Papa'a Palaoa Bakery

Hilo, HI · Bakery

Rating
4.7/5
★★★★★ 4.7
Reviews
20
Rank in Hilo
#18
of 190 restaurants
City Percentile
68%
rating percentile
Address
Papa'a Palaoa Bakery, 187 Kilauea Ave, Hilo, HI 96720
Phone
(808) 935-5700
Website
www.papaapalaoabakery.com
Status
Closed · Opens 7 AM Sat

Papa'a Palaoa Bakery is a restaurant located in Hilo, HI. It is one of 190 restaurants listed in Hilo. Its 4.7-star rating is above the Hilo city average of 4.4 stars. It ranks #18 of 190 restaurants in Hilo. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About Papa'a Palaoa Bakery

Papa'a Palaoa Bakery is Hilo's Neighborhood Bakery. We provide delicious organic breads and sweet treats. We provide wonderful sandwich breads, specialty breads, scones, muffins, cinnamon rolls, cookies, pies and other special items.

Hours

Saturday7 AM–4 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 Matthew Walton (HawaiianHiker) · Oct 2025

I did a quick search for a bakery and found Papa'a Palaoa's to be just what I needed. I wanted to get a quick gift for my hosts and when I walked in the smell of cinnamon hit hard, it in a good way. I asked the two young people working with dough on the table if they had just made something with cinnamon (cause I wanted to buy whatever it was that smelled so good!). One of them said, "no, it just always smells like that.). 😀 Right away I knew I needed to buy a cinnamon roll, whether it was fresh made or not. I also bought a cinnamon, raisin, walnut loaf. I didn't get to sample the loaf, since I left it with our host, but the cinnamon roll broke da mouth! (As they say here.) 🤙🏼 I don't know about anything else they sell there, but I would wager it's ALL good. So many LAYERS and so much

★★★★★ 5.0 Michael Bechtel · Sep 2025

Stopped at Papa'a Palaoa bakery this morning. Ended up buying a loaf of deli rye bread, mint chocolate chip cookies and a slice of coconut cream pie. All were delicious! Sights and smells inside brought back memories of working in my father's bakery 60 years ago. I'll be back weekly to sample everything!

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Malcolm Deighton · Jan 2026

Huge fan of baked good, not a fan of Papa’s. They don’t post prices, they have a great selection of day olds that are, wait for it…. 5% off! And when you pay $20 for an old cinnamon roll and coffee cake you leave feeling taken advantage of. I’m sure locals get lower prices, but if you’re visiting save your money, hit up the Safeway bakery. Hope that helps the next unsuspecting highly anticipating visitor who does mind overpaying. I respect the hustle, understand the cost of ingredients (wife’s a baker on the mainland), totally get paying the bills and the cost of living, just be upfront on the cost of your goods so folks understand what they’re signing up for. Sure we could refused to pay and leave but the wife way trying to be polite and support you.

★★★★★ 5.0 Barry Sullivan · Nov 2024

Tiny bakery.... Excellent baked goods ! Staff friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. Terrific cinnamon rolls... Maybe the largest ones I've ever seen! Scones both sweet and savory are terrific. Definitely stop here.

★★★★★ 5.0 Gary Brazel · Oct 2024

Exceptional bakery. We got a pumpkin spice muffin, mint chocolate chip cookies and a whole wheat cranberry walnut bread. All were excellent. You can see them preparing the items to be baked.

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot

Services

BakeryCookie shopDessert shopWholesale bakery

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