Visit Osaka: Soft Serve at Doutor

One night, walking back to our hotel, one of my kids wanted soft serve.  Thankfully, soft serve is not hard to find in Osaka, and after walking around for just a few moments, we found a sign for soft serve at Doutor Coffee, a coffee shop chain throughout Japan.

They had various other sweets as well, but the kids all wanted ice cream.

The kids got Matcha, Brown Sugar, and Chocolate syrup drizzles, and it hit the spot.

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Ali'i Coffee at Ward Village

 

My friends and I had finished hiking and were hungry for something delicious, but we had my friend's fur baby with us so we needed to look for a place that was pet friendly.  One of my friends remembered that Ward Village welcomes pets so we headed to Ali'i Coffee.  

Ali'i Coffee is located in the former space occupied by Via Gelato near Piggy Smalls.  They are a local, craft coffee bar and roastery offering cold brews on tap, "coff-tails", lattes, and food.  I ordered the Hilo Honey signature latte and the avocado toast - olive rosemary sourdough, pickled onion, feta cheese, greens, balsamic dressing.  I loved my selection. I enjoyed the sweetness of the honey in my latte and the avo toast was delicious.

The service here is also excellent and super friendly. I really enjoyed my experience here and would definitely recommend.  They are open daily from 7am to 3pm.  

Hilo Honey latte and Avocado Toast

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Ali`i Coffee Co.

Although I don't drink coffee, I decided to give Ali`i Coffee Co. (the Downtown location) a try since my brother frequents the Ward location, and I knew they served food, and I needed to pick up lunch.

Breakfast Sandwich

Turkey Pesto

Ali`i Veggie

Hot Pastrami

I had the Turkey Pesto, which I thought was good and satisfying, but I did think it could've been much better with some cheese.

A friend had the Breakfast Sandwich, consisting of egg, ham, cheese, avocado, tomato, onion, and siriacha aioli on a ciabatta.  He thought it was good as well, but did think a different type of bread should have been used.

Our friends loved the Veggie sandwich (avocado, beet hummus, pickled onions, and tomato), and the Hot Pastrami Sandwich.

The staff is the friendliest, and Ali`i Coffee Co. seems to have its share of regulars, as many customers were greeted by name.

Ali`i Coffee Co. was a good choice for lunch!

Ali`i Coffee Co.
35 S Beretania St
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 532-7928

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