Wailuku Coffee Co.

Wailuku Coffee Company sits on North Market Street in Wailuku town, founded in 2010 at the base of Iao Valley by a family operation that roasts on Maui. The flagship runs a full kitchen alongside the bar: turkey pesto sandwiches, breakfast wraps, gluten-free and vegan options labeled honestly on the board. The espresso is dialed for daily drinking. The filter coffee is the kind you order a second of. There is a second location in Haiku, but Market Street is where the operation breathes. Mornings here pull Wailuku town regulars, county workers from down the block, musicians from across the street, and visitors who got lost looking for Iao Valley and decided this was a better stop. The room is unpretentious. The walls feel grassroots. The coffee earns the loyalty. Order a flat white and a turkey pesto if you want what the Wailuku regulars are eating at 9 AM. Order a Maui-roasted pour-over if you came for the bean.