Fodor's Expert Review Café Pesto

$$ Hilo Italian

Located in a beautiful high-ceiling venue in the vintage S. Hata Building, Café Pesto offers creative pizzas with ingredients such as fresh Hamakua mushrooms, artichokes, and Gorgonzola. You can also make a full meal of the Asian-inspired pastas and risottos, fresh seafood, delicious salads, and appetizers. Products from local farmers feature heavily on the menu—Kulana free-range beef, Kawamata Farms tomatoes, and Kapoho Farms lehua-blossom honey. Happy hour is 2–5 pm.

Italian Lunch Dinner $$ Brunch

Quick Facts

308 Kamehameha Ave.
Hilo, Hawaii  96720, USA

808-969–6640

www.cafepesto.com

Known For:
  • Use of local farm produce
  • Wood-fired pizza
  • Featured on the Food Network

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