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Vol. 1 · No. 1Est. 2026

E komo mai —

Da Plate Lunch Index

ranked by locals — not Yelp tourists

Four islands · Mom & pop only · Photos required

Hawaiʻi Island · 5 spots

Best Mexican
on Hawaiʻi Island

Locally-curated spots serving mexican across Hawaiʻi.

These are the 5 mexican spots on Hawaiʻi Island locals actually rate, from old-school Hilo to the Kona coast. No chains, no resort strips, no tourist Yelp lists — ranked by residents with verified island IP.

Mexican Picks
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Big Island Brewhaus & Tako Taco Taqueria

Kamuela

mexican

mexicanphoto coming

Killer Tacos

Kailua-Kona

mexican

mexicanphoto coming

Kohala Burger And Taco Llc

Kamuela

mexican

mexicanphoto coming

Tacos El Unico

Kailua-Kona

mexican

mexicanphoto coming

Maui Tacos

Hilo

mexican

More Hawaiʻi Island Grindz
Plate Lunch 335Coffee 29Pastry 20Thai 17Fresh Fish 10Beef 9Pizza 9Sushi 9Seafood 8Loco Moco 7Poke 7Chinese 6

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