Holuakoa Gardens & Café — Café / Hawaiian, Big Island (Hawaii)
Holuakoa is the upcountry village where Kona coffee is grown — 1,400 feet above the coast, in the cloud forest belt where the combination of volcanic soil, morning cloud cover, and afternoon sunshine produces the coffee that carries a specific appellation in the world coffee trade. The café here uses estate coffee from the surrounding farms.
The Kona coffee served here — single-estate, freshly roasted, brewed with the care that a coffee-growing community brings to its own product — is the most direct possible engagement with the ingredient that made this volcano's slopes famous.
The farm breakfast uses the produce from the surrounding Holualoa farms — eggs from upcountry chickens, tropical fruit from the village's gardens, and the local macadamia nuts that the Big Island produces in abundance alongside the coffee.
The upcountry setting provides views down to the Kona Coast and across to Maui on clear mornings — the elevation that makes the coffee country a completely different experience from the beach resorts below.
Best Occasion: Perfect for Solo Dining
Estate Kona coffee, farm breakfast with Big Island produce, and the upcountry village atmosphere. Solo dining's most specifically Big Island experience.
Best Occasion: Works for First Dates
The coffee country village setting, estate Kona coffee, and the elevation above the resort coast create a first date with specific Big Island character.