Naples Hidden Gems: Sendo De Café
Want to try a delicious, brand-new addition to the Naples food scene before it gets popular? A small but mighty spot called Sendo de Café has opened in the strip of restaurants and shops on Park Street from the owners of Ichi Togarashi. This café boasts an impressive menu of Japanese bites for such a small space and a variety of boba tea and refreshers. The menu includes small appetizers, udon soup dishes, aesthetic "sandos" (sandwiches) and a full dessert menu. Savory lovers can spring for the spicy beef gochujang onigiri or udon bowls, while those with a sweet tooth can choose from a selection of beautiful desserts like matcha tiramisu and yuzu ice cream. You will be kicking yourself if you don't try it before the word gets out. Read what The Naples Florida Review discovered on their recent trip below.
Sendo De Café’s Japanese-inspired noodle soup
Impossibly small layout, postage stamp kitchen, and one of the most extensive menus I’ve seen at a café in Naples.
“There’s no way this concept works,” I muttered to my friend as we entered Sendo De Café last week. “And there’s no way they can whip up all this food in this space!”
Sendo De Café is the third concept from the owners of Ichi Togarashi, the excellent Asian street food spot on 8th Street N. Sendo is located in a small strip of restaurants and shops along Park Street - a short walk from Fifth Avenue and Cambier Park. The public lot on Park Street ensures that parking is (for once) relatively painless.
I love Asian street food, and I am a big fan of Ichi Togarashi, so I’ve been anxious to visit Sendo De Café since I first heard about its debut early last month. I finally had a free morning last week, so I dragged my friend Olga – who is still recovering from her role in my Breastaurant Review - downtown to try it out. To read the rest of the review, click here.
Originally published on The Naples Florida Review.