Cafe Pesto Restaurant Review
S. Hata Building
308 Kamehameha Ave. (Mamo St.) 
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Hilo, Big Island HI 96720
808-969-6640 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu
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Open
Lunch & Dinner dailyFeatures
- Heart-healthy dishes
- Kid-friendly
- Full bar
- Reservations suggested
- Jazz Sun.
- Casual
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| Located in Hilo Downtown's historic S. Hata building, right on the Bay, this well-established Italian eatery has adopted distinct Asian flavors and fresh island ingredients in a sly menu of gourmet pizzas and seafood specials. We recommend starting with the fresh-baked focaccia topped with Greek olives, pesto and goat cheese from Hamakua or, our favorite, rosemary-Gorgonzola. In fact, we love that creamy, tangy Gorgonzola recipe so much we also recommend the shiitake and oyster mushrooms pizza with artichokes, topped with the same sauce. Don't pass up the risottos: The Island seafood risotto, simmered with black beans and sweet chili, includes Pacific lobster, tiger prawns and fresh fish and is served with a citrus-ginger vinaigrette. Try to leave room for dessert---the ganache, a chocolate torte with raspberry purée, is divine. Also located at Kawaihae Harbor Hwy. 270, Kawaihae, 808-882-1071. |
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