A family bakery on Makawao’s main street that traces back to 1916, when Takezo and Shigeri Komoda opened a small restaurant. It is best known for cream puffs and stick doughnuts, developed by Ikuo Komoda after he studied baking on the mainland in 1947.
Why we love it
The cream puffs are an Upcountry ritual, and buying them from a family business that’s lasted more than a century makes them taste even better.
What to expect
Komoda opens around 7 a.m., and the cream puffs often sell out within a couple of hours, especially on weekends. Arrive early and expect a short line inside a small, old-fashioned storefront. The stick doughnuts are small glazed rings on a skewer, and the cream puffs date to a 1960s family recipe. Everything is to go; walk Baldwin Avenue’s shops while you eat, or bring a box up the mountain. Plan it with an Upcountry morning: the Saturday farmers market at Kulamalu is a short drive away.
Know before you go
- Go early
- Opens around 7 a.m.; cream puffs can sell out within a couple of hours.
- Signature
- Cream puffs and stick doughnuts.
- Closed Wednesdays
- Listings agree it’s closed Wednesdays and differ on other hours. Call (808) 572-7261.
- Cash
- Sources describe it as a cash-only shop. Bring cash.
- History
- Founded in 1916 by the Komoda family and still run by their descendants.
