Interior photo of Early Girl Eatery

No place captures the flavor of Asheville and the rural mountains of western North Carolina like the Early Girl Eatery on Wall Street in downtown. ...a restaurant where people feel that they're paying for the food on their plate and not everything else. - Diana Schmitt, Our State

Menu

Morning, afternoon and night, Early Girl Eatery serves a wide variety of delicious southern dishes that'll please every palette. Made from scratch, with many ingredients acquired from local farmers, our menu reflects the creative diversity of true southern cooking. Current menu

About Us

Meet John and Julie Stehling, founders of Early Girl Eatery, learn more about their creative inspirations and committment to community-supported agriculture, and find out how it all began.More

Recipes

By popular demand! Original southern recipes from the Early Girl kitchen you can make at home, including Yellow Tomato Chutney, Pumpkin Soup, and more.