Best of Hawaii Island 2019: Food & Drink

HAWAII Magazine Staff,
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Chef

1. Peter Merriman, Merriman’s

2. Sam Choy, Sam Choy’s Kai Lanai

Restaurant  ($3o-$6o per person) 

1. Merriman’s

2. Roy’s

3. Jackie Rey’s Ohana Grill

4. Canoe House

5. Ulu Ocean Grill

Restaurant  (<$29 per person) 

1. Lava Lava Beach Club

2. Splashers Grill

3. Kona Brewing Co.

4. Umeke’s Fish Market Bar & Grill

5. Jackie Rey’s Ohana Grill

New Restaurant 

1. Meridia, The Westin Hapuna Beach Resort

2. Bite the Eye

3. Poi Dog Deli

Gastropub

1. Kona Brewing Co.

2. Lava Lava Beach Club

3. Humpy’s Big Island Alehouse

Bartender

1. Lawrence Francisco, Dolphin Bar Hilton Waikoloa

Bar or Lounge

1. Lava Lava Beach Club

2. Rays On the Bay

3. Peggy’s Lounge

4. E Komo Mai Lounge

5. Hilo Town Tavern

Hotel or Resort Restaurant 

1. Canoe House at Mauna Lani, Auberge Resorts Collection

2. Don the Beachcomber at Royal Kona Resort

3. Rays on the Bay at Sheraton Kona Resort & Spa at Keauhou Bay

4. Beach Tree at Four Seasons Resort Hualalai

5. Volcano House at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Breakfast

1. Hawaiian Style Café

2. Island Lava Java

3. Ken’s House of Pancakes

4. Bongo Ben’s Island Café

5. Aloha Café

Buffet

1. Queen’s Court, Hilo Hawaiian

2. Honu’s on the Beach, Courtyard King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel

3. Hilton Waikoloa Village

4. Canoe House at Mauna Lani, Auberge Resorts Collection

5. Mauna Kea Beach Hotel

Burger

1. Ultimate Burger

2. Annie’s Burgers

3. Hilo Burger Joint

4. Kona Brewing Co.

5. Burger Joint Hilo

Cheap Eats

1. Pine Tree Café

2. Kona Brewing Co.

3. L&L Hawaiian Barbecue

4.Hawaiian Style Café

5. Broke Da Mouth Grindz

Farm-to-Table Restaurant 

1. Merriman’s

2. Foster’s Kitchen

3. Bamboo Restaurant & Gallery

4. Napua at Mauna Lani Beach Club

5. Meridia at The Westin Hapuna Beach Resort

Italian Restaurant

1. Café Pesto

2. Pueo’s Osteria

3. Mi’s Waterfront Bistro

4. Bianelli’s Gourmet Pizza & Pasta

5. Beach Tree

Noodle, Saimin or Ramen Restaurant 

1. Nori’s Saimin and Snacks

2. TK Noodle House

3. Tetsumen

Pizza

1. Big Island Pizza

2. Kona Brewing Co.

3. Café Pesto

Plate Lunch

1. Pine Tree Café

2. Big Island Grill

3. Verna’s Drive In

4. Café 100

5. Aloha Café

Poke

1. Suisan Fish Market

2. Umeke’s Fish Market Bar & Grill

3. Da Poke Shack

Romantic Restaurant  

1. Canoe House

2. Hilo Bay Café

3. Huggo’s

4. Brown’s Beach House

5. Manta

Seafood Restaurant 

1. The Fish Hopper

2. Seaside Restaurant

3. Umeke’s Fish Market Bar & Grill

4. Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.

5. Jackie Rey’s Ohana Grill

Shave Ice Stand or Store

1. Scandinavian Shave Ice

2. Original Big Island Shave Ice Co.

3. Ululani’s Hawaiian Shave Ice

4. Wilson’s by the Bay

5. One Aloha Shave Ice Co.

Steak House

1. Ruth’s Chris Steak House

2. Outback Steakhouse

3. Hualalai Grille

4. Roy’s

5. Merriman’s

Categories: Best of 2019