Kohola Coffee
74-5511 Luhia St, Kailua-Kona, HI
Crema's Take
“Kohola Coffee is a beloved drive-thru gem on the Kona coast where the owner's genuine coffee expertise shines through in every cup, especially their legendary ube latte topped with ube whipped cream that has earned near-universal raves. Beyond stellar espresso drinks and creative matcha beverages, they craft surprisingly excellent breakfast sandwiches and smoothies with real fruit, all at reasonable prices that reflect the owner's generosity rather than island tourism markups. Whether you're a coffee connoisseur or just trying to figure out what to order, the team (especially Jeanette) will guide you warmly toward exactly what you need.”
What to expect
Espresso-focused, with creative signature drinks, matcha and tea options too. Quick-grab spot. Pastries and light food on the menu. Family friendly. Drive-thru.
Google Reviews
Highly recommend the Local Kine smoothie. It was out of this world delicious! Coffee, bagel, and breakfast sandwich were also great. The smoothie was so good we made sure to visit a second time while on our vacation!
Fast, great customer service. Breakfast sandwiches are delicious, and that ube whip is 🔥. If you don’t know what you want Jeanette won’t steer you wrong.
Best coffee on the island! Very reasonably priced too. The owner is so sweet and knowledgeable about coffee and espresso. I got the Ube latte with Ube whipped cream and my sister got a matcha drink (mermaid garden).
Others have said it because it is so true... The Ube Latte is amazing. Get it with the Ube whipped cream!!! Great food truck for coffee, breakfast sandwiches, smoothies, and other amazing beverages! Worth the stop! Drive up, like a local.
We just arrived in Hawaii, and this was the perfect first stop! The coffee is absolutely delicious and the croissant sandwich was amazing: fresh, flaky, and full of flavor. Smoothie has real fruit so many flavors exploded in my mouth it was so delicious! Jeannette was so warm…
Struggling to understand the hype of this place. It was nice that we could drive through. $11 for a red bull smoothie is pretty steep (I'm from Alaska where red bull smoothies are the norm). There was almost zero flavor in it. I asked for raspberry and she poured the rest of the…
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