Ocean Malasada Company
Bakery · Financial District ·
Hawaiian-style malasadas with ube, guava, passionfruit, mango
Hawaiian-style malasadas with ube, guava, passionfruit, mango
"This Hawaiian Ferry Building stand, an offshoot of the original Ocean Ave. spot in Ingleside, specializes in malasadas. The sugar-dusted doughnuts—popular in Hawaii but originally from Portugal—are hit or miss. Sometimes they’re fluffy enough to double as a child’s stuffed animal and other times they’re dry and taste like oil. The fillings, like the tangy lilikoi and the Nutella, are usually solid. But you might find yourself hunting for any potential hidden reservoirs in the dough. We wouldn’t rush to try Ocean, but as one of few doughnut places in the area, it’s a fine option if you have a craving. Flavors change regularly, and you can buy malasadas individually or in a four-pack." - Patrick Wong
"Ocean Malasada Company is serving fluffy Hawaiian-style donuts in the Ferry Building with fillings like Nutella, lilikoi, guava, and ube. Pre-order online or stop by their stand in the morning. (But get there early—they've been selling out quickly.)" - ricky rodriguez, julia chen 1
"Debuting at the Ferry Building on Thursday, July 11, Ocean Malasada brings Hawaiian treats—malasadas, a Portuguese-style doughnut introduced to Hawai‘i by workers from the Azores and Madeira in the 19th century—to a kiosk at 1 Ferry Building, Suite K1. Owner Randy Santos infuses Filipino and Hawaiian flavors into the yeast-leavened dough enriched with eggs, butter, and milk, offering ube and passionfruit varieties as well as guava and haupia (coconut pudding) flavors and a traditional version. The business began out of Randy and Dee Santos's home in 2016 and grew through pop-ups and events, including briefly selling at Off the Grid in Fort Mason in 2020 before the pandemic; they adapted with curbside pickup from a Daly City commissary and a take-home malasada kit during the 2020 holidays, then collaborated with Far From Paradise Cafe (since rebranded as Pineapples) to bring malasadas to the Excelsior in June 2023 before ending that partnership this past April. The kiosk will be open 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday." - Dianne de Guzman
"Having begun in the Sunset District home of owners Randy and Dee Santos in 2016, Ocean Malasada sold Portuguese doughnuts at farmers' markets, via pickup out of a Daly City commissary kitchen, and at Far From Paradise Cafe as of June 2023, and has filed a business registry for suite K1 at the Ferry Building, indicating plans to open a kiosk in the food hall (though the filing is not a guarantee of a lease)." - Dianne de Guzman
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