Aloha and welcome to a special place. A place full of hospitality and friendliness. A place where people have time to talk together, a place where all the food is made from scratch, a place where you can have a smile for free. There is only one place like that. Welcome to the Maui Swiss Cafe.

Annemarie and Rolf Egli

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At Maui Swiss Cafe, the Internet and good food really do splice.

Maui Swiss Cafe is unbelievably awesome, and you really need to go there to believe how great it is. It’s on Front Street, but it’s tucked between Burger King and a bunch of tourist traps. If you’re looking for it, it’s easy to recognize by the hot pink, fluffy table umbrellas. You can’t miss them.

The prices on both the Internet and the food are shockingly low, especially for Lahaina. For the price of a king-sized value meal at Burger King you can get a real, homemade dish and check your email

Long live Maui Swiss Cafe!

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Guests, journalists and travel experts talking about the Maui Swiss Cafe:

Contintental Airlines Vacations: Newly renovated and double its original size (which was tiny), Swiss Café now has five Internet stations (three of them with flat-screen monitors) and continues to serve excellent sandwiches and continental breakfast. Having gone from a sandwich-and-pizza shop to a European-style sidewalk Internet cafe, it still serves $5 lunch specials and $2 ice cream and remains a welcome stop in hot Lahaina. Top-quality breads baked fresh daily, Dijon mustard, good Swiss cheese, and keen attention to sandwich fillings and pizza toppings make this a very special sandwich shop. The Swiss owner, Dominique Martin, has imbued this corner of Lahaina with a European flavor, down to the menus printed in English and German and the Swiss breakfast of sliced ham, Emmentaler cheese, hard-boiled egg, and freshly baked croissant. Tip: The "signature melt" sandwiches, with imported Emmentaler cheese baked on an Italian Parmesan crust, are something to watch for, and there are excellent vegetarian and turkey sandwiches.

Frommer's Review: Newly renovated and double its original size (which was tiny), Swiss Cafe now has five Internet stations and continues to serve excellent sandwiches and continental breakfast. Having gone from a sandwich-and-pizza shop to a European-style sidewalk Internet cafe, it still serves $5 lunch specials and two scoops of ice cream for $2.50 (and sometimes the ice cream is free with the lunch special). Top-quality breads baked fresh daily, Dijon mustard, good Swiss cheese, and keen attention to sandwich fillings and pizza toppings make this a very special sandwich shop. The Swiss owner, Dominique Martin, has imbued this corner of Lahaina with a European flavor, down to the menus printed in English and German and the Swiss breakfast of sliced ham, Emmenthal cheese, hard-boiled egg, and freshly baked croissant. Tip: The "signature melt" sandwiches, with imported Emmenthal cheese baked on an Italian Parmesan crust, are something to watch for, and there are excellent vegetarian and turkey sandwiches as well.

Tripadvisor: My experience at the Maui Swiss Cafe was great. Good food, delicious hot and cold sandwiches, friendly...
We did enjoy the great food at Maui Swiss Cafe almost every day on our vacation...it almost felt like...
This is a wonderful coffee shop with charming staff and owner. We originally went there to use the internet...

Travel yahoo: During my vacation in Maui I had the best lunch at the Swiss cafe in Lahaina. It's affordbale and very good. The ambiente is european style and while you wait for your food you can search the ...

Hyatt: Newly renovated and double its original size (which was tiny), Swiss Cafe now has five Internet stations and continues to serve excellent sandwiches and continental breakfast. Having gone from a sandwich-and-pizza shop to a European-style sidewalk Internet cafe, it still serves $5 lunch specials and two scoops of ice cream for $2.50 (and sometimes the ice cream is free with the lunch special). Top-quality breads baked fresh daily, Dijon mustard, good Swiss cheese, and keen attention to sandwich fillings and pizza toppings make this a very special sandwich shop. The Swiss owner, Dominique Martin, has imbued this corner of Lahaina with a European flavor, down to the menus printed in English and German and the Swiss breakfast of sliced ham, Emmenthal cheese, hard-boiled egg, and freshly baked croissant. Tip: The "signature melt" sandwiches, with imported Emmenthal cheese baked on an Italian Parmesan crust, are something to watch for, and there are excellent vegetarian and turkey sandwiches as well.

Tucked between the Wharf Cinema Center and the local Burger King is the Maui Swiss Cafe. An open-air, European-style sidewalk internet cafe in the shade of a trellised canopy and palm trees, the cafe has been Swiss-owned since 1994.



Recently, Maui Swiss Cafe became a great place to check your email, eight computer stations (six of which have high tech, flat screen TFT monitors). A 1.5MBit/s ADSL connection lets users access the internet quickly and efficiently. At only $0.15 a minute, Maui Swiss Cafe offers the lowest price on the west side of the island and is a perfect place to catch up on business or just to casually surf the web.

Like cafes found throughout Europe, the restaurant is an oasis of quiet from the hustle of nearby Front Street. Regulars and visitors frequent the cafe everday for an afternoon cappucino or frosty milkshake. They gather at the front corner table to watch the activity under the Banyan Tree and chat with the staff on break. Others come daily for the famous $5.5 lunch specials or $2.5 ice cream special. A personal pizza or a sandwich served with Caesar salad, chips and a drink. Each sandwich is carefully created by the manager, Dominique Martin, to complement the flavors of imported Swiss cheese. All sandwiches are served European style with Dijon mustard, cream cheese, hard boiled egg, and Swiss cheese in addition to the usual fixins’. Everything is made to order, fresh on the premises. Try one of the inventive hot sandwiches such as the Turkey Broccoli Melt (French baguette with Dijon mustard, tutrkey, broccoli, tomato, and melted cheese), Spicy Roastbeef Melt (Boboli bread with Dijon mustard, horseradish, roast beef, tomato, onions, melted cheese), or the Italian Boboli (Boboli bread with Dijon mustard, salsa, bell pepper, ham, tomato, and melted cheese). The smell from the ovens alone has often been known to draw people in demanding to have “whatever he just ordered.” Try one of the famous Signature Melts (prepared with imported Emmentaler cheese baked on an Italian parmesan crust) such as the popular Swiss melt (spicy chicken, mushroom, onion, and tomato, finished with a Dijon herb spread and melted Emmentaler cheese). For breakfast, sample a bagel, light roll or freshly baked croissant with a steaming cup of Italian Lavazza espresso or a mug of freshly brewed Kona coffee. Or go all out and order the Swiss breakfast (sliced ham, Emmentaler cheese, salami, fruit, hard boiled egg, and croissant with butter and jam).

Famous among the thirsty tour guides is the Iced Coffee, made with chilled Kona coffee blended with 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream then poured over an additional scoop cool the beverage even further. One of the more popular tropical drinks is the Chocomac(macadamia nuts blended with pineapple-coconut ice cream, milk, and chocolate ice cream). The ice cream is among the most famous in the islands. A variety of different brands is served; each flavor has been chosen as the best of its kind by the owner, an ice cream connoisseur.
While enjoying the a much needed respite from the sun, diners can rest amongst the many flowers and plants which decorate the cafe. A tropical fountain trickles in the corner, and tiny fish swim in a new fish tank. After lunching, visitors can browse throught the extensive collection of Hawaiian gifts and souvenirs- from Kona coffee and macadamia nuts to tea mugs and tea. Maui Swiss Cafe also features art from many local artists. The Maui Swiss Cafe truly is a taste of Europe tucked into a corner of Lahaina.

The Swiss owner has made German menus available for foreign tourists. He is always delighted to chat in his native language, so be sure to drop by.
Hidden from the usual rush of traffic, the Maui Swiss Cafe is a cozy place to enjoy the island without the barrage of “tourist traps” found on Front Street. Taste food flavored with the island’s freshest ingredients and prepared with a Swiss touch.