Hidden gems - Vegan Restaurants in Kailua-Kona, United States not to miss (Updated May, 2024)

Hidden gems: Vegan Restaurants in Kailua-Kona

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in Kailua-Kona. This list contains 18 places from Vegan Restaurants category.

Sort results by

Best

Top rated

Most reviewed

Hidden gems

Worst rated

Recently discovered

🆕

Search radius

1 km 2 km 5 km 10 km 30 km 50 km 100 km 250 km

Within Kailua-Kona

HeartBeet Catering

Caterer

👍👍 Jasmine and her team created magic for our wedding day! We were simply over the moon about our plated meal for our wedding guests, from the pupus, to the salads and our main meal of ahi tuna everything was just superb. It meant SO much to us that our food was not just “good for a wedding” but truly...

5.00 (43 reviews) (~55.28 km from centre)

King's Vietnamese Cuisine

Vietnamese restaurant

👍👍 This is the best Vietnamese food on the Big Island no joke! So authentic and tasty, price is amazing, and I really like the service too!

4.90 (102 reviews) (~97.24 km from centre)

Le Yellow Sub

Vietnamese restaurant

👍👍 This place is truly unbelievable. We learned about it via a travel TV program, so we thought we would try it during our 25th anniversary trip to the big island. We stayed in Kona, but dropped by while exploring the island. I thought I did not care for Bahn MI sandwiches, but I simply had not had one...

4.80 (93 reviews) (~98.29 km from centre)

Christine's Deli

Deli

👍👍 Best tasting deli in Kona! Its a small place, no seating, but the food is exquisite. Sandwiches are what I usually get, an occasional soup, and every other time I get a desert. They are all good. The service is good, the menu changes enough to keep it interesting, but they always have the favori...

$$ $$

4.70 (135 reviews) (~1.92 km from centre)

Dragon Kitchen Brown Rice Sushi

Sushi restaurant

👍👍 Seriously the best sushi! It’s a bit of a hole in the wall, but don’t let that deter you. I got the sushi combo B, and it was amazing. We spent all of that night and the next day thinking about this sushi, and drove back to Hilo from Kona just to eat here again. Definitely worth it!

4.70 (130 reviews) (~95.78 km from centre)

Loved by the Sun

Juice shop

😐 Loved their ready made selections. update: although I love their selection of juices and salads, every single time I’ve been in here, the customer service is not the greatest.

$$ $$

4.70 (74 reviews) (~95.71 km from centre)

Sendingyoualoha.com

Florist

👍👍 I am so happy I found out this gem while on the Big Island. They have a great menu of food to enjoy while you can enjoy a view. Or, the grocery selection and already made food were wonderful. It’s high quality so the prices are higher but it’s worth it. They have a variety of snacks and options for...

$$ $$

4.70 (36 reviews) (~1.68 km from centre)

Ou's Thai Food (Hilo Farmers Market)

Thai restaurant

4.70 (23 reviews) (~95.77 km from centre)

Veg Out

Vegetarian restaurant

Casual cafe serving up an international menu of vegetarian options for dining in or takeaway.

$ $$$

4.60 (132 reviews) (~145.71 km from centre)

Kiri Thai

Thai restaurant

🫤 I would love to give a good review, but it would not be honest! I know that there are a lot of good reviews, so go with your gut! The food was just ok!! I’ve had lots of Thai food, and this was definitely not the best! I could have eaten mine and been ok with my experience, but my biggest issue wa...

4.60 (92 reviews) (~0.24 km from centre)

Moms Hilo

Authentic Japanese restaurant

👍 Food is pretty good. They are known for soupless noodles so if you are looking for a bowl of ramen swimming, better look for another eatery. Tan Tan Noodles and Char Siu Noodles are so good. Noodles are cooked just right and broth is rich in flavor. Smashed Q is a god appetizer which is only $5 an...

4.60 (90 reviews) (~95.52 km from centre)

Van Vietnamese Cuisine

Vietnamese restaurant

👍👍 This Vietnamese place is new in town, and I'm so glad it's here. My wife and I have visited three times in the past week and a half, it's just that good. The spring rolls here are the best I've had on the island: the perfect texture, so fresh I could cry. The portions are extremely generous and I've...

4.60 (79 reviews) (~96.01 km from centre)

Tamari Lunch

Japanese restaurant

👍👍 Absolutely delicious, simple home cooked food full of flavor and beautifully executed. Main highlights are the tendon (pictured) and tsukemono but everything is very very good. Heads up that it’s cash only, no sitting room, and one person works the shop so you might have to wait a little bit. But th...

4.60 (75 reviews) (~95.69 km from centre)

Yen's Cafe

Vietnamese restaurant

👍 The cold noodles (with grilled beef and spring rolls) are amazing! The Pho is good, but not the best. The meatballs in the Pho are delicious! There's a lot of meat in the beef combo also. I would come here again.

4.60 (61 reviews) (~95.3 km from centre)

Alive & Well

Health food store

👍👍 Turns out their deli has some of the absolute best food in Kahului. Caters to all food types (veg and non-veg), smoothies and sandwiches are awesome as well. Similar salad menu as other health-conscious delis on island, but somehow Alive & Well manages to refine the flavors to the point of gustatory...

4.50 (91 reviews) (~146.75 km from centre)

Bangkok Villa Hilo

Thai restaurant

👍 Old Thai lady cooking, son helping. Cozy little place. The food is made fresh from scratch in a pot, it takes a little while to get your food. Worth the weight. Enjoy - J

$ $$$

4.50 (85 reviews) (~95.57 km from centre)

Cultivate Good Food

Restaurant

🫤 Ordered the chickpea curry. Got lettuce with a small smattering of everything else. I really wanted to like this, but I could only taste the lettuce with a slight hint of the curry. We also ordered the Coconut BLT salad, which again mainly had lettuce and ZERO coconut bacon. I could have both these...

4.50 (78 reviews) (~14.15 km from centre)

Liquid Life Hilo

Health food restaurant

👍 Found this gem by accident. Tried to eat at Hilo Bay but a long wait so we stopped in Liquid Life for a quick bite. It's a pretty simple place and menu. I liked that everything was made to order instead of grab and go. The breakfast croissant special was really good. The steak burrito was ok, not ba...

4.50 (77 reviews) (~97.25 km from centre)

Tip: Click on the rating to open it on Google Maps

Hidden gems: Vegan Restaurants in Kailua-Kona, United States