Great local coffee shop that acts as a gathering place for the community. Staff is always pleasant. They are helpful to make sure your order is exactly as you’d like. The coffee is sourced from small roasters. Tea is by Rishi. The cookies are excellent. The red miso cookie is incredible and a must try. Every time I have been here, it has been busy. However, the staff does a great job of getting quality products out quickly. When I go to Kaimuki this is a must stop.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Drip Coffee, Cookies, Pour Over
Joanne Li
Very tasty coffee! Loved the Linger drink. Wished they did a Valentine’s Day special 2 coffee drinks for a discounted price. Haha but they have plenty of business.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Keaton Ambridge
Nonchalantly busy cafe on the main drag out in Kaimuki, from the front The Curb looks relaxed and quiet but once you enter you'll be surprised to find a nearly full bustling artisan caffeine dispensing operation. The coffee is ostensibly the focus (spanning your own desired level of complexity) but they have an interesting selection of baked goods to pair with your espresso. Can confirm both the cookies and banana bread are well made. Park along the residential street and stroll in to join the line from the back entrance.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cookies
Fiona Yeung
Favorite neighborhood spot esp for their lavender matcha! Their cookies are my FAVE.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bree Morse
best spot to grab coffee on island! and all the staff are super
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pastries, Pour Over, Iced Latte
Victor Evrard
I always drink an espresso on the spot in less than a minute because the disposable cups are really terrible. They definitely affect the taste and the temperature of the coffee. Yet, you still transfer the shot from the glass cup to a serving cup? Why? 30-50% of the crema sticks on the sides of the glass cup. The coffee shot I get in my cup is not the full extraction. You definitely know that and I suspect you always serve the average Joe most of whom want a sweet and milky thing. There is absolutely no reason to do that to your espresso or any other black coffee you serve in the café. I might be wrong but you add two steps in the workflow for nothing.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Kozue Majima
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Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Anna Baatz
Absolutely wonderful spot for a bite and caffeine. Really, really enjoyed my iced hojicha latte with blueberry syrup and oat milk. Their toast with house-made ricotta, chili crisp, poached egg and scallion was also phenomenal. The space is bright with plenty of nice shelf products, lots of yummy sounding eats, creative variety of interesting seasonal beverages, and very friendly staff. Looking forward to my future visits!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Joshua Yuan
This is one of our favorite cafes on the island. There is a small parking lot around back which might be full but street parking should be okay too. There's usually been a line out the back door when coming here even on weekdays.Egggggcellent espresso and tea! They also have specialty and seasonal drinks like pandan matcha and spiced lattes. Got the twilight zone with oatmilk and an iced pandan latte. Both were ? . Their cookies and food are really unique and yummy too with fresh ingredients. They got rid of their strawberry matcha cookie from a few years back though which is quite sad.Good co-working and hangout space but there is no wifi.
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Really good coffee from various small-business, speciality coffee roasters. Even the decaf (americano) is fragrant and tastes good. Almost got a second cup… Some tea & matcha drinks complement the thoughtful coffee drink selection.Never got food here, but I’ve seen people eating things that come from the tiny kitchen.Bring a jacket, as it’s always frigid cold in here !On weekend evenings, the wine bar is outstanding. Small growers who care about what goes into their wines. Delicious. I love it.Vegetarian options: They have oat milkParking: Small car park out back. Otherwise, there’s the street (also free).
Ok coffee. They unfortunately don't have any lids for the lattes to go that work here fyi if you order take out. Pretty stupid that you are a coffee shop that has not figured out what lids to fit your coffee... Maybe one day a genius could fix this problem.
Liana Sun
$1.50 for an add shot!Pretty delicious standard and seasonal lattes! My fave seasonal atm is their Twilight Zone (hojicha latte + homemade blueberry lavender syrup) and otherwise my go to is their Pandan Matcha ?
Recommended dishes: Pandan Toast
Stephanie Wong
Great vibes, variety of coffee, and delicious toasts.
Zara A.
This place is the holy trinity.... wine, soy matcha, and bread. I will go across the Island to find this place if I am ever in Oahu again. I wish there was one of these where I am from because it truly embodies my favorite things. Not to mention the quality of everything was fantastic. Ceremonial grade matcha, with organic selection of reasonably priced wines!They also had a wine bar that opens in the afternoon with live music. The bread shop is constantly baking up some fanatics things which are also found in the food served at the shop. They really maximize in every aspect of their craft. The efficiency and way these aspects of the business merge is fantastic. The bread shop has some exclusive hours, and emphasizes pick up orders only so my heart was broken (I am so dramatic). However...I went up to a worker there and asked if I can buy something in the early morning when they were closed. He let me! This really meant everything to me as it was the last day I was in town and was able to try their olive bread this way with no reservation. I appreciated that worker so much I hope he sees this because it meant so much to me that he took the time to fill out my info to let me purchase some bread! If I ever opened any shop it would be a dream to be like Curb Kaimuki! Please come to California!
David Birzin
Good specialty coffee. There’s nice pour over options, espresso is good. The cafe has a good ambiance for people working /studying
Great local coffee shop that acts as a gathering place for the community. Staff is always pleasant. They are helpful to make sure your order is exactly as you’d like. The coffee is sourced from small roasters. Tea is by Rishi. The cookies are excellent. The red miso cookie is incredible and a must try. Every time I have been here, it has been busy. However, the staff does a great job of getting quality products out quickly. When I go to Kaimuki this is a must stop.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Drip Coffee, Cookies, Pour Over
Very tasty coffee! Loved the Linger drink. Wished they did a Valentine’s Day special 2 coffee drinks for a discounted price. Haha but they have plenty of business.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nonchalantly busy cafe on the main drag out in Kaimuki, from the front The Curb looks relaxed and quiet but once you enter you'll be surprised to find a nearly full bustling artisan caffeine dispensing operation. The coffee is ostensibly the focus (spanning your own desired level of complexity) but they have an interesting selection of baked goods to pair with your espresso. Can confirm both the cookies and banana bread are well made. Park along the residential street and stroll in to join the line from the back entrance.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cookies
Favorite neighborhood spot esp for their lavender matcha! Their cookies are my FAVE.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
best spot to grab coffee on island! and all the staff are super
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pastries, Pour Over, Iced Latte
I always drink an espresso on the spot in less than a minute because the disposable cups are really terrible. They definitely affect the taste and the temperature of the coffee. Yet, you still transfer the shot from the glass cup to a serving cup? Why? 30-50% of the crema sticks on the sides of the glass cup. The coffee shot I get in my cup is not the full extraction. You definitely know that and I suspect you always serve the average Joe most of whom want a sweet and milky thing. There is absolutely no reason to do that to your espresso or any other black coffee you serve in the café. I might be wrong but you add two steps in the workflow for nothing.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
coffee is
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Absolutely wonderful spot for a bite and caffeine. Really, really enjoyed my iced hojicha latte with blueberry syrup and oat milk. Their toast with house-made ricotta, chili crisp, poached egg and scallion was also phenomenal. The space is bright with plenty of nice shelf products, lots of yummy sounding eats, creative variety of interesting seasonal beverages, and very friendly staff. Looking forward to my future visits!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is one of our favorite cafes on the island. There is a small parking lot around back which might be full but street parking should be okay too. There's usually been a line out the back door when coming here even on weekdays.Egggggcellent espresso and tea! They also have specialty and seasonal drinks like pandan matcha and spiced lattes. Got the twilight zone with oatmilk and an iced pandan latte. Both were ? . Their cookies and food are really unique and yummy too with fresh ingredients. They got rid of their strawberry matcha cookie from a few years back though which is quite sad.Good co-working and hangout space but there is no wifi.
Really good coffee from various small-business, speciality coffee roasters. Even the decaf (americano) is fragrant and tastes good. Almost got a second cup… Some tea & matcha drinks complement the thoughtful coffee drink selection.Never got food here, but I’ve seen people eating things that come from the tiny kitchen.Bring a jacket, as it’s always frigid cold in here !On weekend evenings, the wine bar is outstanding. Small growers who care about what goes into their wines. Delicious. I love it.Vegetarian options: They have oat milkParking: Small car park out back. Otherwise, there’s the street (also free).
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Ok coffee. They unfortunately don't have any lids for the lattes to go that work here fyi if you order take out. Pretty stupid that you are a coffee shop that has not figured out what lids to fit your coffee... Maybe one day a genius could fix this problem.
$1.50 for an add shot!Pretty delicious standard and seasonal lattes! My fave seasonal atm is their Twilight Zone (hojicha latte + homemade blueberry lavender syrup) and otherwise my go to is their Pandan Matcha ?
Recommended dishes: Pandan Toast
Great vibes, variety of coffee, and delicious toasts.
This place is the holy trinity.... wine, soy matcha, and bread. I will go across the Island to find this place if I am ever in Oahu again. I wish there was one of these where I am from because it truly embodies my favorite things. Not to mention the quality of everything was fantastic. Ceremonial grade matcha, with organic selection of reasonably priced wines!They also had a wine bar that opens in the afternoon with live music. The bread shop is constantly baking up some fanatics things which are also found in the food served at the shop. They really maximize in every aspect of their craft. The efficiency and way these aspects of the business merge is fantastic. The bread shop has some exclusive hours, and emphasizes pick up orders only so my heart was broken (I am so dramatic). However...I went up to a worker there and asked if I can buy something in the early morning when they were closed. He let me! This really meant everything to me as it was the last day I was in town and was able to try their olive bread this way with no reservation. I appreciated that worker so much I hope he sees this because it meant so much to me that he took the time to fill out my info to let me purchase some bread! If I ever opened any shop it would be a dream to be like Curb Kaimuki! Please come to California!
Good specialty coffee. There’s nice pour over options, espresso is good. The cafe has a good ambiance for people working /studying