Sol Café

Qi Yang

2 years ago

This is my favorite coffee place on Oahu! It’s cozy inside and Ramiro always gives the best service. I usually prefer lattes, but if you’re coming to Sol Cafe, you have to try their mocha specials. They are all made with high quality coffee beans and locally produced chocolate. My favorite is the Lavender Blueberry Chocolate.

Tramanh Nguyen

5 months ago

The best coffee on the island and also the chocolate tasting was amazing! Ljubica was so kinda and humble she makes amazing coffee!!! You can tell she loves her job and is good at it! Free parking next door! Give them a try and you will love it too!!! Highly recommend!!! This is my favorite coffee shop on the island!!!!

Not Squidword

Edited a year ago

This longstanding chocolate factory has a wonderful café addition at its lobby entrance. Sol Café uses the chocolate onsite to create its specialty mocha drinks, all containing varying branded doppio espresso shots. This little café accommodates a max of five small parties before becoming cramped, but if you are interested in the factory, the nicer seating area is open to you. This cafés vibe is Spanish siesta, open to hanging out, & is decorated very nicely. I’m not a big fan of chocolate but decided to try the mocha… it was delicious at the start…but turned into a chocolate only drink by the end, but wasn’t bad. I’ll stick to my normal espresso drinks though.

Yara Azar

3 months ago

Sol Caffé was a beautiful surprise in Honolulu. We had a mocha made with cocoa harvested right here in Hawaii, and the flavor was incredibly rich and smooth—clearly high-quality and thoughtfully sourced. We also got to sample several of their chocolates, each with distinct and complex flavors. Our experience was made even better by Ljubica, who took the time to explain everything about their cocoa and chocolate-making process.

Mattho Mandersloot

4 months ago

Fun to try a mocha with local chocolate. Recommend the cardamom latte with milk chocolate, it hits different. Barista was very kind.

J Q

7 months ago

How have I never stopped in before??! Ramiro is amazing - super knowledgeable, friendly and helpful. I’m not a mocha fan…or at least I wasn’t, until today! Canele was also delicious. Chocolate tasting and shopping was also a treat for this foodies. Plan to be back. Often!

Magical Pancake

Edited 8 months ago

A must visit while your in kakaako. Chocolate made in house! The cafe is nice, great impromptu visit if you're in the area. They have chocolate tours you have to reserve for, didn't get a chance to try that yet but looking forward to it. The mocha chocolate uses the chocolate they sell there! 😋

Sam

3 weeks ago

The space is cozy and perfect for a coffee and a good book. The canele pastry had a subtle, heavenly flavor, I got both the lilikoi (passion fruit) and hazelnut flavor toppings and I can’t choose which is better! You also can’t find authentic mocha lattes like this anywhere else on island. 美味しい !!! On top of that, they use the chocolate made *in-house* at the Lonohana coffee factory which you can see them actually make if you do the tour. But the highlight of the shop is the friendly and sweet hospitality from the owner and staff!

Elizaveta Neginskaya

4 months ago

Sol Café is a total hidden gem in Kaka‘ako, and Ramiro—the owner—is genuinely the secret sauce behind the whole experience. This place isn’t just good… it’s category-defining. The coffee here? Easily the best I’ve had in my entire life. No exaggeration, no fluff. Just straight excellence. Ramiro runs this café with the kind of care, craft, and good energy you only get from people who seriously love what they do. Every cup tastes like it was brewed with intention. You can feel the pride in the product and the hospitality the second you walk in. If you’re anywhere near Kaka‘ako, Sol Café is a non-negotiable stop. Hands down a must-try. Once you taste their coffee, every other shop starts feeling like background noise.

Din K

3 months ago

This cafe is absolutely wonderful! The staff—especially Ljubisca (name likely misspelled!)—is incredibly friendly and welcoming. She even offered us free chocolate samples and is truly the reason we’d keep coming back. So warm, chatty, and full of joy—you can genuinely tell she loves what she does. The chocolate selection is impressively diverse, with unique and interesting flavors like jasmine, cardamom, and hibiscus. The ambiance is lovely and the overall vibe is just right. Highly recommend! (The hot Americano is very tasty)