Waiola Bakery & Shave Ice
Address:
525 Kapahulu Avenue
(Near Herbert Street, a few blocks north of Waikiki)
Honolulu, HI 96815
(Near Herbert Street, a few blocks north of Waikiki)
Honolulu, HI 96815
Phone:
808 735 8886Description:
It's not called a snow cone or shaved (with a 'd') ice. Here in Hawaii, we call it "shave ice," and it's the coolest – in more ways than one. Waiola's has made a name for itself as one of the only shave ice stores that surpasses the quality of Matsumoto's in Haleiwa on the North Shore. The ice is like eating clean, puffy snow. The act of eating your treat is plain and simple, but the ordering of it is not: start with how big you want it and what you'd like inside (ice cream or azuki beans?); then tell them what flavor(s); finally, request a topping (lilikoi cream or condensed milk?). Savor the amazingly soft taste and original, tropical flavors. There is really nothing like it anywhere else in the world.Map:
