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    Bits & Bites Cafe

    4.6 (193 reviews)
    Open 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
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    Strawberry (front), Guava Cream Cheese (back)
    Lori L.

    Bits & Bites is a tiny, takeout only cafe in the Hawaii Kai Shopping Center. They specialize in scones and flavored Basque and Japanese cheese cakes. These scones are dense and cakey with a firm crust. The actual scone is barely sweet, with most of the flavor coming from a punchy glaze. We tried a Strawberry and a Guava Cream Cheese scone with an Iced Latte. One of the nicest parts of the shopping center is getting to sit by the water so that's where we headed. I enjoyed the Guava Cream Cheese more because of the chucks of cream cheese, but my partner thought the Guava was too tart. The Iced Latte was a dark roast, with a little less milk and more coffee; a good pick me up on a hot day. Overall, worth stopping by if you're in the neighborhood, but come early if you want the full selection, by 10 am they were already out of some flavors.

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    Gabriel P.

    Drove to Hawaii Kai to pick up some scones for a get together. This shop was previously located in Kailua. We arrived at about 9:30 They still had a good selection scones. The owner Jessica recognized my wife and had a friendly chat. I'm not much of a scone eater, My wife loves them. Enjoy

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    Deborah P.

    We took a drive to this place to buy scones for friends. She was located in Kailua but now her shop is in Hawaii Kai right across Costco tires and diagnostic lab. Walked in and the staff was very friendly. I told them I wanted 2 boxes of six assorted scones. Was so much to choose from my eyes were big. I even bought some for us. The owner Jessica came out and I was talking to her and she remembered us from Kailua. That was nice. Her scones are very good and delicious.

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    Carina S.

    What a cute cafe in Hawaii Kai! I had a friend visiting from the mainland. I had a lot of places I wanted them to sightsee on the east side. We needed some morning energy and saw that Buts & Bites Cafe was a great local treat in the area. Local and family owned, this cafe was a great hole in the wall find. The owner was so lovely! She explained how she made the treats every morning fresh. I loved her passion for what she does. Service was friendly and efficient. Highly recommend this cafe if you're in the area. Support local!

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    Jo Y.

    Bits and Bites Café in the HI Kai Towne Center is known for its wide variety of scones with unique flavors, such as lilikoi, ube, matcha, black sesame, kalamansi, salted caramel, and more. It also offers specialty coffees, teas, and other baked items, such as Japanese and Basque cheesecakes. The owner of Mama' Nita Scones that was established in 2019 and located in Kailua, retired in 2024, and a new owner who had a passion for baking, Jesssica Cai, took over the business. Jessica renamed the business to Bits & Bites Café, and moved to HI Kai with its soft opening on 8/18/24, while offering the same scones and also her own scone creations, hot/cold coffee, tea, cocoa, lilikoi soda, and fresh fruit teas. Her scone creations were highly praised for their quality, texture, and unique flavors. I tried the strawberry and lilikoi scones and enjoyed that real strawberries and lililkoi juice that were used in baking process. While the scones were on the smaller side, you could taste the authenticity of the fruits, the firmness and crunchiness of the outside, and its moistness and dense interior, without being overly sweet. The scones were tasty; however, I found the scones to be pricy at about $6 each. The higher price may be attributed to Jessica's hand-mixing of every scone and the use of high-quality ingredients. Popular flavors sell out quickly. Online ordering the day before or call-in-orders can assure you of specific flavors that you want. Jessica not only bakes everything on premises, but also personally handles the selling of the scones in her shop. She was friendly and enjoyed chatting while sharing her passion of her scones. I had planned to try and order one scone, but her sales talk tried to convince me to buy two scones instead, and which I did. Hours of operation are: Tues to Fri, 7a to 3p; Sat 8a to 4p; Sun 8a to 1p; Mon closed. Located across from Costco and next to Diagnostic Lab in the former Taco Del Mar spot, free parking in the private lot is available that is shared with other businesses. It may be difficult to find parking when Costco is open. The store is clean and small, as it is take-out only. While the scones are flavorful, I am in no hurry to rush back to purchase more due to my perceived value of the scones based on the high costs. I'm happy for Bits & Bites Café for its success over the past 1 1/2 years and wish them continued success for many more years.

    Bits and Bites: iced salted caramel cold brew with almond milk and an iced matcha with almond milk
    Crystal W.

    SUPPORT LOCAL FAMILY OWNED BUSINESSES! Wonderful customer service, quick in and out QUALITY coffee and drinks. I don't even like scones unless it's from England because elsewhere they're dry. Here it's worth coming for. Milk alternates, almond milk my choice.

    The Black Sesame scone is good!
    Randy S.

    I love that Bits & Bites has moved to Hawaii Kai. Their previous location in Kailua was out of the way for me. The new shop, across Costco, is everyday convenient. These scones are nice sized. The exterior is firm and crumbles slowly, and most of them have a pretty piped glaze. The inside is moist without being wet. I can enjoy these with a warm or cold beverage - and yes, scones are better enjoyed with a beverage. If you want to give someone a nice morning surprise, Bits & Bites Cafe is open at 7:00am. And they have a box that will hold 4-6 scones. A little something for everyone.

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    Kanani C.

    Awesome service. Love that she makes things pure and simple, healthy for her family. Flavors are wonderful! So wonderful that I can never choose just 1 or a few. I always walk out with way too many scones. The drinks are excellent too. My fav is her savory scones.

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    Keola m.

    Stumbled across while heading to Costco. They are directly across the parking lot of Costco. Lots of parking. A very small hole in the mall (wall) haha. Scones were good. Cheese cake was also good. Maybe I'm not a big scone and cheesecake fan but I (and this is just me) thought is was kinda dry. I guess all scones are generally dry. My coffee drink was amazing tho. I finished the coffee before I could finish the scones and cheese cake. The service was great. They were very helpful and patient to explain all the flavors they had. Mahalo Bits & Bites Cafe

    Michele T.

    Scones are probably one of my fave things, so couldn't resist checking this place out. Arrived at around 9:30am on Sunday and some items were already sold out. Started off with an iced Tiramisu latte - yum! We were just going to order a couple of scones but ended up with a box of 6 because we wanted to try so many of them. Ordered lilikoi cream cheese, guava cream cheese, jalapeño cheddar, earl grey, matcha white chocolate and coconut. All of the favors came through for each of them but my faves were the guava cream cheese and coconut. Kiddo's was the earl grey and hubs liked the jalapeño cheddar. The owner was friendly. So many other things we wanted to try like the cheesecake and frozen bites. We'll be back to try more.

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    Rachel T.

    This place is a small shop we were directed to almost immediately after arriving in Hawaii! These scones are AWESOME-- great texture and flavor, and boy are they popular! They sell out of some flavors as early as 8am sometimes, so we hauled ourselves here twice as early as possible to get scones of all flavors for everyone! Choc chip is very popular amongst my family. Others we ordered twice/really liked and would get again: banana choc chip, black sesame, ube, blueberry, & lemon. I've also heard the lilikoi is amazing! The service was prompt and all the scones were handled carefully so we could tell everything apart when we got back. I do think it's a steep price: $5.95/scone is a lot, but it IS hawaii, so I can't be too surprised ‍

    Grace O.

    The first time we had the basque cheesecake (guava), I split one with my husband, who's not much of a sweets person. He ate his half and was just staring at my half that I hadn't eaten yet. "Was it ok?" I asked. "Might have been the best cheesecake I've ever had," he grumbled. Welp, now we're back for more. All loaded up, and we are NOT sharing The ube cheesecake is soooo good (maybe call ahead for availability)...that crusty top is incredible. The owner is super nice!! They also make great japanese-style cheesecake and scones (calamansi and "abomination" Halloween scone freebie in the pic). This spot will definitely be in our treat rotation!

    Japanese Cheesecake, Ube Basque Cheesecake
    Larene U.

    The owner is so sweet and took the time to tell us about her business! Everything is handmade and organic which I really appreciate, which is why you know it is fresh. She really makes it a point to use good ingredients in the process of creating her pastries and you can really tell when you try them. The scones were one of the best I've had. The Kona Coffee one in particular was delicious and somehow I was able to get the last one. Perfect ratio of crunch and softness. The lilikoi soda was amazing and is one of her highlight drinks from her shop. This was super refreshing and I loved it. The puree she uses is fresh from the fruit. The cheesecake was also a winner. Definitely a must-visit place if you are ever in the area in Hawaii Kai.

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    Delicious scones! Love everything I've tried - sweet and savory. This is always my treat after getting labs done next door.

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    Some of the best scones I've had hands down , will def be making the trek here after hiking for a pick me up.

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    Amazing scones and customer service! Jessica was very kind and helpful. She gave samples to our party for free.

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    Owner works so hard to make quality bake goods Her expertise is reflected in her great tasting baked products

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