Hickory-smoked pork · mountain smokehouse
Switzerland Cafe
A Blue Ridge Parkway cafe and general store with a large wood-fired smokehouse for hickory-smoked pork and applewood-smoked trout near Milepost 334.
Visit
Seasonal
- Hours
- Daily (in season)11am–10pm
Typically open March through November; exact dates depend on weather. Call before travel.
- Style
- LexingtonHickory-smoked pork · mountain smokehouse
- Address
- 9440 Hwy 226A, Little Switzerland, NC 28749
- Phone
- (828) 765-5289
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Before you go
- Seasonal: typically March through November. Call before you climb the mountain.
- Parkway weather can close the road even when the cafe plans to open.
- Treat this as its own mountain day, not a quick add-on to Shelby or Asheville.
About this stop
Switzerland Cafe sits in Little Switzerland with one of the larger wood-fired smokehouses on the mountain stretch of the old Historic Barbecue Trail.
Hickory-smoked pork and applewood-smoked trout share the menu with cafe plates, and the general store stocks picnic supplies across from the post office.
Plan the stop
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