Toe Beans & Dreams Adoption Cafe

Toe Beans and Dreams sits in the Pearl Kai Shopping Center on Kamehameha Highway in Aiea, a cat adoption cafe partnered with KAT Charities. The fifteen-dollar cat-lounge ticket buys fifty minutes with rescues that have been trapped, vetted, and readied for homes, plus a drink and a snack from the cafe side. Sandwiches are build-your-own. Drinks are hand-crafted at the bar. Founder Dr. Karen Tyson, a neuropsychologist, built the project to also create jobs and skills training for young adults with developmental disabilities, and that mission shows in the rhythm of the room. Mornings run families and first-time visitors. Afternoons run regulars who already know which cat they're looking for. Order a hand-crafted latte and a sandwich if you want lunch with cats on your lap. Order the cat-lounge ticket if you came because someone told you Toe Beans is the move.