Great taste and great price. For me, they have one of the better tasting Musubi's in the area. The rice was cooked perfectly and so was the spam. They also have unique flavors. The Spam, egg, and eel was one of my favorites. The place is small, and hard to find but the food and service is worth the search. read more

I stopped by Musubi Cafe Iyasume while visiting Waikiki after hearing so many recommendations on TikTok, but unfortunately, my experience didn't quite live up to the hype. Ordering was quick and straightforward, as you simply choose from the selection of prepared musubi at the counter. Service was average, and nothing particularly stood out during the visit. Avocado Eel Egg Spam Musubi: 3/5 The combination of avocado, eel, egg, and Spam sounded delicious, but the execution fell short of expectations. The biggest disappointment was the rice, which was noticeably firm and tasted somewhat stale rather than soft and freshly made. The Spam was sliced very thin, and both the Spam and unagi were somewhat dry, leaving far too much rice in comparison to the toppings. As a result, the generous amount of rice overshadowed the flavors of the different ingredients in each bite. While the ingredients paired well together, the overall flavor was fairly unremarkable and didn't leave much of an impression. Overall, Musubi Cafe Iyasume didn't quite live up to its reputation. While the concept and ingredient combination showed plenty of promise, fresher rice, a better rice-to-topping ratio, and more memorable flavors would have made for a much more enjoyable musubi. read more

Musubi Cafe Iyasume Beachwalk - Musubi and Onigiri Selection - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

This has become a staple for our family whenever we're in Waikīkī. Whether we need a quick beach lunch, an afternoon snack, or something easy to grab on the go, Musubi cafe always comes through. The musubi are fresh, satisfying, and exactly the kind of food that works after a morning at the beach. Our kids absolutely love it and ask for it every time we're in the area, which probably says more than anything else I could write. Nothing fancy, just consistently good food in a super convenient location. One of those places we find ourselves returning to again and again. read more

A small but cute store for spam Musubi which is a rice ball with spam or it could be with other things as well. I ordered a spicy tuna mayo which was tasty but I think it literally has too much rice portion-wise. But I can see why so many people do enjoy this place! read more

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Solid quick stop in Waikiki!! Got this for under $3, yummy and filling. Storefront inside is small with many options to choose from. read more

Musubi Cafe Iyasume Beachwalk - Teriyaki Musubi - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I like this location, it's very easy to get too and there is a lot of shopping in this area. You are steps away from the Royal Hawaiian shopping center. They offer a lot of musubi's here, but I feel not as much as the original location of the shop in Ala Moana. If you are headed to the beach musubi is a perfect snack to grab for later or eat on the way! My favorites are the spam with egg bacon avocado, and the cucumber ume, but I don't think they have the cucumber one here. They also have so many cute bags (totes and insulated lunch bags) branded with their shop or just fun spam and musubi designs. Definitely pick some up if you are visiting! read more

Musubi Cafe Iyasume Beachwalk - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Q: How do you cheer up a can of spam? A: Tell it it's meat-ing expectations! I was taking a walk down Lewers Street when this gem of a place caught my eye. I knew I had to pop in and I'm so glad I did. They make musubis with Koshihikari Rice and they are all handmade. We actually saw a Koshihikari Rice delivery while there. They have seven stores in the Waikiki area and I'm glad they had a location by the hotel I was staying at. Spam Van Magnet x2, $14: Cute addition to mine and my friend's fridge. Egg Spam Musubi, $2.88: A classic! Nothing wrong with a Spam and egg duo. Eel Egg Spam, $4.58: This was a delicious mini meal in itself. I love me some eel and I love me some Spam. The two are a match made in Heaven. I like this place! It's a cozy storefront with no seating but you're in Waikiki. There's always a place for you to sit somewhere to enjoy your musubi. Take it to the beach even. Staff is friendly and sweet. You'll love it here if you're a fan of musubis. read more

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What a great little musubi shop. They have all different kinds including more traditional ones to some over the top ones. They're priced right for being right on the beachwalk and make for a great snack at the beach. We grabbed a few different ones and took them to the beach nearby. I'd recommend at least 2-3 per person and if you have someone to share with, definitely try them all. The salmon was my favorite. read more

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Musubi dreams in paradise Stopping by @musubi_cafe_iyasume @waikikibeachwalk is always a must--so many spam-tastic creations, each one more ono than the last From classic spam to all the unique flavors, it's the perfect grab-and-go bite that somehow fills you up every time. Small snack, BIG island flavor Just out here living my best spam-tastic life read more

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Food 4/5 Service 5/5 Ambiance 4/5 Want some cool variation of spam musubi? Come by! Great place to get this as a snack or making it a lite meal! We grabbed like 12 of these lol Honestly most of them are decent to great! Must try place here in Waikiki! read more

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The storefront is cute, the cashier was nice, however the ratio of filling-to-rice was way off. I ordered two tuna mayo and one spicy tuna mayo, and the tuna mayo were like big balls of rice with the tiniest about of filling. The spicy tuna mayo was better, but still a bit low in filling. read more

Musubi Cafe Iyasume Beachwalk - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Sooo good! Worth the wait in line. It does go quick though. But, I noticed later you could order pick up on DoorDash and it's not overcharged! All of them were great but I really liked the eel anything or spam/cheese/bacon. You won't go wrong with any of them. Also really liked the tempura shrimp ones. Such good pricing too read more

This place is super cute. It's not very big inside but they have pretty much everything on display. There are also souvenirs. I got the avocado eel and the shrimp tempura. The avocado eel was my favorite. Everything together with the sauce was great. The shrimp tempura was just ok. It would probably be better if it was still warm. This place is good for a snack on the go. read more

Love their musubis, so many options and reasonable price and everything is orderly and well organized. Great to grab on a go!

This tiny cafe serves a variety of musubis (spam with flavoring sitting on top of sushi rice, wrapped with seaweed). It's a to-go spot that is constantly busy, with a variety of sibling restaurants around Honolulu. This is one of the bigger ones, with a great store of mostly sold out of "normal" and "large" size t-shirts and a huge number of musubi-related merch. My favorite was the bacon/avocado/egg. I also liked the shiso leaf. It made me interested in trying to make it at home. read more

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I love love love this musubi spot. I personally love the ones with cheese. I got a black and pepper spam musubi and it has cheese in there and it was sooooo delicious. The rice is warm and it melts the cheese perfectly. They have other goodies there as well and it's a small little corner spot that locals go to for musubis. I recommend for snacks. It's filling and yummy. Service is fast and owners are so friendly. We also got their tuna onigiris and the tuna is perfectly ratioed with the rice. Highly recommend this place as well. read more

Musubi Cafe Iyasume Beachwalk - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Very cute merch but musubi here was so underwhelming and in my opinion had too much rice. Also had very little seating. read more

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Musubi Cafe Iyasume This is a review for my experience eating at Musubi Cafe Iyasume. WORDS TO DESCRIBE Musubi Cafe Iyasume: Small, cozy, bright, friendly, They provide quality products made with love! LOCATION: It is located in the heart of the beach walk. Parking is a challenge because it's next to the beach and shops. It is open 7AM-9PM Daily SERVICE: Amazing! This shop is run by elderly aunties that provide great service and delicious musubi bites. There are a wide variety of unique flavors of musubi to choose from, but they are all delicious. Each tray was well stocked and I can see the aunties working hard in the back making more. Aunty at the register, was very patient with us, despite my family and I having to pause for several moments to decide what we wanted. Transactions were fast and efficient. PRICE: $2-$5 based on the musubi you choose FOOD: Wow! So delicious! The ratio of the rice, spam, and sauce is perfect! This is quality musubi! Snag as many as you can! They have spam, eel, egg, bacon, avocado, salmon, and other flavors. Just YUM! FINAL WORDS: All in all Musubi Cafe Iyasume is a must on your list of places to go if you're in Hawaii! It is a humble store next to luxury shops and it intentionally chose not to price gouge the patrons as any typical tourist destination would, because their food is that good! Before hitting the beach, go stop by Musubi Cafe Iyasume and grab a few mouth watering, masterfully made musubi! :) read more

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Stopped by Musubi Cafe for a quick bite to go while walking around Waikiki. It's a solid option if you want something simple and local to grab on the go. There are plenty of choices besides the classic Spam Masubi too - tamago, unagi, and a few different protein options. The rice is seasoned well and portions are as expected. Location is convenient and service is quick and efficient, even when it's busy. It's a decent stop for a casual snack or light meal. Worth a visit if you're in the area! read more

Musubi Cafe Iyasume Beachwalk - Masubi - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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I stopped by here on my way to the beach because of how popular it is. There's usually a long line, but I got lucky this time and there wasn't one at all. All of the musubis were tasty, though I do wish they'd cut back a bit on the rice and add more protein. That said, the flavors were still solid. My favorites were the shrimp tempura with spam and avocado musubi and the black pepper spam musubi. Both were really good and stood out from the rest. Service is super easy since it's grab-and-go. You can also ask them to warm the musubi up, though they're typically already warm when you get them. Overall, a great quick stop if you're craving musubi before hitting the beach. read more

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The best Musubi you will have in ALL Oahu! So so so fresh, tasty , and so many different options! Place is cute and small and staff is kind. I highly recommend if you want the Hawaii Masubi experience! Come here!! read more

Waikīkī classic. Musubis are cheap, fat, and made with the gentle love and care of grandmothers. Oh to be embraced by the love language of food. Spam was well seasoned. Musubi was sturdy and didn't fall apart between bites. There was too much rice for my taste. read more

Musubi Cafe Iyasume Beachwalk - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

My kids kept coming back each day because the Masubis just taste so much better than the ready-made ones. The quick musubis at convenient stores cannot compare. Loved the Spam Mububi and the Bacon Egg Spam Musubi! My previous review was actually for their other location, near the Ala Wai area. This spot is just as good! Friendly service. FYI, there is no inside seating and there is no restroom. read more

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I loved my experience with Musubi Cafe! It's a small little to-go cafe to grab yummy Musubi, clothes, stickers, and merch. Service was quick and kind. I would definitely return :) The musubi was so tasty. I ordered teriyaki spam, egg, bacon and cheese, and spicy tuna. All were delicious! The store is right off of the main street in Waikiki, so it's easy to walk to. It's also close to the beach front, so you can take your Musubi and eat on the beach :) read more

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After running the Start to the Park 10k race, part of the JAL HONOLULU MARATHON, I was gingerly walking back to my hotel from Kapiolani Park to the Hilton Hawaiian Village, I stumbled upon the Musubi Cafe Iyasume. I hadn't had breakfast yet, so, I got the original SPAM teriyaki, bacon/egg/SPAM and the shrimp tempura musubies to bring back to the room (and my sleeping wife). The musubies were Onolicious!!! Rice was perfect and the ratio of rice to meat topping was awesome. Even the plastic wrap was great, easy to open. Going back to try the rest!!! read more

Musubi Cafe Iyasume Beachwalk - Front - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

As much as I hate to admit it, one of the more disappointing things I ate during my last visit to Honolulu were the musubis from Musubi & Bento Iyasume. Between all of the praise that I'd heard and my own excitement to finally try them, it'd be fair to say my hopes were pretty high. Which, in turn, contributed to why I felt underwhelmed by the experience. However, after making a point of checking out one of their sister locations with much more modest expectations, I'm happy to say that the food tasted far more impressive! Now, while I actually prefer the homely, hole-in-the-wall nature of Musubi & Bento Iyasume, nearly everything else about Musubi Cafe Iyasume Beachwalk is objectively better. Despite also not being all that big, just having the space to comfortably fit multiple customers inside at one time makes this location so much larger. As for the menu, it's all too familiar, featuring a wide variety of musubis, onigiri, (non-sushi) rolls, bowls, and a mix of hot foods, like miso soup, gyoza, and even TONJIRU! Plus, if you're looking for some souvenirs, they also have a great selection of merch, including t-shirts, spam musubi kits, stickers, sauces, seasonings, and a cute collection of tote bags. -- AVOCADO EEL EGG SPAM MUSUBI...$4.88 Spam, eel, egg. avocado...tasty individually and even better when put together. I also liked that this wasn't heavily slathered with sauce, but, compared to the slice of spam and the egg, I do wish the piece of eel had been larger. -- SHRIMP AVOCADO SPAM MUSUBI...$3.98 Although the eel one was tastier, we actually liked this one slightly more. Not surprisingly, the shrimp tempura wasn't super crispy, but it still had some crunch and I liked how filling this one felt, even without the egg. Along with how both of these flavors of their musubi were way more flavorful than the ones I had before (Teriyaki and Bacon & Egg), the thing I'm actually most impressed by is how little the prices have changed. In the last 5+ years, the ones I had before have only gone up by about $.25, which is pretty amazing given all that has happened in that time that has driven up prices for everything else in the world (inflation, COVID, tariffs, etc.). Sadly, despite how much more I liked the musubis this time around, my visit to Musubi Cafe Iyasume Beachwalk still came with some regrets (albeit of a different nature). Since we only came here to grab some snacks for later, we didn't try anything else, particularly tonjiru and bowls nor any of their onigiri or rolls. All of which I wasn't super bummed about missing out on last time, but something I'll absolutely need to correct when I definitely come back again! read more

Musubi Cafe Iyasume Beachwalk - Shrimp, Avocado, and Spam Musubi (left) and Avocado, Eel, Egg, and Spam Musubi (right) - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

There seems to be many more of these in the malls and Waikiki area. Service is quick and always have plenty of Musubi's available. The stores are tiny and have that mom and pop feel. Spam musubi - 2/5: thin slice of spam with a lot of rice. Spam, Eel and Egg - 4/5: the additional egg and eel make up for the thin slice of spam. Spam and egg- 3/5: the egg layer make up for the thin slice of spam. Overall, just ok. Wish they had chicken musubis, but they only offer spam or the Onigiri style with very little filling. Would be good if they put furikake in their musubis. I had better spam musubis at Foodland. read more

Musubi Cafe Iyasume Beachwalk - Spam and egg musubi & Eel, egg and Spam musubi - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

One of the more home made and fresh musubi shops that is perfect for grab and go that tastes better than the convenient store and affordable and cheap and really good quality! Their spam musubis are cheap and they have plenty of options, along with tuna and other fish rice balls. They also have miso soup you can get to go and it is nice and warm. You can grab a ton for on the go and the beach. They also sell cute musubi apparel and stickers and such too. There isn't any dining inside but there's some benches and seating along this mall walking around stores and hotels. Service was quick and the ladies were very friendly! After my quick morning run, I grabbed a couple of spam musubis, miso soup for my mom and tuna rice balls for my parents to snack on at the hotel. read more

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Got 3 different rolls and they were all delicious. I got the teriyaki and 2 other ones that I don't remember the flavors. Great grab and go kind of vibe and the staff were so kind. The masubi was good, but I liked the one I got at 7 11 better. read more

Musubi Cafe Iyasume Beachwalk - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Great little grab and go musubi. Great for a snack on the go while site seeing. I want to try the eel, egg and a avacado next. I just did the classic of spam. It's was terrific!! I will definitely return. read more

Small, cramped, and yet tasty authentic Hawaiian eatery called musubis are served here! Ever since Barbara Funamura created and sold the spam musubi in the 1980s, it became an unofficial and popular staple, comfort food of Hawaii. Musubi Cafe up the standards with offering variety of musubis. Prices started in $2 and up. The line may be long but you won't regret if you are diehard musubi lovers. Enjoy musubis experience... read more

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Come for the musubis and NOT the onigiris. The musubis were good! I got the shimp tempura, avocado, and spam one. I feel like it's too much rice but i just put aside some of the rice. Average musubi that will subside the craving. I also got their poke kake to put on it and just something for home ( $7 each) l. I tried to find it online but i couldnt really so i got two and im glad i did! The onigiris: so disappointing! I got like 4 teeny tiny pieces of chicken and the rest was rice. 1/5 stars the amount of chicken was probably just like the size of a quarter. Service was nice and quick. The place had a lot of things other than musubis that you can buy. read more

Musubi Cafe Iyasume Beachwalk - Poke kake - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I stayed across the street from here when I was in Honolulu, and I visited this cafe every day--not even an exaggeration. Usually after a day of exploration, I'd pop in here to pick up a few musubi so I could have some on hand for a quick snack. My favorites were the shrimp tempura, eel and avocado, and black pepper spam. It's almost unbelievable how cheap each musubi was! I'm sad to be so far away from here now that I'm back home, but my wallet and waistline sure are happy. read more

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Musubi Cafe Iyasume Beachwalk is still one of my go to spots for a quick bite in Waikiki. Their musubi is one of the best in the area, and the location is super convenient near the main street and beach. I come by almost every visit. My only wish is that they could keep the musubi warm naturally instead of microwaving it, since the rice gets harder and less soft to eat. Overall still a solid spot for musubi. read more

They seriously have the best spam musubis!!! Coming from someone who doesn't like spam, they actually taste really good! I woke up early on the day of my flight to line up for their musubi! I was first in line and got fresh items! I got the Salmon Seaweed riceballs, Avocado Eel Egg Spam Musubi and Avocado Bacon Egg Spam Musubi. I loved all of them but my favorite would be the Avocado Eel Egg Spam Musubi! 10/10 recommend! These are perfect snacks for the flight or on the beach! read more

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Easy eats and a must have to-go snack when going hiking or to the beach. Really close to some of the Marriott chain hotels. Lines can be short or long, think a little bit longer in the late morning and late afternoon. Would recommend all the musubis haha. Will be back when I'm back on the island. read more

Quick service, fresh and comforting. Just the right sized snack while walking around. They have a great selection that's ready for grab and go, but also have the option for made to order. This location was quieter and quicker than the other location. Staff was also very kind and helpful. read more

Musubi Cafe Iyasume Beachwalk - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Found my new favorite Musubi spot in Waikiki! We came to Musubi cafe due to close proximity to the hotel we were staying. The food is on display as soon as you walk in. Super friendly service and the prices are very reasonable for the area. The teriyaki musubi was delicious. This is an excellent place to go if you need a quick bite. read more

Musubi Cafe Iyasume Beachwalk - Teriyaki Musubi - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

This cute and small masubi shop is a hidden gem in Oahu and an absolute must visit if you love musubi! It was right next to my hotel, making it super convenient to visit. I stopped by twice during my trip and found the masubi to be very delicious and affordable. I tried the Spam & Egg, Spam, Bacon & Egg, and the Spam, Tempura Shrimp & Avocado musubi and all were very tasty and filling. The rice was perfectly seasoned, and the toppings were fresh, flavorful, and well-balanced. The spam and bacon combo was very satisfying, and the spam, shrimp and avocado musubi was unique and tasty. I think my favorite though is the spam and egg as I really enjoyed it's simplicity. Prices are super reasonable, especially for Waikiki, and it's a great spot for a quick, tasty bite. Whether you're grabbing something on the go or fueling up before a beach day, Musubi Cafe totally delivers. read more

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Go here when you want to get a quick bite and to walk around. This is pretty much central to the hotel area and it's more so a grab and go as opposed to a sit down. The spam Masubi is great as to be expected and the combination with the avocado... I'm going to have to try that again it was delicious. I don't really eat tuna but the onigiri was great and I actually wouldn't mind eating it again. The service was quick and the staff is extremely nice. read more

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