I've eaten Musubi from Cafe Kai before, and I will say their Musubi are very good! When they were located on Cherry Avenue in Bremerton near the site of the old Harrison hospital, they were easy to find they were always open and always had musubi. But now they've moved to some new secret location and they're never open. I'm a businessman and I'd like to make money, and I want to be successful. So I'm confused as to why Cafe Kai is never open anymore? Don't they want to be successful in making a profit? You would think that if you move to a new location, you'd want people to find where you are located, and you'd want to be open long enough to sell some product. Cafe Kai's food is very good but their location is terrible and their hours are horrendous. I certainly hope the owners at Café Kai will read this review and maybe they'll pull the heads out of their rear end and stay open longer and perhaps make a couple of signs showing the secret hideout where they have moved. We hope they will change course stay open longer so that we can find them. OK guys ball balls in your court. read more

I visited the OG location on Wheaton Way back on 6/8/18, 3/16/19, and 4/21/21. Long interval, my bad. Then I happened to be channel surfing and caught Cafe Kai featured on KING5 Evening on 1/13/26. The Homie and I made sure to stop by after driving around from I-5 South/Hwy 16 and across the Manette Bridge on 1/15/26 to Cafe Kai's new, bigger location. No more drive through window and tiny retail spot. Bremerton's Manette neighborhood has become a destination detour with Saboteur Bakery, Vim & Vigor, and now Cafe Kai! Their new location is located at the corner of 11th and Perry with adjacent street parking. Upon entering, bright interior and sleek, streamlined design. Same welcoming vibe. That day we've been having a progressive eating mindset on our drive from Shoreline, Seattle, Tukwila, and now Bremerton. We had better restraint and bought only two Teriyaki Spam and one Hawaiian Hot Dog musubis, plus a bag of Li Hing gummies. Their menu features several musubis and refreshing beverages. I also enjoyed my brief convo with one of the owners, Jamie Cancel. There's something really welcoming when meeting indie business owners whether from Oahu, Kauai, Maui, the Big Island or on the mainland. It's that genuine sense of ohana or family I've consistently experienced. Musubis were nicely wrapped and piping hot. That day it was sunny and breezy leaving Cafe Kai with the goods. Now if it had been a bit warmer, with sand & surf nearby, wearing Tshirt, shorts, and slippahs with two fisted musubis from Foodland or Pukalani Superette, sigh as I digress in a brief daydream. Delicious ono grindz! Congratulations on the new location and celebrating their ten year milestone this coming summer! Mahalo nui loa! read more

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They moved!!! Upping my star count to 5 becauseeee they're in a beautiful spot with seating and I can't wait to see what they do with it. Today I enjoyed the classic teriyaki spam musubi which was delicious of course and I sipped on their delicious now DYE FREE ube latte with sweet cream. So happy for the cafe Kai family! read more

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New location( 1100 Perry Ave suite D) their food is great. Their customer service is so professional. If you guys are looking for great food, great environment, or just casual dining I highly recommend this place. 10/10 must try again. read more

Cafe Kai - Cafe Kai located at 1100 Perry ave suite D. - Cafes Near Me - Bremerton, Washington

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Just wanted to let everyone know that this place is a five star, my husband and I came by a couple days ago and we had musubi it was so so good. I would recommend anybody who wants Hawaiian food to come to this drive-through. The people there are so very nice and just really good upbeat people. read more

Their Bacon Avocado Musubi is so freaking delicious. Drive-thru is always so fast and friendly. Thanks for the yummy musubi's and Dirty Matcha Coconut and Oatmilk. read more

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LOVE musubi! Service was GREAT. Drive through ONLY, but you can walk up to the window. Coffee is great. They have no decaf-oh well. HiGHLY recommend the Li Hing treats! LOVE the window painting!!! read more

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Best musubis in town! Always great and friendly service! I love how they expanded their drink selection! My OG fave is the coconut Coffee Jello, it's yummy! But lately I've been enjoying the matcha latte with strawberry foam! So good! Need to try all the other ones! read more

Happened to be in the neighborhood and was craving some spam Musubi. Picked up a couple bacon and avocado spam Musubis and at the recommendation of the young lady, a dirty chai latte. It was all incredibly fresh and tasty. I look forward to the next time I'm in the area. read more

I followed yelp recommendations and tried this cafe. I'm a musubi novice so unsure of how I'd like it. I went with the spicy tuna and tofu options as spam doesn't appeal to me. The spicy tuna one was tasty with the sauce. The tofu kimchi one was really just tofu as I didn't taste any kimchi. Plantation Icd tea - never has that before either - a pineapple flavored ice tea. Very sweet. For $12 it was a tasty and filling lunch. Young lady who manned the drive thru only service was friendly and efficient. read more

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Decided to drop by Cafe Kai as my daughter told me about this place but she hadn't had the opportunity to try it out. I'm so glad I could pick up some musubi and drinks for us to try! We had the Plantation Iced Tea and Redbull Mango Lihing drinks. Sooo tasty. Not to mention the stars of the show, the musubi! It was hot, fresh, and so ono. Mahalo nui to the kind store owner. Loved our chat and her customer service reminded me of home. We will be back again. read more

Cafe Kai - Cafes Near Me - Bremerton, Washington

One of my favorite small businesses to support. Always consistent and yummy! I get the spicy tuna and the basic teriyaki masubi. Usually a long line but they are very quick. read more

This place is really quaint and cute and the staff is really nice. The prices are decent. I got the spicy tuna musubi (at first it seems expensive but it's two huge musubi, so actually a good price). It was really good; canned tuna and spicy sauce. I also got the spicy chicken, which after recently returning from Hawaii I kind of expected katsu chicken, but it was just canned chicken, so extremely similar in taste to the tuna. Still really good and a huge serving. My husband got the teriyaki spam musubi and Portuguese sausage Musubi and said they were great! A caramel Mac nut coffee and it was AMAZING!!!! There are no places to sit here, it's a take out place for sure. I will definitely come back for more musubi :) read more

Cafe Kai - Special spicy tuna musubi - Cafes Near Me - Bremerton, Washington

Great place good food bad location. I think this place would do well by the shipyard downtown and a spot in Silverdale by the hospital. I'm not fan of this type of food but if they had some variety that made me wake up in the morning and say "I'm craving for..." then it would be a different story. read more

Musubi?!?! YES, PLEASE!!! And keep it coming! I've been working in the Kitsap Peninsula the past 4 weeks and I have been here at least 2 times per week! And I have heeded the warnings of other reviewers and come early in case they run out - I literally come within 30 minutes of opening, FOMO! Anyway, I have tried most of their musubi's (teriyaki spam; Redondo's Hot Dog, spam, bacon, egg; spam, bacon, avocado; and spicy tuna. My absolute favorite is the spam, bacon, and egg - it's a perfect alternative to the usual breakfast sandwich with an island twist. And I'm also addicted to the pork hash (similar to a dumpling) and the dipping sauce it comes with. I am also in love with the caramel mac nut drink - it's a delicious pick me up, a tad bit sweeter than I'm used to, but still so good. The staff/owners are friendly and I just feel the island love when I walk in. It also helps that they have Island 98.5 FM from Hawaii! Oh Cafe Kai, how I wish you were on the other side of the water, then I would be here all the time! Mahalo for the Ono grub! read more

Great place, felt like home to me, being from the island, sure gonna miss this place now that I moved

We (husband and I) were looking around for something new and different and we came across Cafe Kai. Definitely not ideal location but the food and coffee are 10/10. Just one of the Teriyaki Spam Musubi (bottom left) that I ordered was enough to satisfy my hunger. It looks so small like I'd have to order 5 to feel full but surprisingly not the case. My husband got the Spam Bacon and Avocado Musubi, we also got the Caramel Mac Nut iced coffee and it was very nutty but that was my own doing with flavor choices. I highly recommend you to try this place just once and let the food do the talking. Thank you mama Jamie read more

Cafe Kai - Teriyaki Spam Musubi, Spam Bacon and Avocado Musubi, Caramel Mac Nut - Cafes Near Me - Bremerton, Washington

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Drove over an hour with my son to check out this place after finding it on YouTube. My son tried three different musubis and loved them all. He ordered spicy chicken, teriyaki spam, and the avocado/bacon/spam musubi. I tried the spicy tuna and a bite of his avocado musubi. Both were so so good! My only regret is not buying more . The guava oat milk tea was amazing and so was the plantation black tea! Will definitely be going back and next time I'm definitely ordering more for later. Customer service was amazing as well. We got lucky - made it when there was no line, but after we ordered there was a line of six cars! read more

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There is a bit of a wait in the drive through due to its popularity, but I really love their spam musubi and sauce, it's so good.

One of my favorite places ever. I've tried musubi in Hawaii a LOT and on different islands and Cafe Kai still has the best I've ever had. The avocado bacon is my favorite, and with the mustards and a pink starburst redbull, so good! I drive about 45 minutes just to reach this place and it's worth it every time. To top it off, the girls working are always very sweet. read more

Cafe Kai - Pumpkin Haupia pie special - Cafes Near Me - Bremerton, Washington

An all time favorite! My boyfriend and I visit every saturday for musubi and coffee. Pumpkin mac nut latte is particularly delicious. A gem in the neighborhood. read more

The bacon avocado is my favorite. Very good size for the price and the staff are super friendly. read more

Cafe Kai - Rocco approved - Cafes Near Me - Bremerton, Washington

My parents moved up to Bremerton two months ago and I'm visiting them for my winter break. My mom happens to work at the hospital right across the street and while my brother and I were looking for a place that sells chicken katsu, I found out that a literal musubi restaurant exists. We're from the San Francisco Bay Area and the only "musubi" place I've actually heard of was in SF's Japan Town and it was a stand inside the mall. However the place had probably shut down since the last time I saw it was maybe 8 years ago and I never saw it again. In addition, I haven't had a musubi since then so hearing that there was a place in Bremerton that sold it and it happens to be extremely close to where my mom worked made me really want to go and buy some musubi. The cafe and othe; When I went in, the cafe was really nice. From the reviews I read before I heard the place was pretty popular with the locals and upon walking in, it wasn't busy at all though there were a couple others who came in after me and then more cars drove up. I also read that apparently there was a drive through before? Sounds pretty cool to be honest haha-- a musubi drive through sounds like a nice quick to get and eat so perhaps if they're looking into it, bring the drive through back? In addition I noticed that you guys sold stickers which is a plus for me because I love to collect stickers and your stickers were aesthetic. Once I get a new water bottle, first sticker going on there is the wooden one I bought. Now for the food, I went for the "teriyaki spam musubi" since I was being a bit cheap and simply getting a snack and also got some siracha mayo. Man, right when I tried it, it was so fricken good! :OO Side note; I told my best friend and classmates about the place and a lot of them are actually asking me to bring them some BAHAHA I would if I could Though I probably will go back before I leave for San Francisco on Jan 2. If not, I will most definitely be back over the summer with my best friend to buy more. Even more so, this place has actually inspired me to do a fundraiser for my club back at my school in California, so thanks! :D read more

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Cafe Kai is the first musubi cafe in Washington (maybe the only one? does anyone know of any others??) and it is DA BEST! I'm so sad that it's so far from me and that it's taken me this long to finally try it. My friends and I were taking a day trip to the Hood ... Canal and decided to make the stop in Bremerton for musubi breakfast. It's located in a random area and I think maybe the building they are in now used to be a drive thru pharmacy, which is an adorable repurposing! I so approve! They have teriyaki spam musubi, redondo's hot dog musubi, spam bacon & egg musubi, avocado bacon & spam musubi, and spicy tuna musubi to choose from. They also have pork hash (which looks and tastes kinda like pork shumai). AND they have caffeine! They have caramel mac nut lattes! I ordered a spam bacon & egg and an avo bacon & spam musubi, and an iced caramel mac nut latte! The barista recommended that I try my musubi with their spicy sriracha mayo for an extra 25 cents (she had me at sriracha). The musubi were amazing - I wolfed them both down. And the mac nut latte was HEAVENLY. I'm drooling right now because I want more and I'm crying because it's too far from me. This place is adorable, the people are friendly, and the food is absolutely delicious. They only make limited quantities and are open until they sell out (they close for the day when they sell out of musubi, so HURRY). I'm so jealous of all the people living in Bremerton. read more

Cafe Kai - All the musubi plus the pork hash - Cafes Near Me - Bremerton, Washington

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Cafe Kai might have the best musubi in Washington. I don't know why they're hanging out in an obscure location in Bremerton, because they could be making a ton of money in a major city like Seattle or LA. They're so good, in fact, that I wouldn't think twice about spending $100 on a variety of their musubi. This time, we only spent $50. I drove an hour and a half to Cafe Kai and would do so again...and again... I travel throughout the west coast quite a bit and this is easily the best musubi I have ever had. I don't think local residents know how lucky they are, because when we arrived nobody was there. More for me, I guess. Normally, I would want to keep a place like this a secret, but Cafe Kai is too good to keep to myself. I highly recommend everything they make. No reservations. read more

Cafe Kai - Cafe Kai from the parking lot. - Cafes Near Me - Bremerton, Washington

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The BEST musubis! Very popular place, make sure to get there early or they might run out!

Yes! I'm a fan! This spot has been saved in my bookmarks for at least 6 months. I was in the area today and decided to stop in. I ordered the spam teriyaki musubi, papaya salad, and spam bacon, avocado musubi. Everything is delicious! Service is excellent. Be back soon Mahalo! read more

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Every food item is delicious. No other place compares. The service is quick. Love the drive thru! Cute art on the outside of the restaurant. read more

Cafe Kai - Spam Bacon and Avocado Musubi Teriyaki Spam Musubi Spicy Tuna Musubi kaluha pork musubi - Cafes Near Me - Bremerton, Washington

Always keeping it aloha since they opened shop a few years back! musubis done well and are always consistent. you say you don't like spam? you just never had it the RIGHT way. you think red looking hot dogs are weird? what does it matter if it tastes GOOD. get ya heads out from ya you know wheres and be open to trying things! I grew up with spam and these types of hot dogs, and i know the peninsula isn't used to these type of things (??) , but don't knock things until you try them. Jaime and Brandon run such a quaint shop. They are a duo that works well, kind, and quickly. Everything made fresh every morning. They do sell out; so first come, first serve. The flavour combos they come up with for their spritzers are unmatched. and that plantation iced tea is da bombbbb~ they have become a staple for my husband and I! read more

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The best musubis, everrrr!!!!! These musubis are MASSIVE!!! I was fortunate enough to try 2 musubis here. The Redondo's Hawaiian Hot Dog and the Spam, bacon, avocado musubis. The hot dog musubi had one whole hot dog on it and the Spam, bacon, avo musubi had teriyaki rice which took this musubi to the next level! Each were at least 2 inches high!! We also got a cappuccino, Plantation Iced Tea, and the Croissant French Toast. The cappuccino had the perfect ratio of coffee to foam. The Plantation Iced Tea was black tea with pineapple juice. It was fruity yet sweet! Just how I like it! You could really taste the pineapple juice but it wasn't too overpowering over the tea. The Croissant French Toast was perfectly toasted to a golden brown and had a nice crunch to it! It came with maple syrup and blueberries. The blueberries really complemented the French toast by adding a bit of sourness to the sweetness. All I have to say is, everything was gone within minutes!! If you haven't checked this place out yet, you must!! Follow their ig @cafe_kai to see the daily musubi menu and to pre-reserve your musubi! read more

Cafe Kai - Redondo's, Spam, bacon, avo, & Plantation Iced Tea - Cafes Near Me - Bremerton, Washington

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The locals' favorite place to get musubis! Been living in Seattle for awhile, but every time I'm in Bremerton I have to go and grab a musubi from here. So far one of the best musubi places I've been to. The spam bacon avocado is my personal favorite, but all of their musubis are pretty delicious. There's something about the sauce they use that adds that perfect touch of sweetness to the rice. Also their spicy mayo is SO creamy and good. Their iced coconut coffee jello drink is one of my favorite drinks to order as well. It's nice because they'll adjust the sweetness level to your preference if you ask them. I like to get the drink just a little less sweet. My only tip for coming to this place is to come a little early because they tend to sell out of certain options (especially the bacon avocado) pretty quick. read more

Cafe Kai - Spam bacon avocado - Cafes Near Me - Bremerton, Washington

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Great place to get musubi outside of Hawaii! Service is always quick and their food is amazing. I really like their Red Bull spritzers too! Highly recommend stopping by this place for lunch but make sure you get there earlier because they do sell out. read more

My go-to spot for my musubi cravings in Bremerton ! Some musubi's do sell out faster than others, so it's always a great idea to show up earlier in the day ! I've tried their teriyaki, avocado as well as their spicy tuna on one occasion. Personally I think their teriyaki musubi suffices for my cravings :) The macadamia nut guava coconut milk Red Bull gives an interesting twist to the usual flavors of your regular Red Bull spritzer. I'm pretty obsessed with it. The interior is quite small, and compared to the first time I've visited cafe kai, it looks like they've deviated from indoor seating to more of a stop and shop/ drive-thru setting. I wish there was a few small seats inside ! read more

Cafe Kai - Guava, Macadamia nut with coconut milk red bull spritzer ! And left is teriyaki musubi and right is avocado spam musubi - Cafes Near Me - Bremerton, Washington

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Perfect amount of everything. Service was fast and friendly. It's a drive through so you cannot sit in. Food is ono

oh cafe kai oh cafe kai how i love your dirty chai lies. i think of you while i lie and in my mind your caramel moo nut latte flys. flys in my head flys in my heart your matcha tea lattes are the best in the dark read more

Wow! What can I say, Cafe Kai is the best musubi around. The staff are all SO friendly and helpful. The musubi and fried noodles are TO DIE FOR. We love that this business offers their space for fabulous pop-ups such as Mike's Shave Ice (from Seattle). Every time we pickup from Cafe Kai - we are blown away. Prices: five stars Staff: five stars Food: five stars read more

Cafe Kai - Spam/Bacon/Avocado musubi, fried noodles and the delicious spicy sauce! - Cafes Near Me - Bremerton, Washington

Every single time I'm craving spam musubi and actually get up to go and get some, Cafe Kai is closed! But today, i was in luck!!! So before i start this review, i am warning you, anyone, that Cafe Kai has some funky hours. Make sure that you check the website before making your way. They are closed like two days out of the week and close at like 3:30 PM. Strange. I know. My aunt is the dentist over at Northwest Can-do. After, a stop at the office, i dropped by Cafe Kai. I've never actually been inside and this is only my second time actually having it. It looks like they have a drive thru, but they don't. It's a very small cafe. A couple tables inside. Islander music playing and you're greeted with the order stand on the right. There were five different types of musubi. Two of the five were sold out. I ordered the avocado, bacon spam musubi, the tuna salad musubi and i ordered the Red Bull guava with Mac nut. I can't remember exactly what the drink was. Everything was great! I devoured everything! I highly recommend coming!! It hit the spot with my cravings and i am beyond happy i was able to make it before they closed! read more

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Refreshing, cold, islander breeze, dranks. Breezes of the ocean literally swept through my hair as I drank my plantation iced tea! (See below for 2nd review update) During my lunch break at Olympic College, my friend asked if I wanted anything from Cafe Kai. I've heard mad raves about the place, but never found the perfect opportunity to go. This was my chance! Searched on yelp to see what I should get. Saw pics of the plantation iced tea and got my friend to order that. Freakin' love it. I felt like I got my money's worth from this drink (even though my friend paid it, not me, haha). Never had a plantation iced tea, but this definitely brought me back to the islands. I will have to try their misubi in-store next time! 8.15.2018 Fresh, delicious, home-filled masubi. Their masubi makes me miss Hawaii a lot. Outside their store in thebghettos of Bremeton is a tiny look shack. But when I come in this small shack, I feel at home. Their decorations are subtle and cute. Their paying system is up-to-date with square pay. This place deserves more and I truly love Cafe Kai with all my heart. read more

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Awesome. Minor demerits for being out of primary products by 11:30 am! They had already sold out of traditional Spam Musubi and kalua pork. But, seriously, how do you discount a new restaurant for being popular? I tried their spicy tuna and their bacon avacado musubis. Both were fantastic. I also took a teriyaki musubi to go. I found communicating with staff difficult because of the volume of the music. But, the customer service was great! Thanks to prolific Yelpers Marie and Monica for drawing my attention to this most excellent find! read more

Cafe Kai - Finally made it! - Cafes Near Me - Bremerton, Washington

Owner is so kind and always trying to prop up other local businesses. Everything is always so delicious and she is always open to listening to the type of drink I want and recommending something amazing. It's no wonder there's always a line around the block at opening! read more

Cafe Kai - Coffee Haupia pie, Li Hing Peach Black tea, and spicy tuna musubi - Cafes Near Me - Bremerton, Washington