Yes, it is an awkward transition.

How about a tile with a wood look accent? There are several different styles, but I am unable to copy the photos. Here is one:

You cannot place wood look tile next to real wood. It always looks terrible and fake.

Select a tile that is a good backdrop for your cabinets.

Use tile, but go for a charcoal slate-look porcelain tile. Like this:

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ditto above. no wood look anything next to real wood.

can you get real oak planks in the same size that you already have and have it laced in throughout the kitchen?

if no, then go for a large format (24x24) ( like this size w/minimal grout lines)

They have some great looking porcelain tiles that look like slate

try a harlequin pattern

or a large hex tile. the black would be cool.

you can choose to weave it into your other wood floor,

or just use a transition.

since you have a basic black and white kitchen, how about something decorative on the floor tiles?

IMO a wood floor to match the rest of the flooring would be perfect so maybe give us a bit more info. As you have found out when you have a flood even tile needs to replaced.

We installed vinyl wood planks in 2014 and now I'm looking for money in the budget to go back to tile or roll vinyl. Installation instructions for LVP says to leave a 1/8 -1/4inch gap at the ends to allow for seasonal swelling. There is so much foot traffic and appliance moving (cleaning, replacing) that those gaps migrate to the middle of the room and are nigh unto impossible to clean or close. These gaps appeared in 2017. I'm still waiting for a fix.

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You should keep the wood floors consistent throughout the house, but if you don’t want wood install tile. The porcelain slate some commenters posted are durable low maintenance options

I’ve seen different wood floors laid against each other if you radically change both the color of the wood and thecdirection in which the wood is laid, it looks good

And i’ve seen both tile, wood, and vinyl plank that look so alike that you can’t tell the difference until you’re on your hands and knees inspecting the flooring. All are at the top of the price charts though

We removed a fireplace during our remodel, it left a huge hole in the hardwood flooring. Flooring guy put new wood in, refinished the room, and now you cannot tell the fireplace was ever there. He laced into the existing wood. Our floors are 30 years old. So I vote for extending your existing hardwoods into the kitchen.

If you’re going to do wood, lace the floor in like Jean said. Otherwise, I would do tile, but I think the patterned tile will look dated in a few years. Go for a hex or have it installed in a herringbone pattern.

We have hardwood floors throughout. The house had been redecorated for sale. They refinished the hardwood floors. They put down a roll vinyl that looks like grey concrete. The realtor and I actually thought it was real and had to touch it to find out it was vinyl. In our previous house I put in tile in the kitchen, hallways, baths and laundry room. I am so tired of cleaning grout in rooms like the kitchen, I'd never do it again. Either put in the same wood floors or consider a roll vinyl--very attractive, easy to take care of and comfortable to stand on.

Real wood or linoleum (armstrong old-fashioned) are the ONLY two smart ways to go. Good to get rid of hard ceramic tile - dishes break 100% of the time and very bad on the legs. Fake wood floors have particle board until the photos (veneer) wood and water dissolves them - not good anyway, but for sure not good in kitchen or bathroom. Now if the home is a mobile home, then go with the fake wood or whatever.

I had the same thing happened we went with vinyl planking it’s very reasonable and durable Try to blend the hardwood in you could do a border around the whole thing with a different hardwood but I found vinyl planking is very popular here specially for kitchens and bathrooms

I went with wood in my kitchen to match my entire house. It flows better and no break lines from kitchen to dining room or hallway to the front door. My floor is a classic 2” wide red oak planks. Match to my existing floor color and a water base top coat in matte finish throughout for consistency. For safety I added protection mats along with water sensors under my sink, dishwasher and fridge.