Cancel

    Open app

    Search

    Brug Bakery - Kahala

    4.3 (150 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 6:00 pm

    Brug Bakery - Kahala Photos

    Business Info

    BRUG BAKERY - KAHALA ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Quiet
    Outdoor seating
    Dogs allowed
    Good for groups

    You might also consider

    More like Brug Bakery - Kahala

    Recommended Reviews - Brug Bakery - Kahala

    Your trust is our priority, so businesses can't pay to alter or remove their reviews. Learn more about reviews.
    Yelp app icon
    Browse more easily on the app
    Review Feed Illustration

    Reviews With Photos

    Flavor of the month custard pineapple
    Craig T.

    Hmmmm I thought I reviewed this particular Brug before . I guess another attack from the Yelp Ghost . This Brug is located next door to L&L drive inn and next door to ShareTea across the parking lot of Kahala Mall . Customer service was friendly and quick although if you get there after 3pm there's not much selection available. I have a sweet tooth so I will definitely be back

    special $2 each max 12 no bread -only today July 3rd
    Heidi H.

    Food nice and hot. Friendly service. Line was long but it moved. Clean. Too bad no coffee jelly at this location. Special today $2 per item not including bread - loaf. Bag with Eden in Love 40% off. Lots of parking. wooo hooo.

    Specials Brug Kahala Feb 2026
    S P.

    What a wonderful bakery! Full of baked goods in the morning with kind and helpful and professional workers! What a joy! They serve coffee too if you look at their digital menu!

    Dylan Keith W.

    A good place to come if you're into Japanese baked goods. They have a good variety of sweet and savory, and simple and complex. If you just want a croissant, they have that. But if you want a pizza focaccia, they also have that. My go-to items usually include the bacon epi, the monkey bread, the mochi donuts, and the croissants. There's also a good amount of difference bread loaves you can buy and have them cut there so you have sandwich bread, if you like fresh baked bread. They do have things like coffee and tea, almost like a limited option cafe, but I typically don't come here for drinks so I haven't tried that. The staff are friendly, and the store is clean and well kept. Parking is easy, and so it's easy to get in and out of here quickly.

    Rebecca C.

    I love fresh breads! I love that Brug Bakery is near my workplace. They make fresh pastries and breads daily. They are open everyday from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. I really wish they open an hour earlier ;) What makes this location perfect is that there's lots of parking and it's free. I got a few pastries today to share with my coworkers. I got the Hokkaido frank, Portuguese sausage breakfast sandwich, sweet potato pastry, pesto focaccia, pastrami focaccia, sausage roll, pastrami & cheese croissant, tuna panini and okinawan potato mochi. The prices are reasonable. The pastries look so pretty! And all pastries are yummmmm!!! The service from the staff was also a delight. She gave me a reusable bag for purchasing over $40. This is nice because I spent the same amount last time and I paid $0.15 for a paper bag. It's a nice cute little space they have but it doesn't feel small. It smells super nice inside too with freshly made breads and pastries! They also sell hot and cold drinks and jams and jellies. Thank you for reading my review. Have a great weekend!

    Bought a Christmas Raspberry Coco Muffin today and I bite into it wanting to taste the raspberry filling only to get a tiny bit of filling and it was only on one side of the muffin! Okay maybe I was just lucky or unlucky depending how you look at it? But now that we have social media you companies have to be vigilant about your products. I love your bread, I get a half loaf every week and sometimes your pastries but never was I was ever disappointed till now.

    Curry Pan
    Aileen M.

    This Japanese bakery from Hokkaido was only a 2 min drive from where I was staying and I definitely had to try it. We came around lunch time on a Sunday and tried the following: Pepperoni Foccacia - this tasted like a cold pizza, in a good way. Curry Pan - nice crisp on the outside, and nice bread texture with gooey curry inside. It was tasty with a variety of layers of taste/experience. Mentaiko (long baguette) - I was expecting more of a mentaiko flavor, the mentaiko was baked into the bread. Melonpan - this was good and what I expected from a melonpan. I don't know if it was the time of day we went, but all the pastries did not seem super fresh, as you would expect from a Japanese bakery. Despite it not being the freshest, the pastries were still tasty, but honestly I expected a little more. Oh we also ordered an iced americano and a cappuccino which hit the spot. Lastly, it's inside the McDonald's plaza, and there is outdoor seating only.

    Rosie F.

    It was Wednesday, senior day. Usually most items are gone, not today. Everything was filled. I'm not a senior and was so happy they still had cranberry fromage available. At the counter I told the cashier I had phoned ahead and put 2 cranberry fromages aside which I picked up 5 minutes later. I had picked up other items as well. The cashier asked if I wanted a bag and I said yes. It wasn't until I got home and noticed both breads were burnt and dry. This has never happened all the time I bought it. Is this the new standard? I hope not. Disappointed since one bread was for a friend. Don't come on senior day.

    $2 pastry! Celebrating their Anniversary!
    Laurie Y.

    This bakery is Amazing! So nice that every July 3rd, their Anniversary, they offer $2 pastries, with a limit of 12!! That's Fantastic and very Generous of them!!! The pastries are so soft, light and fresh! Such a huge variety and so much to choose from. I wished I took more pictures but was so busy standing in line with anticipation! The bakery is small but very bright and airy! As soon as you step in, they have plastic gloves for you to be safe! Take a tray, pastry sheet for your tray and a pair of tongs! Each item is already placed in a cellophane bag and will be sealed once you buy them! Everything looked delicious and I had to be selective cause I only could get 12, a perfect dozen! I chose a couple of hot dog nicely wrapped in a perfect roll; 2 nice size pizzas; a couple of chocolate iced donuts with sprinkles, a chocolate mochi donut; a vegetarian pizza with baby corn, zucchini, mushroom, red.pepper and mushroom; Portuguese sausage & egg.roll; raisin roll; cranberry muffin, cream cheese muffin! Tory, cashier, is very nice, friendly and quick! Shout out to Tory!

    Storefront

    See all

    Photo of Robin S.
    5
    139
    1197

    2 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    19 days ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Ric C.
    322
    582
    8154

    5 months ago

    Helpful 4
    Thanks 2
    Love this 5
    Oh no 0

    9 months ago

    Helpful 9
    Thanks 2
    Love this 12
    Oh no 1

    2 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    7 months ago

    Helpful 5
    Thanks 1
    Love this 4
    Oh no 0

    11 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of S P.
    0
    12
    5

    4 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    3 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    1 year ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 1
    Love this 0
    Oh no 1

    7 months ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Mia N.
    135
    99
    56

    4 months ago

    Great location. Delicious options and places to sit just outside to enjoy the morning.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    5 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    1 year ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Dee A.
    0
    21
    4

    5 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 1
    Love this 1
    Oh no 1

    2 years ago

    Helpful 3
    Thanks 1
    Love this 3
    Oh no 0

    1 year ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Jessica B.
    236
    68
    19

    9 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    Helpful 25
    Thanks 0
    Love this 20
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Keli N.
    4
    11
    10

    1 year ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    1 year ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Ayaka O.
    15
    191
    590

    2 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Liane U.
    210
    163
    12405

    4 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 2
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Jay T.
    43
    166
    166

    3 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    Helpful 8
    Thanks 0
    Love this 11
    Oh no 0

    5 years ago

    Helpful 10
    Thanks 0
    Love this 9
    Oh no 0

    5 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Lina C.
    216
    579
    4790

    5 years ago

    Helpful 3
    Thanks 0
    Love this 2
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Aron N.
    106
    699
    2068

    5 years ago

    Helpful 3
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Edward M.
    11
    417
    232

    2 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Jesse D.
    92
    116
    274

    3 years ago

    Business owner information

    Photo of Alberto F.

    Alberto F.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    6 years ago

    Helpful 6
    Thanks 0
    Love this 4
    Oh no 0

    Page 1 of 4

    Brug Bakery - Kahala Reviews in Other Languages

    Ask the Community - Brug Bakery - Kahala

    Do they have any gluten free items?

    Just bought a full loaf of bread. The person assisting said they could not slice it. Is there a sign about that or something that I missed? Why don't they slice their full loafs?

    That happened to me once as well. They have bake/cut times for their breads on the wall (left of the register). I think...am not positive, that the loaves need to rest after baking before cutting. Depending on the worker they'll tell you what time… Read more

    Why doesn't it say what time it opens anywhere that I can see?

    Hours daily. 8am-7pm.

    View All 4 Questions

    You might also consider

    Leonard's Bakery - A dozen goodies

    Leonard's Bakery

    4.5(10.3k reviews)
    1.9 miKaimuki
    $

    Malasadas are popular in Hawaii due to their 19th-century introduction by Portuguese plantation…read morelaborers, becoming a staple treat. These fried, sugar-coated dough balls, often filled with custard or haupia, are beloved for their fluffy texture and association with tradition, especially "Malasada Day" (Fat Tuesday). And Leonard's Bakery malasadas are popular in Hawaii because they are served fresh, hot, and fluffy, establishing the Portuguese doughnut as a staple island treat since 1952. Founder Leonard Rego pioneered commercializing them, creating a cult following for the crisp-on-the-outside, doughy-on-the-inside treats. There's nothing like a nice, hot, and fresh malasada. At $2.20 each, there's just no point resisting. Twinsie "Auntie" Nadine C. dragged me here, told me where to take the Instagram shot, and the correct stance to tear into these pillowy fried dough balls. Yum.

    Coming as we're intrigued looking at how many people we randomly bumped into, carrying their iconic…read morepink boxes. The line in front of the store was always super long but surprisingly moving super swift. The store didn't have sit-down space but a lot of people enjoyed their orders right in front of the store as it's indeed highly recommended to enjoy while warm. Their iconic items were surely the Malasadas, basically fried sugar-coated doughnut, which came in the option of unfilled (default) and filled. We got the ones filled with Chocolate and Macadamia Nut custard. They're lusciously fluffy with just right sweetness for the filling. Worth trying for the experience.

    Photos
    Leonard's Bakery - Original Malasada

    Original Malasada

    Leonard's Bakery - 3/29/26 get the guava & mac nut filled ones

    3/29/26 get the guava & mac nut filled ones

    Leonard's Bakery - Inside of a Guava filled

    See all

    Inside of a Guava filled

    Pipeline Bakeshop & Creamery - Pumpkin Crunch

    Pipeline Bakeshop & Creamery

    4.4(891 reviews)
    0.9 mi
    $$

    If you're more into lighter Malasada and other sweets, you have to give this place a try. I got to…read moretry their cinnamon Malasada with some pimples on them. It must be from their fryer or something. Nevertheless it was light, fluffy, fresh, warm to my tummy. We also got the hazelnut cake. Cake texture with coconut like flavor (I maybe wrong) with chocolate like hazelnut flavor coating. Also light and good. I saw ice cream too. Gotta try that next time. You can street park or Kaimuki municipal parking across the street.

    Everyone knows to go to Leonard's for freshly made malasadas, and the constant crowds there attest…read moreto their quality and variety (review: https://yelp.to/jaduiZfQRq). However, there are many alternative malasada purveyors throughout Honolulu, so I depended on local vloggers to find the best ones. This one popped up often on YouTube, and as luck would have it, we were dining at The Pig & The Lady on the next block. How calorifically convenient. We took the opportunity to stop by for a pre-dinner snack since they closed at 6PM. It's a cute shop with multiple sweets including quite a selection of housemade ice cream and delectable mouthfuls called Cake Bombs (Photo 10). We decided we would be good and ordered one unfilled Malasada each. Dusted with various sugar flavors, they were just $2.65 a piece. I went for the Coffee, while Jamie chose the daily special, Cinnamon (Photo 6). They were soft and tasty, quite comparable to Leonard's albeit a tad smaller. That wasn't necessarily a bad thing since we had dinner ahead of us. However, we let temptation get the best of us and shared a $5.50 slice of the Ube Haupia Mac Nut Bar, a yummy combination of sweet potato and ube topped with haupia (coconut milk pudding) on a macadamia nut crust (Photo 9). Truth be told, it stole the show from the malasadas. FOOD - 4 stars... the malasadas were good, but that ube dessert was next level AMBIANCE - 4 stars...really a takeout operation with a lot of temptations SERVICE - 4 stars...very calm and orderly TOTAL - 4 stars...yet another spot for sweet Hawaiian decadence RELATED - Exploring Hawaii? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://yelp.to/U7YPblfoMP

    Photos
    Pipeline Bakeshop & Creamery - Interior during Malasada Day / Fat Tuesday, 2/17/2026

    Interior during Malasada Day / Fat Tuesday, 2/17/2026

    Pipeline Bakeshop & Creamery - 1/2 dozen malasada

    1/2 dozen malasada

    Pipeline Bakeshop & Creamery

    See all

    Cha To Gelato Zen - Matcha gelato

    Cha To Gelato Zen

    4.6(166 reviews)
    1.9 miKaimuki
    $$

    New flavor Strawberry White Chocolate and Hojicha Chocolate gelato was delicious. All of their…read moregelato options are great because I tried all of it. LOL It's no secret that I love this place and my friends also love it too. It's our fave place to hangout and chill. Noticed that at night closer to closing time they get flooded with people - do keep that in mind when coming here. Was lucky to snag a seat at the counter but it was packed! Please be patient with the help as well because most of the time it is just them trying to handle the huge barrage of people waiting in line as well as dine-in customers. Great experience nonetheless.

    Walked in happy to try a new spot. No greeting. No acknowledgment. Nothing. Just dull pasty people…read morestanding around and some dude in a suit looking like he's lost. Three staff members present and not one offered so much as an aloha or hello. For a local, "Hawai'i based business", the complete absence of aloha was jarring. I came ready to try all kinds stuff, especially matcha, but only ended up only smelling it, because the energy in that room made it clear my presence as a Black man wasn't wanted or needed. If business is going so well that customer service is optional, congratulations. But for the rest of us who show up hoping to feel welcome for overspending on your match and ice cream, especially in a place that's supposed to represent the spirit of these islands -- this wasn't it. This is clearly one of those places that feel like they're too good to serve you if you're not meeting their aesthetic. Yeah, very Beverly Hills (attempt, but likely wouldn't do well there), kinda "clicky" like vibe, snooty, haughty seeming like vibe, maybe a lil tad bit stuck up, and for the tiny little portion and "big show" , I probably would have liked it somewhat, but also would have felt guilty for paying a fortune to be treated that way lol This place likely won't be around in a year, by the vibe I'd say it's slow times (wonder why). I know I will, happy to spend even more down the road- so many to choose from, trust me this place ain't unique in my experience. In these times, be kind to yourself, and love yourself enough to go where you're treated best, people.

    Photos
    Cha To Gelato Zen - Inside seating

    Inside seating

    Cha To Gelato Zen - Tea leaves with some shoyu topping

    Tea leaves with some shoyu topping

    Cha To Gelato Zen - New friends

    See all

    New friends

    Kansai Yamato - Mango Mochi and mango and cream mochi

    Kansai Yamato

    4.3(148 reviews)
    2.6 mi
    $

    I like my dessert wrapped in carbs, which is why mochi is one of my favorite things. Especially…read morearound New Years and Kansas Yamato has some of the best mochi on island. You can find this mochi around the island at different supermarkets but it's best from the source on University Ave. You can't miss out on their peanut butter stuffed mochi. It's just such a classic. I also love their strawberry stuffed mochi- so ono!

    Always wanted to go to their shop but since it's far from where we live, I didn't make it out…read morethere: We finally went to Kansai Yamato because my boyfriend wanted to try their fresh mango mochi. I've always been a fan of them since they were in the old 99 Ranch so I wasn't complaining about going there lol. We parked in the open lot on the left of the store. But you could also park in the parking inside. When we entered, it's a very small store that's hard to walk around if there's people in there with you. We got the fruit parfait cups, the fresh mango mochi, and the ones on the stick (which I forgot to take a pic of). The parfait cups were good with cream cheese, strawberries, and mochi. I didn't care for the mochi with the sweet soy sauce on it although I know that's what Japan is known for. And the fresh mango mochi was good. The only thing I didn't like was the Lima bean paste inside. I'm not a fan of that. I would recommend eating fast since it's fresh and the wetness of the mango can make the mochi soft and rip. I'm glad we got to try new items. Can't wait to go back and get their peanut butter mochi and other favs. The cashier that helped us was very nice and gave us a bag even though we said we didn't need one. If you love mochi, this place is for you!

    Photos
    Kansai Yamato
    Kansai Yamato - Assorted stuffed mochi. Orange one is the mango.

    Assorted stuffed mochi. Orange one is the mango.

    Kansai Yamato - Refrigerated mochi creams

    See all

    Refrigerated mochi creams

    Brug Bakery - Kahala - desserts - Updated May 2026

    Loading...
    Loading...
    Loading...