Best places: Restaurants in Kailua-Kona, United States

Creative gelato flavors including dairy-free & vegan options, with dog-friendly outdoor seating.

Laid-back haunt offering a plant-based, farm-to-fork menu that has gluten-free options.

Seafood joint by the beach for take-out poke & other local specialties & salads.

Unfussy counter-serve eatery featuring a menu of burgers, sandwiches & Hawaiian plate lunches.

Easygoing cafe serving specialty coffees, breakfasts, and snacks, plus vegan options and cocktails.

Laid-back open-air operation serving plant-based burritos, pizzas, burgers & salads, plus smoothies.

This shave ice shop offering an array of flavors & toppings also sells ice cream & espresso drinks.

👍 We thoroughly enjoyed our time here, and the foods and drinks were great! The service was very average in my opinion, in that no matter how excited we were, the workers never seemed to show any desire or enjoyment of service. In 3 visits within a week, I don't recall a smile, a thank you, or any o...

👍👍 May 2023: Stopped by for a few salads and a flight of 🍻. Salads were tasty. I had the falafel 🧆 salad and I thought the balance of ingredients was perfect. I'm a big fan of hazy IPAs. There weren't any hazy IPA choices so I tried the pale ale, the hazy session IPA, the milkshake IPA and the A'A...

Microbrewery with informal tours, pizza, live music on Sundays & a lanai with a corrugated tin roof.

Offbeat, neighborhood nook preparing hearty portions of locally sourced Hawaiian & Filipino staples.

Colorful, casual eatery is a bustling local go-to for seafood specials, pupu platters & wine.

Roomy, unassuming restaurant serving Hawaiian staples including loco moco, saimin & Kalua pork.

Unpretentious bar & grill serving American seafood, Hawaiian specialties & tropical cocktails.

👍👍 Of all the food I had during my stay in Kona this poke bowl has stuck with me most. It’s the best poke I’ve ever had in my life. So fresh, so flavorful, absolutely sets the bar for all that is poke. Tiny little place but big time execution. Don’t miss it.

Casual spot offering made-to-order grass-fed beef burgers, fresh-cut fries, beer & tea.

👍👍 Wonderful experience! Stopped here for breakfast…service was fast and food was delicious. I was striking out on finding good food on my trip, but this changed the game. I had the coconut pancakes with the coconut syrup and the hash side. Delicious! Cash only was a downside.

👍 This shop is a small counter-service spot with some outdoor seating available. The bowl was cool and refreshing, and the fruit toppings were fresh, but the açai base was too sweet for my liking and was likely store bought — you couldn’t taste the sourness that you’d get with a fresh base. There was...

👍👍 It wasn’t our plan to go here but we’re happy we did. The girl in front was friendly and helpful. They recommended the tenders to me which was an excellent choice! I don’t care for too much heat so they suggested the Sweet Hawaiian. You also get to choose a sauce so I wanted to try the Honey Butter....