Our story · Pearlridge since 1973
Pie, coffee, and the people behind the counter, in six short chapters.
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Pearlridge Since 1973
The short version
Stanley Miller started Anna Miller’s in Northern California in the 1960s and named it for his grandmother. Fifty years later, the only one in the U.S. is right here at Pearlridge.
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Along the way
1973
Anna Miller’s opens at Pearlridge Center in Aiea, bringing home-style cooking and fresh pie to the neighborhood.
35
At its peak there are 35 Anna Miller’s, and 25 of them are in Japan.
2022
Takanawa, in Tokyo, closes. Pearlridge carries on, and Anna Miller’s returns to Japan in 2026.
Now
The old 24-hour diner is now a breakfast, lunch, and pie shop.
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The beginning, 1973
Named for founder Stanley Miller’s grandmother, Anna Miller’s opened at Pearlridge in 1973. The restaurant brought home-style American cooking and a love of pie to this corner of Hawaiʻi.
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Where it comes from
The roots
The simple, home-cooked dishes of the Pennsylvania Dutch inspired the restaurant, and the pie case most of all.
The welcome
They belong to that history, and they are part of the welcome, just like a cup of coffee.
The table
Home-style American cooking and a seat at the table, the way it has been since 1973.
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The people behind the counter
Some of the people behind the counter have been here for decades, and more than a few brought family in to work alongside them. It still runs like a family.
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The people who kept it going
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The bakery
Anna Miller’s was inspired by the simple, home-cooked dishes of the Pennsylvania Dutch. The pie case is where you taste it most.
Every pie is still baked fresh each day, by a team led by our bakery manager, Jeffrey Ferreira.
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The regulars
Regulars seat themselves at a favorite server’s table, and the cooks know what to make as soon as they walk in.
You can still get chicken fried steak with eggs for breakfast, and a hot pastrami sandwich or shrimp Louie salad for lunch.
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“I’ve run into Mililani cousins, Neighbor Island relatives, and even some of my townie friends who insist dey NEVAH drive past Kalihi. Local people fully love Anna Miller’s.”
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Anna’s today
In 2026, HONOLULU Magazine named Anna Miller’s a Hale ʻAina Editors’ Pick for “Old-School Restaurant We Love.”
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Still here
2026
Across the Pacific, Anna Miller’s Minami-Aoyama opened in Japan on February 13, 2026.
Pearlridge
We’re still part of the neighborhood that first welcomed us in 1973. See you at Anna’s.
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Pearlridge since 1973
Fifty years
Pie, coffee, and the people behind the counter, in six short chapters.
The short version
Stanley Miller opened the first Anna Miller’s in Northern California in the 1960s, and named it for his grandmother. At its peak there were 35, 25 of them in Japan. Today, the only one in the U.S. is right here at Pearlridge.
The beginning, 1973
Named for founder Stanley Miller’s grandmother, Anna Miller’s opened at Pearlridge in 1973. The restaurant brought home-style American cooking and a love of pie to this corner of Hawaiʻi.
Where it comes from
The people
Some of the people behind the counter have been here for decades, and more than a few brought family in to work alongside them. It still runs like a family.
The people who kept it going
The bakery
Every pie is still baked fresh each day, by a team led by our bakery manager, Jeffrey Ferreira.
In the pie case
The regulars
Regulars seat themselves at a favorite server’s table, and the cooks know what to make as soon as they walk in.
“I’ve run into Mililani cousins, Neighbor Island relatives, and even some of my townie friends who insist dey NEVAH drive past Kalihi. Local people fully love Anna Miller’s.”
Anna’s today
In 2026, HONOLULU Magazine named Anna Miller’s a Hale ʻAina Editors’ Pick for “Old-School Restaurant We Love.”
Still here
2026 Hale ʻAina Awards, HONOLULU Magazine
Old-SchoolRestaurantWe Love
An Editors’ Pick from HONOLULU Magazine, announced June 9, 2026.
Our Fresh Strawberry Pie made HONOLULU Magazine’s list of favorite pies in Honolulu, 2025.
Earlier on, readers of the Honolulu Advertiser voted Anna Miller’s Best Place for Breakfast four times, and it also took Best Dessert and Best Family Restaurant.
Read the Hale ʻAina story See all 2026 winners Honolulu’s favorite pies
