Hawaiʻi Island: Where To Eat
The beloved Kawamoto Store in Hilo has been satisfying customers with shrimp tempura, Korean chicken and maki sushi for more than seven decades.
Pick up a pound or two of poke at one of these shops, voted as the best places for poke on Hawaiʻi Island in our 2022 Readers’ Choice Awards.
These beloved restaurants on the Big Island are a step back in time.
The family-owned bakery has been in business since 1936.
These are the best bakeries on Hawai‘i Island from our 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards.
Make sure to arrive at Patisserie Nanako on Hawaiʻi Island before they open.
Island Style Grindz can be hard to find, but it's worth the search.
This stand serves organic shave ice made with fresh, Hawai‘i-grown ingredients that will have you coming back for more.
A true hole-in-the-wall gem, Aloha Mondays keeps its diners on their toes with an ever-shifting menu filled with locally sourced dishes.
Waimea Butcher Shop makes sure no part of the animal—and we mean no part—goes to waste.
See how your favorite loco moco from the Big Island stacks up in our 2020 Readers’ Choice Awards.
Your average tiki bar probably has more in common with nostalgia for mid-century Americana than any real particular place in the Pacific. But throughout Hawai‘i, five tiki hotspots—ranging from spooky to kitsch to iconic—are doing things right.
Punaluʻu Bake Shop on Hawaiʻi Island sells its popular sweet bread, malasada mixes and even Kaʻū coffee from its online store.
Brian Hirata, a local culinary instructor, recently launched Naʻau, a pop-up dining experience that showcases oft-overlooked Hawaiʻi ingredients.
Dine on healthy, hearty vegetarian fare and explore an eclectic art gallery and garden at this hidden gem, owned by artist Ira Ono.
