DEAN & DELUCA HAWAII - Kaka'ako Store — Restaurant in Honolulu

Dean & DeLuca consistently delivers, and I have to say that they serve the BEST matcha latte around, hands down.

Whether you get it hot or iced, it’s smooth, creamy, and perfectly delicious. I seriously crave it all the time! The goodness has to be in their secret ingredient for sure!

Every time I have visited here, the staff is extremely friendly, welcoming and helpful.

During one of my many matcha latte fixes, I also tried the croque monsieur and it was absolutely delicious.

They have a ton of pastries on display. I haven’t personally tried them, but they’re very picturesque.

They also have a mini shop inside for people to buy unique Hawaii inspired treats to take home or give as gifts.

While there’s no indoor seating, there are quite a few outdoor tables available, which makes it a nice spot to sip, snack, and people-watch.

Currently, there’s a dust curtain up due to nearby construction, but I’m excited about the future vision of this area with the new park space opening sometime next year.

When that happens, Dean & DeLuca will be in a prime spot to relax and enjoy the surroundings.

Can’t wait to see how it all comes together once the park is complete!

In the meantime, you can find me here on the regular, grabbing a...

I was excited for a new spot to open up in the neighborhood but was quite disappointed with the few things I ordered over couple of visits.

I’ve tried the following items here: Pork Belly Bruschetta 1/10: pork belly was not soft. Bread was super hard and tasted stale - and super hard to chew Empanada 5/10: filling was decent but super bland and on the smaller side Hazelnut Cream Puff 4/10: I was disappointed by this cream puff because there wasn’t much what I’d consider cream in this puff. It felt like eating sweet refrigerated butter. -Chocolate Eclair 6/10: this was not bad but not great either. Found this to be too sweet and unbalanced Custard Cream Puff 9/10: this is the only item I enjoyed so far. Perfect cream and perfect custard .

I wasn’t compelled to try other food items like the sandwiches and smoked salmon etc as they look old and stale. I was also disappointed by their drink offerings. They were selling pumpkin pie matcha latte but does not have regular matcha latte on their menu, which does not make sense.

I might give a final visit to try their bread and other bakery items, but I don’t have too high...

The long wait is over….Dean & Deluca is finally open in Kakaako…on the ground floor of Koula. The glass cases are filled with artisan pastries ( sweet and savory), fresh baked bread, sandwiches and more. There is a full selection of coffee & tea (hot and cold), drinking chocolate, matcha, and fruit juices. There are also a great selection of the signature Dean & Deluca aprons, tote bags, dishwear and more. They’re currently open everyday from 7a-7p, except Sundays 7a- 1:30p. There’s 9 tables with chairs to relax and enjoy…but be warned it’s outside and just a few feet away there’s heavy construction going on. I’m sure once that’s over it’s be quite serene. Looking forward to visiting over...