Café VNTG

Cafe VNTG sits inside a vintage furniture warehouse on Waimanu Street in Kakaako, a block from the SALT block and a short walk from the Ward Whole Foods. Husband-and-wife owners Alexandro and Jennifer Viriato built the cafe along one wall of their showroom, which means you order an espresso while shelves of mid-century chairs rise to the ceiling behind you. The drink program leans Brazilian. The Vintage Matcha runs lavender and cold foam. The Brazilian House Cold Brew is the owners' tribute to home, and the pao de queijo comes warm. Mornings draw the Kakaako condo crowd. Evenings turn into open mics and dance classes. It is one of the few places in town where a coffee stop becomes an hour you did not plan for. Order the Honolulu Fog if you want Earl Grey done right. Order the pao de queijo and a Brazilian House Cold Brew if you want the cafe at its most itself.