Want a simple, healthy, and tasty breakfast or snack? I love their Papaya Boat! I've been eating…read moreout a lot and my gut needed some rebalancing... They have a lot of yummy pastries with GF options. The staff are friendly and kindly recommend their favorites. Cute store with a chill vibe. Patio with seating in the back and plenty of parking.

Came here twice just for the Malasadas! First off the friendly vibes of the staff are superb. They…read morealso have a very good vegan menu for items that can't really be found elsewhere (vegan lox bagel, breakfast sandwich). Everything was super yummy and solid. I'd opt for the Malasadas without the filling and hit the mochi option. They were a bit better on their own.

Love my shirt and love supporting local businesses. Ask them if they have any shirts available they…read moreare very nice quality with a nice simple design. Perfect Kauai T-Shirt.

We love to try different coffee spots anywhere we go. Believe us when we say this was the BEST…read morecoffee spot on Kauai. The service was awesome and she gave us great recommendations on which coffee we might like better. I tried the Ube Sweet Cream and added coconut and my husband got the Holey Honey Girl made with local honey. Both were sooo good you couldn't go wrong with either. We tried all the popular spots people like to go to in Kauai (Java Kai, Wishing Well, Jammin Banana, & Sunrise Coffee) nothing came close to how good this one was! I wish we found this spot sooner and we'll definitely make this our last stop before leaving the island. We found it by accident but luckily turned out to be the perfect spot located next to great food trucks so you can enjoy food, coffee, and grab a souvenir all in one spot!

Yep, I'll be coming here multiple times during our week stay! The roast is so smooth and the prices…read moreare amazingly reasonable. Order a honey latte if you want a sweet-but-not-too-sweet start to your day. The only disappointment was that they were out of macadamia syrup. Hoping it's back in stock before I leave so I can give the Mac nut latte a try!

Coffee, at it's core, is a simple endeavor. It's hot bean juice served to you with some moo water…read moretoo. That being said, this felt like one of the few third wave coffee shops that exists on the island. I wanted to find an issue with this spot, because I'm always looking for something to be critical over. With the exception of the matcha shortage, they pretty much served all of my needs. I didn't get any pastries, but they looked really good. The decor was great. It was a light wood accented sterile floor concrete look. I gotta say, I love that kind of vibe. The service was great! It was a little busier when we walked in, and there were a few people in line, but it moved quickly, and we ordered promptly as such. I got my standard short iced latte (or an iced flat white), and waited patiently. It came out soon, and I started to sip! Super inoffensive and tasty. It felt like a very middle ground medium roast espresso, so no complaints there! Good stuff, I say. If you want that 3rd Wave experience, this is certainly one way to do it on the island!

Went to Java Kai twice during our visit to Kauai because we enjoyed it that much. Their bagel…read moresandwiches were delicious and easily one of our favorite breakfast spots on the island. The hot mochas were also on point every time. There was always a long line whenever we went, which says a lot about how popular the place is. The sandwiches did take a little while to come out, but honestly they were worth the wait. Great food, great coffee, and a really good vibe overall. Highly recommended if you're in Kauai.

BEWARE: Coffee is TRASH. It is all HYPE. For the price of what I paid for only 2 drinks and they…read moreforgot all my add ons it was horrible. I got the iced Mac latte and Iced shark bite tastes nothing like the description online. They over filled one of my drinks and it was just spilling all over the counter they did nothing to help clean it up. As a local I was shocked. I spoke to another local company AFTER our visit with Java kai in Kōloa town and was told Java Kai is all hype and to not go there because their coffee is overpriced and not good.

I met Daphne and I knew I wanted to try her Product. 80%…read morecacao chocolate from Moloaa I really enjoyed that. I also got Moloaa Bay Coffee And going to do a pour over right now!

The last LOCALLY OWNED coffee company in Kauai! Friendly,…read moreprofessional, and educational, this company is owned by a Kamaaina family, which really brings out the true aloha spirit in their product. They harvest coffee beans by hand and don't use overtly industrial processes (unlike Kauai coffee), and they keep their product here (instead of shipping to the mainland and back like Kauai coffee) being a green move for this company. I wish then the very best! Support this amazing local business!

Amazing coffee! One…read moreof our favorite coffee places in Kauai. Very flavorful coffee and espresso. We enjoyed their macadamia nut lattes and would love to go back to try their food. Plenty of tables outside when we went on their cute little patio.

This was the best breakfast we've had in a long time! Definitely the best on the island. It was…read moreabsolutely delicious and the Maui Mocha was the best latte I have ever had. Not too sweet. Perfectly balanced. We had the rebel bagel, loco moco (best loco moco we have ever had), and acai bowls. Also the best açaí we have had. It had a floral note to it. We wil definitely be back! Be prepared to wait in a line, but it loves quickly and it's completely worth the wait!!!

Having been to a plethora of Dark Horses in Southern California, I was blown away to see one while…read moreresearching coffee spots in Kauai. It's really cool to see such a niche coffee roaster show up on the most niche island in Hawaii! It's located smack dab in the middle of Old Koloa Town, and it was the perfect place to start our day! We came pretty early after opening, and there were just a few souls in sight. The people working the bar were great, and we promptly ordered and got our drinks. There's plenty of seating, both inside and out, so that was a huge plus! I ordered a haupia foam cold brew, and my friend got a standard cold brew. Both were great, and the haupia foam was light and sweet. I only wish I got a larger size! Coconut, cream, and roasty flavors emanated from my drink, making every sip pretty punchy. My friend was saying how he thinks Hawaiian cold brew, in general, is on the lighter side (in dilution, not in roast). I tend to agree. But, that gives a lot of room to flavor or really just deliver a lot of volume in your drink. Overall, this was a super refreshing thing to have not only in the morning, but also in general on Kauai!

I wanted to like this place more, but it's very mid, the matcha and latte were really just 3/5…read morestars. I ordered a hot matcha latte with oat milk, and the matcha already comes pre-sweetened per the barista. It tastes very similar to Starbucks matcha, not horrible but not great either. A little too sweet for my liking and not enough of the matcha flavor comes through. The color also wasn't the correct shade of green for good quality matcha, but I'm someone who likes to make my matcha at home and rarely find ones at coffee shops that I actually like, so take my review with that in mind, if you're a casual matcha drinking then you would like their version. It doesn't dry your tongue out or have a bitter taste. The following day I decided to try their coffee and ordered a hot vanilla oat milk latte. It was just okay, the espresso is a little more on the acidic side and I couldn't taste any vanilla flavor. Definitely not the worst latte I've had in Hawaii, but for the cost of lattes nowadays, I wouldn't come back to try more of their menu until I try other local coffee shops first. Pros: Plenty of parking right out front, good amount of seating inside, clean bathrooms, wifi, they sell their coffee beans and merchandise including shirts and hats which are super cute, there is also a small shop inside the same building that sells clothing/candles/bags/etc and the store employee is super nice

This is my favorite coffee spot on the islands! I dream about the mac nut latte and aloha bar..so…read moregood! The vibes and service are great too!

Came in excited to try out their coffee and acai bowl!…read more Unfortunately, it was mid. Pretty busy place in a nice plaza. Clean and friendly staff. Acai base was okay... It was heavily loaded with granola which made it hard to get acai on the spoon. For drinks, I got the Maui Mocha, which was disappointing. :( Maybe I should try to order other things next time!

Sister got me this bag of coffee for a present and it was one of the best coffee I've had. I am…read moredown to the last cup and am sad as I think I have to go to Hawaii to get it again. Cannot recommend this coffee enough. Will drink again.

From the owner: For almost 20 years, Hanalei Coffee Roasters has focused on the best quality, unique, and flavorful…read moreHawaiian coffees. We micro-roast several days a week with care and aloha. Hanalei Coffee Roasters began in a century-old plantation house, just in front of the taro patch, in the town of Hanalei, Kauai. Mark Furr and Tina Ferrato, a married couple, operated a cafe and retail roasting operation in the old plantation house for over a decade. We specialize in roasting and serving 100% Hawaiian coffees, and over the years, we have served our Hawaiian coffees to tens of thousands of visitors to the Garden Isle.