The Bakery Lāhainā — Restaurant in Maui

We had a lunch/whale watching tour booked so we wanted a light breakfast. My husband found The Bakery. It's not in a fancy area (surrounded by car repair shop type places) and parking was a bit of a pain but we found street parking nearby.

When we first walked in I was a little disappointed that there were no tables inside. Once we saw the pastries - OMG! we were completely blown away by the quality and huge selection. The staff there is so friendly, and were told there were picnic tables outside.

We sat outside at a table with an older gentleman. He was funny and nice and told us that he and his wife started The Bakery about 40 years ago. He told us lots of stories about getting started. As the neighborhood got older and parking got more difficult, they started selling more to stores/shops/restaurants that resold it. They make over 1k of doughnuts every night. So, you can go someplace fancy and pay a lot for these or you can go to the source where the prices are surprisingly inexpensive.

The entire experience was awesome. We live on Oahu and I wish we could get his pastries here. Try this place, you may get luck and get to visit with the...

Quite possibly some of the best baked goods I’ve ever had. Went after 8 on a Tuesday and they “only” had mango cream puffs and Passion fruit eclairs. We got one of each and ordered Plain and filled (chocolate and vanilla custard) malasadas and a macadamia nut sticky bun for the next day. That cream puff was unbelievably delicious. My kids devoured the eclair, so I only got a tiny taste of yummy tart/sweetness. Came back Wednesday and picked up our goodies. The chocolate ganache filled malasada was so good, I know I’ll be craving it for a long time. Every blooming thing was incredible. The staff was super friendly and gave perfect recommendations. Ordering ahead was definitely the way to go for this girl who doesn’t want to get up so early...

CASH/VENMO ONLY. This place is definitely a hole in the wall. It is flanked between industrial and furniture warehouses. We got several goodies: almond croissant, blueberry danish, coconut danish, and bacon/egg/cheese croissant. The breakfast croissant was made in front of me and it was the highlight for sure. There was only one person at the front when I was there so service was slow but I was in no rush. The other standout was the almond croissant. It was not double baked but it was flaky and it had almond paste inside so very strong almond taste if that’s your jam. The danishes were a bit too doughy for me. For about $17 for everything, I say it is a great deal if you are looking for a pastry fix or a great...