Dining in Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

The Scaly Mountain Women’s Club Pancake Breakfasts bring neighbors together while funding scholarships that help local students build their futures.

Highlands Bistro blends longtime Don Leon’s favorites with new dishes shaped by Juan Avila’s decades in Italian kitchens.

Four area restaurants earned top Wine Spectator honors this year, celebrating curiosity, craftsmanship, and the joy of discovering a new favorite bottle.

Stubborn Bull channels Spanish roots and Mediterranean brightness into a confident, summer‑driven menu that matches the restaurant’s lively, unmistakable buzz.

From parks and lakeshores to grab‑and‑go favorites, our area offers effortless ways to enjoy summer outdoors.

Under new leadership, Micas stays true to its roots while elevating the experience that has made it Sapphire’s gathering place for decades.

A reminder that in the best dining rooms, it’s the feeling a place gives you – not the food alone – that turns a meal into a memory.

Brent and Monique Evans have transformed a longtime passion into Indigenous Chocolate, a micro‑batch bean‑to‑bar company in Cashiers where craftsmanship, sourcing, and thoughtful tasting experiences define every bar.

Paoletti’s new executive chef, Chris Capoccia, brings a confident, quietly expressive style to the kitchen, shaping a menu rooted in family, craft, and the kind of timing that keeps the restaurant buzzing night after night.