Sugar Mountain Yurt Guidebook
Food scene
The Tartan is a great place for breakfast with a Scottish theme
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Tartan Restaurant
31 Coffey RdThe Tartan is a great place for breakfast with a Scottish theme
A small Breakfast Restaurant with some outdoor seating. The food is wonderful.
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Bella's Breakfast And Lunch
142 Main St E A small Breakfast Restaurant with some outdoor seating. The food is wonderful.
The Banner Elk Cafe & Tavern has great American and Italian food. The pizzas are one of our favorites.
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Banner Elk Cafe & Tavern
324 Shawneehaw Ave SThe Banner Elk Cafe & Tavern has great American and Italian food. The pizzas are one of our favorites.
Puerto Nuevo is one of our family favorites. If you are hungry and want lots of good food this is the place to go. Try the Puerto Nuevo Fajitas for two if you are a couple.
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Puerto Nuevo Mexican & Seafood Restaurant
1944 Tynecastle HwyPuerto Nuevo is one of our family favorites. If you are hungry and want lots of good food this is the place to go. Try the Puerto Nuevo Fajitas for two if you are a couple.
A sports bar with great sandwiches and burgers. Karaoke on Friday nights!
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Highlander’s Grill & Tavern
4527 Tynecastle HwyA sports bar with great sandwiches and burgers. Karaoke on Friday nights!
Stonewalls Restaurant
344 Shawneehaw Ave SSteaks, seafood & cocktails
BBQ plates & Cajun dishes, plus craft draft beer. Best time to go is in the summer so that you can sit outside on the patio. Live Music is offered on some nights.
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Bayou Smokehouse & Grill
130 Main St EBBQ plates & Cajun dishes, plus craft draft beer. Best time to go is in the summer so that you can sit outside on the patio. Live Music is offered on some nights.
Italian comfort food & pizza in an art-lined space with an outside patio.
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Sorrento's Italian Bistro
140 Azalea Cir SEItalian comfort food & pizza in an art-lined space with an outside patio.
Japanese & Vietnamese eats such as noodles & soups.
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Cam Ranh Bay
110 High Country SqJapanese & Vietnamese eats such as noodles & soups.
Upmarket American fare in a converted barn, plus outdoor dining & a free local shuttle. Expensive
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Artisanal Restaurant
1200 Dobbins RdUpmarket American fare in a converted barn, plus outdoor dining & a free local shuttle. Expensive
Laid-back atmosphere with locally sourced, hickory-smoked BBQ dishes, plus regional wines & microbrews.
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The Pedalin' Pig
4235 NC-105Laid-back atmosphere with locally sourced, hickory-smoked BBQ dishes, plus regional wines & microbrews.
The Ham Shoppe has great country ham biscuits. They also have a number of delicious sandwiches for lunch. Everything is carry out.
The Ham Shoppe
32 High Country SquareThe Ham Shoppe has great country ham biscuits. They also have a number of delicious sandwiches for lunch. Everything is carry out.
City/town information
A small town about 35 minutes away just up the Blue Ridge Parkway with many local unique shops and restaurants. A great place to explore or just take a casual walk.
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Blowing Rock
A small town about 35 minutes away just up the Blue Ridge Parkway with many local unique shops and restaurants. A great place to explore or just take a casual walk.
Banner Elk is known as the culinary hot spot of the NC High Country. Food aficionados indulge in everything from five-star white linen dining to upscale casual to down-home cooking to tasty delis. There's also an array of wineries and craft breweries within a 15-minute radius of downtown. Both Sugar and Beech Ski areas are nearby.
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Banner Elk
Banner Elk is known as the culinary hot spot of the NC High Country. Food aficionados indulge in everything from five-star white linen dining to upscale casual to down-home cooking to tasty delis. There's also an array of wineries and craft breweries within a 15-minute radius of downtown. Both Sugar and Beech Ski areas are nearby.
Newland is the County seat of Avery County. There are a few Fast Food restaurants in town. Other small businesses include a Hardware store, Ingles grocery, a Car Repair shop, 3 Banks, and a CVS Pharmacy,
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Newland
Newland is the County seat of Avery County. There are a few Fast Food restaurants in town. Other small businesses include a Hardware store, Ingles grocery, a Car Repair shop, 3 Banks, and a CVS Pharmacy,
Recreation
We haven't been on this yet, but it looks like lots of fun and is very popular.
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Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster
3265 Tynecastle HwyWe haven't been on this yet, but it looks like lots of fun and is very popular.
A great place to spend an afternoon just up the Parkway. Price Like has canoe rentals and fishing. Also there are great walking trails but the best one circles the lake. There are also picnic tables available.
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Parque Conmemorativo Julian Price
297 Blue Ridge PkwyA great place to spend an afternoon just up the Parkway. Price Like has canoe rentals and fishing. Also there are great walking trails but the best one circles the lake. There are also picnic tables available.
Linville Gorge Wilderness
Sightseeing
No trip to the High Country would be complete without a visit to the Mast General Store and the Mast General Store Annex (both close to each other but different buildings). The Annex has the candy store!
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Mast Store Annex
2918 Broadstone RdNo trip to the High Country would be complete without a visit to the Mast General Store and the Mast General Store Annex (both close to each other but different buildings). The Annex has the candy store!
Just drive south down the Parkway to the apple orchard. A great place to sit outside, eat pie and ice cream, listen to music, and enjoy the scenery of the mountains.
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The Orchard at Altapass
3 Orchard RdJust drive south down the Parkway to the apple orchard. A great place to sit outside, eat pie and ice cream, listen to music, and enjoy the scenery of the mountains.
Just drive North on the Parkway. The Moses H. Cone Memorial Park is a country estate in honor of Moses H. Cone in Blowing Rock, North Carolina. It is on the Blue Ridge Parkway with access at milepost 294. Be sure to find Bass Lake (next to Blowing Rock) for a nice walk around the lake.
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Moses Cone Manor
Just drive North on the Parkway. The Moses H. Cone Memorial Park is a country estate in honor of Moses H. Cone in Blowing Rock, North Carolina. It is on the Blue Ridge Parkway with access at milepost 294. Be sure to find Bass Lake (next to Blowing Rock) for a nice walk around the lake.
It is a short drive to Grandfather Mountain. In fact you can see it on the drive into the Yurt. It is the highest peak on the eastern escarpment of the Blue Ridge Mountains with lots of hiking trails and some of the best scenery in the area. At the visitors center there is a wildlife viewing area and museum.
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Grandfather Mountain
2050 Blowing Rock HwyIt is a short drive to Grandfather Mountain. In fact you can see it on the drive into the Yurt. It is the highest peak on the eastern escarpment of the Blue Ridge Mountains with lots of hiking trails and some of the best scenery in the area. At the visitors center there is a wildlife viewing area and museum.