MUST EAT PLACES IN HAWAII - 15 Top places to eat on Hawaii- Tacos, Poke, Moco Loco, Pizza 

Ken's House Of Pancake's is one of my favorites . Hilo side of the Island.The best breakfast on the Island of Hawaii.

No one should miss the authentic Japanese Taiyaki in Captain Cook. Same spot as Randy’s Huli chicken except Thursday and Friday. Their Taiyaki is the most delicious food I had during my three-week vacation on Big Island.

We had numerous meals at Umekes and they were all excellent. One of the best spots on the Island! Maybe you caught them on a bad day…

Everything looks so good! Hawaii is on our bucket list for sure! The macaroni looked so good, my husband loves anything fish so he would be in heaven! Thanks for sharing ☺️✨

Definitely saving this video for when I get to check Hawaii off the bucket list!!

Thanks for sharing! I’m going to Maui in a couple of months for my honeymoon and cannot wait! Haven’t been to Hawaii since 2010. It’s one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been

In Hilo Town, Ken's House of Pancakes and Cronies Bar and Grill are both great spots. Fish Hopper in Kona is also worth a visit.

I live here and these recommendations are wonderful! I didn't even know about some of these places. Mahalo!

Oh I love Hawaiian food so much 🤤. Shave ice is so much better than your typical snow cone, the ice is shaved so fine and they serve it with ice cream and a drizzle of sweetened condensed milk...yum.

I have to save this video for whenever we do go! I don’t eat sea food so I’m excited for the other options and ice cream of course!

Surprised no mentions of Tex Drive-in on the Hilo side. Incredible food.

Omg that shaved ice looks delicious 😋🤤

This was awesome! Mike lived on Oahu for a year, so he’s been to the big island and all over, but I’ve never been off of Oahu! Now I have specific places to go!

Amazing information. Thank you cause i love eating at different places

Loved seeing little man tasting the ice cream at the end!

There were so many good places you recommend. I would like to try the first two, fish tacos and poke.

Thanks so much for the video, well done..enjoyed watching...😁🤗👍🏻

This was great! Made me so homesick for Hawaiian food. These places weren't there the last time we were on Big Island. Kona Brewing was there and we went a few times. The best view we found was the Wendy's on the road down from Capt. Cook on the way to Kahalu'u Beach Park. It was half way down and the view-spectacular. It's probably something else now. I like that you shared places that were not fancy so normal people could perhaps afford it. Mahalo

Thank you for such a detailed video!! Going to Kona in the end of the month, your video appeared just on time;)

Great video! I’ve been to the Big Island only once and went to Broke da Mouth Grindz, wish I hit the other spots you mentioned. But now I have a list of places for next time. Thanks!

Hi is on our bucket list

Hawaii Island is a foodies paradise.

You missed the best place ever! The Rebel Kitchen in Kealakekua Been on Dinners drivel-ins and dives! Best place ever!

The BBQ Chicken Pizza at Black Rock is my favorite with their pepperoni rolls and Dragon fruit Li hing mui Margarita! 🍹 Soo good! Tropics in Keauhou has the best Coconut Shrimp 🥥 🍤 😋 And you MUST order Kona Inn's Mud pie and Pina Colada. Thier mai tais are the bomb too. Kai Loki's in Ocean View has great Ultimate Burgers and fries. If you're on the east side in Hilo...Definitely check out Blanes Drive in they have ono burgers and strawberry with vanilla ice cream slushies. Cinnabon at the Prince Kuhio Plaza is perfect if you want something sweet. Punalu'u Bakery has the most amazing Strawberry and Guava Malasadas and their Kona coffee macadamia ice cream are to die for. I'm a local born and raised here. I approve. You're welcome 😊 😆

FYI....K-u-h-i-o Grille...You're 1/2 right on lau-lau. It's chunks of beef, pork & butterfish(aka black/ling cod) wrapped in taro leaves(aka elephant ears). That's wrapped in ti leaves, or aluminum foil. Traditionally, it's cooked in imu(underground oven) alongside whole pig, sweet potatoes & other dishes served at a luau. Contemporary cooks steam lau-lau >5-6hrs....

Mahalo for this appreicate it

I’d love to go to Hawaii it’s been on my wish list forever and I’ve never had Hawaiian style food ... I’m now hungry

cool video, very informative!

Thank you for sharing my hometown ! I’m from Naalehu I was born and raised literally 2 minutes away from the Punalu’u bakery ! And we love walking there to get lunch or a snack being the kids in the neighborhood years ago! I hope u guys enjoyed your time. I could show you guys the authentic Hawaiian experience but it’s a lot of walking to get to the spots 🤦🏽😂😂

FYI...Haupia pie=coconut milk, thickened like custard. Lumpia=Filipino spring rolls

I was searching for videos on places to eat with ironman kona in mind and as soon as you mentioned it at the very begining I locked in lol

really missed the food truck across the street from the bakery which has excellent food. Fraser's on the south end of the kona strip has the best high priced food and very friendly service.

Next time you are out there you guys should try Ken’s pancake house In Hilo it can be a bit of a wait on the weekend but it is Worth the wait. The rock used to go there on his cheat days and they have a lot of fun food.

People in Big island know how to eat

We need to know how much. Very important!!!

I'll add you missed Cafe Pesto in Hilo. So ono! Half moon nachos are a must.

I'm sure your experience at broke da mouth was ok it is nothing to what it used to be at the old location. I once got braised oxtail. And another time got a whole fried uhu. The new location is fast food.

Shacka tacos is 10/10….salsas are sweet but delicious

We tried to go to Tuk Tuk Thai when we were in Volcano but they were closed that day :(

Suggest you YELP the restaurants before dining to be aware of the poor customer service and excessive wait times. Many restaurants have poor customer service and overcharge their customers with grossly inflated prices and sometimes hidden fees these days (locals call them Tourist traps since tourists are rich).

Wish you would have tried more places on the Hilo side.

Lau lau is steamed in Taro Leaves 🙂

Fun fact, Hawaiian Pizza was created in Canada by Greek Brothers. It's only "Hawaiian" because it has pineapples on it lol

I can get tacos all day long in California!

Nice video.. However, had the volume at 100% and still not loud.

Thanks, but you missed one of my favorites, Hawaiian Style Cafe, in Hilo.

Peggy Sue's Cafe on Maui!

skip the food in Kona Brewery BUT get the beer and go down to Hale Cocoa then, take your beer to Broke the Mouth

What is a lupia pie?

You complain about long wait times, you might want to consider that during covid there was a mass exodus from the island of serving and cooking staff. It is still spotty as the housing market went crazy and priced a lot of folks out of the market and those folks are the wait staff at a lot of the restaurants you mentioned.

Go to Vernas in Hilo

Thank You So Much we will be in Kailua-Kona in 2- weeks This is very helpful. I plan on doing food reviews on my RU-vid Channel MickCotton BBQ ✅🌸 Aloha Nui Loa Cheers 🥂

Lau Laus are steamed wrapped in Ti - leaves not banana leaves 🌴🤙 .

Lost me at saying Black Rock pizza is the best they ever had, then later bashing kohala coffee mill. Some decent recommendations but the family seems more suited for chain restaurants

Papa Kona looks like it’s in the old Canoe Club location.

Gecko Girls Macadamia Crunch ice cream is fantastic

Shave ice brah

Lau Lau is not steamed in banana leaf. Taro leaf around meat wrapped in ti leaf 😂

My wife and I have been to every Island in Hawaii. One thing I've noticed. the older men get, the smaller their speedo gets. I saw one guy with his ball hanging out! It was gross!

Sorry its shave ice not shaved ice

As a local, most of these are tourist trap.

It,s shave ice not shaved ice.unless you want to sound like a tourist

It’s not pokay but po’ke

Those tacos are trash.. Tourist Trap.

Please show respect and say it properly..."shave ice", not "shaved". I would also prefer real talking instead of voice over style in future videos. Mahalo!

Poke = po-key

moco loco 😠