{"id":1331,"date":"2017-03-16T18:50:14","date_gmt":"2017-03-17T04:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hilovacationhomes.com\/?post_type=flawles_hilo_east&#038;p=1331"},"modified":"2022-05-16T17:30:09","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T03:30:09","slug":"cafe-pesto-downtown-hilo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hilovacationhomes.com\/cafe-pesto-downtown-hilo\/","title":{"rendered":"Cafe Pesto &#8211; Downtown Hilo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Caf\u00e9 Pesto<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Address:\u00a0 308 Kamehameha Ave., Hilo.\u00a0 Kamehameha runs along the water across downtown.\u00a0 Just drive until you reach the classic buildings.\u00a0 It is near the middle.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There are only a few \u201cgreat\u201d restaurants in the Hilo area.\u00a0 This is one of the few.\u00a0 The restaurant doesn\u2019t have a view, which is a shame, but it is a great reason to check out the eclectic shops and notice the great architecture of the old Hilo downtown buildings.\u00a0 You shouldn\u2019t visit Hilo and not spend some time\u00a0 \u201cdowntown.\u201d\u00a0 You will not find a preserved group of buildings that take you back to the early 1900s anywhere else in Hawaii.\u00a0 These buildings have survived time, tsunamis and depression.\u00a0 The restaurant feels like a re-creation of what fine dining must have looked like in the heyday of when these beautiful buildings were built.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For pasta lovers, there is no competition on this side of the Island.\u00a0 The menu also offers a variety of fish and classic meat dishes with a Hawaiian flair.\u00a0 We have shown a few pages of the menu below.\u00a0 You won\u2019t get off cheap here, but if you want to experience a beautiful restaurant without breaking the bank, one could split a pizza.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Get here early to first walk around downtown.\u00a0 See my article and map on downtown Hilo.\u00a0 It is fairly easy to park and you can get an overview of downtown Hilo by foot in 30 minutes.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1318 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/hilovacationhomes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Cafe-Pesto-interior-1024x779.png\" alt=\"cafe-pesto-interior\" width=\"649\" height=\"494\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1319\" src=\"https:\/\/hilovacationhomes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Cafe-Pesto-menu-main-813x1024.png\" alt=\"cafe-pesto-menu-main\" width=\"642\" height=\"809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hilovacationhomes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Cafe-Pesto-menu-main-813x1024.png 813w, https:\/\/hilovacationhomes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Cafe-Pesto-menu-main-800x1008.png 800w, https:\/\/hilovacationhomes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Cafe-Pesto-menu-main-238x300.png 238w, https:\/\/hilovacationhomes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Cafe-Pesto-menu-main-768x968.png 768w, 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