tuesday-thursday 4pm-10:30pm
friday-sunday 11am-10:30pm
asheville, nc 28801
(828) 239-2946
Experience the essence of Spain in downtown Asheville! Housed in a renovated 1920s bus depot, Cúrate offers traditional Spanish tapas in a warm and lively atmosphere with an open kitchen. in 2022, Cúrate, helmed by Katie Button & Felix Meana, received the James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding Hospitality.
For those who have visited Spain, the Cúrate menu will bring back memories of the country’s best jamón Ibérico, vermuterías, and lively tapas culture. In recognition of the restaurant’s all-Spanish wine list, Cúrate was listed as one of America’s 50 Wine Restaurants We Love in 2021 by Wine Enthusiast Magazine. Cúrate means ‘cure yourself’ in Spanish, reflecting the belief that there are curative effects in sharing good food and wine with family and friends.
menu changes seasonally
food allergies?
please notify your server!
GF: Gluten Free
LF: Lactose Free
V: Vegan
TNF: Tree Nut Free
we compost all paper & food materials
our bread is produced in a facility handling tree nuts, milk, eggs and soy
* this menu item contains raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs; consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness
Lamb skewers hands down the best dish on the menu. Everyone raves about the pork shoulder but ours came out over seasoned, over done and for $38 that's just disappointing.
The asparagus salad and sauteèd greens were quite good.
Skip the olives and cheese board as both were disappointing. Save it for the basque cheese cake as it was delightful with the stawberry sorbèt.
Overall felt there were missed opportunities to really make some of these dishes shine.
DEFINITELY make a reservation here, I've stopped by before on a typical Asheville outing, and they were at a 2 hour wait for a seat, so plan ahead. As always, parking in downtown Asheville on a weekend can be tricky, so I would always suggest Uber first, but if you must drive, park in one of the decks for easy access.
FYI - There is no charge for metered spaces after 6 pm on Monday through Saturday, or all day Sunday. But these can be super hard to find.
Gathering for the holidays next week? Good news: Cúrate will be open the day before Thanksgiving for both lunch and dinner for you to catch up with friends and family over tapas and a little hospitality.
Reservations are now open for Wednesday, November 27th from 11:00am - 10:30pm for you to host a memorable get together!
In addition, beginning today we are extending our hours of service as we gradually expand our operations. Make a reservation ahead of time or pop in to grab a seat at the bar. We look forward to welcoming you back!
HOLIDAY HOURS
• Wednesday, November 27th - 11:00 AM - 10:30 PM
CURRENT HOURS
• Tuesday - Friday : 4:00 PM - 10:30 PM
• Saturday & Sunday : 11:00 AM - 10:30 PM
Finally, for those looking to host a larger gathering this holiday season, head to the link in our bio to contact our events staff. Our private dining room is booking up quickly as the holidays approach, so plan your party now for a private taste of Spain in our wine cellar.
One fish, two fish, Good Fish Hot Fish: we’re having a Pintxo Party! On Thursday, December 5th, we invite our community to gather and enjoy a vibrant menu melding Appalachian cuisine and Spanish flavors, in a collaboration between guest Chef Ashleigh Shanti of @goodhotfish and the Cúrate crew. Grab your ticket at the Resy link in our bio to join us for a memorable evening to celebrate and support our resilient food and beverage community!
We are honored to share our Cúrate kitchen with an award-winning chef that has truly been giving back since the storm. Chef Shanti will be there to autograph her highly-anticipated new cookbook, “Our South: Black Food Through My Lens“, and attendees will be given the opportunity to donate directly to the Good Hot Fish staff. Rise Over Run will be providing Spanish wine pairings, including a featured wine from Valencia`s @baldovar923 to support their recovery after the Valencian flood. And to further sweeten your plates, our partners at @cincojotas will be in the building for a live Jamón carving. This @labodegabycurate-style pintxo takeover of Cúrate Tapas Bar promises to be one for the books!
Chef Ashleigh Shanti requires little introduction. Just this week, Good Hot Fish was featured on the @eater list of Best New Restaurants in America in 2024. Her celebration of African and African American culinary traditions in the SE has earned her, most notably, a stint on Top Chef: Houston, and a semi-finalist nod for @beardfoundation "Rising Star Chef of the Year" (2020). In these uncertain months post-Helene, Shanti has been active in WNC volunteering her time and resources to @sweetreliefkitchen_ , throwing “free food pop-ups” to cook a hot meal for those in need.
Now she is gracing us with a guest shift in the @curatetapasbar kitchen! We look forward to pintxo platters inspired by cuisine from the lowlands to the backcountry, spotlighting Carolina’s finest fisherfolk alongside our team’s inventive takes on Spanish classics.
We are thrilled to showcase our longtime local partners whose ingredients play an integral part in elevating our menu.
Dine in and support our local growers by enjoying Cúrate’s “Salteado ‘a la Catalana’” tapa, in which tender sauteed greens from Leicester’s @gaininggroundfarm take center stage. Pair with a savory ‘Sopa de Calabaza’ of @bradfordfarmsc pumpkins and ‘Nabos con Romesco”, composed of Asheville-grown @ivycreekfamilyfarm and @gaininggroundfarm buttery charcoal-roasted turnips and radishes. And finally, elevate your meal with our classic “Trucha Al Horno” ración: a flaky whole trout from Waynesville’s @sunbursttrout , a third generation family farm that has served WNC for over 75 years.
These vendors play a vital part in our local Food and Beverage community, which continues to suffer in this difficult period of restaurant and business closures. Remember that when you dine locally, you are supporting our community as a whole!
Reservations are still open at the link in our bio, including extended hours Saturdays and Sundays for lunchtime dining! We’ll see you at Cúrate tomorrow from 11:00am-9:30pm for a combination menu of @labodegabycurate and @curatetapasbar favorites. Full menu now available online at the link in our bio!
We are delighted to announce that LUNCH IS BACK at Cúrate! Beginning this weekend, we invite you to join us again for what Spaniards call the “most important meal”. Our new hours on Saturdays and Sundays will be 11am-9:30pm.
Pop in for a quick bite from our limited menu of quick and tasty La Bodega by Cúrate favorites, or settle in for a full tapas-style tasting menu experience. Reservations are now open on Resy through the end of December.
Save yourself a seat, or walk in during your downtown shopping stroll supporting our neighbors still recovering from Helene. We can’t wait to welcome you back to dine in the daytime!
@curatetapasbar and @labodegabycurate were deeply honored to host Chef José Andrés and the incredible @wckitchen team last night.
In the wake of Hurricane Helene, World Central Kitchen made a profound impact on our community, and it was a true pleasure to serve the team that has cared for so many in our area.
Our gratitude is endless!
Thank you all for a great weekend back open to the public!
We will be open for dinner service Tuesday - Sunday from 5pm-9pm with a combined menu of @curatetapasbar and @labodegabycurate favorites. Reservations are now open on Resy for the coming week (linked in our bio), with walk-ins welcomed based on availability.
We look forward to welcoming you back!
As we transition back to limited service tomorrow, we are reflecting on the impact Hurricane Helene had on our community, the outpouring of love and support from all of you around the US, and the strength and the resolve to rebuild our beloved Asheville.
During our frontline recovery work serving more than 26,000 hot meals across this region, all of us at Katie Button Restaurants realized an even greater purpose and meaning of our work and resources.
We were not alone in this endeavor! We could not have made the impact we did without @wckitchen and our dedicated @curate and @labodegabycurate teams.
We also received so many donations from our partners and friends - from food to supplies to storage. After Helene hit our area, these companies stepped up in a big way and we will forever be thankful:
@cheneybrothers
@pastificiofelicetti_can
@us_foods
@montaraz.oficial
@morrisettepackaging
@chestnutasheville
@talljohns
@marketplace.avl
@theculinarygardener
@black_trumpet_farm
@houseofraeford
@grpreserve
North Carolina Dept of Agriculture
And a HUGE shout out to @highlandbrewing ! Storage space became a critical resource needed to keep our frontline work operations going and Leah Wong and Brock Ashburn, owners of Highland, immediately offered help!
In addition, a big thank you to the other restaurants that jumped in to ignite WCK food service efforts:
@chaipani
@rhubarbavl
@bearssmokehouse
Finally, we are grateful for all of you that sprung into action to help in whatever way you could. Whether you brought greywater to our employees or washed our clothes or delivered food or served as first responders, WE ❤️ YOU!
To those returning to town and can help ignite our economy by supporting all the businesses in this area, thank you!
We look forward to raising a glass with all of you!
We are overjoyed to announce that @curatetapasbar and @labodegabycurate are combining forces to re-open for dinner this Friday, October 18th in Cúrate’s original dining room at 11 Biltmore Avenue. We will be serving a limited dine-in menu of Cúrate and La Bodega by Cúrate favorites every Tuesday-Sunday from 5pm-9pm, with beer, wine and an abbreviated cocktail selection.
Like many businesses in the area, Katie Button Restaurants has had to furlough most of our hourly employees. Therefore, 100% of tips from service will be allocated to the Katie Button Restaurants Employee Relief Fund to distribute to our hourly staff members.
A hand-selected assortment of Cúrate at Home products and gift sets will also be available for purchase while you dine. Shopping with Cúrate At Home is a great way to support our businesses from here and afar during this period of limited operations.
We look forward to welcoming you back! Reservations are now available on Resy, and walk-ins are encouraged!
A team of our amazing employees have launched a GoFundMe to support the Katie Button Restaurants, Cúrate, and La Bodega by Cúrate hourly teams during this time of incredible need. These funds will go a long way to provide recovery resources for our team members after the devastating effects on their lives from Hurricane Helene. We encourage you to support them if means allow. We have added a link to this GoFundMe to our Link In Bio.
Our beloved Asheville and surrounding Western North Carolina region have been devastated by the catastrophic effects of Hurricane Helene. After reaching their highest levels in recorded history, the French Broad and Swannanoa Rivers are still receding. Many of our communities continue to struggle and remain cut off from the outside world due to the damage caused by hurricane winds, resulting in severe flooding, landslides, and downed trees.
We are so grateful for the outpouring of support and love from everyone! Please continue to support our community.
Daily Dispatch from the Cúrate World Central Kitchen Hub:
First off, we are so touched by the incredible overflow of supportive words and responses we have received since yesterday’s post! The power of our community both here and beyond has been truly overwhelming and continues to motivate us to maintain momentum in our efforts to serve the community.
The Cúrate, La Bodega by Cúrate, and Katie Button Restaurants employees are in overdrive mode producing meals to be distributed through World Central Kitchen. Yesterday, we were able to dispatch 500 meals to our community, and are on schedule to send out over 856 meals today. This has allowed us the incredible fortune to bring back as many staff members as are able to safely find transportation to come back to work at a living wage to assist with meal preparation and packaging. Their positivity and enthusiasm has been truly inspirational, as you can see from this video.
Please note: to those that have asked, we are not taking community volunteers at this time in order to provide paid employment to our current staff. If you are a restaurant or catering that wished to donate food, we ARE taking donations.
If you would like to contribute financial support, please email helenedonations@buncombecounty.org ). Money that is donated through this channel is assured to be distributed back into our community to continue aid efforts. We are including additional information in the comments about how you can help.
Our goal tomorrow is to hit over 1000 meals/day, and then expand our operations to La Bodega by Cúrate later this week as more staff becomes available.
We will continue to keep you updated daily on our situation and progress! Thank you, again, for your support. We look forward to welcoming you back into the restaurants when we are able.
To Our Friends, Family and Community Members,
By now, you have likely heard about or experienced firsthand the severe devastation that our community has sustained in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. We are writing to let you know that we are safe, and are working to confirm the safety of all of our employees at both restaurants. Our hearts go out to all who have been affected by this tragedy.
Both Cúrate Bar de Tapas and La Bodega by Cúrate will be closed until further notice. We are devoted to providing aid to our community in its time of need, and have converted our Cúrate kitchen into a World Central Kitchen @wckitchen prep hub for remote distribution of food to isolated locations. We are working daily to increase our capacity to feed our community.
Please note, Cúrate is NOT serving food to the walk-up public at this time. Bear’s Smokehouse BBQ @bearssmokehouse is providing meals daily beginning at 12pm for all who are in need. This is also the main @wckitchen and those needing food delivered should contact @bearssmokehouse to inquire about remote distribution.
HOW TO HELP
INDIVIDUALS
If you would like to assist with aid and food distribution efforts, we have compiled a few resources (also linked in our bios):
• To help World Central Kitchen with their operations, please visit wck.org
• Donate to @southernsmokefoundation to help food and beverage workers receive emergency aid.
• To donate funds, equipment and materials to the county, email: Helenedonations@buncombecounty.org
• To volunteer to assist with relief efforts, email
Helenedonations@buncombecounty.org
RESTAURANTS
World Central Kitchen seeks restaurants who have regained power to help with relief efforts. Water will be provided for operation. Please stop by @bearssmokehouse for more information, or send us a DM to learn more..
FOR UPDATES ABOUT THE CURRENT SITUATION
Blue Ridge Public Radio is broadcasting media briefings twice daily at 10AM and 4PM. Listen locally at 88.1fm or stream online at buncolmecounty.gov and on facebook at @buncombecounty .
Asheville, we love you and are here for you in our times of need. Stay strong and stay safe!
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What other options are available if we aren’t comfortable with dine-in? If you are unable to secure a reservation, or if you aren’t yet comfortable with dining out, try La Bodega by Cùrate – cafe, Spanish market and wine bar.
Is there parking available? We do not offer on-site parking or valet service, but the City of Asheville offers several parking garage options. See parking garage locations and pay rates.
Do you take reservations? Yes. Reservations are required, and can be made up to 60 days in advance through Resy for parties less than 12. For future events of parties of 12 or more, explore our group offerings.
Do you charge for cancelled reservations? While we do not charge for cancelled reservations, we appreciate as much advance notice as possible.
Do you allow walk-ins? Availability for walk-ins is very limited. Guests are welcome to stop by and ask the host team about availability during service.
Can I bring my own wine? Yes. You’re welcome to bring wine. We charge a $25 per bottle corkage fee.
Do you have outdoor seating? No. All of our seating is indoors.
Do you offer gift cards? Yes. Gift cards are available to purchase in the restaurant and online. Cúrate gift cards can be used at any of our businesses – Cúrate Bar de Tapas, La Bodega by Cúrate, or Cúrate at Home. If you are looking to purchase a gift card for a Cúrate Wine Membership, visit us at shop.curatetapasbar.com.
Do you have a dress code? No. You are welcome to wear whatever you like.
Do you allow children? We welcome children of any age! Highchairs and booster seats are available upon request. We do not offer a children’s menu, but our service team is able to provide guidance on kid-friendly items. Please include children in your final guest count even if they will not be dining.
Can I bring my pet? Due to N.C. Department of Health & Human Services regulations, pets are not permitted inside the building; however, official service animals are welcome.