The Times Bar & Coffee Shop
Downtown, Asheville
Bar in Asheville, United States
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Why go
Book The Times Bar & Coffee Shop when you want an easy downtown Asheville drink, not a high-ceremony cocktail or wine destination. Its bar-and-coffee format makes it flexible for casual meetups, early evening conversation, or a low-pressure stop before another plan.
About The Times Bar & Coffee Shop
The Times Bar & Coffee Shop is a casual venue in Asheville and is a Pearl Recommended Bar for 2025. For planning, keep it simple: consider it when you want something casual, rather than building expectations around a specific menu, service style, price point, seating setup, or reservation format.
The dress code is casual, the Pearl recommendation gives it a place in Asheville bar planning. For details such as cuisine, named drinks, food offerings, hours, seat count, pricing, check current information directly before making it the anchor of an evening.
Use it for a casual Asheville stop, not a highly specified plan
The strongest read on The Times Bar & Coffee Shop is that it fits a low-pressure itinerary. Avoid assuming a particular drinks program, food format, happy hour, outdoor seating setup, or booking policy. Approach with flexible expectations.
If your night depends on a specific feature, confirm it before you go. The venue works best in planning as a casual, Pearl Recommended Bar, rather than as a place to choose for a specific menu, service, price range, or atmosphere.
Where it fits in an Asheville bar crawl
For Asheville planning, The Times Bar & Coffee Shop belongs on a consideration list when you want a casual option and are not relying on highly specific details. It can be part of a broader evening, but the details that would define a full night around it should be checked directly.
Cross-shopping may help if you are deciding among Asheville bar options. Antidote at Chemist Spirits, The Draftsman Lounge & Game Room, Iron Works Lounge, Red Ribbon Society, Top of the Monk, The Times Bar & Coffee Shop are useful names to compare depending on the kind of evening you are planning. The Times Bar & Coffee Shop is best framed as a casual, Pearl Recommended Bar in Asheville.
For wider planning, use our full Asheville bars guide alongside our full Asheville restaurants guide if drinks are only one part of the night. Visitors building a full weekend can also compare Asheville hotels and local experiences before locking the itinerary.
Planning details
- Location
- 56 Patton Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
- Website
- thetimesbarasheville.com
- Phone
- (504) 941-7560
The take
The Take
The Vibe
The Times Bar & Coffee Shop reads as a quietly confident neighborhood room: lived-in, unhurried and deliberately comfortable. Rather than chasing trends or staging performance, it emphasizes local loyalty and a day-to-night coherence that feels natural. Mornings arrive with a coffee-shop calm; evenings settle into low-key drinks without asking patrons to change how they behave. The result is a warm, relaxed place that invites lingering—one defined more by regulars and repeat visits than by one-off tourism. It leans into familiar rhythms and keeps the focus on comfort, conversation and a steady, approachable presence in downtown Asheville.
Best For
This is an all-day local that suits multiple informal occasions: morning coffee, relaxed daytime work or reading sessions, and easygoing evening drinks after work. The description stresses a consistent, neighborhood-oriented identity that rewards repeat visits, so it’s particularly good for locals and visitors seeking a dependable, comfortable stop throughout the day. It isn’t pitched as a technical cocktail destination or an attention-seeking hot spot; instead, it’s best for people who prefer a familiar, welcoming room where lingering is encouraged and the atmosphere remains steady from dawn through late evening.
Ordering Tips
Treat a visit to The Times as a split-day experience: come in the morning for coffee and return in the evening for drinks. The venue’s strength is its ability to serve both dayparts without losing coherence, so plan to settle in and linger rather than make a quick in-and-out stop. Expect straightforward, approachable offerings rather than highly stylized or theatrical service—the place trades polish for warmth and local rhythm. Because regulars and repeat custom define much of its appeal, visiting at different times of day is the best way to appreciate the venue’s full character.
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Recognition and awards
Also consider
Also Consider
- The Draftsman Lounge & Game Room, Notable alternative
- Iron Works Lounge, Notable alternative
- Red Ribbon Society, Notable alternative
- Top of the Monk, Notable alternative
- Antidote at Chemist Spirits, Notable alternative
Bar context
How It Compares
The Times Bar & Coffee Shop is the practical downtown pick when ease matters more than a heavily defined concept. Compared with Antidote at Chemist Spirits, it is the less program-driven choice; choose Antidote when the cocktail list is the main reason for going, choose The Times when the group wants a simpler central stop.
For groups, The Draftsman Lounge & Game Room has the clearer use case because the game-room format gives people something to do beyond sitting with drinks. Iron Works Lounge and Red Ribbon Society are better cross-shops if the goal is a more lounge-led evening with a stronger sense of occasion.
Top of the Monk is the peer to consider when the night calls for a more cocktail-focused Asheville bar. The Times is easier to slot into a loose itinerary and works better as a casual first stop; Top of the Monk is the stronger call when the bar itself needs to carry the plan.
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Compare The Times Bar & Coffee Shop
| Venue | Location | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| The Times Bar & Coffee Shop | Asheville | Pearl Recommended Bars |
| The Draftsman Lounge & Game Room | Asheville | No published awards |
| Iron Works Lounge | Asheville | No published awards |
| Red Ribbon Society | Asheville | No published awards |
| Top of the Monk | Asheville | Pearl Recommended Bars |
| Antidote at Chemist Spirits | Asheville | Pearl Recommended Bars |
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FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Does The Times Bar & Coffee Shop have happy hour deals?
Is The Times Bar & Coffee Shop good for groups?
For groups, treat it as a casual Asheville option and confirm current seating or group policies before you go.
What's the crowd like at The Times Bar & Coffee Shop?
The Times Bar & Coffee Shop has a casual dress code and is a Pearl Recommended Bar for 2025.
Is The Times Bar & Coffee Shop good for a date?
It may work if you are looking for a casual Asheville option. Compare it with Top of the Monk or other Asheville options based on the current experience you want.
Is the food good at The Times Bar & Coffee Shop?
Do not plan around a specific menu, cuisine, or snack offering unless you have checked current information directly with The Times Bar & Coffee Shop.
Does The Times Bar & Coffee Shop have outdoor seating?
If outdoor seating matters, check with the venue before choosing it for an Asheville outing.
