A high-end Waikiki hotel restaurant, Espacio, has added a fine-dining breakfast service, good news for locals looking for an upscale morning meal and for the restaurant's push to fill seats outside dinner hours.

• Chef Colin Sato is applying the restaurant's dinner standards to breakfast, with upscale twists on familiar dishes.
• The lineup includes smoked salmon avocado toast, a Japanese breakfast set with miso salmon and rice, and a loco moco built on truffle fried rice with braised wagyu short rib.
• A5 wagyu bacon, cured and smoked in-house, is offered as a side or in a Benedict.
• Lighter options like coconut chia seed pudding and housemade granola are selling well with people who skip heavy breakfasts.
• Service runs 7 to 10 a.m. daily with free validated parking, and reservations are recommended.

Outlook: Early demand has been strong and the restaurant is pushing to draw more local diners, especially on weekends.