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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 · 8 spots

Best Seafood
on Hawaiʻi Island

Fresh catch from local waters — ahi, opah, mahi mahi. Prepared simply, eaten the same day.

These are the 8 seafood 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.

Seafood Picks
Suisan Fish Market photo 1 of 4
Classic

Suisan Fish Market

Hilo

poke · ahi · fish

fishphoto coming

Fishhopper Restaurant (The)

Kailua-Kona

fish · seafood

fishphoto coming

Happy Valley Seafood Restaurant

Hilo

fish · seafood

fishphoto coming

Island Fish & Chips

Waikoloa

fish · seafood

fishphoto coming

Ocean Seafood Chinese Restaurant

Kailua-Kona

fish · seafood

fishphoto coming

Seafood Bar

Kawaihae

fish · seafood

Umekes Fish Market Bar & Grill photo 1 of 4

Umekes Fish Market Bar & Grill

Kailua-Kona

poke · plate lunch · ahi

fishphoto coming

Waikoloa Boys Club Llc Dba Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar

Waikoloa

fish · seafood

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

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