14 editor picks in Honolulu.
14 cafe places in Honolulu we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Honolulu | Cafe across every city.
Coffee culture in Honolulu pulls from the Kona estates of the Big Island and a growing roaster scene closer to home. Kona Coffee Purveyors on Kalakaua Avenue and Honolulu Coffee Company near the harbor put island beans front and center, while Morning Brew works both Kakaako and Kailua. Arvo on Coral Street and The Curb Kaimuki on Waialae Avenue speak to the city's more design-forward third-wave corner.
Kona Coffee Purveyors in the International Market Place in Waikiki Honolulu is the Big Island farm-direct coffee bar paired with b. patisserie pastries baked.
TipDaily 07:00-16:00. Order a flat white with the kouign-amann; queue snakes by 09:30.
Honolulu Coffee Company at the Prince Waikiki in Honolulu was founded in 1992 with farm-to-cup Kona coffee from a 50-acre estate in the Captain Cook region.
TipOrder the Kona estate single-origin pour over and watch the catamarans round Diamond Head from the lobby.
Morning Brew in Kakaako Honolulu is the in-house roaster cafe that pulls 100% Hawaiian blends weekly, opened by the original Kailua location's owners.
TipBig communal table at the back is laptop-friendly. Order the avocado toast with the macadamia nut pesto.
Morning Brew Kailua across the Pali from Honolulu is the original location of the 100% Hawaiian-blend roaster, drawing surfers off Lanikai for all-day.
TipDaily 06:00-16:00. Cash and card; the breakfast burrito is the move after a Lanikai pillbox hike.
Arvo in Kakaako Honolulu is the Australian-style cafe that sisters Casey Wiggins and Dixie Rose opened in the SALT block, anchoring the neighborhood's brunch.
TipDaily 07:00-14:00. Order the loaded avocado toast and the Nutella toast; first hour parking is free.
The Curb Kaimuki in Honolulu is a multi-roaster coffee shop on Waialae that pours Olympia and Heart beans, started as a coffee truck and now anchors.
TipThe hojicha latte with blueberry lavender syrup is the off-menu order; oat milk toast with ricotta is the savory.
Hawaiian Aroma Caffe on Kalakaua in Waikiki Honolulu is the Italian-leaning espresso cafe with nightly live music, all-day breakfast and a four-location.
TipOpen daily 06:00-19:00. The Ohana East branch runs a full bar; the Kalakaua location is breakfast and coffee only.
Andy's Sandwiches and Smoothies in Manoa Honolulu has fed UH students made-to-order sandwiches on house-baked bread and papaya smoothies since 1977.
TipMonday to Friday 07:00-16:00, Sunday to 14:30. Closed Saturday. The papaya smoothie is the move.
Cafe Kaila in the Market City Shopping Center in Honolulu's Kapahulu has won Hale Aina best breakfast four consecutive years; cornbread waffles.
TipDaily 07:00-15:30. Walk-in queue from 08:30 weekends; order the cornbread waffle with strawberry butter.
Sweet E's Cafe in Kapahulu Honolulu is the casual breakfast room named for Ethel Mathews, serving stuffed French toast and crab cake Benedict on the Kaimuki.
TipDaily 07:00-14:00. The stuffed blueberry-cream-cheese French toast is the move; cash and card.
Musubi Cafe Iyasume on Kuhio in Waikiki Honolulu has handmade Koshihikari-rice spam musubi in a dozen permutations, the canonical breakfast grab-and-go.
TipDaily 06:30-21:00. The teriyaki spam musubi is the bestseller; cash and card both work.
Lonohana Estate Chocolate in Kakaako Honolulu is the SALT block bean-to-bar chocolate maker that grows its own cacao on 14 North Shore acres.
TipDaily tastings; 90-minute factory tour at 10:00 most days. Order the Lonohana and Onomea bar flight.
The Manifest in Chinatown Honolulu is the dual cafe-and-bar that keeps a toast bar and full sandwich menu running until 02:00 Friday and Saturday.
OrderToast bar with the avocado and house-pickled vegetables.
TipFriday and Saturday until 02:00. Order whiskey flights with the toast bar; kitchen runs to last call.
Andys Sandwiches and Smoothies has fed UH students and Manoa Valley families from Manoa Marketplace since 1977; the papaya smoothie is the standard order.
TipMonday to Friday 07:00-16:00, Sunday to 14:30. Closed Saturday. The papaya smoothie is the must-order.
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