Short answer
Start with Spanish rolls, the bakery’s best seller, then add pan de sal, an ensaymada, something ube and one savory roll. Nanding’s Bakery publishes no current price list, so this guide states no current prices.
The Nanding’s Bakery menu is easiest to approach as a short first order: Spanish rolls, pan de sal, an ensaymada, one ube item and one savory roll. Spanish rolls are the best seller according to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, and pan de sal is second. The bakery publishes no current price list, so this guide gives no current prices.
What should you order first?
Begin with the Spanish rolls. They are soft, lightly sweet, buttery rolls, and a 2024 student newspaper article reported that the bakery makes more than 2,400 of them every day. They are the item the bakery is known for, so they make a fair baseline for everything else.
Add pan de sal next. It is a soft, slightly sweet breakfast roll, the second best seller in press coverage. The two together give you the plain side of a Filipino bakery: one rich and sugary, one simple and good with coffee.
What else is worth adding?
Choose one or two more items from different parts of the case, so the order covers a range of textures.
| Item | What it is | Why try it first |
|---|---|---|
| Spanish rolls | Soft rolled bread with butter and sugar | The best seller and the signature item |
| Pan de sal | Soft, slightly sweet bread rolls | The second best seller |
| Ensaymada | Soft, sweet spiral pastry topped with whipped butter and sugar | The richest pastry on the list |
| Ube Spanish roll | A version with ube swirled into the bread | A purple, flavored take on the signature |
| Pork adobo roll | Savory roll with pork adobo | A savory option for lunch |
Other items named in press reports include balintawak bread, hopia, siopao, bibingka and guava loaf. The full list is on the menu page.
How do I choose an ube item?
Two ube items are named in the guide’s menu data: the ube Spanish roll, reported by Honolulu Magazine, and ube cheese pandesal, reported by a 2024 student article. Ube bread and an ube-filled puff pastry also appear in press reports. If you like mild, slightly nutty sweetness, the ube Spanish roll is a gentle choice. If you prefer something less sweet with a savory pull, ube cheese pandesal adds cheese.
Which savory roll should I pick?
Press coverage from 2018 lists a pork adobo roll and a hot dog roll, and a lup cheong roll with Chinese sausage. A 2017 blogger also tried a cheese-stuffed Portuguese sausage roll. A cheeseburger roll was new in late August 2018 and may no longer be sold. Because the case changes, treat the list as a guide and let the shelf decide.
What about prices?
There is no 2025 or 2026 price source. Older prices exist, and they are only useful as a rough sense of scale:
- Spanish rolls were three for $1.20 in 2018, up from three for $1 earlier that year.
- Pork adobo roll and hot dog roll were $1.50 each in 2018.
- Balintawak bread was 95 cents in 2018.
- A box of six siopao was $5 in 2018.
These are old figures and will not match today’s prices. Ask at the counter.
What should I know before going?
Plan around a few practical points from the guide’s sources.
- A 2018 column said there is almost no seating and that customers order at the counter, so expect to take food away.
- Large orders were advised a day ahead by phone in 2018. Call the shop you plan to use to confirm.
- Three shops are recorded, with different hours, and one is unconfirmed. The hours and location page and the locations page set out what is known for each.
- Payment methods are not recorded anywhere, so bring a backup.
This is an independent guide, so it takes no orders. Phone the shop for availability on the day.
Common questions
Does Nanding's Bakery have a current price list?
None was found. The guide’s menu data holds only older press prices, each given with its year, so ask at the counter for today’s price.
What is the best seller at Nanding's Bakery?
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser names Spanish rolls as the best seller and pan de sal as the second best seller.
Can I get a savory roll there?
Press reports list a pork adobo roll, a hot dog roll and a lup cheong roll. Availability changes, so check the case when you arrive.
Is there seating?
A 2018 Star-Advertiser column said there is almost no seating and that customers order at the counter.
This article is general information from an independent guide, not from Nanding's Bakery itself. For the store’s current details see hours and location.