6 O‘ahu Cafés to Get Your Art and Coffee On Fuel up and support local artists at these artsy coffee joints. May 14, 2021
I firmly believe art and coffee shops just go together. Like any metropolitan city, there are several cafés on O‘ahu where delicious food and drink are found alongside the talented work of local artists and photographers. These are my picks for local cafés that are known, not just as great places to fuel up, but for supporting and showcasing our local art scene.
Recommendations: Rose or lavender latte, hot or iced
A gathering place for the Diamond Head community for six years, Ars Café is as popular for its delicious, floral lavender and rose lattes as its longtime partnership with local artists. The current gallery exhibit is hosted in partnership with Kapiʻolani Community College’s Koa Gallery, represented by renowned local artist John Koga and artist and art educator Lawrence Seward. On display until May 14, you’ll find the work of Carl Jennings, an art professor at KCC, paired with pieces by his former student, Eddie Joaquin. There will be monthly art exhibits planned until at least April 2022.