Honolulu, HI
For Brunch in Honolulu, the local food press points to Café Kaila, Tangö Contemporary Cafe, and Miro Kaimuki - The Counter. Picks from Honolulu Magazine (Hale ʻAina Awards) and Honolulu Magazine, updated June 2026.
Editor’s picks
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 June 2026.
Café Kaila · Kapahulu
2025 Hale ʻAina Gold for both Best Brunch AND Best Breakfast. The Kapiʻolani pancake house is a perennial two-category sweep, cornbread waffles with strawberry butter and the towering blueberry-stuffed French toast are 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.
Miro Kaimuki - The Counter · Kaimukī
Honolulu Magazine brunch-guide lead pick. The $45 three-course Kaimukī brunch (shrimp and grits, duck waffles) that pushed the price ceiling and still sells out.
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.
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