Breakfast in Waikiki, Open at 7 AM
Fresh donuts, warm malasadas, spam musubi from $2.95, and real 100% Kona coffee — right on Kalākaua Avenue.
Jet lag has one upside in Waikiki: you're up early enough to beat the crowds. The problem is that most of the strip doesn't wake up with you — plenty of cafes don't open until 8 or 9, and hotel breakfast buffets will happily charge $40 a head. Kona Coffee Donut opens at 7 AM every single day, steps from Waikiki Beach at 2142 Kalākaua Ave. Here's what a real Hawaii-style breakfast looks like here — and why you can eat well for under $10.
Open 7 AM Daily on Kalākaua
Mochi donuts and malasadas made fresh daily, spam musubi from $2.95, espresso from $4.75, and 100% Kona coffee. Grab it to go for the beach or eat in. Open 7 AM – 9 PM, every day.
The Under-$10 Waikiki Breakfast
A full breakfast on the most famous street in Hawaii doesn't have to cost resort prices. Here's the math:
- •Spam Musubi ($2.95) + drip coffee — the classic local grab-and-go, well under $10
- •Egg Spam Musubi ($3.50) + Americano ($5.35) — protein, rice, caffeine: $8.85
- •Fresh malasada ($3.95) + latte ($6.35) — the plantation-days pastry, about $10
- •Mochi donut ($3.95) + espresso ($4.75) — crispy-chewy donut plus a proper shot: $8.70
What to Order for Breakfast
Everything is made in-store, and the morning batches come out around opening time:
- •Spam Musubi ($2.95) — the Hawaii classic; also Teriyaki Spam ($2.95), Egg Spam ($3.50), Shiso Wakame ($2.95), and Shrimp Avocado ($4.50)
- •Malasadas (from $3.95) — Portuguese-Hawaiian fried dough rolled in sugar, best eaten warm; cream-filled versions available
- •Mochi Donuts (from $3.95, 3 for $11.25) — crispy outside, chewy inside, in flavors like ube, matcha, and black sesame
- •100% Kona Coffee ($7.00) — the real thing, not a 10% blend
- •Espresso drinks — espresso $4.75, americano $5.35, latte $6.35, matcha latte $9.95
Why 7 AM Matters in Waikiki
Sunrise at Waikiki Beach is one of the best free things on Oahu — and it happens before most cafes open. We're a 5-minute walk from the sand, so the move is: grab a musubi and a coffee at 7, walk to the beach, and have breakfast with your feet in the sand before the morning rush. If you're heading to Diamond Head for the sunrise hike, we're on your way back for the post-hike malasada you will absolutely have earned.
Breakfast for Groups & Families
Feeding a family without a $150 hotel-buffet bill: a dozen mochi donuts ($45) covers dessert-for-breakfast for everyone, musubi at $2.95 each keeps it savory, and the kids' favorites (plain and cookies & cream donuts) are always in the case. Everything packs well for a beach picnic.
Frequently Asked Questions
Breakfast Is Ready at 7
Musubi from $2.95, fresh donuts, real Kona coffee. 2142 Kalākaua Ave, every day from 7 AM.