Is Cafe Pesto Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update (Hilo, HI)
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 34 Hilo, Hawaii
Current status
As of October 2026, Cafe Pesto is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.
What the source shows: The business's website (cafepesto.com) lists that it has served Hawaii since 1988 and offers working reservation and ordering options, and Google Places shows the Hilo Bay location operational, both checked 2026-09-08. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 34, Episode 9
- Aired
- Address 308 Kamehameha Ave #101, Hilo, HI 96720
- Now called Cafe Pesto Hilo Bay
- Website cafepesto.com
- Show map
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives featured Cafe Pesto in Hilo, Hawaii, during the 'Mouthwatering Meat' episode that aired 2021-08-13 (S34E9), spotlighting the Pacific Rim-inspired cooking the restaurant has served since it opened. Cafe Pesto lists on its own website that it has served the island of Hawaii since 1988, making it a long-running fixture on Kamehameha Avenue in downtown Hilo. Google Places identifies the location as Cafe Pesto Hilo Bay, distinguishing it from the chain's Kawaihae location. According to cafepesto.com, checked 2026-09-08, the site listed working reservation, pickup, and delivery ordering options and a gift-card purchase page. Google Places also listed the Hilo location as operational on the same date. No closure, relocation, or ownership change was found in the available records for this location.
The episode
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Sources we checked
- cafepesto.com http://www.cafepesto.com/
- Google https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Cafe+Pesto+Hilo+Bay%2C+308+Kamehameha+Ave+%23101%2C+Hilo%2C+HI+96720
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Record ddd-1264 · checked by Cal Marchetti.