A new Fort Worth cafe is serving acai bowls with a Latin-inspired twist. Called Fide’s, it’s a family-run operation from a mother-daughter duo who already own a beloved cafe in Fort Worth’s Near Southside.

Fide's is from Cinthya Duran and her mother Yaneth Sanchez, who launched the Mexican brunch cafe Cafecito in 2023. They opened Fide's next door to Cafecito in early March, in the Funky Town Food Hall at 1229 Eighth Ave., where they’ve taken the spot formerly occupied by Filipino concept Ober Here.

After the warm reception they received with Cafecito, it only made sense to try their hand again.

“It’s very scary to make that first step into a brick-and-mortar, but the shared space makes it less intimidating,” Duran says. “When Ober Here left, we were already in there [with Cafecito] so a secondary business didn’t feel super crazy. It just felt like an extension of Cafecito in a way."

Fide’s was conceived as a result of Duran’s pregnancy cravings in 2023. In August, she became obsessed with acai bowls because that’s all her stomach could handle. But she struggled to find acai bowl restaurants nearby in south Fort Worth, and decided to fill that void herself.

“So many of our customers from Cafecito that we’ve introduced to Fide’s didn’t know what an acai bowl was, and now they love it,” Duran says. “It’s really cool and fun to introduce people to new things.”

Fide's menu features acai bowls and smoothie bowls; the difference is that acai bowls use acai pulp as the main ingredient, while smoothie bowls can use a variety of fruits or vegetables.

They specialize in tropical flavors like mango, coconut, pineapple, and tajin to create distinct Latin-themed blends.

They also do something unique in the bowl realm by placing fruit and granola both on the top and the bottom of their creations - another highly personal touch inspired by Duran's experience.

“The only thing I didn’t like about most acai bowls is that they usually don’t have anything on the base under the smoothie,” Duran says. “I would get so annoyed when I finished all my toppings and then I’m just left with the smoothie part. I wanted more granola and fruit.”

Signature bowls, which cost about $10 each, include:

• Sunkissed: mango, pineapple, coconut water, and lime juice, topped with cucumber, mango, tajin, and chamoy
• Sierra Moon: banana, strawberry, mango, almond milk, and acai, topped with granola, banana, blueberries, coconut, and honey
• Beachside: mango, pineapple, coconut water, and acai, topped with granola, banana, mango, coconut, and honey
• Summer Love: banana, mango, peaches, guava juice, and acai, topped with granola, banana, strawberries, kiwi, and honey

There’s also fruit-packed smoothie drinks, minus the toppings that come in a bowl. You can choose to blend toppings such as peanut butter, agave, almond butter, chia seeds, protein powder, spirulina powder, spinach, acai, and maca powder ($1 upcharge each).

As with Cafecito, Duran’s mother runs the kitchen while Duran, along with her husband Adrian, manage business operations.

The name is an homage to Duran’s grandmother, who everyone called Fide. Duran was inspired by Fide’s house in Mexico, which was always filled with tropical plants and flowers, when she designed the new cafe concept. It’s full of hanging flowers and colorful plants.

“It just felt almost tropical in a way, and shady, cool, and inviting,” Duran says. “That’s kind of the vibe I wanted Fide's to have."