ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Earlier this month, West Asheville celebrated the grand opening of AVL’s Finest, a farm-fresh deli committed to serving high-quality, affordable food.
According to co-owners Mike Bean and Gab Bonfiglio, their menu was designed with the Asheville community in mind.
“We think we were always going to be doing something special and unique to the area. One of the biggest things that is unique about us, I think, is that we are here for the neighbors first and foremost,” Bean said. “We love our tourists, but I’m a neighbor. I live 300 steps away from our front door, and the reason that I started at the farmers’ market was I wanted more good sandwiches and I love feeding people our really beautiful sandwiches. That’s the spirit that we want to carry through.”
Bean began Finest as a farmers market pop-up before moving the enterprise to its first brick-and-mortar location at the end of September. The restaurant is now open bright and early in West Asheville, serving customers from 7 a.m.-4 p.m. on weekdays and 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on weekends at its 794 Haywood Road location…