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    North Shore Shave Ice

    4.3 (28 reviews)
    Closed • 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Coconut shaved ice with bday candles
    Jon B.

    Get the fresh fruit selections. I asked for low sugar coconut shaved ice and they accommodated with light on the condensed milk and coconut cream. Great after a day in the sun! Conveniently located next to Foodland. Staff is super kind!

    Special - Sunrise shave ice with ice cream and snow cap.
    Kathy S.

    I have been to Kaua'i multiple times and gone to multiple shave ice counters. North Shore Shave Ice gives a full scoop of ice cream under the huge shave ice, an ample amount of syrup, and a nice snow cap. They have a wide variety of flavors to choose from. We highly recommend the Sunrise, or Tiger's blood for regular shave ice. Within a week, we returned to this counter four times. The service isn't complicated, you order, then wait for them to call out your order for pick up. There were usually spots available at the picnic tables. If you're looking for ambiance, this is nothing fancy in the small strip mall. Although the price seems a bit steep, they are comparable to everything else on the islan

    Strawberry açaí
    Melody T.

    Didn't get shaved ice but got a pineapple soft serve and strawberry Açaí bowl. Wouldn't recommend the soft serve. It was kind of icy and had a strong artificial flavor. The açaí bowl was good tho!

    Root beer float, vanilla latte boba, and shaved ice with tigers blood, blue raz, and a snow cap
    Nicole K.

    Have been coming here for years. Best shaved ice on the island. Try the Tigers Blood. And get it snow capped. So good.

    Watermelon pina colada shaved ice cream
    Rico M.

    Fast and efficient service! The two working were great and everything was good. I did like my basic shaved ice with the two flavors, so soft and smooth right amount of syrup too. And my husband got the blue Hawaiian which was so good. Vanilla coconut with ice cream and topper and I wanna try more of those special flavors while we're here. Such a cute lil shop next to Foodland

    Emily V.

    So so yummy! Great hours. The fluffiest shave ice on the island and they don't skimp out on the syrup. Service is SUPER fast!

    Watermelon/pineapple/banana

    Just got back from our family vacation and we had Northshore shaved ice 6 nights in a row. Victoria the owner was awesome and pretty much knew what we wanted by night 4 for all 5 of us!!!! Mine was Watermelon/Pineapple/Banana I know boring but I like boring and these flavors are top notch along with the vanilla ice cream down in the middle. We found our spot !!! Thank you Victoria for the speedy service and awesome flavors !!!! Highly recommend

    Michael N.

    Shave ice was so tasty! Jojos has had the best vanilla ice cream on the bottom of the bowl too. Great all around. No complaints.

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    Definitely had better. Stingy on the $3 extra charge for one scoop of ice cream. Will not go back. Two thumbs down

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    Service and shave ice were good but the boba smoothies were more impressive than shave ice

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    Shave ice was good!! Definitely would go back! Just takes a little bit of time because only 3 people work it.

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    11 months ago

    Fast service, wishing well much better then this. Flavors at wishing well are better.

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    2 years ago

    Yummy! Love the ice cream at the bottom and cream on top! Asked for a bit more syrup because the ice in the middle didn't have any syrup.

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    Loved the coffee. Great service. Amazing atmosphere. Great people I met. Love this place.

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    Lappert's Hawaii

    Lappert's Hawaii

    3.9(442 reviews)
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    I've had Lappert's before and I remembered loving it! But this time, it didn't hit the spot - it…read moreseemed way too sweet. I know, I know, ice cream is supposed to be sweet but I don't like it when things are overly sweet and I felt this ice cream was. I was hoping for a pineapple coconut or something with guava but they didn't have that. I decided to get macadamia nut ice cream and it tasted good but nothing too special. My hubby got his go-to - mint chip and he enjoyed it. Service was fast and friendly. Ambiance was simple - your regular ice cream shop - this one is kind of on the smaller side so I imagine it can get really busy.

    There was another Lappert's location close to where we were staying, so we decided to give this…read morelocation a try as well. The place is quite a bit smaller than the first location we tried, so be mindful of that. I feel like it'd be quite easy for a line to get backed up here. There are also less flavors in this location, but it didn't matter at all to us. Staff was very friendly, and helpful and we were promptly taken care of. We had a challenging time picking between flavors, so we got 2 different cups with 2 flavors each. Flavors we chose, in no particular order: 1.) Oreo Cookie Crunch, 2.) Mini Peanut Butter Cup n Fudge, 3.) Caramel Coconut Macademia Nut, and 4.) Mauna Kea's Secret. From the lot, the clear favorite was Mauna Kea's Secret, and it wasn't really close. I enjoyed all the other flavors, though they were just not as good in comparison. 4/5 ice cream experience!

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    Lappert's Hawaii - Coconut (top) & coconut macadamia nut fudge (bottom)

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    Coconut (top) & coconut macadamia nut fudge (bottom)

    Hanalei Bread Company - Their breakfast sandwich was enough to split and we couldn't go without the bagel.

    Hanalei Bread Company

    4.2(824 reviews)
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    It isn't the beaches. It isn't the mountains. It isn't the world class, lush, green scenery and…read moreweather. I'm convinced people spend $3.5 million dollars on a house in Hanalei for one reason: chocolate macadamia nut scones. I should be apologizing for to the locals around me who are coming for their daily bread. The lines are long - rightfully so - but anticipation isn't built quickly. Block off your morning for this. Hanalei Bread Company will be the reason why I waste my retirement savings and my children's college fund for a 1/6 ownership in a condo I can't afford. Surely they can't do bread AND great coffee. Bury me in property taxes too. The macchiato (there's only one kind) was perfectly creamy, strong, and served in a perfectly sized 3 oz cup. Don't leave the island without coming here. And then don't leave the island to keep coming here.

    Overall pretty mid for me. The line moved steadily but was still a bit of a wait. We got two lattes…read moreand they were super basic, definitely wouldn't come here just for the coffee. I got the Fancy Toast with salmon and it had a TON of salmon, but I couldn't really taste any of the other ingredients. The pastrami sandwich was a little greasy but a good portion. We also tried the cinnamon and strawberries & cream pastries, which were good but nothing crazy. Maybe I'm spoiled coming from LA, but it tasted like any other coffee shop to me. Not bad, just not worth the wait and probably wouldn't come back.

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    North Shore Bowls - SURFER GIRL Mango, lilikoi, and guava syrup, snow cap, coco foam, coco flakes, mochi chunks, and mac. nut ice cream

    North Shore Bowls

    4.7(55 reviews)
    4.3 mi

    We went here twice during our recent trip (June 2026). We loved the place -- it really stood out…read morefor creative flavor combos with toppings + shave ice + syrups. Overall, it was our top ranked shave ice place in Kauai (tied for first) for our trip. Here was our ranking. Kauai Shave Ice Rankings 2026 1. (Tied) North Shore Bowls in Kilauea - very enjoyable and creative pre-designed flavor combos, nice fluffy ice, good ice cream, flavorful syrups 1. (Tied) Wailua Shave Ice - very enjoyable and creative pre-designed flavor combos, delicious toppings, very good ice texture and ice cream; too light on the syrup for one of our two trips 3. Wishing Well in Hanalei - good fluffy ice and really flavorful natural syrups; downside is it's very crowded (always!) and pretty basic 4. JoJo's in Hanalei - this is a standard shave ice place; ice was a bit compact and icy, but the syrup was plentiful (maybe too much, if you can believe that, for our one visit) and the ice cream was both generous and good 5. Hee Fat in Kapaa - great flavors but the syrup was light coverage, and the ice cream seemed gummy/freezer burned, ice was decent texture; used to be our favorite in Kauai in years past, but it hasn't kept up with other places and maybe the quality has gone down hill 6. Honu Shave Ice in Kapaa - syrup was very light, almost nonexistent on one of our shave ices, ice was clumpy/chunky, ice cream was really minimal, flavors were decent

    So I've been hearing about açaí bowls for a long time but never tried one. The last couple years…read morethe recommendations ramped up, specifically naming North Shore Bowls. I drive by it almost daily but because I thought it was just a giant fruit bowl never stopped. I didn't understand! Yesterday, my friend Lee who I trust with my life tells me, "I had the best veggie and bacon sandwich there. You gotta go!" Since my other friend was visiting from Tahiti he was telling her about the bowls. She says, "Now I'm craving açaí bowl!" Ok perfect, we go! We order two pulled pork sandwiches and one large Nene Goose with coconut flakes and honey drizzle. I was just going to have my sandwich but she's say, "I got two spoons, just try!" OMG, it was not at all what I thought it would be. It was insanely tasty. I ended up eating half of hers. The pulled pork was incredible too. Very filling and delicious. My sister's in town and I ask her if she's ever had one to which she said "no". So we pile in the car and again it was out of this world. My brother in law got the K-Town- stupid good too. They leave on Monday and We're already planning on going tomorrow morning for breakfast. Definitely won't get sick of them. Now, about the girls who work there- absolute honeys. So friendly, PATIENT and engaging. Super fun and satisfying outing. Go getcha some!

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