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Papa'a Palaoa Bakery

4.6 (127 reviews)
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Open 7:00 am - 4:00 pm

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Sarah S.

When traveling to the neighbor islands, I always look forward to trying good eats at local businesses. Found this cute little bake shop with great reviews on Yelp and had to check it out. Cardamom coffee cake was moist and full of sweet spicy goodness with chocolate chips sprinkled in. The cinnamon raisin walnut swirl was large, dense and heavy. I opted for the one without sugar icing on top. The sweet cinnamon goo rolled in the middle was so good and made me feel less guilty than when eating a Cinnabon. The guy at the counter told me he wanted to work at the bakery after eating the ginger molasses cookies, so of course I had to try them! They were big, soft but with density and tasted like fall. Not life changing for us, but good for those who appreciate that size. Because they close on Sundays and I was only there for the weekend, I went a little nuts. Also had to try the Lilikoi pie. It was different from those I've had on Kauai. This one had more of the consistency of a keylime pie which they also offer. It was tart abd good. Portions and sizes here are generous. Their style is more rustic and homey. So glad Hilo has another good bakery for me to visit ! Next time I'll go earlier when they're not sold out of their best sellers! (Oops! Forgot to let my camera eat first so photos show half eaten bags.)

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Matt C.

We had some GREAT Sourdough Bread at a local restaurant (the Temple) with Hawaiian smoke salt and it was incredible. So our goal was replicate this. We found the salt at the Hilo Farmer's Market. Yelp told us where the nearest bakery was - and we were set. Fortunately the bakery was very close to the market - we were there in just minutes. The have a very large assortment of baked goods. The have bread, cookies, muffins, cinnamon rolls, scones, and much more. The prices seem very reasonable. The young man in the bakery was very friendly and knowledgeable. They only had fresh sourdough with Poi and that wouldn't work for us. But they had a loaf of Regular sourdough on the day old sale table. So we bought it. And we save 10%. He was helpful and recommended that he slice the loaf for us. He said that the sourdough bread would hold up better if it was sliced. It's a nice little bakery. It's clean and neat. it smells good too. Would definitely come again. Next time we're in the area.

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We initially didn't realize that this bakery was only open twice a week. Patrons were ordering a…read moresizable amount of bread with one guy taking at least a half dozen mini baguettes and two big loaves. At the rate people were buying, this house of flour, water, yeast, and salt would be out of bread in no time. We got two focaccia slices: goat cheese roasted pepper basil and an ali'i mushroom garlic. Both were chewy but airy at the same time. The mushroom was spicier than expected requiring bites of the goat cheese slice to cool the palete. The roasted peppers and basil added extra flavors to the richness of the goat cheese. Both were delicious, large slices of bread, and you should absolutely make a stop here, just make sure they're open. And get there early. These Hilo natives love their bread and there may not be much left if you get there late! For those of you familiar with Honolulu's famous Breadshop in Kaimuki, this may be slightly better, but don't take my word for it. Parking in whatever street parking you can find.

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