Hawai‘i Island Where To Eat
Find healthy places to eat in Kona with this handy guide.
Here are the winners for the best bakeries on Hawaiʻi Island from our 2023 Readers’ Choice Awards.
A Honoka‘a schoolteacher goes from winning a cookie contest to starting Mrs. Barry’s Kona Cookies.
The SelvaRey Rum Bar is open at the Fairmont Orchid on Hawaiʻi Island now through June 30, serving cocktails inspired by the local artist.
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.
This humble noodle dish, unique to Hawaiʻi, is quietly regaining its popularity.
The family-run Popover Bakery & Café bakes up doughnuts, flatbreads and, yes, popovers.
Shaka Tea, the first line of Hawaii-grown herbal ice teas brewed with the endemic mamaki, opened a tea emporium on Hawaii Island this month.
Not all that long ago, in a city far, far away (from Honolulu), there were many people who swore Hilo had the best okazuya in Hawaii.
This little shop is a must-stop for Hilo residents and visitors buying Big Island omiyage.