The Best Places in Kaimuki
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Rank 1. Pipeline Bakeshop & Creamery
Hawaiian Bakery
The awards
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: 11 Of The Best Donuts In America
- Eater Eater: The 38 Essential Honolulu Restaurants
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Restaurants In Honolulu
- The Infatuation 11 Of The Best Donuts In America
- Eater The 38 Essential Honolulu Restaurants
- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants In Honolulu
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Rank 2. Mud Hen Water
Hawaiian Wine Bar
Pork sisig made with pig's head, sizzling on a cast-iron at brunch, gives you a sense of how seriously Ed Kenney takes not taking things too seriously. This Kaimuki wine bar and restaurant runs on a modern Hawaiian sensibility, where lūʻau leaves show up in the fresh fish and mapo gravy lands on a biscuit. Kenney was a James Beard semifinalist, and the room fills with locals who already know the menu but still take a minute to choose.
The awards
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Restaurants In Honolulu
- Eater Eater: The 38 Essential Honolulu Restaurants
- Honolulu Magazine Honolulu Magazine: Best Restaurants in Honolulu
- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants In Honolulu
- Eater The 38 Essential Honolulu Restaurants
- Honolulu Magazine Best Restaurants in Honolulu
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Rank 3. The Local General Store
Hawaiian
The only all-local butcher case on O'ahu anchors this Kaimuki bakery and butcher shop, where the counter swings between venison chops and char siu croissants without missing a beat. House-made Spam shares space with liliko'i baklava danish, and the sandwich of the day rotates with whatever the butcher is working with. A James Beard Outstanding Bakery semifinalist, it's the rare spot where the lard in your almond cookie is a selling point, not a secret.
The awards
- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2025 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bakery
- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2026 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bakery
- Eater Eater: The 38 Essential Honolulu Restaurants
- James Beard Awards 2025 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bakery
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bakery
- Eater The 38 Essential Honolulu Restaurants
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Rank 4. The Pig & The Lady
Vietnamese
The awards
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Restaurants In Honolulu
- Honolulu Magazine Honolulu Magazine: Best Restaurants in Honolulu
- Honolulu Magazine Honolulu Magazine: Canh Bi Do Epaulettes · The Best Things We Ate in Hawai‘i
- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants In Honolulu
- Honolulu Magazine Best Restaurants in Honolulu
- Honolulu Magazine Canh Bi Do Epaulettes · The Best Things We Ate in Hawai‘i
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The awards
- Sprudge The Sprudge Guide To Coffee In Honolulu
- Eater The 38 Essential Honolulu Restaurants
- Honolulu Magazine 2023 · Best Place to Buy Natural Wine · Best of Honolulu
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The awards
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Restaurants In Honolulu
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The awards
- Honolulu Magazine Honolulu Magazine: Best Restaurants in Honolulu
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The awards
- Honolulu Magazine Honolulu Magazine: Best Restaurants in Honolulu
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The awards
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The awards
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The awards
- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2024 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bakery
- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2023 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bakery
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bakery
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Bakery
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The awards
- Honolulu Magazine Honolulu Magazine: Old-School Restaurant We Love · Hale ‘Aina Awards
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The awards
- Honolulu Magazine Honolulu Magazine: 2025 · Fresh Pasta · Best of Honolulu
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The awards
- Honolulu Magazine Honolulu Magazine: 2024 · Best Cheese Shop · Best of Honolulu
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The awards
- Honolulu Magazine Honolulu Magazine: The Seven Salads · The Best Things We Ate in Hawai‘i
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- Honolulu Magazine Honolulu Magazine: 2023 · Best Vegan Doughnuts · Best of Honolulu