13 brunch places in Honolulu we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Honolulu | Brunch across every city.
Brunch in Honolulu runs from neighborhood diners to chef-driven mornings, and the strongest cooking has migrated east toward Kaimuki and across the Pali to Kailua. Koko Head Cafe on 12th Avenue in Kaimuki leads the inventive end, while Boots and Kimo's Homestyle Kitchen and Cinnamon's Restaurant anchor the Kailua side. Cafe Kaila on Kapiolani Boulevard and Sweet E's Cafe on Kapahulu Avenue keep the all-day breakfast tradition busy.
Koko Head Cafe ★ 4.4
kaimuki · 1120 12th Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96816
Koko Head Cafe in Kaimuki Honolulu is chef Lee Anne Wong's Top-Chef-alum brunch room where the cornflake French toast and breakfast bibimbap have anchored.
Boots and Kimo's Homestyle Kitchen ★ 4.3
kailua · 1020 Keolu Drive, Kailua, HI 96734
Boots and Kimo's Homestyle Kitchen in Kailua across the Pali from Honolulu is the original home of the banana macadamia nut pancake stack drowned.
Cinnamon's Restaurant ★ 4.2
kailua · 315 Uluniu Street, Kailua, HI 96734
Cinnamon's Restaurant in Kailua is the 1985 breakfast spot across the Pali from Honolulu, where red velvet pancakes and guava chiffon pancakes anchor.
Koko Head Cafe ★ 4.4
kaimuki · 1120 12th Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96816
Koko Head Cafe in Kaimuki Honolulu is chef Lee Anne Wong's brunch room where the cornflake French toast and breakfast bibimbap have anchored 12th Avenue.
Musubi Cafe Iyasume ★ 4.4
2427 Kuhio Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96815
Musubi Cafe Iyasume on Kuhio in Waikiki Honolulu sells handmade Koshihikari rice spam musubi for $3 to $5 a piece, the most efficient breakfast under five.
Sweet E's Cafe ★ 4.3
1006 Kapahulu Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96816
Sweet E's Cafe in Kapahulu Honolulu is the casual breakfast room named for Ethel Mathews, serving stuffed French toast, crab cake Benedict and an all-day.
Cinnamon's Restaurant ★ 4.0
315 Uluniu Street, Kailua, HI 96734
Cinnamon's Restaurant in Kailua across the Pali from Honolulu is the 1985 breakfast spot where red velvet pancakes and guava chiffon pancakes anchor.
Boots and Kimo's Homestyle Kitchen ★ 4.2
1020 Keolu Drive, Kailua, HI 96734
Boots and Kimo's Homestyle Kitchen in Kailua across the Pali from Honolulu is the original home of the banana macadamia nut pancake stack drowned.
Koko Head Cafe ★ 4.6
1120 12th Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96816
Koko Head Cafe in Kaimuki Honolulu is chef Lee Anne Wong's brunch room where the cornflake French toast and breakfast bibimbap have anchored 12th Avenue.
Cafe Kaila ★ 4.1
2919 Kapiolani Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 96826
Cafe Kaila in the Market City Shopping Center in Honolulu's Kapahulu has won Hale Aina best breakfast four consecutive years with cornbread waffles.
Mud Hen Water Sunday Brunch ★ 4.8
3452 Waialae Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96816
Mud Hen Water in Kaimuki Honolulu serves a Sunday brunch built around Ed Kenney's aina-based cooking, with shakshuka, kalua pork hash and rotating.
Podmore Brunch ★ 4.7
202 Merchant Street, Honolulu, HI 96813
Podmore in Downtown Honolulu pours brunch and cocktails inside the 1902 lava-rock Podmore Building, with Anthony Rush's kitchen serving the city's most.
Arvo Brunch ★ 4.5
324 Coral Street, Honolulu, HI 96813
Arvo in SALT Kakaako Honolulu is the Australian cafe brunch spot the Rose family opened, with loaded avocado toast, Nutella toast and smoked salmon toast.