Little Jumbo, Award-Winning Cocktail Bar in Asheville, NC
Asheville's award‑winning cocktail bar
A warmly lit refuge in the old Jenkins grocery: tin ceilings, green leather, a thousand recipes behind the bar. Pull up a seat.
A cocktail bar first, every night of the week
Live music is a twice‑weekly pleasure, not the main event: Mondays & Tuesdays. The rest of the week is yours.
Mentioned in Punch, USA Today, Garden & Gun, Southern Living, Whisky Advocate, Food + Wine, Eater, and more…
Park free in the 5 Points Restaurant lot, a 30‑second walk up Broadway from our door: no meters, no garage, no circling the block. Downtown is a two‑minute stroll the other way; you can see it from the corner.
Every corner, a different texture
What they're saying about us
A century on the corner
A note in your inbox once a month or so: what's pouring, who's playing, and the odd holiday card.
Once a year, when winter settles deep into the mountains, Little Jumbo disappears, and the Tropilachia Club emerges. Step through the door and find yourself somewhere warmer.
no passport required.
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Across town in West Asheville, Character Study is a literary‑themed cocktail bar where literature and libations intertwine: crafted cocktails and a shelf of $8 books curated with Bagatelle Books, plus weekend bites from Finest Deli.
797 Haywood Rd · open daily 4–11pm. From the same family as Little Jumbo, built around excellent service and genuinely good drinks.