Ka Lae Coffee — Restaurant in Hawaii

This is a fantastic place to stop to get coffee. It’s right across the road from Punalu’u Bake Shop (you can walk) and the coffee is superb. This and UCC were my favorite coffee on the island and I tried over a dozen cups brewed with kona coffee on my trip. Kona coffee really is worth it if you’ve never tried it - I even prefer it to the many variations of Colombian coffee I have enjoyed. The other great thing about this coffee shop is that it is at the bottom of one of the prettiest scenic drives on the big island - Kaalaiki Rd - which is paved and 100% worth your time to drive on if you have some extra time. We drove without a 4WD and it was great. You can see forests and green mountains and sometimes the ocean in the distance even from...

This is a hidden gem! If you’re a coffee fiend and tired of having over-roasted oily beans, this roaster knows how to roast a proper medium and dark roast. This is single origin Kua coffee, which means it’s grown in a different region of the big island than the more famous Kona region. As a result Ka Lea will satisfy both the coffee tourist and the coffee fiend. The make their own 1st rate sandwiches and home baked cookies and coffee cakes. So, if you’re reading this while standing in a long line with a tourist bus crowd in front of you, at the well-known Bake Shop 100 yards across the street, get outta that line, and...

This is such a hidden gem! The best coffee I've gotten on island. The baristas were incredibly helpful and kind. I got the caramel macchiato with sauce only no syrup. It was DIVINE! They use a salted caramel sauce which was such a treat.

They have a small but comparable selection of other flavorings to add to your coffee. Additionally, they've got a few blended coffees and smoothies. It's a great variety of beverages. They also had a sweet mini case of unique and tasty looking pastries and 3 or so hot sandwiches.

Needless to say I'll be stopping here every time I pass...