5 Best Cafes near Lihue

“Best taro malasadas!! Chai and lattes are SO good!!“

“Delicious acai bowls! This was our first stop after arriving in Kauai. We ordered the Kauaiian bowl, Kailea bowl, and the Green Giant. The fruit was deliciously fresh, especially the mango in the Kailea bowl! However, I was very disappointed with the Green Giant. The first ingredient listed was matcha, so I assumed this was a matcha latte with some sort of sweetener. Apparently dalgona is coffee, so the drink was half matcha half coffee. I don't drink coffee, so I ended up tossing half my drink. They have some chairs and picnic bench seating for you to enjoy your food or drink, including a covered area.“

“We stopped in here while visiting and it’s a very different vibe than the rest of the island.

The shop is super cute and quaint, very chill and quiet with a French vibe. Seems very up scale but down to earth.

The banana bread latte was very nicely and thoughtfully prepared, the coconut oatmeal cookie was very nicely and light with a nice tropical vibe.

My husband got a brown butter chocolate chip cookie that was to die for, it had a little bit of lavender in it (maybe lavender sugar?) and it just worked SOOO well! I’m going to have to try that at home.

I got the strawberries and cream which is a personal favorite, and when I got to the car I realized there was one bad strawberry in the box, I went back and asked if I could switch it for the other in the case, and the girl ran to find me an even fresher one to make sure they were good. She was very apologetic and made sure I left with a full box of fresh strawberries.

This is such a good stop and I highly recommend!“

“Excellent local food!!! The oxtail soup is superb! The macadamia nut pancakes were fresh and the nuts crisp and fresh. So many locals eating there made us feel at home!“

“I don’t care what anyone says. This is my all time favorite little store to go to for treats and drinks. Their boba is AMAZING!! If anyone says other wise are the stupidest people ever. This place is so underrated!!! It’s deserves more customers!!! And the price you pay for is amazingly good in my price of what I want!!

Kid-friendliness: Kid friendly! Love the atmosphere!“