Kaimuki and Coffee Talk

We went to Coffee Talk in Kaimuki on April 20, 2010 for a field trip. We were able to arrive there from Waikiki by the car in about ten minutes and the way was very simple. It advances toward east on the Kapiolani Blvd to Waialae Ave until 12th Ave. I think it would be possible to go there with the bicycle in 30 minutes. We decided to stop the van in a nearby parking lot and to walk there. Kaimuki has a different atmosphere from Waikiki. There were no tourists and we were able to feel the Hawaiian time of the local. We could see a lot of ethnic food restaurants while we were walking. The Mexican restaurant that was called B.B.Burrito seems to have been especially famous. The character of BYOW, Bring Your Own Wine, can frequently be seen in the restaurant in the sphere of Europe, but we could see the character of BYOB, Bring Your Own Beer, at the front of the restaurant. After we had looked at some restaurants and shops, we finally went to Coffee talk around 9:30 a.m. The shop opens at 6 a.m. so it is possible to go there in the early morning. There were many kinds of coffee drinks, bagels, and pancakes. I ordered ice coffee. The price was similar to other coffee shops and cheaper than Starbucks coffee. We relaxed for a while there. We could use free internet at the shop so we could see office workers and students there. The shop was clean and some paintings were put on walls and also nostalgic jazz music flowed there and I was able to feel like the atmosphere was in the 90's.