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Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi restaurants
18 restaurants, cafés, bars and bakeries on Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi, across 2 towns, including 1 bakery and the oldest restaurants (back to 1945) from our hand-checked lists.
Malasadas & bakeries on Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi
By town. Each one was read against a 2025–26 menu or news story in October 2026. Every island: 12 bakeries in Hawaii.
Kanemitsu Bakery
79 Ala Malama Ave, Kaunakakai
Malasadas On the menu: Molokai hot bread · Since 1945
A Kaunakakai bakery and coffee shop known for Molokai hot bread, split and filled; it started about 1935 in Manila Camp and moved to Kaunakakai about 1945.
Oldest restaurants on Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi
Oldest first, each dated at the address it has now from its own account or a published history; the note under each one names the source. Every island: Hawaii's oldest restaurants.
Kanemitsu Bakery
79 Ala Malama Ave, Kaunakakai
Malasadas On the menu: Molokai hot bread · Since 1945
A Kaunakakai bakery and coffee shop known for Molokai hot bread, split and filled; it started about 1935 in Manila Camp and moved to Kaunakakai about 1945.
Moved to Kaunakakai around 1945 and still operates in the same location (Hawaiʻi Public Radio, 2025).
Towns on Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi
Where Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi's places to eat cluster, counted from open map data.
| Town | Places to eat |
|---|---|
| Kaunakakai | 10 |
| Lānaʻi City | 8 |
Health inspections on Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi
The Hawaii State Department of Health, Food Safety Branch inspects restaurants on Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi, as on every island, and posts a green, yellow or red placard at the door. It publishes results one search at a time, not in bulk, so Hawaiʻi Eats shows none.