No. 28 in the world · November 2026

Leonard's Bakery

933 Kapahulu Avenue · Kapahulu Ave · Honolulu, USA

The one thing to get

Malasadas, hot from the fryer: original sugar, and one filled with haupia

When to go: Opens at 5:30am; the line is shortest before 8. They're best within minutes.

The Portuguese doughnut that became Hawaii's, made here since 1952.

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Malasadas

2 hr 30 min, 40 min hands-on · 16 malasadas. Portuguese-Hawaiian doughnuts: an eggy, soft dough with no hole, fried and rolled in sugar the second they come out.

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Checked November 1, 2026. Hours and sell-out times change; check before you cross town.

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