Guidebook for Hilo
Food Scene
Pancake special, Fried rice omelet, Boneless Korean plate, strawberry slush floats! Look for specials on their banners. Where many locals eat. Very casual
Blane's Drive Inn Downtown
217 Waianuenue AvePancake special, Fried rice omelet, Boneless Korean plate, strawberry slush floats! Look for specials on their banners. Where many locals eat. Very casual
Regular loco moco, beef stew plate and orange bang. Where many local go to eat! Good variety. Casual
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Cafe 100
969 Kilauea AveRegular loco moco, beef stew plate and orange bang. Where many local go to eat! Good variety. Casual
Yen's Cafe
235 Waianuenue AveVietnamese Pho. yummy!
Cafe Pesto - Hilo
308 Kamehameha AveGreat pizzas and salads!
Very popular nice ambiance. Fish and pastas are good. Good specials, too. Refreshing menu. Higher-end eatery.
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Pineapples Restaurant
332 Keawe StVery popular nice ambiance. Fish and pastas are good. Good specials, too. Refreshing menu. Higher-end eatery.
Lucy's Taqueria
194 Kilauea AveGreat Mexican food, margaritas, too! A fun, casual place.
Good pancakes. Many meals come with them. Great omelets especially their fluffy snowcrab omelet. Decent saimin too. Open 24 hours
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Kens House of Pancakes
1730 Kamehameha AveGood pancakes. Many meals come with them. Great omelets especially their fluffy snowcrab omelet. Decent saimin too. Open 24 hours
Hilo Rice Noodle Soup
1990 Kinoole StDecent hot serving table for lunch, summer wraps, pho. A local favorite
Reasonably priced bento items for lunch/breakfast too. Great cone sushi, mac salad, nori chicken fish and shrimp tempuras. A legend and Local favorite
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Kawamoto Store
784 Kilauea AveReasonably priced bento items for lunch/breakfast too. Great cone sushi, mac salad, nori chicken fish and shrimp tempuras. A legend and Local favorite
Big selection to choose from in regards to making a bento for breakfast and lunch. Sushis, hash, variety of chicken, pork, fish, tempuras and salads to choose from. Definitely a local fav.
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Hilo Lunch Shop
421 Kalanikoa StBig selection to choose from in regards to making a bento for breakfast and lunch. Sushis, hash, variety of chicken, pork, fish, tempuras and salads to choose from. Definitely a local fav.
Kalbi Express
315 Makaala StGreat Korean combination plates!
High end seafood fresh from their own aqua farm. Sushi and other dishes available, too Local favorite
for special occasions.
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The Seaside Restaurant And Aqua Farm
1790 Kalanianaole StHigh end seafood fresh from their own aqua farm. Sushi and other dishes available, too Local favorite
for special occasions.
Ono sushi at reasonable prices. Local Favorite, affordable, new location, bright and clean.
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Ocean Sushi
235 Keawe StOno sushi at reasonable prices. Local Favorite, affordable, new location, bright and clean.
This is an excellent sushi place which reflects in its prices. Sushi connoisseurs come here.
Takenoko Sushi Llc
578 Hinano StThis is an excellent sushi place which reflects in its prices. Sushi connoisseurs come here.
Their Okinawa soba and other local favorites. Open for lunch, ready made bentos in the mornings and open until late at night.
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Nori's Saimin and Snacks
688 Kinoole StTheir Okinawa soba and other local favorites. Open for lunch, ready made bentos in the mornings and open until late at night.
Special place to have sushi and dinner. Local Favorite. High-end
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Restaurant Miwa
1261 Kilauea AveSpecial place to have sushi and dinner. Local Favorite. High-end
This is our favorite Japanese restaurant because it's good food at reasonable prices. Love their combinations plates with sesame chicken. Ten zaru soba, too!
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Miyo's
564 Hinano StThis is our favorite Japanese restaurant because it's good food at reasonable prices. Love their combinations plates with sesame chicken. Ten zaru soba, too!
Nice place for lunch and dinner. Check out their nightly specials...salt & pepper shrimp, steamed clams and prime rib some of our favorites.
Sky Garden Restaurant
600 Imiloa PlNice place for lunch and dinner. Check out their nightly specials...salt & pepper shrimp, steamed clams and prime rib some of our favorites.
One of our nicer Chinese restaurants which features all you can eat buffets. Check out their website.
New China Restaurant
510 Kilauea AveOne of our nicer Chinese restaurants which features all you can eat buffets. Check out their website.
Good local food, nice place (in the mall) reasonable prices. They make excellent cakes and pastries.
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Zippy's Hilo
111 E Puainako StGood local food, nice place (in the mall) reasonable prices. They make excellent cakes and pastries.
Great burgers, fish & chips, etc. Liquor served here. Nice friendly place with some view of bay front. Sports themed
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Cronies Bar & Grill
11 Waianuenue AveGreat burgers, fish & chips, etc. Liquor served here. Nice friendly place with some view of bay front. Sports themed
Another local favorite. My favorites are the taco salad and Pork watercress plate. Big laulaus and ono Korean chicken too.
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Kuhio Grille - Home Of The Famous 1lb Laulau
80 Pauahi StreetAnother local favorite. My favorites are the taco salad and Pork watercress plate. Big laulaus and ono Korean chicken too.
Maui Tacos - Prince Kuhio
111 Puainako StAlso here great taco salads, burritos and nice location in the mall.
Everything Else
We do most of our grocery shopping here. Everyday low prices. Small but adequate. Otherwise travel a few more miles to the KTA on Puainako where they have the best ahi poke and decent deli. Bentos
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KTA Super Stores
321 Keawe StWe do most of our grocery shopping here. Everyday low prices. Small but adequate. Otherwise travel a few more miles to the KTA on Puainako where they have the best ahi poke and decent deli. Bentos
Love their salmon poke. Good fruit and other specials. Close by in downtown Hilo.
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Sack N Save
250 Kinoole StLove their salmon poke. Good fruit and other specials. Close by in downtown Hilo.
Nice big store with nice deli, sushi & sandwich stations. Good bakery. Starbucks here too. Friday specials are out of this world and cheapest gas in town.
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Safeway
381 E Maka'Ala StNice big store with nice deli, sushi & sandwich stations. Good bakery. Starbucks here too. Friday specials are out of this world and cheapest gas in town.
We just enjoyed a nice lunch buffet here and it came with a free tour of their gardens. May be worth checking out!
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Nani Mau Restaurant & Garden
421 Makalika StWe just enjoyed a nice lunch buffet here and it came with a free tour of their gardens. May be worth checking out!
We go here for father's day, so its a special place. Great drinks, pupus, meals and a view of Halemaumau crater which may be aglow while you are there.
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Volcano House
1 Crater Rim DriveWe go here for father's day, so its a special place. Great drinks, pupus, meals and a view of Halemaumau crater which may be aglow while you are there.
Another special place we go to celebrate someone's birthday or anniversary. Beautiful location in Volcano village.
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Kilauea Lodge Restaurant
19-3948 Old Volcano RdAnother special place we go to celebrate someone's birthday or anniversary. Beautiful location in Volcano village.