The Best Restaurant in Hilo, Big Island

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Café Pesto

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Located in a beautiful high-ceiling venue in the historic S. Hata Building, Café Pesto offers artisan pizzas with ingredients such as fresh Hamakua mushrooms, artichokes, and rosemary Gorgonzola sauce. You can also make a full meal of the Asian-inspired pastas and saffron risottos, specialty seafood, locally sourced salads, and appetizers. Products from local farmers feature heavily on the menu—Island beef, Kawamata Farms tomatoes, and Kaunamano pork sausage.

308 Kamehameha Ave., Hilo, HI, 96720, USA
808-969–6640
Known For
  • Exhibition kitchen detailed in brass
  • Wood-fired pizza
  • Featured on the Food Network

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