New restaurant combines Latin food cultures with Cuban sandwiches, Uruguayan pastries
What's the name of the new restaurant in Port St. Lucie?
Tefi's Cafe
Where is Tefi's Cafe?
1050 S.E. Port St. Lucie Blvd., Port St. Lucie, in the Bridge Plaza between Nevermore Tattoo Studio and La Casa Liquors; previously The Purple Door metaphysical boutique, which moved to another unit in the same plaza
Who owns Tefi's Cafe?
Husband-and-wife team Rolando Garcia Carmenate and Stefani Freire Paipo combine their cultures at their cafe. He’s Cuban, and she’s from Uruguay, so they have Cuban sandwiches and Uruguayan pastries. "We are very close to our family and, out of endearment, her family and mine calls my wife 'Tefi,' " he said. "We wanted the shop to have a family feel to it."
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What kind of restaurant is Tefi's Cafe?
It's a small cafe with coffee, pastries, desserts, empanadas and natural juices.
What's on Tefi's Cafe's menu?
Food
Ham croquetas (99 cents each)
Empanadas: beef or chicken ($3 each)
Pastelitos: guava or guava and cheese ($2.50)
Tostada Cubana ($2.50)
Sandwich Cubano with pork, ham, cheese, pickles and mustard ($12.99)
Medianoche with sweet bread, ham, pork, cheese, pickles and mustard ($9.99)
Sandwich de jamon y queso with ham and cheese on Cuban bread ($7.99)
Sandwich de croquetas ($8.99)
Olimpicos with tin bread, mayo, cheese, ham, tomato, lettuce, hard-boiled eggs and olives ($5.75)
Pan con timba with guava pasta and Swiss cheese ($4.99)
Sandwich de miga with tin bread, ham and cheese ($4.50)
Ham and cheese croissants ($4.75 each)
Sandwich Italiano ($9.99)
Hot drinks
Cafe con leche
Colada ($2.50)
Cortadito ($2.50)
Cappuccino with cocoa, cinnamon and whipped cream
Espresso ($1.25)
Submarino
Americano
Cold drinks
Ice cafe ($4.95)
Frappe: caramel, vanilla, mocha or hazelnut ($5)
Shakes: mango, mamey sapote, strawberry or banana ($6)
Natural juice: pineapple, passionfruit or guava ($4)
Fresh lemonade ($4)
Orange juice
Sodas ($2)
Tefi’s frappe ($6.50)
Desserts
Flan ($5.50)
Tiramisu ($5)
Chocoflan ($5.50)
Arrollado de dulce de leche ($4.50)
Masitas surtidas ($1.50)
Tres leche ($5)
When did Tefi's Cafe open?
June 12, 2024
What are Tefi's Cafe's hours?
7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday
What are Tefi's Cafe's website and social media?
Laurie K. Blandford is TCPalm's entertainment reporter dedicated to finding the best things to do on the Treasure Coast. Email her at [email protected]. Sign up for her What To Do in 772 weekly newsletter at profile.tcpalm.com/newsletters/manage.
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