Open only 3 days a week, this has become one of my favorite stops on the way to Volcano (from…read moreHilo). In fact, except Madam Pele does NOT necessarily keep to the same schedule as the bakery, would try to time my Volcano drives to coincide with Friday, Saturday, or Sunday! Hahah. Today got a sampling of Mediterranean scones (savory with olives and delicious seasonings), croissants, danish, and my favorite... the ube cruffin. Holy Moly Batman... that one item was worth the drive alone! Since there really wasn't any real estate in our tummies, we split everything 3 ways... over the course of the next few hours. Two weeks later, still thinking about that ube cruffin! Would definitely do a repeat on that as well as the Medeterranean scones while trying other items. And as the nice couple infront of us in line mentioned, will have to return for the sister deli across the parking lot. Heard it was featured in Guy Hagi's food vlog. And if its good enough for Guy Hagi its where I want to be my next mealtime!

The ube croughnut is the greatest thing on this planet earth that I've ever had the chance to…read moreexperience. It looks so sweet but it's not, it the perfect amount of sweetness. The cream on the inside MY GOD, IT IS PERFECTION. The ladies working were super sweet also. I'm so sad I discovered this place the day before leaving the island. This place is truly a gem. Thank you for making such an amazing pastry.

I was so excited to find this Filipino store during our July 2026 trip to Maui and learned through…read morea Yelp search that they serve a personal favorite, halo-halo, a frozen dessert with shaved ice, evaporated milk, ube ice cream, sweet coconut strings, sweet red beans, and sugar palm fruit. Although it did not have the customary sweet banana, mashed sweet potatoes, and sweet jackfruit (thus the one star downgrade from a 5 star) my taste buds remember from having it in a Max chicken restaurant during my trip to the Manila from years ago, I was in heaven! The store also had traditional Filipino snacks i.e. puto, sapin sapin, ensaymada and other local yummy cakes, and a whole lot of Filipino grocery items. The store is small, aisles a bit tight, not well lit inside, parking is free at the back, and customer service was friendly and courteous! Mahalo!

Cute little store with things I have a hard time finding things I can't find in other stores. They…read morealways have sky flakes crackers so I stop here to get a few containers every few months for my mom. I recently saw the trending mango and I think peach ice cream that looks like the fruit. They sometimes have the Jesse's Pianono rolls. Yum. The staff is always so friendly and helpful.

I love the laid back, super chill vibe of Pahoa, and the Smoothie Shack fits in perfectly!…read more After finding treasures at The Mystic Closet, we were in need of some sustenance and thus wandered - luckily - onto the patio of the Shack! In no time, we had a beautiful açaí bowl and smoothie to bring us back to life. The server gave us excellent recommendations and was so kind - this was a fantastic respite and I genuinely wish I was basking in the sun and grubbing on this bowl right now!

Pāhoa Smoothie Shack is absolutely amazing. Everything is organic, fresh, and tastes incredible --…read moreyou can really tell they care about quality. The açaí bowls are so good, easily some of the best I've had. Ashley is awesome and makes the experience even better with her friendly, welcoming energy and great service. This place is a true gem with amazing food and amazing people. Highly recommend!

One of their trailers happened to be parked at one of the out of the way beaches, and that was a…read morewonderful unexpected treat. Reasonable prices, lots of flavor options, and fun toppings like sour spray was a hit with my boys.

Went in, ordered a large shave ice with sweet cream. Workers are friendly and polite and a little…read morekolohe ( rascal). Store is clean and has an in and out atmosphere.

Mini afternoon excursion in Hilo and it was fun! The road leading up is Macadamia Nut Road- and…read moreit's cool to see the orchards of macadamia nut trees. Ample free parking. Upon entering, we were happily greeted with samples! It had four flavors in a cup- chocolate, honey, sea salt and garlic. There's a sample table with more varieties to try- and they were very generous and let me sample as many as I asked for. They also had free coffee samples from a local Hilo roaster. I ended up getting a few gifts for friends. The nature walk outside is pretty- I had no clue some of the fruits that grew looked like that. You can even see the macadamia nuts on the trees before they're harvested and roasted. Overall- great experience!

Trekked all the way over from Kona and was disappointed with the experience…read more If you have a Costco Membership save yourself the time and buy your Mauna Loa nut products there, much cheaper. If not, venture on over to the visitor center. There's free parking and clean bathrooms, plus if you have children you could kill a couple of hours in the outside self guided tour. They also sell some simple lunches and ice cream with an outdoor seating area where you can watch an informational video. There's an employee giving out free samples of multiple types of the Mac nuts. I did learn that the Hawaiian Host brand is their sister company.

My husband and I stopped by Koana after a recommendation from a friend while we were on our way to…read moreVolcano. I mean this with all kindness, but I think my friend undersold the place! At first glance, it may look like other small, local shops, with locally made products and a few interesting goods to browse. (I ended up buying the last 'I'iwi bird pin they had on display, which I loved!) After reading some other reviews, I realized we may have just gotten lucky because the owner happened to be in that day. Let me say this upfront: they advertise slow black coffee and they mean it! The owner (Brian?) takes his time with each customer, chatting with you to understand what you're looking for and making some suggestions. It's clear he enjoys both his craft and engaging with customers. It was not very busy while we were there, which added to that relaxed, Hawaiian vacation vibe. We really enjoyed the conversation with him and even walked away having learned a few new things. We took our coffee and other purchases to enjoy on the bench outside, along with some stone cookies from nearby. (There were also additional tables and chairs available on a side patio.) Overall, we loved both the experience and the coffee, and we will definitely plan to stop by again the next time we are in the area!

Service was incredible, very personable and educational. Atmosphere was very homey. 10/10 would…read morerecommend. Will definitely be back. The mocha was really good.

Delicious shaved ice here. My favorite is UBE and Lychee with condensed milk! The owner was super…read morenice!

Best fresh coffee I've had on the Big Island. They always take care of you and treat you great…read more Delicious flavor, good selection and high quality packaging.

Great value and awesome environment not to mention their wonderful coffee! A must for both locals…read moreand visitors.