Battery Park Book Exchange and Champagne Bar, Asheville

When you’re done with Asheville’s brewery scene, enjoy a glass of wine in a cozy used book store! Known for its flights of champagne, Battery Park Book Exchange actually offers a wide wine selection (though the champagne choices are top shelf and were perfectly paired with local chocolate truffles). The menu offers a book title theme: We enjoyed the “Moby Dip” to start, including pimento cheese and trout dips with warm toasted bread and hearty crackers. The “Goat Expectations” sandwich was a nice change of pace from basic offerings elsewhere; the warm goat cheese pairing with juicy strawberries was very nice. Continuing the “book” theme, even the check arrived in an old Dr. Seuss book, and patrons may add their own message inside. The books are also for sale and we took a few home. This is just a great wine bar and unique date spot and I’m sure we will return our next time back in Asheville.

Bookstore & Champagne Bar?!?!?! I mean...COME...ON...FOLKS...hands down one of the coolest spots to grab a drink, food, books, listen to live music and EVEN get married at in downtown Asheville! While visiting Asheville this past spring i went back two times for that decadent and delectable smoked trout and pimento cheese board with a side of Italian bubbly. So many nooks and crannies to enjoy a book and your meal. The staff seemed a bit overwhelmed 1 of the 2 days i visited possibly bc of the wedding but not a big deal, just gave us more time to slowly sip the prosecco and enjoy the 3 piece band. Would absolutely you stop in and take the experience all in!