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Best Restaurants in Big Island
67 restaurants analyzed out of 362 identified · United States
The Big Island has two distinct dining centres in Hilo and Kailua-Kona. Hilo leans local and diverse with a strong Asian and Japanese influence alongside Hawaiian and American cooking, while Kailua-Kona has more of a resort orientation with Hawaiian and seafood leading. Both towns have solid food quality with the majority of analysed restaurants in the B-grade range. Prices are mostly moderate across the island.
Big Island has 67 analyzed restaurants. Some of the strongest areas for dining are Hilo, Kailua-Kona. Top cuisines include Seafood, Hawaiian.
Top Restaurants in Big Island
- Paul's Place A · Brunch, American · Hilo
- Moon and Turtle A · Hawaiian seafood, Seafood · Downtown Hilo
- Hilo Bay Cafe A- · Contemporary Hawaiian, Seafood · Hilo
- Poke Market, LLC A- · Poke, Hawaiian · Hilo
- Vegan Shop A- · Vegan Vietnamese, Vietnamese · Hilo
- Pho 99 A- · Vietnamese, Southeast Asian · Downtown Hilo
- Kawamoto Store A- · Okazuya, Japanese · Hilo
- Kona Seafood Market A- · Seafood market, Seafood · Kailua-Kona
- Shaka Tacoz A- · Tacos, Mexican-inspired · Kailua-Kona
- Jackie Rey's Ohana Grill Hilo A- · Hawaiian-inspired seafood, Seafood · Downtown Hilo
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Japanese and Filipino roots run deep here, showing up in everything from plate lunches to fresh-caught fish
Fresh Pacific seafood and proper Hawaiian plate lunches, all within a short walk of the ocean on Ali'i Drive
Tried and True
- Pho 99 A- · Vietnamese, Southeast Asian
Grade Distribution
A2 restaurants
A-10 restaurants
B+19 restaurants
B20 restaurants
B-14 restaurants
C+1 restaurants
C-1 restaurants
Price Distribution
budget4 restaurants
expensive31 restaurants
moderate25 restaurants
very_expensive7 restaurants
Cuisine Strengths
- Seafood — 6 restaurants, 4 rated A- or higher
- Hawaiian — 14 restaurants, 3 rated A- or higher
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