Pauwela Cafe

Frommer's Review

It's easy to get lost while searching out this wonderful cafe, but it's worth the trip. I never dreamed you could dine so well with such pleasing informality. The tiny cafe, with a few tables indoors and out, has a strong local following for many reasons. Three local boys purchased this well-loved cafe from the original owners in 2004. Chef Brandon Shim (formerly with Tommy Bahamas in Wailea) trained under previous owner Chris Speere at the Maui Community College Culinary Arts School. Chef Brandon certainly has learned well. Nearly everything in this tiny cafe is made from scratch. Breakfasts feature such scrumptious items as pain perdu (French bread in orange vanilla custard), and Belgian waffles. On Sunday, for brunch, chef Brandon whips up eggs Benedict on cornbread with lemon Hollandaise. Lunch is a great collection of salads and sandwiches; the scene-stealing kalua turkey sandwich consists of moist, smoky, shredded turkey with cheese on home-baked French bread and covered with a green-chile and cilantro sauce. For vegetarians there's a vegetarian taro burger and veggie burritos. Because this cafe is located in an industrial center of sailboard and surfboard manufacturers, you may find a surf legend dining at the next table. The cafe is a little less than 1 1/2 miles past the Haiku turnoff and a half mile up on the left.

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