I finally managed to stop by this place and am in love with all the delicious offerings in a cute…read moreand homely place. The owner is so friendly and helpful and her passion for what she does and what she crafts is obvious from the first few minutes you enter. There's a variety of sourdough, breads, shortcake cookies, chocolate chip, ulu and oatmeal cookies, and of course, cupcakes galore! What I didn't realize is, she also has a whole bunch of homemade jams and jellies, and you can taste whichever variety you want. The jellies and jams were my absolute favorite. I bought a spicy mango chutney. She has drinks as well as homemade goodies in the refrigerated section. Mountain apple pie, homemade pesto, and even eggs that her chickens laid! Parking is down a lane off the street and you park right in front of her house/ store. A nice place to buy gifts, treat yo'self and support local.

Great customer service. The best sourdough ever!…read more The shop is so well decorated that you'd expect to see it in a Disney movie. We enjoyed the freshly baked sourdough bread and tasted some jam. We will make it a weekly stop to try everything they bake. The owners operate a well appointed bakery and jam shop and are super nice to talk with.

Strawberry Cream Cheese Square…read more.. Since bringing one home to mom she now wants to find one for her friends when they gather and she ventures out to only forget to check lol!!! That's gonna be me just about now :/ Well feeling defeated I felt bad and started on some of my errands and went to go find her some and with my luck they a whole tray of them here at the Makiki location which was nice and mellow this time of the afternoon and bought out half of them :) Ikaika is a delight giving such warm service and I know she's gonna be excited and hope that this will make their gathering festive, merry and yummy! Thank you!!

My dad is a regular on Saturday mornings for donut holes for Makiki's Prison Ministry (where they…read morehost video conferences for families with loved ones incarcerated on the mainland). We love this bakery. They're always so nice and friendly.

Donut be jelly as it's National Donut Day!!…read more There's a hole respect for this specially rounded food group as it's been revamped and evolved in many shapes and flavors around the globe! Though on this day I felt the need to visit my childhood place I enjoyed with Dad at this Napoleon's Bakery in Kapahulu which does have a special place in my heart. Never to disappoint the display is just slightly bare showing it had a fabulous day BUT it still had the necessities Donuts and several more highlighting the FALLbulous items I was excited to see. Grabbed four items the classic glazed donut, Pumpkin Coffee Cake, Pumpkin Bread Pudding and Cornbread...yeah! The staff there is incredible just a slight stare at the items I was instantly greeted and told of the items freshness and described in details, prices are reasonable all packed and boxed which no many places do these days I just truly appreciate the old school ways they still service us as it's the small things that do make it extra special! Thank you!

Heavenly puffs of fried sweetness. So delicious, light,…read moreairy, all the good adjectives for deliciousness you can think of.

On the hunt for a sugar-free cake for our toddler's birthday in a couple of months, I stopped in to…read moregive Pu'uwai a try. They're located in the old Blondie's spot. Plenty of parking on the street, municipal lots, or the paid lot nearby. Space is cute. Nice seating inside and out. I got a scone, cinnamon roll, and cookie. Also wanted a brownie, but they sold out when I got to the counter. Might try the preorder system next time, as they sell out of items pretty fast. In terms of flavor, good all around. Cookie was my least favorite, as I don't like a soft cookie. Scone was super moist. I got the scone for my wife, but I was surprised how good it was. Cinnamon roll was also tasty, especially the sauce and topping. The texture of the roll itself was on the firmer side but still good. I don't have any dietary restrictions beyond being an octo-ovo veggie, so this is coming from someone who eats dairy. Prices are on the higher side, but I think that's kind of expected because of the quality. Service was good. Rating? Probably a strong 4, but I'm rounding up because places like this are rare.

What a lovely little bakery located across the street from Aloha Tower marketplace, on the corner,…read moreserving gluten-free and dairy free baked items. You would never guess that they are gluten-free and vegan. It's cute you walk in there are pictures and quotes and post-its from all over the place from people who have visited. There are a few tables and chairs outside and inside and the bakery is air-conditioned. When you walk in to the left is their display case which mainly has cookies donuts muffins bread. Then you have the ordering window, which has some of the hot items like the pizza roll. Everything that I've had has been 10 out of 10 as far as gluten-free baked items go it is great texture. Good quality made fresh. I noticed that the cookies are crunchy on the outside. Chewy on the inside, the muffins are delightful, sweet and light. The bread is quite heavy in terms of weight but as you eat it, it taste light so it is very nice and filling and has a subtle mochi or tapioca starch texture, which I love, especially if you're going to toast The bagel or the bread. This is an absolute jam when it comes to accommodating those with dietary restrictions, but even if you are not eating a restrictive diet, the baked items are really delicious too. You can order a gluten-free cake as well. Given at least five days notice ordering ahead. They don't have a designated convenient, free parking stall, but there is a paid parking open air lot across the street and also a covered underground parking structure right next-door and there's ample Street parking nearby .

I finally ate here after seeing it a bunch of times at the farmers market in Kailua. I tried the…read moreblueberry scones which was light, flavorful and delicate. I also tried the peanut butter and chocolate brownies which was the BOMB! They were chewy and moist. The best I have ever tried. I'll have to go again (dislike the parking situation), and try the other products. But, definitely 5 stars for price and flavor.

Met Tiare way back about 4 or so years ago... and ever since I saw her individual sized mochi cakes…read moreand took my 1st bite... Mmmmmmm.... if I'm free I make an attempt to get her Coconut Butter Mochi... that's a nice size perfect for one person... it's not too much to eat a whole pan and not too small to eat just a piece... da buggah is jus rite! Another fav of mines that she does well in is these ice cream sandwiches that are a ice cream and cookie junkies dream! Especially Da Grasshopper! I'm a total geek for Mint Chocolate Chip and put her well baked cookies on either side of that and viola Da Grasshopper! She usually makes these for the Eat the Street events or others but not at the Farmer's Markets, but if you see her sign for the Da Grasshopper you bettah hop on dat! You can find No Ka Oi Cookie Company at the Ward Farmer's Market on Wed, the Sat KCC Farmer's Market, the Eat the Street events and sometimes at the Night Market events! I do believe she's also on the Windward side but I've never been to any out there but if you have not tried any of Tiare's baked goods... GOOD, More for meh! Kidding, you just missing out so catch Tiare and her delicious, tasty, ono baked goods to Grind On! Pau!

I'm recently gluten free, but I've been dairy free and opt for a lot of plant based or vegan…read moreoptions frequently due to my digestion issues so stumbling upon ulu and kalo at the Kaka'ako farmers market was a pleasant surprise. I'm always skeptical but I'm glad I decided to try it out! Very friendly and I got the lemon poppyseed muffins. They were so moist and flavorful! They didn't crumble apart at all, held their structure well. I would love to try the cookies or banana breads next! Definitely worth checking out!

This is not a bakery, this is literally a lucite display case the size of medium Amazon box inside…read moreof a coffee shop. This shouldn't even be listed as a standalone business - they're simply a supplier of baked goods for a coffee shop. I spent $10 on Uber to drive here because I have Celiac disease and needed a gluten-free meal and saw this listed as a gluten-free bakery online. I called ahead and it went straight to voicemail so I figured they were busy with customers. I arrived and they had a single bag of a 6 pack of cookies and two "muffins" for sale. That's it. It was 1:30 PM, how are they already sold out? Even if it was full, 4 options - 1 type of bread, mini muffins, 1 type of cookie and 1 type of brownie is hardly a "bakery." The staff of the coffee shop, Pono Potions, went to "check the freezer" and said there was only the same cookies and muffins back there. The drinks you see in people's photos aren't even from this supplier, they're made by the coffee shop that they supply their baked goods to. Visited September 2024

@fortunefoodfinds: "So happy it wasn't al-BREAD-y, gone! Flashback to last Friday when BRUG Bakery…read morecelebrated their 13th Anniversary in Hawaii with all of their pastries for $3 each. They opened at 8am, however, I didn't get there until around 1:30pm where luckily they announced the restock of baked goods so everything came right outta the oven n' was served warm. There were just a few people ahead of me so I waited in line no more than 10 mins. We inhaled it all immediately, which meant every sweet n' savory pastry was good. Would definitely go back to get it all again if I could!" SERVICE: fast n' fully staffed INTERIOR: small, boxes were premade, go around circle n' end at the register EXTERIOR: located on the bottom level at the Ala Moana Center WAIT TIME: 10 mins PARKING: free garage OVERALL COMMENTS: been going to Brug so when they announced they were having $3 pastries on their anniversary I had to stop by. Came at the right time, they were restocking their freshly baked goods. Got everything that was available n' eating them all warm made it even better in flavor n' texture. My kids went to town too n' enjoyed. Will continue to go to Brug Bakery for their yuMmmy sweet n' savory breads n' pastries!

Hmm... was there a complete change in staff for the weekend crew? We sure miss the former crew -…read morethey were SO friendly and helpful. Not the new crew. Very little interaction, no eye contact - and if we ask if they have a specific pastry coming out - they look like we've bothered them; especially the middle-aged lady with a ponytail that has just started working on the weekend. She looked so annoyed at our inquiries. There's only about 1/4 to 1/2 of the shelves ready with pastries at opening. Is this normal? Say goodbye to a nice friendly BRUG. Things have changed, and not for the better.

Chef Kate has always been super nice and provided an amazing spread of pastries and desserts. I'm…read morenot gluten free but my sister is, and I have to say that these are some of the best GF items I've ever had. Some of my favorites are her brownies and spinach stuffed pastries. Would highly recommended going to visit her farmers market location at Jefferson Elementary on the weekends. Be prepared to wait in line as everyone else is also wanting her products! 5/5!

Was curious about the Saturday Jefferson Elementary Farmers Market so stopped by today. Free…read moreparking in the school lot (enter from Kapahulu before Kuhio). 8 am to 2 pm (or sold out). Not Just Desserts is run by Chef Kate Wagner, a very personable and friendly lady who introduced herself (French trained baker) and asked for my name as well. She had two tables of items and a cooler in back. Everything is covered and there are no labels, so you need to ask what is what. She said her breads have no sugar (sounds so European!). I tried the scallion pastry (super ono), lemon poppyseed cake (really enjoyable), brownie (good chocolate flavor without being too sweet), and got a chocolate pecan pie to share. Definitely going back!