Nanbu Courtyard

My favorite place for lunch. The food is fresh and delicious. Great for a coffee and a slice of banana bread. Or a salad and sandwich. The ambiance is quiet and quaint, with great sitting in the courtyard surrounded by gardens.

my fiancé and I walk down there this morning. It was a short walk from the house. Nice atmosphere. Right off the bat, my fiancé purchased a cinnamon roll. We ordered two mochas following the famous Cobb salad. We did exactly what the reviews said and everything was perfect. The salad was super fresh including all the ingredients bacon, avocado, and tomatoes etc. The cinnamon roll was orgasmic! I suggest you sit in the outside patio. Its nice enjoying a cup of coffee with a little sunlight on you. Service was nice and had great conversation with her. I love supporting all these local businesses. Wish they stayed open later

Couple weeks ago I had the club sandwich… it was EXCELLENT. Today I had the chopped salad… it was EXCELLENT. The best lilikoi ice tea anywhere. Also pigged out on some carrot cake… gotta say it was the best carrot cake ever.

Awesome atmosphere, great, healthy, fresh food choices! One lady makes it all so be patient, but it’s FRESH and worth the 10 min wait :) Amazing cinnamon rolls with lilikoi or vanilla glaze & other fresh, baked goods. My favorite stop up north!

The two times I’ve been here the service was so subpar that I couldn’t even appreciate the one time I actually got food. The first time I went, I ordered a club sandwich which took 20 minutes… and I was the only person there. The sandwich was alright, as I remember it, but I was so perturbed by the time it took to receive that I can’t even really recall. Definitely not worth the $ 10 or so that I paid for it! The most recent time I tried to go here it was admittedly busier, but not so busy that I should have been treated the way I was! I waited at the ordering table for 3 minutes before the woman working there crankily said, «be with you in a minute!» I proceeded to wait for 8 minutes after that. After being blatantly ignored for that period of time I decided to leave. As much as I’d like to write wonderful things about this charming little place, I haven’t even had the opportunity to enjoy it because the service has been so awful :/

The best chai tea lattes! Obviously there aren’t many options in the area but this rocks! I’ll stop every time I’m swinging through town.

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Best coffee and atmosphere in the North Kohala region; every cup for the last five years that I have returned to the Big Island is made with care and the patience of the finest barista.
Whereas there is at a glance into the area of Hawi other alternatives for coffee-​just continue north for a little slice of heaven at the historic building set back off the road a bit and reap the benefit of this quaint one owner coffee and sandwich place. Food and menu is deliteful. Z
Aloha is present in every cup!

We were on our way to the lookout and my lobby coffee was just not cutting it. On a whim, we pulled a u-​turn and ran into Nanbu. I ordered a delicious Americano. While we were waiting for it to brew, we caught a whiff of the breakfast sandwiches. They smelled far too good to pass up, so we got a couple of those too. We spotted the adorable back patio through the door and decided to hang out for a bit. So relaxing. It was nice just to sit and enjoy the outdoors. I felt like one of the geckos, just drinking the sunshine in. We also loved that the staff here knew all of the locals and took the time to be social with us as well. It was such a lovely spot.

We stopped here on our way out of ATV Outfitters for sandwiches. Great sandwiches, nice little place. Recommend the paninis and the brownies!