Coffee & drinks
Espresso, cappuccino, chai, tea, and smoothies. Coffee is custom roasted, including blends from Coffee Library in Asheville.
Hot Springs, North Carolina
Art in the front, coffee in the back, sun in the name.
A gallery and café in a late-1800s storefront on South Andrews Avenue — local artists, espresso, pastries, and Ultimate Ice Cream, open daily.
Our story
A historic room, filled with new work.
Artisun Gallery and Cafe sits at 16 South Andrews Avenue in a building that began life in the late 1880s or 1890s as a hardware and general goods store. The gallery itself opened in 2012, founded by “Sunny,” who first came through town on the Appalachian Trail. Phillip and Pascha Solomon took it on in 2019 and have kept it as a place where you can look at art, sit a while, and leave with a cone.
After Hurricane Helene, the shop worked from a temporary address on US 25/70 while the original rooms were rebuilt. By December 2025 it was back downtown, and current listings say the doors are open daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Free wifi and comfortable seating make it an easy stop for hikers, locals, and anyone wandering through Hot Springs.
The gallery
Work by makers from around the mountains.
The shop carries jewelry, glass, wall art, pottery, paintings, wood, photography, stone, skin care, up-cycled furnishings, kimonos, metal work, books by local authors, and gifts tied to the Trail and to Hot Springs.
The café
Espresso, chai, and a scoop of something good.
Ultimate Ice Cream
Scoops from Ultimate Ice Cream in Asheville — guests mention maple bacon, vanilla bean, butter pecan, banana, and coffee, plus a brownie sundae and chocolate peanut butter pie.
Pastries are part of the counter too. For the day’s flavors, it is always worth asking when you walk in.
Find us
Back downtown, open every day.
16 South Andrews Avenue, Hot Springs, NC 28743 — in the original storefront, right in the center of town.
| Daily | 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. |
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Hours are drawn from current Hot Springs listings and other public directories (updated as recently as October 2026). An older website listed different times, so please call if you are arriving early or late.
From guests
A 4.8-star stop in Hot Springs.
The gallery and café is rated around 4.8 stars across roughly 210 reviews. A few of the comments people leave:
“A beautiful mix of art and a café you actually want to sit in. The maple bacon ice cream is as good as people say.”
“We came for a chai latte and stayed to look at the pottery and jewelry. Friendly people, comfortable seats, and free wifi.”
“Exactly the kind of place you hope to find after a day on the Trail — art, coffee, and something sweet.”
These are short, faithful paraphrases of public reviews, written for this sample site.
Say hello
Come in, or get in touch first.
Phone
Address
16 South Andrews Avenue
Hot Springs, NC 28743