Pauwela Café

Photo: Pauwela Café
375 West Kuiaha Road, United 37, Haiku
808-575-9242
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www.pauwelacafe.com

Photo: Pauwela Café

The Pauwela Café is another off the beaten track restaurant that gets great reviews for their breakfast and lunch selections. All the breads, muffins, apple turnovers (a must try) and scones are baked fresh each day right at the café. The coffee is roasted locally right on Maui and the espressos are European-style, fresh ground for each one made. The Pauwela Café is very small, with several tables indoors and outdoors but it is the eclectic food, almost everything made from scratch, that makes this such a winner. Try the delicious Pain Perdu, French bread baked in Orange Vanilla Custard served with mixed fruits - just so wonderful, it's actually hard to describe. Or try the Breakfast Burrito with creamy scrambled eggs, cheeses and Béchamel Sauce wrapped in a flour tortilla - Béchamel Sauce? Pain Perdu? How about Muesli, almost the national dish of Switzerland made with rolled oats, raisins, craisins, coconut, almonds and vanilla yogurt - healthy and delicious. There are other breakfast items to choose from and specials such as the excellent Eggs Benedict on Sunday, usually prepared on corn bread with a lemon Hollandaise Sauce.

Photo: Pauwela Café

Lunch is just as good and inventive as breakfast with four great salads offered including Greek, Cobb, Caesar and a local Pauwela. All their sandwiches come with either a green or macaroni salad and a sure winner is the Kalua Turkey on freshly baked French bread with smoked turkey, green chilies, lettuce and mayo or for a true beef fix, order the Roast Beef sandwich with thin slices, slow roasted, prime grade Roast Beef, melted provolone cheese, lettuce, tomato, mayo with a side of horseradish - served on homemade bread. Vegetarians are not left out here with a Taro Burger offered as well as a delicious Veggie Burrito. Besides coffee they also make great smoothies. This is an amazing restaurant that serves really great food at reasonable prices and offers items rarely seen on menus outside of Europe. They also do a lot of takeout, so if you're on your way to Hana you can pick up salads & sandwiches to eat on your way. Open daily, Mon. to Fri. from 6 am to 2 pm (dine in 7 am to 1 pm); Sat. and Sun. from 6 am to 2 pm.