Best Bakery and Cake Shops in Mount Mitchell

"As we wrote in our guide to Asheville’s 5 Best Ice Cream Shops, Sunshine Sammies is a downtown ice cream staple where you can craft-your-own boutique ice cream sandwiches, or choose from a menu of pre-fab options. (All of them are great.). The creamery uses its own homemade cookies and housemade ice cream in these ice cream sandwiches."

"If ice cream sandwiches are your jam, then you’re going to love Sunshine Sammies. They make all their sweet treats using locally sourced ingredients and seasonal fare whenever possible. On their menu, you’ll find pints of ice cream in nearly every flavor, including their ever-popular blueberry basil, plus loads of ice cream sandwiches."

"Started with a handbuilt solar power pushcart in 2013, Sunshine Sammies quickly made a name for itself in Asheville. Today, the ice cream sandwich maker has a beautiful storefront downtown. Sunshine Sammies is known for its house made ice cream (with an endless variety of flavors) paired with fresh baked cookies."

"Formerly known as Tastee Freeze, The Freeze of Asheville is an unassuming little spot is well-known by locals, who flock here during the summer for both soft-serve and hand-scooped ice cream. The specialty desserts are both creative and indulgent, with favorites adding candy such as Snickers or Reese’s. The Boston Shake is a unique find worth ordering, as it defies expectations by placing a sundae on top of an already delicious shake."

"A doughnut chain out of the Outer Banks, Duck Donuts offers made-to-order doughnuts with a spin. You can choose from more than a dozen flavor suggestions, or you can get wild and create your own doughnut from scratch, including coating, topping, and drizzle. This doughnut shop is for the creatives at heart who are looking to experience new flavor combinations, but even the non-adventurous will find a doughnut they love."

"If you are looking for made-to-order donuts in Asheville, Duck Donuts is where it is at. We love their blueberry glazed donut. Duck Donuts is a franchise, and we have a location in North Asheville."

"The staff were so helpful and gave us great recommendations on their freshly made donuts!. I would highly recommend that you tr..."

"Although not technically one of the ‘official’ Asheville museums, Riverside Cemetery is a historic landmark in Asheville’s Montford neighborhood. Walk the 3.5 miles of paved roads in this beautiful Victorian cemetery, especially if you visited the downtown Thomas Wolfe Memorial. Opened in 1885, Riverside Cemetery encompasses 87 acres of picturesque grounds filled with flowers overlooking the French Broad River."

"Step out of Gatlinburg to go to Asheville and see Riverside Cemetery, which is approximately 1h 30 min away. The adventure continues: identify plant and animal life at Deep Creek, contemplate the long history of Walker Sisters' Cabin, and learn about winemaking at Tennessee Homemade Wines."

"Another architectural jewel, the unique Grove Arcade combines Art Deco, Italian Renaissance, and Gothic elements. Instead of leveling the foundation, Grove Arcade’s designers decided to follow the natural topography instead, a very noticeable feature when walking the shopping center’s sloping marble hallways. Grove Arcade, 1 Page Avenue, Asheville, NC, USA, +1 828 252 7799"

"Also known as the Arcade Building, the place is a wonderful pit stop for shopping and refreshments. The Grove Arcade was built between 1926 and 1929 and has a very Tudor’ish Gothic architectural style. It was renovated and reopened in 2002 and offers an array of stuffs like book shops, handmade crafts, Jewellery, antiques and so much more."

"📍1 Page Ave. | 📅1926-29 | 🖌Edwin Wiley Grove + Charles N. Parker. This Tudoresque building was one of the country’s leading public markets until WWII. The Federal Government took over the building which eventually became the headquarters for the National Climatic Data Center."