FREE Lunch
610 Haywood Rd
Asheville, NC 28806
USA
Daily, Monday through Friday. Open to everyone. 11:30am-1:30pm
A cafe that serves 100% rescued food from local agencies to offer a FREE, dignified, meal for all of Asheville. Reducing waste. Building community. A great way to meet new people and eat for free!
WEDNESDAYS ARE VEGETARIAN!
We start serving lunch at 11:30, but our doors generally open around 9:30. Please keep that in mind on cold mornings when you might want a warm and friendly space to hang out in, and a hot cup of coffee.
“12 Baskets Cafe is a place for EVERYONE to come and share a meal in community- not just the homeless and marginalized. We would love to see more and more new faces in the cafe, eating a meal together with people they might never encounter in their day-to-day life. Having a steady income DOES NOT disqualify you.
Yes, we want to address hunger, but we’re also trying to break down barriers between socioeconomic classes and other divisive identifiers to remind us that we’re all part of the same essential human family. The only way to do this is having a conversation, together. Please keep this in mind and come join us!