If you love the famous coconut cake from Halekūlani—and trust us, if you’ve ever had it, you’d love it—now you can get it any day of the week without having to dine at the iconic Waikīkī hotel.
Halekūlani Bakery, which first opened in 2019, serves artisanal breads, pastries, croissants and, yes, the hotel’s coconut cake (whole or by the slice), all freshly baked on site. It’s located across the street from the hotel and adjacent to the lobby of the Halepuna Waikīkī by Halekūlani, with specialty coffees and indoor and outdoor seating.
Starting in March, the bakery expanded its hours to 6:30 to 11:30 a.m. daily.
Many of the desserts and breads served here are baked on site, in the 887-square-foot kitchen and prep space behind the counters. (There’s even a small chocolate room.) The rest of the pastries and baked goods are made in the hotel’s kitchen across the street. Everything, including the puff pastry and laminated dough used for croissants, are made from scratch, explains Halekūlani Bakery pastry chef Michelle Baldomero, who has worked in the kitchens here for 26 years…