby hike.
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Cashiers Farmers Market
78 US-64Stop at the Cashiers Farmers Market for and grab a lunch to enjoy at their picnic tables or on a nearby hike.
Open on weekends, this is a larger, indoor marketplace with several different vendors selling everything from arts and crafts to food and furniture.
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Georgia Mountain Market
811 US-441Open on weekends, this is a larger, indoor marketplace with several different vendors selling everything from arts and crafts to food and furniture.
Open-air market featuring local produce and merchandise. It is open Saturdays and Sundays (in season), but you should check for up to date hours and dates. The market also has a fresh food restaurant located there, Vicki’s, for authentic local cooking.
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Rabun Flea Market
Highway 441Open-air market featuring local produce and merchandise. It is open Saturdays and Sundays (in season), but you should check for up to date hours and dates. The market also has a fresh food restaurant located there, Vicki’s, for authentic local cooking.
Breweries and More
R.M. Rose And Company Distillers
890 Franklin StWhiteside Brewing Co menu includes great burgers and paninis with plenty of outdoor seating with six year-round taps and a seventh rotating hearty ale. It's part of the Jackson County Ale Trail with other breweries in Sylva and Dillsboro.
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Whiteside Brewing Company
128 NC-107Whiteside Brewing Co menu includes great burgers and paninis with plenty of outdoor seating with six year-round taps and a seventh rotating hearty ale. It's part of the Jackson County Ale Trail with other breweries in Sylva and Dillsboro.
Tucked between the North East Mountains to the west and the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest to the east is a local vineyard with spectacular sunsets. There are many gardens filled with gourds, pumpkins, flowers and vegetables scattered around the 9 acre property. Bring your camera and enjoy a glass of wine from the covered deck or take a relaxing walk.
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12 Spies Vineyards
550 Black Branch RdTucked between the North East Mountains to the west and the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest to the east is a local vineyard with spectacular sunsets. There are many gardens filled with gourds, pumpkins, flowers and vegetables scattered around the 9 acre property. Bring your camera and enjoy a glass of wine from the covered deck or take a relaxing walk.
Lazy Hiker Brewing Co.
188 W Main St