Evolution Bakery and Cafe

All our food was superb!
Excellent banana/mac nut pancakes, delicious tofu scramble and wonderful soy cappuccinos.
My husband loved his berry turnover. Lots of interesting vegan-themed reading material to check out while you wait.
We also had dinner at the adjoining vegan place.
The jackfruit nachos with homemade vegan cheese is amazing. The tofu Reuben was darned good--maybe it would be bit better if made with seitan rather than tofu cause tofu just doesn't have the same chewiness.
I'm going to end this review because I've run out of superlatives!

I was in Kona for 4 days and I got a bagel with cream cheese 3 of those days. The Bahamas are house baked fresh and they have a selection of (all plant based!) cream cheeses which were so good! Another thing I loved was that your coffee came with soy, almond or coconut milk and the dairy milk was an extra $0.25. Finally a place that charges extra for animal products instead of the other way around! Really good vegan peanut butter cookies too!

Located in the Coconut Grove Marketplace (just below Jack's Diving Locker). They share space with GET SUM pizza. It has a cute vibe and has limited indoor seating. There is seating outdoors. Vegan items are marked and listed. The offer pancakes, sandwiches, Organic NON GMO tofu scrambles and home made Gluten Free Bagels.

We had the vegan bagel sandwiches, pancakes, smoothies and banana bread. Everything was amazing!! There was nothing that I did not enjoy. We went to breakfast at Evolution everyday that we were on the Big Island. It was that good. Looking forward to visiting again. Friendly staff. We enjoyed playing some of the board games while we waited.

Even though not all items are veg, I was thrilled to find a cafe that has a good selection of vegan options! Staff is super friendly and food is top notch fresh. I had a vegan dessert called that was sooo decadent, definitely not for those on a diet. The tofu scramble called the Ghandi was excellent as their smoothies. I try to stop by when I'm visiting Kona!

I agree with everyone else. The banana and macadamia bread is so delicious. Do yourself a favour and buy a loaf. You won't regret it.

I would have liked to try some 'Get Sum' vegan pizza next door but I ran out of meals :(

Really need I say more? Get your vegan banana bread, and get another with macadamia nuts. Take them with you for your activities. Best banana bread on the island, and they have SO many vegan options you must check it out. They also have Kombucha. Go there later in the day and get your bbread with a vegan pizza from Get Sum Pizza (get the vegan breadfruit crust!). I'll write Get Sum Pizza's review separately. Call ahead and pick it all up! In coconut grove shopping center and you can park in that center in back.

THE FOOD HERE IS DELICIOUS!!! We were so happy to find this place after visiting the truly disappointing Ali'i Buzz Cafe. Multiple vegan baked good options -- lots of different cookies and a peanut butter bar -- plus vegan pancakes and a tofu scramble served 'til 11:30. Also kind of neat you can order a cheese-less pizza (marinara style) customized with lots of different veggies at the same location in the evening, we took home a giant veggie pizza for $20 and had it for dinner and breakfast the next day in our hotel. I definitely recommend stopping here. TRY THE PANCAKES, SUPERCHEWY BAGELS w/CREAM CHEESE, TOFU SCRAMBLE, AND THE VEGAN PEANUT BUTTER/CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES!

UPDATE: We wound up eating here every single day for the whole week, that's how awesome it was :) Best pancakes I've ever had, even when I wasn't vegan. :)

Updated from previous review on Sunday November 09, 2014

For any vegans visiting the Big Island, you must go to this restaurant for breakfast. The pancakes are the best vegan pancakes I have ever had and the vegan breakfast sandwiches are incredible. They are served open face on a bagel of your choice. They also have some bakery items that are great to take home.

Gluten free, vegan options in all types of baked goods. Everything, herb, plain or salt varieties of bagels, as well as vegan cream cheese. They try their best to avoid GMOs. They share space with the pizza place - so get your bagels in the am and your pizza in the pm.

We just ate here this morning. We had two of the breakfast sandwiches, the pancakes, a chai tea latte, and fresh OJ. everything delicious! And we're from Los Angeles where we have tons if vegan options. The breakfast sandwiches were hands down the best we've ever had. Going back tomorrow for my 30th birthday breakfast!! With so few options on the island for vegans, this was heaven :) Although they serve meat, they definitely deserve 5 stars!!!!

How amazing to be able to go into a cafe and have so many choices of vegan food! My omni spouse and I stopped in for breakfast based on HappyCow reviews and were both thrilled with our breakfasts! The vegan macadamia nut and banana pancakes with real maple syrup were fantastic! We each had a bagel - my spouse the vegetarian bagel melt with organic eggs and dairy cheese, me one of the vegan ones with vegan cheese. Simply delicious! Johnny was so welcoming and let us know that his cafe caters to vegans. The staff was great also. We ordered too much and enjoyed our leftovers immensely during our visit to Volcanoes National Park. Johnny also let us know that the pizza place they share the space with makes vegan pizza - vegan crust, sauce and Daiya cheese.

We went here for breakfast a couple times. They are located in Coconut Grove market place. They make gluten free pancakes and vegan pancakes, we asked for gluten free vegan pancakes and Johnny, the owner said he would make them for us. They were great! The next time we ordered the Gandhi and the warrior. The warrior was made with eggs, Johnny made it with tofu for us. Had mine on a gluten free bagel. It was great! We also had fresh squeezed orange juice. They were only open from 7-12. So go in the morning. They share their space with a pizza place that will sell you there bakery items when they are closed. Many of the bakery items are vegan!

A friend and I happened to notice a sign for this bakery advertising vegan baked goods so stopped in to try them out. The coconut chocolate bars were the best and are highly recommend, the date bars were also good (particularly for a sugar free dessert). The staff was also very friendly, helping us find a good place to swim nearby.

They also serve vegan smoothies and pancakes / breakfast sandwiches from 6:00 - 11:30 AM. If I am ever back in Kona that early in the morning I will definitely check them out!