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Warm dining room at Griff's Kitchen & Bar, a family-friendly neighborhood restaurant in Candler, NC near Asheville

Griff's Kitchen & Bar is a neighborhood restaurant in Candler, NC, just outside Asheville, serving approachable, well-made American food in a casual, welcoming space.

We opened in 2020 with a simple goal of creating a place where people could come in for lunch or dinner, bring their family, meet friends, grab a drink, and feel at home. Since then, Griff's has grown into the kind of place we always hoped it would be: a comfortable, familiar, family-friendly spot rooted in the Enka-Candler community.

Our menu is built around food people actually want to eat, including burgers, sandwiches, salads, entrées, seasonal specials, cocktails, local beer, and wine. Some days it's a burger and a beer. Some days it's steak, focaccia, half-price wine, or whatever weekly special we talked ourselves into making that week.

Mostly, Griff's is about taking care of people. Good food, good drinks, casual dining, and a neighborhood place where regulars, families, friends, and first-timers can all feel like they belong.

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