Kanemitsus Bakery & Coffee Shop

Best bread ever! The French bread is amazing, addicting, perfect texture. The hot bread is worth the wait, very big, savory, highly recommend making the trip!

I just love the Molokai Hot Bread! I always get the works! That’s with everything inside, strawberry, blueberry, butter, cream cheese and cinnamon. it’s so good! even after you refrigerate it you can warm it up in the oven or microwave. I believe you can even place a phone order and they can send it to the other island by plane for a $ 10 charge. But if you ever go to Molokai check out the Molokai Hot Bread and get it fresh at around 10:00 PM in the back of Kanemitsus Bakery, It’s worth it!

Moloka’i hot bread is one of those things you have to experience if you visit or if you have family or friends here. They have a few different flavors, but hands down there strawberry cream cheese is the hammah.

This place is a local favorite know for its hot bread, pies and pastries,
but my favorite is their honey dipped chicken. You get half a chicken (4 pieces) crisp fried. Just had some today while my wife had the special, which was crispy noodles with gravy and roast duck.
They were both soooo good!

Beware! They shut down this place few years ago for rodent problems. Place still looks like it still is has rodents. The floor looks as if it hadn’t been mopped in months. I used to love this place up until recently. The workers an owners will make sure they get their food an eat before paying customers. I have seen this first happen very sad. Place went down hill terrible service horrible cooks. A friend of mine had to wait 1 hour for a saimin the easiest thing to prepare on the menu, while everyone on the table got their food. The owner sat at the next table an said nothing but continued eating his breakfast. Pig

Bought their hot bread, yummy, and cool experience. Had breakfast there, locomoco, the gravy was excellent. Friendly staff, just like every place on Molokai. Love the old look. And bought Molokai bread a few times while there. All were exceptional. I’ll be back!

Go there at night, order their fresh hot bread, its a winner. Sent op by for breakfast and lunch. Many of their food items are made with their awesome Molokai bread.

In the afternoon its completely sold out. We showed up at 5:30am before our flight and got pastries. The cinnamon rolls were dry but the frosting was good. The coffee machine hadnt made the coffee yet so we couldnt try it. Supposedly its a restaurant too but hours of operation are different than posted here. Shop décor feels like they are just moving in/​out. Go in anyways. The whole island is this way. :D

Everything good you read about kanemitsu’s hot bread is true. They now offer it at 8pm. It is still down the alley to the right of the bakery. You turn left down a concrete hall and the door is to your left. Half the fun is in the unusual location you order the bread. It is a huge round loaf and delicious! I chose cream cheese and strawberry as my filling. They also offer cinnamon, blueberry & butter.

Hard to rate Kanemitsu… been there many, many times. Molokai bread at night is frickin’ awesome! 5 stars for sure. Whether your a local or tourist, it’s da bomb. Bought cookies from them the next day… sucked big time. The cookies tasted like it was five years old. I ate it at the airport on the way home and wasted my money. Even my kids and nieces and nephews who loves cookies couldn’t eat it. I just threw it away. So mixed reviews.

French toast was good. It’s not your regular Texas toast but rather from the bread from the bakery. The coconut syrup which came out hot tasted good. However you MUST tell them butter on the side or you’re toast will be drenched. The eggs were okay. Hospitality was exceptional. Id come back for breakfast.

After my trip to Molokai, I realize I can’t compare the food on the island to restaurants on Oahu or the mainland. Molokai’s food is more akin to home cooking than restaurant food. Had some bad, some good. Kanemitsu is definitely on the good end of the Molokai eateries. We picked up some BLTs early one morning before heading down to Kalaupapa. Remember, slow down, this is Molokai. So don’t expect zippy service. It did take about 25 minutes to get our food, which we ordered to go. If you are in a hurry, can call it in.
Now for the HOT BREAD! Thank you Unilocal because we first thought you could get the hot bread whenever the restaurant is open. But a tip from Unilocal was to go late at night when they’re baking it up. We strolled in at around 10pm and were told to go around the back. Just go down the alley next to the restaurant and you’ll pass a fence. The entrance is past the fence where you see a mural. We got to the service window and got the strawberry cheesecake for $ 7 (cash only). Gave it to us right and then. I can see the buzz about this bread. It’s pretty damn good and it served as our breakfast and snacks. Definitely needed it when we couldn’t find places to get snacks. Other flavors are blueberry, butter, cinnamon. You can combine flavors. Blueberry cream cheese sounds like it would be good but strawberry cream cheese is their famous combo.

All I can say is HOT BREAD. If you don’t eat anywhere on Moloka’i your entire stay that’s fine but you have to try Kanemitsu’s famous hot bread. Call ahead to verify times because they only make the bread at night but it was amazing! We were new to this so we went with the recommended flavored of strawberry and cream cheese. It was mouth watering. Such a delicious dessert — a true gem in the heart of Kaunakakai.

I came here mostly for the bread but I also know that you can eat in and stuff for breakfast and lunch. I walked down here after visiting and eating at Maka’s Kitchen down the road in downtown Molokai right on Ala Malama Ave. Since Molokai is known for their bread, I came for the bread. I came on a Sunday morning and found that they have a good amount of pastries available such as regular donuts, glazed donuts, long johns, malasadas, etc. They were all for about the same price just under a dollar or so. The bread that they had available was blueberry, coconut pineapple, french, apple cinnamon, and more. I heard that the strawberry cream cheese one is super popular but they said that you have to order that one a day in advanced. The bread is really good! The staff and customer service is good. The aunties over there at the counter were really friendly and helpful in the selection process. Really local and Molokai vibe regardless of what you are getting here.

We wandered into this place since there was a lot of cars. I didn’t research before coming here but knew I needed to try molokai bread. We had breakfast… took a while but it was good. Probably the best place compared to the other choices. I ordered oxtail soup and my husband got the usual… eggs, Portuguese sausage and toast. I was impressed with my soup. Worth the sweat! I would have it again. I brought some sweet bread and cinnamon bread before leaving. But when I went the the fish and tackle store down the street the girl said you have to have the hot bread that is only at night. We are going back for that tonight. I could eat all my meals here next time we are back. We went to paddlers inn last night and weren’t impressed… wish we explored more before settling on dinner. Must try! Hot bread is at 7:30 pm till midnight. Except Monday’s?

I took a day trip to Molokai with two objectives: bask in the sun without a care in the world and try the oh so famous Kanemitsu bread. I made a beeline straight to Kanemitsu Bakery and Coffee Shop from the airport at roughly 8am. Upon arriving, my world was shattered when I was informed they had sold out already. The worker made some recommendations for other popular items, but lets face it… nothing compares to the famous Kanemitsu bread.
Disappointed, but hungry, my boyfriend and I conceded and decided to have breakfast at the coffee shop. This proved to be dreadfully underwhelming as they only offer your basic array of breakfast items. We ordered omelets, bacon, sausage, and fried rice – all of which served its purpose of providing us sustenance, but did little to arouse our palates.
Later that week, a friend of mine personally hand-​delivered three different types of the infamous bread. First off, let me just say, those loaves were huge! I’m sure if you get them while they’re still warm, they would be absolutely amazing. Unfortunately, my bread had to make the long journey over the Molokai Channel, so I had to reheat them in the oven. That may have been the nail in the coffin as to why I was not that impressed. The bread failed to live up to its hype. The bread itself was hard – you could use it as a weapon… seriously. It mildly got softer towards the middle, but I would never use the ever so controversial word «moist» to describe it. The fillings were only okay in my opinion. Nothing exceptional. Overall, I was taken more by the idea of the famous Molokai bread rather than the bread itself. I am glad I tried it and am more than willing to give it another shot when it’s fresh.
Bottom line: Come here for the bread, not the coffee shop. Don’t buy too much into the hype.

Came here for breakfast right after our flight in. Friendly service and food hit the spot. Decent size menu offering a variety. I had the cheese omelet and it came with a roll (which was amazing) and hash brown.

Am I the only one that did not get hot bread? Seriously, my bread was not even warm. It was tasty, don’t get me wrong. And it was fresh. But not warm at all.
We were practically first in line that evening, so I don’t know if that had anything to do with the lack of warm bread. We ordered 2 loaves. One Cream Cheese & Strawberry and one Cream Cheese & Cinnamon. Both were yummy and even better when we warmed it up at home.
We also stopped in during the day to try their other treats but we’re not impressed. I don’t remember exactly what we got (not memorable), I just remember telling my husband that it was not worth the calories.
The employees, both at the window and at the bakery, were great and very friendly. If our travels ever take us back to Molokai, we will give the hot bread another shot. I can always warm it up a bit in the oven.

parking: street parking
the cost: $ 10 per person
the food:
spinach omelette
french toast
This is located in the only real «big» city on Molokai. They have plenty of seating and as you walk in you’re in a place that is a mix of diner, bakery, and convenience store. Most of the clients are locals and everyone seems to just know everyone else. They have specials listed on a white board. The cup of coffee was a little small. The spinach omelette was generous and filling. But not only does it have spinach it also has ham, cheese, tomatoes, and onions. The french toast tastes homemade, soft, and filling. They give you guava, maple, and coconut syrup that I thought were too watery and not very good. But I thought that the toast with just a bit of butter was enough. The service can be a little rude; I think that they can smell city folk a mile away.
On your way out don’t forget to grab some cinnamon toasties. They’re hard but crispy and oh so cinnamonney.
Overall, a nice place to grab brunch.

I remember when we were kids and we would beg my dad to drive us into town at night for hot bread (double pump). Back before the new nighttime window: when uncle used to open the door and ask what we wanted with his raspy voice. He would close the door and you didn’t know if he really took your order, or if he just didn’t wanna talk to you. He would come back for payment. Close the door. And you wait… as a kid… terrified that you were tricked into giving away your money. But he always came back with hotttttt bread pumped full with jam and butter or cream cheese or brown sugar or a combo or allllll of them!
We would hop back in the back of the truck and shiver from the wind (not as well insulated as I am now). The hot bread was perfection.
The only reason I can’t give the 5 stars I wanna give is because the bread experience is not the same. There is a much more commercial system and the price is way high (I get it… inflation) but the bread is smaller and the last time I went it wasn’t even warm… super bummer.
Gotta say… breakfast is still the same. Super chill and easy going you get what you order. No surprises.
You can order bread to take back when you leave the Friendly Isle. The Lavosh is super crispy and has a consistently nice taste.
Kanemitsu bakery is an institution of Molokai. A must for everyone.
Hopefully the bread will be hot next time!