Kauai Bakery
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Kauai Bakery

3-2600 Kaumualii Hwy STE 1526, Lihue, HI

★★★★★4.6(488 Google reviews)

Crema's Take

Tucked in a Lihue shopping plaza, Kauai Bakery is beloved for their pillowy malasadas, particularly the ube variety, which reviewers rave about alongside creamy specialty lattes like their macadamia nut blend. The bakery strikes the perfect balance between being a quick, no-fuss morning stop and a destination worth planning around, with early visits rewarding you with minimal waits and the chance to snag these treats fresh before they sell out. Their pastries are so good that visitors literally pack them home across the country, a testament to how well these Portuguese-Hawaiian sweets hold up and how memorable the experience truly is.

What to expect

Family friendlyQuick grabPastriesTraditional drinks

Google Reviews

Holly Witt
★★★★★2 months ago

Went here very early in the morning before setting out on a hiking day. There was no wait at this time. The ube Masada was excellent - had a great subtle sweet flavor and lots of cream (got kind of messy because of this but I didn’t mind). Coffee was just alright. The baked goods are what to get here.

MK Thu
★★★★★5 months ago

I bought these during my vacation and brought them back to North Carolina. Even after three days, they still taste great and have a good texture. I always buy their malasadas whenever I visit Kauai. Their customer service is excellent — everyone is friendly, smiling, and very helpful to guests.

Erika Horrocks
★★★★★5 months ago

We were looking for some malasadas and found kauai bakery. We went on a Tuesday morning and there was no line. We got 8 malasadas and 2 manapuas. The ham and cheese manapua was good, but the pizza one was better. For the malasadas we got oreo, nutella, ube, lilioki, pumpkin spice, haupia, guava, and mango. They were all generously filled to the brim and fresh. The best ones were the pumpkin spice, lilioki and Nutella. The rest were good just not as strong of flavors. They had other unique pastries we didnt try but looked fantastic. Definitely check this place out for unique malasada flavors!

Courtney Yackey
★★★★★6 months ago

We tried out many of the different malasadas and really enjoyed them all! The ube (the purple one) was my favorite and I would say is a must try! I also tried the macadamia nut latte - really good but definitely a sweeter coffee drink. We were able to stop by when there was no line but we unfortunately did feel rushed by the staff. Besides that, we had a great experience!

Michael Cheng
★★★★★7 months ago

arrived at this bakery within a shopping plaza for the malasada with cinnamon sugar and the chiffon cake with guava and I would have to say tamalasada is similar to what you would imagine. a donut is like and fresh, but the chiffon cake is the one that stole the show because the guava syrup it comes with is surprisingly refreshing and it reminds me of a really good wedding cake

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