Best Mochi Donuts in Waikiki
Fresh rice-flour pon-de-ring donuts — crispy on the outside, impossibly chewy inside — in 24 flavors on Kalākaua Ave.
If you are walking Waikiki and craving something you cannot get back home, mochi donuts are it. Made with rice flour instead of regular wheat flour, they have a signature chewy "pull" and a light, crispy edge that a normal donut just cannot match. At Kona Coffee Donut on Kalākaua Avenue, every batch is made fresh daily in 24 flavors — from ube and matcha to cookies & creme and dark chocolate. Here is what makes them special and how to order like a local.
Fresh mochi donuts, 5 minutes from Waikiki Beach
Made fresh daily at 2142 Kalākaua Ave. Grab a box of 24 flavors and a 100% Kona coffee to go.
What makes a mochi donut different?
The secret is the flour. A mochi donut is made with glutinous rice flour (mochiko) instead of wheat flour, which gives the dough its famously chewy, bouncy bite — closer to mochi than to cake. It is shaped like a "pon-de-ring," eight connected dough balls in a circle, so you can pull off one ball at a time. Fried fresh, the outside turns light and crispy while the inside stays soft and stretchy. That crispy-outside, chewy-inside contrast is the whole reason mochi donuts have taken over dessert feeds worldwide.
- •Rice flour (mochiko) = chewy, bouncy texture you cannot get from a regular donut
- •Pon-de-ring shape — pull apart one ball at a time
- •Fried fresh so the edges stay crispy
- •Lighter and less greasy than a classic cake donut
The flavors worth trying first
We rotate 24 flavors, glazed and topped fresh. If it is your first visit, start with these crowd favorites — then build a box to share.
- •Ube — purple yam, our most popular flavor and the prettiest on the table
- •Cookies & Creme — crushed Oreo over a vanilla glaze
- •Matcha — stone-ground green tea, lightly sweet
- •Dark Chocolate — rich cocoa glaze finished with a Ferrero Rocher
- •Churro — cinnamon sugar, warm and nostalgic
- •Black Sesame, Strawberry, Injeolmi, Guava Pineapple and more
Mochi donuts + 100% Kona coffee = the perfect Waikiki pairing
This is why we put both under one roof. A chewy, lightly sweet mochi donut next to a cup of smooth 100% Kona coffee is one of the best dessert-and-coffee combos in Honolulu. The clean, low-acidity Kona coffee cuts the sweetness, and the warm chew of a fresh donut is exactly what you want with a cold brew or a Kona latte. It is a five-minute treat after the beach or a slow afternoon pick-me-up.
How to order: packs and pricing
Mochi donuts are sold by the box, and a half-dozen is the sweet spot for trying multiple flavors. Everything is made fresh daily, so flavors are best earlier in the day before popular ones sell out.
- •3 pieces — $9.75
- •6 pieces — $19.50 (most popular, best for sharing)
- •12 pieces — $39.00
- •Mix and match any flavors in your box
Where to find us
We are at 2142 Kalākaua Avenue, about a 5-minute walk from Waikiki Beach, open daily 7 AM–9 PM. Come in the morning for the widest flavor selection, or swing by in the afternoon for a donut-and-coffee break. Dine in or grab a box to take to the beach.
Frequently Asked Questions
Come try them fresh today
Mochi donuts are best the day they are made. Stop by 2142 Kalākaua Ave for a box and a 100% Kona coffee.