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Big Island Coffee Roasters at Royal Hawaiian Center in Waikiki Honolulu is the Hilo award-winning craft roaster, with single-origin lots from Puna, Kona.
BeansHawaii (Puna, Kona, Kau, Hamakua)
BrewsEspresso, Filter, Whole bean retail, Subscription
TipAsk for the Hamakua single origin; the Hawaiian Coffee Club ships small-lot finds monthly.
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Manoa Chocolate in Kailua across the Pali from Honolulu has been a bean-to-bar craft chocolate maker since 2010, sourcing single-origin cacao from Hawaiian.
BeansHawaii, Various world origins
BrewsWhole bean retail, Bean to bar chocolate
TipTasting flights run hourly. Second location at 227 Lewers in Waikiki runs the same tour schedule.
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Lonohana Estate Chocolate in Kakaako Honolulu is the tree-to-bar chocolate maker that grows its own cacao on 14 acres of North Shore Oahu and dries the beans.
BeansHawaii (North Shore Oahu)
BrewsWhole bean retail, Bean to bar chocolate
TipDaily tasting flights at the SALT block factory; a 90-minute tour and tasting runs most mornings at 10:00.
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Kona Coffee Purveyors in Waikiki Honolulu is the Big Island single-estate Kona roaster that opened a collab cafe with b. patisserie at the International.
BeansHawaii (Kona)
BrewsEspresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
TipOrder a single-estate Kona pour over and the kouign-amann; the roastery sources from small farms each harvest.
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Honolulu Coffee Company was founded in 1992 as a farm-to-cup Kona coffee roaster in Honolulu, with a 50-acre estate in the Captain Cook region and cafes.
BeansHawaii (Kona)
BrewsEspresso, Filter, Whole bean retail, Subscription
TipThe Kona estate pour over is the flagship; subscriptions ship monthly. The Prince Waikiki cafe opens earliest.
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Morning Brew Hawaii in Kailua across the Pali from Honolulu roasts its 100% Hawaiian blend and signature beans in-house weekly, with a second cafe.
BeansHawaii, Various
BrewsEspresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
TipThe signature Hawaiian blend espresso is the move; second location at 685 Auahi in Kakaako serves the same coffee.