HILO BAY CAFE
Waiakea Center
315 Makaala Street
Hilo, HI 96720
(Downtown Hilo)
Tel. (808) 935-4939
You can go basic (blue cheese burger) or gourmet (foie gras with glazed apples). Featuring
heart-healthy dishes and vegan selections. 2005 Hale Aina Award. (LD $$)
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FUJIMAMA'S RESTAURANT & SUSHI BAR
75-5719 Alii Drive
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
(North Kona District)
Tel. (808) 327-2125
A great restaurant - an intimate experience unparalleled with world class service. Dishes
feature Asian influence and Far East inspirations. 2007 Hale Aina Award. (LD $$$)
RESTAURANT KAIKODO
Toyama Building
60 Keawe Street
Hilo, HI 96720
Tel. (808) 961-2558
A sophisticated, East meets West bistro in a former Masonic temple & bank. Michael Fennelly,
their celebrity chef, is fond of fish dishes incorporating local ingredients. 2005 Hale Aina Award.
(LD $$)
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KILAUEA LODGE
Old Volcano Road (Highway 11)
Volcano Village, HI 96785
(Volcano District)
Tel. (808) 967-7366
Continental cuisine - European trained owner-chef Albert offers a variety of dishes: fowl,
vegetarian and beef, in a relaxed country lodge setting. Dinners nightly aside the Historic
Fireplace of Friendship. Honolulu Magazine 2001, 2004 & 2006 Hale Aina Award winner, Honolulu
Magazine 1999 & 2000 Restaurant of Distinction winner plus 1997 Gourmet Magazine America's
Top Table Readers Choice award. (D $$)
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FRENCH
SPONSORS DANIEL
THIEBAUT RESTAURANT
65-1259 Kawaihae Road
Kamuela, HI 96743
(South Kohala District)
Tel. (808) 887-2200
Fax (808) 887-0810
Email: reservations@danielthiebaut.com
Experience fine dining at the hands of the former Executive Chef of the Mauna Kea Beach
Resort. Serving French Asian cuisine in a renovated historic general store in Waimea. 160 seats
available for banquets and functions and catering. (D $$$) Photo
FRIENDS
LA BOURGOGNE
77-6400 Nalani
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
(North Kona District)
Tel. (808) 329-6711
For those who just can't live without escargots. The simple, flavorful food of the Burgundy
region. Great saddle of lamb and duck in orange-lemon sauce. Luscious desserts. A French feast
right here in tropical Hawaii - tres bon!
(D $$$)
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ITALIAN
CAFE PESTO
Kawaihae Shopping Center
Kawaihae, HI 96743
(North Kohala District)
Tel. (808) 882-1071
Experience the ethnic diversity of their award-winning fresh island cuisine. Featuring
fresh local seafood, exotic pizzas, colorful eclectic salads and Asian inspired pastas and risottos.
2005 & 2006 Hale Aina Award. (LD $$)
CAFE PESTO
308 Kamehameha Avenue
Hilo, HI 96720
(Hilo District)
Tel. (88) 969-6640
Experience the ethnic diversity of their award-winning fresh island cuisine. Featuring
fresh local seafood, exotic pizzas, colorful eclectic salads and Asian inspired pastas and risottos.
2004 & 2005 Hale Aina Award. (LD $$)
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FUSION
(A merging of two or more distinctly different cuisines
beautifully presented by professional chefs)
INTERNATIONAL
KONA BEACH RESTAURANT
King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel
75-5660 Palani Road
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
(North Kona District)
Tel. (808) 329-2911
Award-winning hotel restaurant with an unbeatable view of the ocean and Kamakahonu
Bay with the historical Ahuena Heiau as a focal point. Extraordinary breakfast buffets throughout
the week. 2004 Ilima Award. (BLD $$)
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PACIFIC
RIM
CANOEHOUSE
Mauna Lani Bay Hotel
68-1400 Mauna Lani Drive (Highway 19)
Kawaihae, HI 96743
(South Kohala District)
Tel. (808) 885-6622
Regional cuisine in a beachside open air setting. Exotic pupus - great seafood hot pot.
2005 Ilima Award. (D $$$)
ROY'S WAIKOLOA BAR & GRILL
Waikoloa Beach Resort
Waikoloa Beach Drive
Waikoloa, HI 96738
(South Kohala District)
Tel. (808) 886-4321
Another "Not a Grill" - serving excellent Pacific Rim cuisine. 2004, 2005, 2006
& 2007 Hale Aina Award. (LD $$$)
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HAWAIIAN
SPONSOR
BAMBOO RESTAURANT
Hwy 270 & Hwy 250
Hawi, HI 96719
(North Kohala District)
Mailing address: P. O. Box 1463, Kapaau, HI 96755
Tel. (808) 889-5555
Fax (808) 889-6152
Email: bamrest@interpac.net
Voted "Best Restaurant on the Big Island" by the Hawaii Island Journal and recipient
of the prestigious Hale Aina Award in 2004. Bamboo features creative fresh island-style Hawaiian
Regional Cuisine in a historic, flower filled tropical dining room. (LD $$) Photo
FRIENDS
MERRIMAN'S
65-1227 Opelo Road
Waimea, HI 96743
(South Kohala District)
Tel. (88) 885-6822
Home of Hawaii Regional Cuisine by a nationally renowned chef - pursuing the best, the
freshest and the most varied local ingredients. The flavors here are always fresh and pure.
2002, 2003, 2004 & 2006 Ilima Award. 2004, 2005 & 2006 Hale Aina Award. (LD $$$)
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SEAFOOD
/ STEAK
BROWN'S BEACH HOUSE
Fairmont Orchid Hotel
1 N. Kaniku Drive
Kohala, HI 96743
(South Kohala District)
Tel. (808) 885-2000
Spectacular, elegant setting near a lagoon. Known for their luncheon fresh island tacos
and dinner bouillabaise and great souffles. 2004 Hale Aina Award. (LD $$$)
HUGGO'S
75-5828 Kahakai Road
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
(North Kona District)
Tel. (808) 329-1493
Celebrating over 27 years of premier seafood in a spectacular oceanfront setting. 2004,
2005 & 2006 Hale Aina Award. (LD $$$)
PAHUIA
Four Seasons Hualalai
100 Kaupulehu Drive
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
(North Kona District)
Tel. (808) 325-8000
An open-air, elegant restaurant on a postcard beach. Dinner, focusing on seafood, is the
center of attention. Multi-award winning restaurant. (BLD $$$)
SEASIDE RESTAURANT
1790 Kalanianaole Street
Hilo, HI 96720
(Hilo District)
Tel. (808) 935-8825
An 80-plus-years old local institution known for fish - there is a fishpond in their backyard.
Fantastic taro bread pudding with warm haupia sauce. 2006 Hale Aina Award. (D $)
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