Leonard's Bakery
Bakery · Kaimuki ·
Portuguese donuts fried fresh to order with sweet fillings
Portuguese donuts fried fresh to order with sweet fillings
"I had a classic malasada from Leonard’s Bakery, a simple but delicious local treat." - Kayla Becker
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"Afterward, we stopped at a Leonard’s Bakery truck. It’s very popular there. They make these little fried dough balls called malasadas, and they have cinnamon sugar on top."
"Opened in 1952 and recognizable by a giant blinking retro sign, this high-volume bakery is a tourist magnet where malassadas are fried to order, ensuring an unparalleled freshness and delicate lightness. The simplest version—an unfilled malassada dusted in cinnamon sugar—lets the warm, sweet, eggier-than-a-mainland-doughnut dough shine and was the reviewer’s favorite; filled versions with haupia (creamy coconut) and dobash (rich chocolate) are tasty but often unnecessary next to the pristine fried dough." - Hillary Dixler Canavan
"Famous for its malasadas, slightly sweetened beignets best eaten hot and dusted with granulated sugar." - Jonathan Gold
Since 1952, this family bakery has powered Honolulu mornings with hot malasadas filled with haupia or dobash. A perennial favorite in travel coverage and reader polls, Leonard’s keeps it simple and local—go early or expect a cheerful line.