BRUG Bakery Kahala — Restaurant in Honolulu

Brug Bakery has finally come to Kahala Mall! This area has been in desperate need of more food choices and with the new addition of a brand new retail center next to Kahala McDonald's, Brug has a beautiful home so we can carb our faces off with unapologetic glee!

I decided to visit Brug Bakery today to buy a box of goodies for my daughter to take over to her friend's house. She has a weekly playdate and I told her it's always good to bring a gift when visiting someone's home. The new Brug Bakery is gorgeous and like its sister locations offers a variety of fresh baked pastry choices. I grabbed a tray and a set of tongs at the door and my daughter picked out an assortment of beautiful treats. We decided on an assortment of mochi donuts, monkey bread (one of their recommended favorites) and chocolate croissants which were nicely boxed up.

I know we'll definitely be back in the future to buy gifts for friends and teachers because who doesn't love a big beautiful box of pastries! I think a box of Brug love might be the new alternative to fresh...

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...

Sorry Manoa Brug this is now my favorite location. Called Manoa location and asked what was the soup of the day but was told that they were already sold out but the worker was nice to tell me what it was without me asking, not sure how that helped sine it was already sold out.

[CLOVER BREAD] This location has CLOVER BREAD!! The Manoa location does not.

[SOUP] This location has has THREE containers for soup. I got to try the Clam Chowder and Corn Chowder. Both were really good, nice thick consistency for chowder with just the right amount of potatoes along with corn and clams that you could actually see and taste. Just be carefully since they are pretty hot which will be perfect since it's now fall. The clover bread is also nice for tearing apart and dipping in the soup.

[BAKED GOOD] They had a wide selection and a good quantity of each product even when we went after lunch time. Did I also mention they have...