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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Honolulu Magazine (Hale ʻAina Awards) and Honolulu Magazine. Updated August 2026.
Café Kaila · Kapahulu
2025 Hale ʻAina Gold for both Best Brunch AND Best Breakfast. A Kapiʻolani Boulevard breakfast room built on pancakes, waffles and eggs any way you want them, with a veggie omelet loaded with cheddar, breakfast potatoes and crispy bacon among the standing orders.
Tangö Contemporary Cafe · Kakaʻako
2025 Hale ʻAina Bronze for Best Brunch and Silver for Best Breakfast. Göran Streng's Scandinavian morning room at Hokua turns out gravlax, Swedish pancakes and pork belly benedicts.
Orchids · Waikīkī
Honolulu Magazine brunch-guide pick. The Halekulani's oceanfront Sunday brunch buffet is one of the longest-standing hotel brunch sets in the Pacific, eggs benedict to carved prime rib.