Dinkytown’s Family-Owned Date Night Destination Is Closing After 16 Years

After 16 years of intimate date nights, long lunches, and fresh Mediterranean flavors, the Sander family has decided to close Kafe 421 after dinner on July 31. The restaurant was a labor of love for Georgia Sander, whose emigrated from Greece as a teenager. Her daughter Antigoni Sander joined her mother in running the business and both are familiar faces to restaurant regulars. The restaurant has long been a destination for those who work at the nearby University of Minnesota. Plus, it’s affordable date night specials and romantic setting made it a popular place to linger over a meal and glass of wine.

Antigoni said the difficult decision was made as the family heads into a new era. Sander and her husband just welcomed a new baby and her mother has been excelling in the grandma department. “It was just time for the family to start a new chapter.”

Fans of Georgia’s food won’t have to do completely without, she will continue to run a catering operation out of the location.

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