The best restaurants Hilo

A restaurant very popular with the locals because it offers typical Hawaiian dishes. Some of them are revisited in a sophisticated and contemporary way with a beautiful creativity in the plate. But if the locals like this place so much, it's also because Hawaiian bands play there on Thursdays and Sundays (check the facebook page to know the program). We also appreciate the drinks program: on Sundays it's sangria and the happy hour on mai tai and margaritas is every day from 3pm to 5pm.

A lovely setting with high ceilings, checkerboard floors and a great view of Hilo Bay to boot! Italian-Hawaiian cuisine, with pizzas, pastas, sandwiches and salads. The establishment started with simple take-out pizzas and then, due to its success, expanded into a restaurant. The products used are local and fresh, which makes the difference. On the menu: seafood or chicken and chanterelle risotto, luau pizza with Kalua-style pork and grilled pineapple or artichoke, gorgonzola and rosemary pizza.

Located right next to Hilo's market, Poke n Sides has a full house every lunchtime. And for good reason, in addition to its breakfasts (loco moco and pancakes) and its burgers, the address proposes local dishes of the day: smoked Kalua pork plate or lau lau style, fish tacos or fish & chips with Ahi. Our preference remains the poke bowl. Three fishes and sauces are proposed according to the arrival, deliciously seasoned, with a choice of two accompaniments. We recommend the purple sweet potato and the "soy beans" with sesame.