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Cafe Laufer
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Frommer's Highly Recommended

ADDRESS: 3565 Waialae Ave
CITY: Honolulu
STATE: HI
COUNTRY: USA
PHONE 1: 808/735-7717
WEBSITE: www.cafelaufer.com
This small, cheerful cafe features frilly decor and sublime pastries -- from apple scones and Linzer tortes to fruit flan, decadent chocolate mousse, and carrot cake -- to accompany the latte and espresso. Fans drop in for simple soups and deli sandwiches on fresh-baked breads; biscotti during coffee break; or a hearty loaf of seven-grain, rye, pumpernickel, or French bread. The place is a solid hit for lunch; the small but satisfying menu includes soup-salad-sandwich specials for a song, a fabulous spinach salad with dried cranberries and Gorgonzola, and gourmet greens with mango-infused, honey-mustard dressing. The orange-seared shrimp salad and the Chinese chicken salad are hits for the light eater, and the smoked Atlantic salmon with fresh pumpernickel bread and cream cheese, Maui onions, and capers is excellent. The special Saturday-night desserts draw a brisk postmovie business.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's Hawaii 2009, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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